Month: November 2010

Insteon devices are internally fused? (No, they are not!)

Myth: I have found that most, and possibly all*, Insteon \”Bricks\” are fused internally. The Truth: This is not true. In fact, most INSTEON products are not internally fused. The ApplianceLinc, PowerLinc Modems, and PowerLinc Controllers contain no fuses. There are also no designed-in fusible links within the components or circuit board(s).  (Fusible links, means […]

Dell knew about computer failures, hid info from customers

A lawsuit from 2007, has finally proven that Dell made efforts to conceal known issues in it\’s desktop machines… For example, the Times says that Dell conducted a study in 2004 and concluded that a minimum of 12 percent of its SX270 Optiplex machines would have problems over three years (the same study also included […]

Portal 2 delayed… (April 18th 2011)

Valve has just announced that Portal 2 will now be coming out the week of April 18, 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Valve today announced that Portal 2 — the sequel to the ground-breaking title that won over 30 game of the year awards, despite missing its original ship date — […]

Borderlands, Game of the Year, for the Mac!

Well, there\’s a new December / Xmas gift that all of the Mac users will want. Gearbox Software and Feral Interactive. This is the full-on, complete version of the title, and includes all of the expansion packs — \’The Zombie Island of Dr. Nex,\’ \’Mad Moxxi\’s Underdome Riot,\’ \’The Secret Armory of General Knoxx,\’ and […]

Google TV’s Chaotic Interface

David Pogue, review\’s Google TV for the New York Times…. This much is clear: Google TV may be interesting to technophiles, but it’s not for average people. On the great timeline of television history, Google TV takes an enormous step in the wrong direction: toward complexity. Read the rest here, at NYTimes.com.

Office 2011: Outlook FAQ

Macworld\’s faq on Office 2011\’s Outlook…. The quick summary is: Better PC <-> Macintosh cross platform support (eg. PST file support) MobileMe support only includes Contacts support, no calendar, tasks.  This includes no support for iCal. No Gmail Calendar support (but includes Gmail Accounts & contacts) There\’s more, but overall there are features incomplete & […]