I’m still waiting for someone I know to tell me he or she likes Windows 8. I’ve seen some strangers online say they like it, but not a lot of them, and many of them appear to be astroturfers because they just like it too much. I’m sure Apple loves it, because, like my boss [...]
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If you needed another reason not to buy Windows 8….
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 21, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/if-you-needed-another-reason-not-to-buy-windows-8/
Happy 35th birthday, Atari 2600
The venerable Atari 2600 turned 35 this past weekend. People of a certain age remember it as the device that ushered in home video games. I know I spent a lot of afternoons after school playing blocky, chirpy video games on them in the early 1980s.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on October 15, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/10/happy-35th-birthday-atari-2600/
Lessons of the HP Touchpad
At full price ($499 for the 16 GB model and $599 for the 32 GB model) the HP Touchpad was a colossal flop. Like AT&T’s first PC clones of the mid 1980s, it was a me-too product at a me-too price that wasn’t quite as good as the product it was imitating. So, basically, there [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 24, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/08/lessons-of-the-hp-touchpad/
Commodore 128, top-12 dud? By what measure?
PC Magazine presented a list of 12 computer duds, and while I agree with most of them, my old friend the Commodore 128 makes an appearance. Commodore released several duds over the years, but calling the 128 one of them doesn’t seem fair.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 17, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/08/commodore-128-top-12-dud-by-what-measure/
Review: GT Max Playstation-USB converter
After my disappointing experience with an inexpensive–perhaps I should just say cheap– X-Kim USB gamepad, I decided to give the GT Max Playstation-USB converter a try. This inexpensive (under $5) adapter lets you use Playstation and Playstation 2 (PS2) controllers with a PC. I’m just interested in being able to use it with emulators for [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on June 26, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/06/review-gt-max-playstation-usb-converter/
Review: X-Kim GPTL-00A
I think the last time I saw a halfway original idea for a game was around 1992. Everything I’ve seen since then has just been a re-hash of something old, with incrementally better graphics to make it prettier to look at, better AI to make the game harder to beat, and perhaps a new setting. [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on June 23, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/06/review-x-kim-gptl-00a/
Ye Olde Nintendo 64
I fixed up a Nintendo 64 this past weekend. I have an inherent bias against almost anything that reminds me of 1997, but I found a number of things to like about the system after spending a few hours with it.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 24, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/04/ye-olde-nintendo-64/
Just say no to black boxes
When the PS3 was released, one of its advertised features was that you could install Linux on it and use it as a Linux computer. I doubt many people did it, but it was a useful feature for those who did. Sony later took that ability away in a firmware update. You could choose not [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 16, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/01/just-say-no-to-black-boxes/
Psst! Want a cheap tablet?
HP figured out what to do with all those unsold tablets. Friday they dropped the price in Canada to $99 and $149, depending on the memory. And this weekend, they’re doing the same in the States. They’re underpowered and they’re orphans, but at that price, I’ll bet they’ll sell.
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/08/psst-want-a-cheap-tablet/