Category Archive: Audio/Video

Dec 26

You CAN take it with you?

For much of my life I’ve listened to many discussions about the various merits or fallacies of acquiring material goods. Depending on your perspective, such acquisition is either a good thing or a bad thing. But regardless of your judgment call on such matters, there’s no tellin’ how many times I’ve heard the phrase, “You …

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Nov 04

Opening Pandora’s Box

As a component of the Music Genome Project, Pandora.Com is an excellent site to use in the search for new music to add to your collection. By entering an artist or song name, Pandora will construct a streaming playlist of songs with similar genres and tempos. Coupled with a high-speed internet connection and a running …

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Jun 09

Ultra Thin Windows Media Center

Here is one manufacturer that is finally getting with the program. Acer is forging ahead with development of digital media centers for consumer use. The Acer Aspire Idea 500 Windows Media Center is nice and thin. It is a two rack space device and is much more likely to fit into small entertainment centers than …

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