Archive for the ‘new stuff’ Category

2006 Superbowl Commercials, and soon 2007 DVD quality Superbowl commercials

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

Last year's Superbowl Commercials in standard definition. 2007 commercials to be in Full Screen DVD quality after the Superbowl airs via Gridcasting. digg story

Father impressed with ubuntu, thinks it’s Vista

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Funny short story on what someone did to his dad... My father heard about Vista coming on the news. Since he was interested in getting it, he asked me to obtain it and install it on his computer and he would give some cash in return. I told him I was ...

Microsoft Vista tips galore!

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Tons of Vista tips over at Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek  Way too many for me to list here so check it out...

Vista upgrade version to require OS installed

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

Unlike previous versions of Windows upgrade versions, Vista will require an OS to already be installed on the hard drive.  You can pretty much kiss your clean install goodbye unless you spring for the full version.  I don't know which angle they are going for, either anti-piracy or hoping more ...

New features for YouTube

Friday, January 26th, 2007

According to their blog, YouTube has added a bunch of new features to their site.  Here are some of the more notable ones: GOOGLE SEARCH!: Thanks to, ahem, a certain parent company, our search is now vastly improved so it should be even easier to find your favorite sleeping kitty video ...

Wordpress 2.1 released!

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

With an improved editor, image uploader, security features, and more. Nice polish added to already great blogging software. (I'll be waiting a couple days as last time I upgraded they put out another patch within hours!) digg story

Howto install Flash 9 on Ubuntu Linux

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Here's how to install Flash 9 on your Ubuntu Linux installation: wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz (you can use http://tinyurl.com/2a8zuc if you're not cutting and pasting) tar -xzf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz rm install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz cd install_flash_player_9_linux ./flashplayer-installer Copyright(C) 2002-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC. All rights reserved. Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed on this machine. You are running the ...

Windows Home Server coming to a closet near you!

Monday, January 8th, 2007

This will be a nice addition for the non-geeks out there. I already do all this at home, but I had to put everything together myself. Off the top of my head I can think of several of my friends that will benefit from this. As a small, headless box that ...

New Crysis video: time to start saving up for a better PC

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

A brand new video showcasing some actual Crysis gameplay was just released and it's looking mighty fine. You might even say that it's drop dead gorgeous. One things for sure, PC gaming won't be dying anytime soon with exclusive games like Crysis. Sad to say that I definitely will need a ...

Warner Bros. new “Total HD” disc tries to settle Blu-ray/HD DVD war

Thursday, January 4th, 2007

Warner Bros plans to announce a new single videodisc, called a Total HD disc, that can play films and television programs in both Blu-ray and HD DVD. They hope to make the new generation of DVD entertainment easier on the consumer by making movies and television libraries available in BOTH ...