Entries Categorized as 'Geek Gear'

Unified Messaging the Xbox 360 Way

Date April 9, 2007

Microsoft announced yesterday (8 April 2007) that they’re opening up the Xbox LIVE IM network (6 million-strong) to the Windows Live Messenger (260 million-strong) network. “Who cares,” you say?  Gamers, clients, employees, your kids.  Today is a travel day for Matt (hello Cleveland!) but I’m sure he cares too.  And so should you. Think about it: [...]

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DIY Solid State Hard Drive

Date February 22, 2007

If you’ve got extra SD cards lying around, now you can turn them into a fake solid state hard drive for a laptop. Admittedly, it’s got some issues, namely: a) all SD cards have to match (either 2 or 4 matching cards)b) SDHC isn’t supportedc) most laptops don’t have two internal 2.5″ drive bays.  d) [...]

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Alienware Celebrates 10 Years

Date October 25, 2006

Sure, Acer has their Ferrari notebook and ASUS has their Lamborghini laptop, and both are pretty cool.  But if you really need the fastest PC in the universe, any geek will tell you that there’s only one place to go… Alienware   They are big, they are bad, and they totally & completely rock!  And [...]

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