PC World has the lowdown on what it’s like to work tech support at any organization, and it’s all sadly so so true. Having worked tech support for a long time myself, I can say that death threats, threats in…
Gundam 180-Degree Arcade Machine
I saw this over at Kotaku [ http://www.kotaku.com/ ] today and had to say something about it, if for no other reason than the arcade machine is incredibly cool. The death of the arcade has been long upon us here…
Nintendo Revolution Renamed to Nintendo “Wii”
…Okay… Nintendo had been hinting at a rename for the Nintendo Revolution console for a while now; saying in press releases and in front of the public that “revolution” was not so much a name but a notion that the…
Who Are You Calling “Pirate”?
The Consumer Electronics Association [ http://www.ce.org/ ] has launched a pretty bold ad campaign against the RIAA and its demands on both their customers (in telling the average person what rights they do and don’t have with content that the…
Retail Computer Purchasing Experiences
Over at [H] Consumer (an offshoot site of HardOCP [ http://www.hardocp.com/ ]) some dilligent editors have published a pretty complete roundup of the kinds of service and information you should expect if you head into your average electronics store looking…
World of Warcraft Battles Server Problems
Personally, I’m an avid World of Warcraft [ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/ ] player, and I absolutely love the game without a doubt; but one element of the game that I can definitely do without are the queues to sign in when the…
Prolonging Your iPod Battery Life
Playlist Magazine [ http://playlistmag.com/ ] has an excellent cover story today with some really easy and useful tips to prolong the battery life of everyone’s favorite digital music and media player. I know, I know, in real life, the iPod…
Top 10 Windows XP Tips of All Time
TechWeb has collected their top 10 Windows XP tips of all time, and over at Yahoo! they’re sharing them with the world! The tips are pretty solid though, so don’t be fooled by the Yahoo! branding of the page, they’re…
Take A Stand Against the RIAA
Now we don’t like to delve into politics here at GnW, but sometimes we can’t help it. The Electronic Frontier Foundation [ http://eff.org/ ] is taking on the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and their insane lawsuits against 12-year…
Trash that PC in an Eco-Friendly Way
In honor of Earth Day [ http://www.earthday.net/ ], which was April 22nd, CNet has posted an article that addresses an incredibly important question of our time: “Where do our computers go when they die?” Well, the answer is usually “The…