Acura vs. Lexus

My Acura’s lease is up in another month, and I just can’t wait! I love my 2004 Acura TSX through and through, but I’m anxious to get the 2006 Acura TSX. Ponzi says I should look around to see what other sedans are comparable. To my knowledge, the best contender is a 2007 Lexus IS [...]

I Heart Closed Systems

Why do companies hate their users? No, seriously – there’s an enormous disconnect between marketing and business affairs across every single industry on the planet. Believe it or not, this isn’t a rant specifically about Microsoft or Apple. Someone sent me a link to How to Quit the Gym (or Anything) the other day. “Once [...]

DOS Fonts

Yes, you can easily change your command line font – so long as you’re running in a full screen session. I used to do this all the time (when DOS ruled the Earth). I’m not talking about changing the font in Windows, mind you – anybody can do that. Here’s a set of “.COM” files [...]

White and Nerdy

Yes, the music video has officially been placed on YouTube. I’d say that it’s Yankovic’s geekiest one yet (far better than “It’s All About The Pentiums”). Are you white and nerdy? Watch this:

Pr0n Humor

What kind of world do we live in when one can’t even visit Russian porn sites without the fear of being slipped a bit of spyware? I tell ya, it’s a crying shame: The malware… takes advantage of an unpatched flaw in the way IE processes Vector Markup Language (VML) code. VML is a language [...]

A Better Battery Life

I was surprised – our battery interview turned out to be quite informational. PC World also has a handful of iPod battery tips, although I believe the suggestions trancend Apple’s platform. Here are my takeaways from both pieces: Don’t leave your battery-driven devices plugged in all the time. Let your batteries drain completely before recharging [...]

CrossOver, Boot Camp, Parallels, VMWare…

Exclusive Coupon: 20% off Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Upgrade for existing customers OR $10 off for Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac for new customers. Apple is prepping Boot Camp for Leopard inclusion next year. I wouldn’t be surprised if they soon figured out how to enable Windows apps to run “natively” in OS X. [...]

The Ultimate Skype Add-in

The Truth About Windows Vista

When I first saw XGL and AIGLX being demonstrated through YouTube videos, I was blown away. I assumed that it would take a monster video card, much like Vista does. However, I found that I could run a full 3D accelerated Linux desktop on Ponzi’s low powered laptop with an average Intel video chipset. Make [...]

I Made the 25 Worst Web Sites List

PC World has published a list of The 25 Worst Web Sites. Weighing in at #25, Rentmychest.com: Look up the word hunk in any dictionary, and you will not find a picture of a bare-chested Chris Pirillo, the guy behind download sites such as lockergnome.com. But you used to be able to find several such [...]

Zune: Good and Bad

The Zune good: Wireless capabilities Content subscription Easy media sharing Plays MP4 & AAC formats Microsoft-backed product Forces Apple to do better A unified experience The Zune bad: No podcast management Another closed system Completely new ecosystem Not cross-platform Smaller capacity than iPod 5.5G New software to install Yet another device to manage Just launched, [...]

Microsoft’s Zune Competes with Microsoft

I don’t get it. Should I be using Napster, URGE, or Zune? Should I be using the Clix or the Zune? Should I be using Windows Media Player 11 or the Zune Marketplace software? There are too many choices, many of which are not interoperable, coming to me from the same company: Microsoft. Instead of [...]

Sierra Wireless 3G on Vista

We’re currently Cingular subscribers (though our year-long contract with them is almost up). A few weeks ago, we added an “all you can eat” data plan to our account – to be used in conjuntion with the Sierra Wireless Aircard 860 PC Modem. The PC card, itself, is good enough – although the flimsy antenna [...]

My New Glasses