Geek Gift Guides
I guess I’m a day late for the newly coined “Cyber Monday,” but I’ve put together a collection of geek holiday gift guides, for that hard to buy for person on your list this year. Wired Magazine: Ultimate…
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Black Friday
The day after Thanksgiving, or “Black Friday” usually provides some pretty good deals. Here are a few sites to give you a jump on what the stores will be discounting this year. http://bf2005.com/ http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/ http://www.blackfridaydeals.net/ http://blackfridaydeals.blogspot.com/ http://www.theblackfriday.com/index.shtml
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Warner Bros. Jumping Into Internet Delivered TV
It looks like the big three (ABC, CBS, NBC) aren’t the only networks jumping on the internet delivered TV bandwagon. Warner Brothers has announced that they too will deliver video content via the internet for free (yes free!).…
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NBC and CBS to Offer TV on Demand
CBS and NBC announced separate ventures into the realm of on-demand TV delivery. So now, all three of the major networks (after ABC’s iTunes Music Store venture) have stuck their toes in to test the waters of a…
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This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents The only negative I can think of: Once setup, the system is very FF (Fiancé friendly); one simple remote controls everything and it’s…
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Jon’s HTPC: Home Automation (the best for last)
This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents OK, the best for last right? This is the part that gets the biggest WOW factor from guests. The HTPC controls every single…
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Jon’s HTPC: DVD Catalog & A Quick Note on Audio
This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents DVD Catalog: Meedio also allows me to have a searchable catalog of all our DVD movies. You can search alphabetically, by genre, by…
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Jon’s HTPC: Games
This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents Games: I’m a huge old-school game fan. I’m currently working my way through Chrono Trigger and The Secret of Mana. Again, this is…
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Jon’s HTPC: The “Tivo”
This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents The “TIVO†Everybody knows what a TIVO is and what it can do, so what’s the advantages to doing it through your computer?…
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Jon’s HTPC: Now For Software
This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents Now for Software: As for the core piece of software, I really can’t imagine using anything besides Meedio Essentials. I have to qualify…
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Jon’s HTPC: The UI
This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents The UI: The user interface can be whatever you want it to be. I have a wireless Gyro Mouse and wireless Gyro Keyboard…
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Jon’s HTPC: The Case
This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents The Case: I guess I’ll start by talking about the case. I designed and built the case with three things in mind. First…
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This is Part of Jon’s HTPC setup. For more, see: Introduction and Table of Contents Features: Very high “FF†scores (“FF†is Fiancé Friendly) Silent Unobtrusive to the Living Room 6000+ MP3 Music Library (every single tag is…
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Jon’s HTPC
My friend Jon (the one that bought me the rare mentos) and I were e-mailing back and fourth about Apple’s new HTPC-like software (Front Row), so I asked him to do a little write-up on his home theatre…
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Apple’s Aperture (and other new products)
Well, Apple has sure been busy lately! A load of new products released last week, and then another load of new stuff again just yesterday. I guess they’re ramping up their line for the holiday season. There were…
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