I had a job where I got to use the Macromedia MX suit and I absolutely loved it. Flash has to be indisputably one of the coolest things to happen to the internet. Thank you Youtube, Homestar, telecrapper2000, and a myriad of crappy flashy band websites etc. Dreamweaver was a phenomenal HTML editor, the design […]
A local news station recently did a piece on how much power new TVs use. I don’t know if you’ve heard this one or not, but apparently inefficient plasma TVs can consume more power when turned off, then a refrigerator running all day. While I can believe that… I think that it is the exception. […]
So I recently decided, it’s not so much that I want HDDVD to win, but I want Sony to lose. Sony consistently insists on releasing proprietary technology and it is frustrating. Rather than contributing to the overall progress of the industries, they dig in their heels and bray long and loud hoping that someone will […]
I wish my computer wouldn’t tell me that I have 20 minutes of battery, then not give me 20 minutes of battery.
Now I’m pounding away on the desktop while my laptop makes an expensive arm rest. ah well.
I just bought some parts to run a gigabit network in my house. I’m really excited. The problem […]
It’s funny how I complain about “not having the internet” We recently moved, and it was a few days before we got the internet set up at home again. I go crazy without internet access. Luckily it was only for three or four days.
Even though I didn’t have the internet at home, I had it […]
The obvious choice is that you will run whatever connectors you have. You can’t easily convert one to the other. But, if you have a choice here are some guidelines.
Over short runs in your entertainment center, you probably will not be able to see much of a difference (at least I can’t) Both are high definition connections, capable of 480i, […]
Most places in America now have access to over-the-air HD programming. The same way you can pick up local network channels with an antenna, you can pick them up now in HD. But you have to have an HD tuner in your TV.
A true HDTV will have an ATSC tuner, which is able to pick […]
HDTV High Definition is becoming the “craze,” and I have to admit, I’m becoming enamored. I think you’d be happy if you switched over, but I might be wrong. I suggested it to my dad, and he brought up a valid point. His eyes “aren’t what they used to be”–some people really might not be […]
Watch out for a flat “screen” TV. That just means that the glass in front of the TV is…flat (not curved). It does have some advantages: you maintain a better picture from a wider viewing angle, and it supposedly puts less strain on your eyes if you are sitting close. But most people want a […]
In general, I would say go digital. By about this time next year, all analog TV channels will be shut down, and force over-the-air viewers to get a digital TV, or a digital to analog conversion set top box. If you are in the market for a new TV, you will be spending a significant […]