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Continue reading →: Realistic Simulation
I used to love Call of Dutry because it seemed so realistic, but today with bunny hopping, running and gunning, it isn’t close to the first games I played when simulation of real stuff was the fascination. Although boring by today’s standards, the original F-16 simulation (you can still get…
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Continue reading →: Cool apps
Thanks to the iPhone and Android, it seems like the application market has reawakened, but PC Magazine et al don’t seem that good at doing reviews. Lifehacker actually has a pretty good list of top utility applications. Mac Here is my list culled from them and what I use: VLC.…
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Continue reading →: Television alternatives
Well the world is changing so much and my Tivo subscription is expiring, so it is good to look at where we are and what we use in priority order: Comcast for HD Content. We mainly use this to watch Glee (of course!), HGTV and other documentary channels like Discovery…
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Continue reading →: iPhone gloves
OK when you are skiing, how do you actually get to type without taking off all your gloves. The answer are glove liners that have conductive tips. There are a sea of these things and they can be everything from overpriced to reasonable. $10 seems like the usual, so there…
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Continue reading →: Best PCs
Right now if you can hang on, wait for the new Intel processors that are coming in April. But if you can’t wait, CNet has a pretty good list: ‘re looking for. Apple MacBook Pro Fall 2011 Best mainstream laptop A MacBook Pro is a significant investment, especially when…
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Continue reading →: Golf Clubs
OK, well time to buy a few more, but quick note on golf clubs for newbies, here is what you need to get. Most iron sets include all the irons you need, so what is harder are the driver (1 wood) and then I need the 3 Wood, have a…
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Continue reading →: Mirrorless cameras 2012
Just like energy efficient cars, the amount of innovation in the market for the so called mirrorless or ILC (interchangeable lense) cameras is amazing. These are small cameras that can at their best be super portable and have the image quality and most importantly the low light performance of a…
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Continue reading →: Verizon iPhone 4S locks into Netherlands for contacts
Very strange problem. But my iPhone after an update to 5.0.1 now thinks i thinks it is in the Netherlands so caller id doesn’t work etc. Here is the fix In case anyone is still working on getting this fixed for themselves or future folks looking for a fix,…
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Continue reading →: Flight delays
Well. You can make it half way around the world and there r so many ways to find out what is going on… 1. Flightstats.com gives u real time location of your airplane. 2. On your iPhone flight track does the same and for a few scheckels more u can…