Archive for April, 2006

Thoughts on Wii

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Everyone’s talking about the Nintendo Wii. If anything, Nintendo sure has generated a lot of discussion about it’s upcoming console name be it bad or good discussion. With so much buzz I figured I’d like to drop my two cents into the mix.
Personally, I think the name, Wii, is a horrible name for […]

Cool Stuff with the XBox360

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

So I learned how to do something cool with the XBox360 today. For many years, I’ve had the Rhapsody music service. I’ve never understood why people like iTunes where you have to pay for each and every song you want when you can just pay a monthly fee and get unlimited music that […]

Welcome to the New Server!

Friday, April 28th, 2006

You’re reading this from the new Pure Digital Thought Server! It cost a total of $250 including shipping. This is what I got for that cheap price:
REFURBISHED: BIOSTAR NF325-A7 Socket 754
REFURBISHED: AMD Sempron 64 2800+ Palermo
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB
Rosewill R624BLK Case
Western Digital Caviar SE WD400JD 40GB
Here’s some pics of the setup. The case may […]

Oblivion: Wizard’s Tower

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Well, the third Oblivion plugin came out the other day.  For now, I’m skipping this one.  It doesn’t really seem to offer much.  For the “low” price of $1.99, you get a Wizard Tower.  It has an alchemy lab that buffs your alchemy skill in case you didn’t want to actually earn those skill points.  […]

Hot New Hardware

Friday, April 21st, 2006

I’ve got some hot new hardware on the way. This old system I’m currently running on has finally met it’s match. The Gallery software is probably one of the biggest reasons. My wife has made good use of Gallery and it’s starting to make an impact on this system. Image transformations […]

Oblivion Content: The Orrery

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

The new purchaseable content, The Orrery, came out the other day I snagged it as soon as I heard about it. The quest is easy to complete but the real content addition comes in the form of new Greater Powers that you can acquire by going to the Orrery every once in a while […]

Gallery Changeover

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

I’ve finally gotten around to changing over from Coppermine to Gallery.  Gallery is much easier to use and has a much nicer interface.  Plus, the plugin support is exceptional.  I should have moved to it a long time ago.  The Photos link at the top goes to the Gallery.