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July 2004 - Posts

Cheaper internet access

I've been a Comcast customer for almost 18 months and I've generally been happy with the service. I know that DSL is cheaper, but as I don't have a land line it's not really an option. I've heard that many people have gotten deals from Comcast by calling Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:26 AM by mcreasy | 1 Comments
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Back to school with Dell and Gateway?

In another example of companies using the same stock photos for their websites, Dell and Gateway are both using the same girl to promote their back to school deals. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:40 AM by mcreasy | 1 Comments
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Finished reading: Quite a lot ;-) & Currently Reading Flatland by Abbott

The Republic - Plato Described as the foundation of western philosophy it's extremely well know. It's a challenging book, it'll make you think. Plato describes different forms of government; their strengths and weaknesses. He looks at justice and his Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:24 AM by mcreasy | 1 Comments
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Looking for a thermometer to connect to a PC

My officemate and I were talking about this this morning. We'd like to be able to use a PC to measure the temperature outside. Ideally this would be a serial connected device with a probe that could easily be placed outside. Google found us some, but Read More...
Posted Monday, July 19, 2004 9:24 AM by mcreasy | 4 Comments
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Limitied DVD copying to be legal in the future?

There's a story that's light on details from Reuters that suggests that limited DVD copying will be ok in the future. Microsoft, Disney, IBM, Intel, Matsushita and Time Warner have agreed in principle to make legal backup copies of next-generation video Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 14, 2004 7:09 AM by mcreasy | 1 Comments

No time to rip all your CD's?

LoadPod will do it for you! (Assuming you have an iPod and at least 50 CDs and are willing to pay $1.50 a CD and live in an area they service - which now includes Seattle). I can certainly see the appeal, ripping a lot of CDs takes a long time. I've probably Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:07 AM by mcreasy | 5 Comments
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Cool computer

Completely frozen solid! More photos here Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:54 AM by mcreasy | 0 Comments
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MLB.com content will be available on Portable Media Centers

I'm going to have to create a “Portable Media Center” category for all these posts :) I missed this on Friday, but Microsoft and MLB.com have announced that MLB.com content will be available to play on Portable Media Centers later this year. Read More...
Posted Monday, July 12, 2004 12:48 PM by mcreasy | 1 Comments

Preorder a Portable Media Center

Amazon.com have got a Portable Media Centers page up with lots of info. Plus you can now preorder two models. First, the Samsung YH-299 20GB Portable Media Center - 20GB, 3.5” LCD and USB 2.0 And secondly the Creative Labs 20GB Zen Portable Media Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:55 PM by mcreasy | 0 Comments

Currently reading: Gogron by Peter D. Ward

Gorgon by Peter D. Ward I'm only about a quater of the way through and haven't gotten to the main subject area of the book - the 200 million or so years old creature called the Gorgon. I've just been reading the history and background info, but it's caught Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:12 AM by mcreasy | 0 Comments
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Finished reading: The Life and Death of Planet Earth by Ward & Brownlee

The Life and Death of Planet Earth by Ward & Brownlee I bought this a couple of weeks ago when the authors visited the Microsoft campus to talk about their work. They're both from the University of Washington and both were very interesting to listen Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:06 AM by mcreasy | 2 Comments
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Sneak preview of Samsung's Portable Media Center

There's a sneak preview of Samsung's Portable Media Center over at Sorobangeeks.com . It's in French, but the specs seem to be 20GB hard drive, 3.5” screen for 500Euros. Pretty nice looking! You can preorder the Samsung and Creative Labs Portable Read More...
Posted Friday, July 02, 2004 1:37 PM by mcreasy | 0 Comments
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Walt Mossberg likes the new HP Media Center PC

Walt Mossberg likes the new HP Media Center PC it seems. This is the same PC I mentioned yesterday . “In my tests, the Personal Media Drive worked well.“ “I also tested the Media Center features of the H-P m1000 and found them much improved Read More...
Posted Friday, July 02, 2004 9:25 AM by mcreasy | 0 Comments
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What do you say when you store a TV show on your hard drive in Media Center

I was just having a discussion with a PM on this, what's the verb you use when you store a TV show using Media Center? Is it “recorded” - I recorded a show? Is it “taped” - I taped a show? It's not tivo'd - I Tivo'd a show? Or Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 01, 2004 4:42 PM by mcreasy | 14 Comments
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Pc Magazine reviews HP's newest Media Center PC

PC Magazine have a review up of HP's newest Media Center PC, the m1000 series. The cool thing about this new model is not that it comes with a 3.6GHz CPU, but that the PC has a slot in the front of the case to insert a removable drive - a 160GB removable Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 01, 2004 1:45 PM by mcreasy | 1 Comments
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