• PSP Firmware

    Want to really be a geek then get to know all the firmware that is available on the PSP. Sony is a constant battle trying to close up loopholes, but you can easily download hackware, although you can also brick (e.g., destroy your PSP). Pirates! for instance requires version 2.82,…

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  • Hitachi Travelstar 7K100

    “Storagereview.com”:http://www.storagereview.com/articles/leaderboard.html says the Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 is the nicest drive around. I need yet another one because my homebrew ASUS M3p seems to eat drives for breakfast. I’ve lost two so far. I think that notebook doesn’t do a good job of handling shocks. In any case for a mere…

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  • Smarter Wrap Cord Manager

    !<http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/images/er4-88.jpg! Etymotic has these really useful cord wrappers. This is just a small piece of rubber that you can wrap your cords around. They cost $5 each plus shipping, so a little bit of a rip off. A little google shows that “Amazon”:http://www.amazon.com/SmarterWrap-Manager-Earphone-Headphone-Black/dp/tech-data/B000ENL6MY/ref=de_a_smtd/103-1802632-5118214?ie=UTF8&m=A1NOY9EOR8TXD6 has these same little things, but you…

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  • The Good Death on Cold Case

    I just loved this episode 23 of Cold Case. Called “The Good Death” it was to me really touching and as I’ve always loved the last sequences on Cold Case, the song “Good Day”:http://www.have-dog.com/coldcase/ was just terrific. “Paul Westerberg”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002N59/havedogwilltr-20 sings it from track 11 of Eventually. For those of you…

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  • Think Secret – MacBook Pro update planned for June with new display MacBook Pro update planned for June with new display May 8, 2007 – Apple placed an initial order for 15.4-inch LED backlight displays with Asian manufacturers last month, targeting a June announcement that would make availability of a…

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  • VaBene ??? and SOAHC

    OK, I’m way behind on blogging restaurants, here are some: “Va Bene”:http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/listings/dining/italian/has/vabene/. This is an Italian restaurant that looks like a villa. You don’t know you are in Shanghai. The clientele is mainly western, so its kind of a nice spot. Also went to “SOAHC”:http://www.shanghaiguide.com/restaurants/?detail=922 which is next door. That…

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  • This lists for $15 and is the best PSP Case apparently. From Pricegrabber, the price is actually pretty bad. Logitech carries it direct for $15 plus $6 shipping. “Mpire”:http://mpire.com/Logitech_PlayGear_Pocket_for_PlayStation_Portable_PSP_-p-30558098.htm had the very best prices which is $10 from Amazon. Of course, bulk up to $25 and shipping is free! Finally…

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  • Computer to TV

    OK, I just got a cable that is VGA to RGB, but it turns out you need a converter which “RAM”:http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/PC-TV_video_adapter.html has for $100 Powered by ScribeFire.

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  • Computer VGA to Component Output

    OK, if you’ve got a flat panel TV and want to project say some movies from your computer, how do you do it. You need a magic box called a “VGA to TV Convertor”:http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/PC-TV_video_adapter.html. Ram has one for $99 that takes VGA analog output and then converts it into component…

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  • PSP Games, Nubs and Cases

    Calvin got so bored on his last trip that I finally dug out a PSP I had buried in a gadget drawer and gave it to him. Now he really likes it for trips, so time to accessorize. “Pricegrabber”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=1935 has popular ones and “PSP411”:http://psp411.com has great reviews. * Memory Stick…

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