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  1. Rob Williams

    Apple Unveils "iPad" Tablet; Boasts 10 Hours of Battery Life, 9.7" Screen

    Life is full of surprises, but the fact that Apple announced a tablet computer at a special event in San Francisco today isn't one of them. Officially named the "iPad" (Wow... iTab would have been better), this tablet computer is designed to comfortably fit in between a smartphone and a...
  2. Rob Williams

    Are Paid Online Subscriptions Bound to Take Off?

    I'm sure it will come as no surprise to anyone that real newspapers (as in, made of paper) are dying off in huge numbers. Over the years, there's been many popular and well-known newspapers that have shut down, and that happening was inevitable once the Internet became popular. I still...
  3. Rob Williams

    Sony's PlayStation 3 Successfully Hacked

    Earlier this week, I made a little rant about the fact that DRM will be seen in the upcoming BioShock 2. Like it or not, DRM doesn't seem to be going away, and as much as the game industry would like to ignore it, I truly believe that DRM plays a huge roll in persuading consumers to go...
  4. Rob Williams

    Skype for Linux Finally Sees an Update

    As a full-time Linux user, I guess you could say that I love using free and open-sourced software, and for the most part, that's true. I don't just use Linux because of those two things, though. I simply like how the OS works, and the sheer amount of control I have over it with Gentoo in...
  5. Rob Williams

    KDE 4.4 Set to Launch in Two Weeks

    You got that right... all of technology is just a waiting game. But, it's fun... there's always something cool right around the corner.
  6. Rob Williams

    Speculating the Apple Tablet's Interface

    That's what I'm worried about also. Did the iPhone even have this much hype? My opinion on this hasn't at all changed ;-). There's only so much people will want to do with touch/multi-touch. As for overtaking Microsoft, that would be incredible. It wouldn't at all surprise me to see it...
  7. Rob Williams

    The Reasons Printers are from Hell

    That's the problem, I think. When people know that they could easily call up a family member or friend, they put no effort at all into figuring out the solution themselves. So what happens, is people help them, and they end up getting no smarter with computers at all. If people use their PCs...
  8. Rob Williams

    ASUS P7P55D-E PRO

    During all the use I've had with the board, it never emitted a high-pitched noise at all. I tend to be fiercely annoyed whenever any piece of equipment emits a noise like that, but I definitely have no issue at all.
  9. Rob Williams

    The Reasons Printers are from Hell

    People who know me tend to realize fast that I'm "anti-online comic", but it's for no real reason. I just tend to never find the comics as funny as other people, so I don't actively seek them out. If there's an exception to this rule, it would be The Oatmeal. This site publishes what I'd...
  10. Rob Williams

    KDE 4.4 Set to Launch in Two Weeks

    For Linux users, especially those using the KDE desktop environment, February 9 is going to be a fun day. That's the day that KDE 4.4 will be released, and like all major version increments before it, there's a lot that it's going to bring to the table. I'm most excited because 4.3 brought...
  11. Rob Williams

    The Games that Kill Development Studios

    I am not too sure that gaming as a whole is beginning to die, because console releases are selling record numbers. Just take a look at New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which has sold over 10,000,000 copies, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which has thus far produced over $1 billion worth of...
  12. Rob Williams

    BioShock 2 Will Use SecuROM DRM, Has 5-Time Activation Limit

    As nice as that sounds, that doesn't quite fix the issue. There should be no limit at all. That's especially the case if there's a limit of 15... what's the point of having a limit at ALL? It just makes whoever decided on this number look like an idiot as far as I'm concerned. The fact is, if...
  13. Rob Williams

    Windows crashing

    Ugh, I can't believe Vista rebooted the PC during a write to a hard drive. That's one of the things that bothers me most about Windows. I had the same thing happen once when I was in the middle of a game, and it was frustrating. The issue you're experiencing is a little bizarre. I could...
  14. Rob Williams

    rampage extreme 2

    Great choice of both CPU and motherboard. I still use that motherboard on a regular basis.
  15. Rob Williams

    Apple Dominates the Mobile App Market in 2009

    The fact that Apple so heavily moderates which apps can appear on its store is what bugs me most about the company. If that little issue was non-existent, there would be few complaints about the App Store. Apple doesn't like open software, that's for sure, but I really do with it was a bit more...
  16. Rob Williams

    Logitech's Lapdesk N700 Adds Comfort to Laptop Computing

    It depends on the notebook, but today, even 10" or 12" notebooks can get too warm after a while. This dock is quite interesting, and it's by far one of the best I've seen. If I needed a notebook cooler, I'd pick one up without hesitation. They are kind of expensive, but the improved audio would...
  17. Rob Williams

    Steve Ballmer signs a MacBook Pro!

    Haha, well the comment I had didn't have to do with Mac vs. PC, it just has to do with the facts. Steve isn't the most open-minded person out there, and what he says goes. It's obviously working out to his favor, but I sure couldn't see him having humor if someone offered him to sign their Dell...
  18. Rob Williams

    Speculating the Apple Tablet's Interface

    That LG cell phone looks great... I like it. But, when I upgrade from the piece of crap KRZR I have now, I'll probably get something with a full keyboard, as I can't stand typing text messages with just the number pad. For touch, I am not into it. For things like navigating around the UI, it's...
  19. Rob Williams

    Please help cpu warning cmos

    Is that with the monitor included? I can't understand how any PC would draw so much power when it's turned off. If it does, there's a problem somewhere. Even our blinged-out PCs that we use for benchmarking only suck from the socket when turned off. I can't add much more than what Tango did...
  20. Rob Williams

    ATI's Radeon HD 5670 - DirectX 11 for $100

    Yes, I still find it bizzare that AMD planned its roadmap out like this. It just makes no sense to have one GPU for $100 and another for $110... it just complicates things, especially when the performance is vastly different. Hopefully what it means is that the HD 5670 will go down in price...
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