Category Archives: Hardware
initial wii review
So, I bought a Wii this weekend, mostly because after playing with it a lot at Jason’s house, I was immediately hooked. So far I’m really loving the whole experience, but it’s not completely perfect. I’ve only been playing with … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Hardware
happy birthday, beanie
It’s not my birthday just yet (not until Friday), but that didn’t stop me from doing some early shopping for presents. This weekend, I went out and bought a new receiver for my setup at home. I got a new … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, General, Hardware
new mini-itx
I spent part of the weekend setting up my new Mini-ITX and getting Gentoo on there. After so much time, I’d forgotten what a tedious task it is to setup a binary distro — there are so many small things … Continue reading
the motherboard of my dreams … hopefully
After much waiting and wrangling over which one to get, I have finally bought a new Mini ITX motherboard to use for my mythfrontend. I’ve been planning to get a second one for a long time, ever since I pretty … Continue reading
Filed under Computers, Hardware, Multimedia
roku netflix player
I got a Roku Netflix player a few weeks ago, and I’ve been meaning to write a review about this thing ever since. However, the idea keeps getting pushed back, and since I don’t think I’m ever going to get … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Hardware
lcd tvs
I was really bored the other night, so I went over to RC Willey (a rare experience) to look around. I of course ended up in electronics pretty quickly, looking at the TVs. They had a lot on sale there, … Continue reading
Filed under Hardware
playstation steve
Here’s one post I’ve been meaning to write for a long time. Because of the firmware updates that just came out yesterday, it kinda poked me to get around to it. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it, but I … Continue reading
Filed under Computers, Entertainment, Hardware
adventures in wifi: openwrt wireless bridge
Tonight, I managed to get one item off my wishlist done that I’ve wanted to accomplish for a very long time — I managed to switch my mythfrontend setup from a wired connection to a wireless one. I have had … Continue reading
blackberry pearl flip
I caught the news this morning via Engadget that Blackberry is coming out with a new phone pretty soon, the Blackberry Pearl 8220. What makes it cool is that it’s their first flip phone, yay! I’m not big into cell … Continue reading
blu-ray dvd drives
An interesting post came up the other day on the Gentoo forums about how to rip Blu-Ray discs on Linux. Short summary: I have no idea if it’s possible, and the original poster is still investigating. It has gotten me … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, Hardware, Multimedia
