Bloggone we love our tech http://bloggone.com You want tech? We got it! Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:58:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mechwarrior…a emotional kick to the nuts http://bloggone.com/mechwarrior-a-emotional-kick-to-the-nuts http://bloggone.com/mechwarrior-a-emotional-kick-to-the-nuts#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:48:24 +0000 David http://bloggone.com/?p=272

Well… I have put off saying anything about this simply because … as a known Mechwarrior addict..this last year just seems like an emotional kick to the balls. First I was thrilled to tears over the Mechwarrior: Living Legends total mod for crysis..Whao Hey Right On .. a freebie mob for built [Read More] No related posts.]]>

Well… I have put off saying anything about this simply because … as a known Mechwarrior addict..this last year just seems like an emotional kick to the balls. First I was thrilled to tears over the Mechwarrior: Living Legends total mod for crysis..Whao Hey Right On .. a freebie mob for built on the Crysis engine..oh hey..there saying a demo is coming out int the next few weeks..oh wait…they said that last year. Ok I get it…no time frame…maybe the “free” mod was a overstatement..no issues.. I would pay for it..if it would ever come out..

Next ….HOLY#@&^ LOOK AT THAT!!!!!!! IGN has a trailer for a up coming Smith and Tinker / Piranha Games release of MechWarrior 5 (working title..or not). Holyhell..I am calling people I’m sending emails and PM’s…OMFG go check this out I’m screaming at them…there’s a sonic boom heard around the world as thousands of nipples snap to attention. Suddenly the a few hundred 40somthings out there bouncing around like kids on Christmas morning..OMG can this be real!! YES look at it OMG FINALLY!!!

Now for the big kick to the nuts..unless you have been living under a rock, not that there is anything wrong with that, you have heard that Harmony Gold the media company that holds rights to the Robotech / Macross universe in the US is up to there same crap again, falling back on a old 1996 copy-write infringement settlement. Ok ..fine.ya back then Mechwarrior / BattleTech pretty much lifted some mechs straight from Robotech / Macross..fine..End result? BattleTech / Mechwarrior ceased using mech designs lifted from Macross / Robotech and instead employed only mechs they designed themselves. Fair enough.

Now back to Mechwarrior 5 it seems that the Mechwarrior Warhammer shown in the trailer looks a little to much like a Macross Tomahawk. Well I guess it has two legs..and two arms..maybe that what has Harmony’s panties in a bunch, I don’t know.. I will admit..similar..yes..inspired by..sure..same mech..I think not. Still no news if Harmony wants there to be a re-edit to the game or if there just trying to nuke the whole project.

Nonetheless Mechwarrior fans prepair for another year without a new release of anything involving Mechwarrior….

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This is the mouse that all other computer mice look up to and hope one day that they will be as great as it is. Its not surprising that this amazing little piece of technology comes from Logitech, or rather one of its subsidiaries, 3Dconnexion. The SpacePilot Pro was designed around the idea that designers [Read More] No related posts.]]> gadgetwise_mouse

This is the mouse that all other computer mice look up to and hope one day that they will be as great as it is. Its not surprising that this amazing little piece of technology comes from Logitech, or rather one of its subsidiaries, 3Dconnexion. The SpacePilot Pro was designed around the idea that designers and engineers who work in 3-dimensional spaces could use such a fantastic mouse in their respective fields, but surely those aren’t the only demographics reached by this marvelous piece of technology.

features a built-in LCD screen that can display e-mail and other messages and many other types of visual information. The real object of this mouse is to enable engineers and designers to have all their commands at their fingertips, literally. The knob in the center of the mouse can twirl and twist in pretty much any way you can think of. This functionality was meant to allow movement in 3-dimensional spaces so that you can pan, zoom, and rotate without slowing down at all. Coming from both a Architect’s and an Engineer’s point- of-view, I can only say that this little mouse may change the way I get work done all together.

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WHAT THE HELL!!!

Are you like most of the Xbox 360 users out there and using a third-party memory card with your Xbox? Well heads up.the Microsoft is getting ready to screw you with Novembers update. Latest news is that with the next update you may find yourself not able to [Read More] Related posts:

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WHAT THE HELL!!!

Are you like most of the Xbox 360 users out there and using a third-party memory card with your Xbox? Well heads up.the Microsoft is getting ready to screw you with Novembers update. Latest news is that with the next update you may find yourself not able to use any third-party memory cards…so much for the 4GB card that you got for $50..it’s now back to a 512meg that you have to get for Microsoft for $29.99.

Temped to pass on this update? Well who wouldn’t be, but remember this..if you do you are missing out on Facebook and Twitter functionality, 1080p HD movies on-demand through Zune video, streaming music through Last.fm, and news services through MSNBC, to name a few.

Really seems like one of those damned if you do and damned if you dont choices. Glad to see PlayStation owners don’t have to put up with this kinda crap.

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Good walkthru..

and the very end of it made me LOL Possibly related posts: Related posts on install How To Install FFmpeg + FFmpeg-PHP + Mplayer + Mencoder + flv2tool … Is there a simple setup application to install Apache Web Server … Install vsftpd in ubuntu|debian |linuxMint | Debian-News.net … Related posts on MICROSOFT 1999 Microsoft Store vs. 2009 Microsoft [Read More] Related posts:

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Good walkthru..

and the very end of it made me LOL :)

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]]> http://bloggone.com/windows-7-review-and-installation-walkthrough/feed 2 Cool new iPhone / iPod Dock http://bloggone.com/cool-new-iphone-ipod-dock http://bloggone.com/cool-new-iphone-ipod-dock#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:40:57 +0000 David http://bloggone.com/?p=240

Well here’s one for you iPhone and iPod users out there..check out this slick dock..er wait..keyboard and mouse combo from iHome. Not only is it a nice looking keyboard and mouse combo but it is also a dock for your iPhone and iPod to easily transfer your media, apps and more with iTunes. [Read More] Related posts:

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Well here’s one for you iPhone and iPod users out there..check out this slick dock..er wait..keyboard and mouse combo from iHome. Not only is it a nice looking keyboard and mouse combo but it is also a dock for your iPhone and iPod to easily transfer your media, apps and more with iTunes. Brought to you by iHome and available at newegg.

Features

Control your media with illuminated touch sensitive keys

2 rotating USB 2.0 ports provide reachable access for your digital devices

Ultra slim design Wireless Laser Mouse Plug-n-Play no syncing needed

2.4 GHz wireless frequency

1200 dpi laser sensor

Horizontal & vertical scrolling

Power saving On/Off switch

Ultra slim design

For right or left hands

Stowable USB nano receiver

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]]> http://bloggone.com/cool-new-iphone-ipod-dock/feed 0 Will Microsoft’s retail store open in time for the Windows 7 Release? http://bloggone.com/will-microsofts-retail-store-open-in-time-for-the-windows-7-release http://bloggone.com/will-microsofts-retail-store-open-in-time-for-the-windows-7-release#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:09:31 +0000 David http://bloggone.com/?p=230 Will Microsoft’s retail store open in time for the Windows 7 Release?

Looks like Microsoft is pushing hard to have there first retail store opened by the release date of Windows 7. This will be there first step into a retail market currently dominated by Apple,but will they make it in time? Although they haven’t officially [Read More] Related posts:

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Looks like Microsoft is pushing hard to have there first retail store opened by the release date of Windows 7. This will be there first step into a retail market currently dominated by Apple,but will they make it in time? Although they haven’t officially offered up a opening date, there store in Scottsdale,Arizona seems like it is just needing some finishing touches and to be filled with product.

When asked Chief executive Steve Ballmer teased reporters with an imminent opening on Friday, but also would not commit to a date.

“We’ll open a couple of stores, try to improve, open a couple more stores,” Ballmer said at a public appearance in downtown Boston.

“It’s very important for us to have a direct connection with the user,” said Ballmer, talking about the planned stores, which he said will be important for “showing the customer what you really can do.”

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Ya ..I admit its old..we all still have to deal with clients like this.. Possibly related posts: Related posts on funny FUNNY PICTURES OF PACMAN, FAMILY and FRIENDS — The Filipino Blogger My Mind Wandered… » Blog Archive » Some Funny Spam Comments Related posts on imac [WTS] Apple iMac G5 | Darkroom Fotografikr Related posts on tech support Data Recovery Software [Read More] Related posts:

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Ya ..I admit its old..we all still have to deal with clients like this..

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]]> http://bloggone.com/dated-but-still-sadly-true-humor/feed 0 Windows 7 VS Snow Leopard http://bloggone.com/windows-7-vs-snow-leopard http://bloggone.com/windows-7-vs-snow-leopard#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:00:43 +0000 David http://bloggone.com/?p=216 Now that Windows 7 is officially released next week..we find ourselves wondering how its gonna stack up against Snow Leopard. Inherently there are issues in any type of a head-to-head benchmarking….like Apple not allowing official installs of OS X to PC’s. Then theirs is just personally choice..what does the end want. That said..we have found [Read More] Related posts:
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CNet’s Dong Ngo took a late-2008 model 15-inch MacBook Pro and used it to compare Snow Leopard 10.6.1 and Windows 7 64-bit RTM (with native drivers from Boot Camp 3.0). The machine was equipped with a 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM, and a 512MB Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT video card – all fairly standard in the average laptop.

Ngo found that Snow Leopard outperformed Windows 7 in nearly all areas except for graphics (likely due to better drivers from Nvidia). Some results are:

- Snow Leopard booted and shut down around six seconds faster than Windows 7.

- Snow Leopard took 149.9 seconds to convert 17 songs from MP3 to the AAC format. Windows needed 12 seconds more for the same job.

- Snow Leopard took 444.3 seconds vs. Windows 7’s 723 seconds to convert a movie file from the MP4 format into the iPod format while having iTunes converting songs in the background the job (versions of QuickTime were different, however).

- In a battery test, Windows 7 lasted 78 minutes, while Snow Leopard managed to stay on for 111 minutes.

- Windows 7’s Cinebench R10 score was 5,777 vs. 5,437 for the OS X.

- Windows 7 in Call of Duty 4 scored 26.3 frames per second while Snow Leopard got only 21.2 fps.

Interesting..but not conclusive ……

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I though this was a great post and was worth sharing , a couple of the guys over at Newegg got there hands on a pair of X25-M and squared them off against a  150GB WD Velociraptor. Hardly a fair match-up ..but the number are impressive non the less, although the number that I’m the [Read More] No related posts.]]>

I though this was a great post and was worth sharing , a couple of the guys over at Newegg got there hands on a pair of X25-M and squared them off against a  150GB WD Velociraptor. Hardly a fair match-up ..but the number are impressive non the less, although the number that I’m the most excited about is the seek times.

Detailed Test Results

||| WD Velociraptor
150GB (zero point)		 | | | Intel X25-M G2 (single)
80GB		 | | | Intel X25-M G2 (RAID 0)
160GB (80GB x2)
CMM 2.2 Test 1

MB/s

MB/s

MB/s
Sequential Read 128.5 246.5 381.0
Sequential Write 127.5 91.0 166.2
Random Read 512KB 58.7 200.7 237.2
Random Write 512KB 88.3 91.2 165.5
Random Read 4KB 1.03 20.6 19.74
Random Write 4KB 2.96 45.42 44.1
CMM 2.2 Test 2
Sequential Read 131.2 251.2 400.4
Sequential Write 128.2 91.1 163.0
Random Read 512KB 58.5 202.6 245.2
Random Write 512KB 87.1 89.5 162.4
Random Read 4KB 1.05 20.82 20.75
Random Write 4KB 2.95 46.78 49.17
CMM 2.2 Test 3
Sequential Read 125.7 250.7 397.3
Sequential Write 122.9 89.9 165.9
Random Read 512KB 59.6 202.5 241.8
Random Write 512KB 85.2 91.4 160.7
Random Read 4KB 1.05 21.58 19.96
Random Write 4KB 2.98 50.19 44.55

***
CMM 2.2 averages
Sequential Read 128.5 249.5 (+94.1%) 392.9 (+205.9%)
Sequential Write 126.2 90.7 (-28.1%) 165.0 (+30.8%)
Random Read 512KB 58.9 201.9 (+242.7%) 241.4 (+309.6%)
Random Write 512KB 86.8 90.7 (+4.4%) 162.9 (+87.5%)
Random Read 4KB 1.0 21.0 (+1912.4%) 20.2 (+1830.7%)
Random Write 4KB 3.0 47.5 (+1501.4%) 45.9 (+1450.1%)

***

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Datamarck

Read Speed (MB/s) 97.2 211.9 (+118.03%)
Seek Time (ms) 7.2 0.2 (+3500%)

Best scores are bolded. Percentages shown are value comparisons to the zero-point WD Velociraptor scores.

Now if the prices would just come down a bit…

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