Recent content by jcmuse

So one of my klipsch bookshelves is blown yet again. That leaves me to using my Swan monitors again, which means i can't run them with my denon receiver, which means i am stumped on how to use my sub. If i'm using my PC soundcard, which has a channel for a sub, would that works for outputting...

i have a 6900 series ati and 3 displays 1x Dvi display 1680x1050 1x DP display 1080 1x hdmi display 1080 I want to use all 3 in extended desktop mode. Plan is to plug dp into mini-dp, hdmi into hdmi, and dvi into dvi. Will i have issue? Not looking to do gaming or anything, just...

I add a link, and it gives me the recommended tags automatically -- wonderful. Next, i want delicious to automatically show me other links with a similar tag bundle. To me, that is the #1 reason you would use something like delicious. The only way i see to do this now is to look at the link...

Any way to change the login screen for windows 8. It is currently an ugly grey -- can't seem to change it.

holy crap. guess im not getting this keyboard anytime soon

COOL what kind of keyboard is that.

try this: http://mashe.hawksey.info/2010/11/eventmanagerv3/ It claims to have this as a feature: "Entering events in a Google Spreadsheet which are then pushed to Google Calendar and optionally Sites." I was also looking to do something similar at one point. Never got around to testing it...

bleh. I switched to chrome last night -- for what it is worth, it is a better browser. I just dislike how google does aggressive datamining

Everything updated -- Firefox freezes randomly and 40 seconds later flash plugin crashes. I don't expect a solution here, but would be interested to see if anyone else has similar issues. I don't really care to use chromewwdwadawdawdwadwawdaw

I have a thinkpad t500 which, while a little on the heavy side, still does the job for me -- with the exception of battery life. The 9cell I bought with it back in 08 gives me only about 1.5 hours. Bought a cheaper 6 cell off Dr. battery and it is just as worthless. New official thinkpad 9cell...

Huh? Never heard of an OS eating drives. What is your hardware?

Thanks. Smart glass led me to this broader concept: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_screen "Smart glass" - Second screen idea applied to xbox. Last time i tried to use an xbox 360 as an htpc platform i found it too restrictive on which formats i could play. Basic requirements: 1) meta...

Amen.

Hi guys, I just got windows 8 installed -- first time using metro. First impression on metro: I like it. It is an appealing visual experience versus the dull point and click experience i'm used to. I can definitely see myself using the mail client, news aggregator, and weather. I don't do...

picked up guild wars 2 -- first time mmorpg besides lineage 2 i played ages ago. I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to figuring stuff out -- is there a strategy guide out there that will help me build the best character as fast as possible. like how to build weapons etc. Which items i...