Geek / Neek Category

The current economic crisis effects everybody one way or another, and travelers are especially not exempt from the money pinch. The cost of airline tickets, hotels, rental cars, and other associated costs pile high, and with savings accounts dwindling, nobody wants to spend their precious dough on costly travel books. The library is one money-saving [...]

Connect360

In: Geek / Neek, Reviews

Pop Quiz:
1) Do you have a Mac?
2) Do you have an Xbox 360?
If you answered “Yes” to both of those, continue reading. If you answered yes to only one of those, then go buy the missing one, and then continue reading. If you answered “No” to both, well, sucks for you.

Connect360 is a System [...]

California Cellphone Ban

In: Geek / Neek

This is the dumbest thing i’ve heard of lately. California and Washington’s “Hands Free” laws go into effect (again) tomorrow, July 1st.
However, there is a slight difference between the two. Washington’s law essentially bans all cellphone use to include calls, texting, email, photos, internet, using the speakerphone while still holding the device in your hand, [...]

Review: XSlimmer

In: Geek / Neek

Today I stumbled up XSlimmer from LateNiteSoftware in search of programs that would help me get the most out of my MacBook (2ghz Core 2 Duo, 2GB Ram, 10.5.3). Essentially, XSlimmer takes bits and pieces out of specified applications on your hard drive, getting rid of parts that you most likely don’t use — putting [...]

Death of the HD-DVD

In: Geek / Neek

Well, I thought they would win, but it looks like I was wrong (a very rare occasion).
If you haven’t previously heard, Toshiba will be announcing that they are also dropping the HD DVD format, essentially ending the format war.
First WB jumps the HD wagon. Then Netflix, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and the porn industry. Few people [...]

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