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I just ran across an article on DigtalHome.ca [via Engadget HD] singing the praises of Plasma over LCD. Although I agree with most of the points, there are a couple with which I completely disagree. In fact, both of the posts seem to be overly-biased toward plasma, to the point that it is almost misinformation. [...]

As you know, my wife and I just welcomed a little girl into our family. Our families ares hounding us for photos on a daily basis so I set out on a quest to find the best way to share with them our digital photos. Here is what I found.
RAW Image Support
I have a Nikon [...]

Ainsley Elaine Bale was born last Wednesday August 15th at 8:24 PM. Everyone is doing very well. We�re back at home now, feeding her every 3 or so hours, changing diapers more often than that, and loving every minute of it.

Today Sonos announced the release of version 2.3 of their software, which adds support for Sirius Internet Radio. I was fortunate enough to participate in an early evaluation and NDA ends today; here are my thoughts on the latest software update. This is a win-win situation for both companies; the Sonos system becomes more attractive [...]

Despite being around for years, RSS and Atom web feeds have managed to stay below the mainstream radar; a quick poll of my tech-savvy friends proved this to be the case. This article explains what web feeds are, why you care, and how best to take advantage of them.
What are web feeds? According to Wikipedia:
A [...]

I'm passing along my good fortune. The good folks at Rocketfish sent me review sample and I'm giving it away to one lucky commenter. Don't know what a Rocketfish Wireless Surround System is? Well, it's a 2-part system that eliminates the need to run wires from your A/V receiver to your rear surround speakers. The [...]

My long-time friend Bryan recently described me as "a person who will spend a lot of money on some new electronic gadget and then take it apart before he even uses it." He's right; I can't help myself. I want to make everything "better." This has extended into the use WordPress Plugins on [...]

THX just announced a new specification for home theater: THX Loudless Plus. My initial thought was, "I bet this means yet another new THX equipment specification." Well, yes, it does. The benchmark specification for all future receivers will now be THX Ultra2 Plus and THX Select2 Plus. But this is not a bad thing; this [...]

A few weeks ago, I received a review sample of the RocketFish Universal Wireless Rear Speaker Kit. I've spent quite a bit of time with it; here are my thoughts.
For those of you not familiar with the Rocketfish, it is a new brand that is exclusive BestBuy. The products range from cables to computer accessories [...]

I'm not going to write a comprehensive review of the movie, I'm just going to sum it up like this: The Bourne Ultimatum is the best movie of the summer. The plot is smart, the action scenes are intimate and intense, and the time line is ingeniously tied to the previous movie. Casino Royale was [...]