Major League Baseball just doesn’t get it. Archaic blackout rules, postseason game times that alienate potential future fans, and an economic system that allows some teams to serve as farm teams for a few big market teams, leave many outsiders scratching their heads. Add baseball’s latest internet offering, Postseason.TV, to the list of baseball’s facepalm moments.
When you were younger, did you envision a future where we communicated with video consoles, instead of telephones? I sure did. Of course, I also thought we’d all be driving flying cars by now, too. While we’ll all be driving flying cars any day now, video conferencing still has a ways to go before everyone uses it. Skype is great, but requires a computer and the installation of software. Skype also faces some legal obstacles that call its future into question. There’s an option, though, which does away with the installation of software, and let’s you have a video conference from within your web browser. Read on for a look at our experience with Tinychat. Read more
Remember the good old days, when games were hard? I mean really frustrating, “throw the controller at the television because there are no save points and I just died — again!!” hard? Most people I know have fond memories of Donkey Kong, Zaxxon, Pac-Man, Centipede, Pitfall, and many, many more. As they should, too, given that retro-games are and retro-gaming is generally awesome!
In light of this, I have investigated several Abandonware and Retro-Gaming sites, tried them out and compiled you a pretty little list of six sites to help you scratch your retro-gaming itch online.
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As tech geeks, we don’t like second best. When the time comes for a tech purchase, we do our research, so that we can be sure we’re getting the best bang for our buck. But sometimes it can be hard to determine what product is the best, as reviews don’t always anoint a clear winner.
Such was the case when I decided to jump on the netbook bandwagon. After much research, I had narrowed my choice down to either the Asus Eee PC 1005HA or the Toshiba mini NB205-N311/W netbook (the higher end of the two base choices in the NB205 line). The Asus had a large number of positive reviews, but the Toshiba’s reviews were more glowing, with publications saying it "manages to break the mold," and calling it the "one to get." How to decide? Hands on, that’s how. Read on for the factors that swayed me to purchase the NB205, and my impressions of the NB205 after a few weeks of use. When you’re done, let us know what you think of your netbook if you have one, or what is important to you if you are considering purchasing one.
