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January 2006 - Posts

I want to have fun; Choose a Mac? Uh...no.
Speaking of Apple, have you seen their ad for the InteliMac? Yes, while I appreciate Mac’s nice designs and, in some cases, easy and intuitive software, the sheer elitism of Apple is often infuriating. The ad states that before now Intel was stuck Read More...
Microsoft Wants it All
To absolutely no one's surprise, comes this article from that Microsoft is planning its own MP3 player. That took a little while, no? Are they coming in a bit late? It's funny, there was a day when Microsoft planning to enter a market made people Read More...
New DS Lite in Japan -- March 2
So the other shoe has dropped at the Big N. Gamespot is reporting that the new DS redesign has been announced to the Japanese press with a release date of March 2. Nintendo promises upcoming word on the US release soon. Here's the offical pic of the Read More...
Great Ad for the 360
Like the person hosting this , I can see how MS had to can the ad given today's politically correct anti-gun everyone's a roll model climate. But, it is a great ad. (via the Inquirer ) Read More...
Nintendo: We're Not Dead Yet
Back when Nomad Gamer cared enough about Nintendo to actually gripe about their problems, I wrote : Am I saying Nintendo is doomed? Hell, I don't know. I doubt it. It's too strong of a brand. Sega and Atari have shown that you can make a healthy Read More...
Review: the Zboard
I Like: FPS shooter board, driver software, quality construction, innovative design, hot swappable boards, it’s a perfect fit for avid MMO gamers Don’t Like: the price, standard keyboard a little hard to get used to, did I mention the price? Read More...
Tied up in Knots over "Empire At War"
Crank up the Hyperdrive, because Lucasarts' "Empire at War" demo debuts on Wednesday. Acording to Gamespot who is hosting the download: The demo will feature five tutorials that lay down the game mechanics for Empire at War, as well as one Read More...
Wish I'd Wrote That
Top 10 Reasons Apple chose Intel. AMD fanboys will laugh out loud at number 5 which initially went over my head. Read More...
World of Warcraft 1.9 and Chaos Theory
Last week 1.9 hit the Warcraft servers and to put it mildly all Hell broke loose. There were a lot of bugs that kept people from being able to enjoy the game -- such as missing auction money in their mailboxes, pets that hunters could not revive after Read More...