BobDawg's Log » Technology

Early Christmas Gift

BobDawg — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:27:41 +0000

For Christmas this year my parents bought me a new television to replace my aging Sharp 27U-S600. I have been happy with the Sharp for the almost eight years I have owned it, but as it has aged I have noticed the image will occasionally switch between a unnatural red tint and the normal color, typically when there is a large amount red in the image, or the image contains mostly contrasting colors. This is noticeable because oddly the image does not remain red tinted for the entire time the image is displayed but will change from normal color to red tinting for a few seconds, before returning to normal again. But enough about the old, let us hear about the new.

My new television is the Samsung LN40B650, a 40 inch, ultra clear panel, Full 1080P, 4ms response, 120Hz auto motion plus, 100,000:1 contrast ratio, internet connected, LCD television. Let me just say, the picture is incredible and the quality is unbelievable, with the 2,073,600 pixels in it, there is not a single dead/stuck/bright pixel. The color is so clear and natural, It is easy to become immersed in the world inside the window.

My parents ordered it through newegg.com on Sunday the 13^th and it arrived on Tuesday the 15^th, the free shipping time was excellent the $400.99 discount which brought the price to $1099.00 was great and the packaging was more than sufficient. I would absolutely recommend newegg.com for purchasing a new television. Pictures after the break.

Google … Mars?

BobDawg — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:58:05 +0000

Google adds one more thing to their long list of projects, … Google Mars. Google Mars, is quite similar to Google Moon, it takes Googles Maps Interface and combines it with images and information about the “Red Planet”, Mars. I must say it contains a fare amount of information, linked with locations, such as Spacecraft Locations, Mountains, Canyons, Craters, and Stories about Mars. If you have some time, go see for yourself.

New MGC Theme, Marble

BobDawg — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:21:28 +0000

MyGamerCard.net has added a new theme, Marble. It comes in a variety of colors, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Teal, and Yellow. Check this post to see how to use it. Keep it up Morgon.

MyGamerCard.net Last Game Played Theme

BobDawg — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:17:47 +0000

MyGamerCard.net has added a new feature for their supporters, that adds a background to their gamercard based on the last game played. (See Left) This feature is awsome, unfortunately they have closed the supporters program to the public. I am a proud supporter of “MyGamerCard.net”. Go checkout my GamerCard Bookmarklet Generator, or my Halo 2 Stats Bookmarklet Generator.

Google Toolbar v4 Beta

BobDawg — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:11:21 +0000

Google has released the beta of their fourth generation toolbar. It contains many new features such including plug-ins, a send to menu allowing you to send the current page to Blogger, SMS or Gmail. Unfortunatly this toolbar is only available for Internet Explorer. Get the Google Toolbar v4 Beta.

Effective Brand Toolbars

BobDawg — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 08:45:03 +0000

Effective Brand a company I found about a year and a half ago, which allows you to make your own community toolbar. Effective Brand really stands out from the competition, though i’ve yet to find any, with all the features you could want and the ease and simplicity that is often hard to find. I would highly recommend Effective Brand to anyone who needs a custom toolbar.

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2

BobDawg — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:38:52 +0000

Microsoft released its second beta of Internet Explorer. IE7 has improved support for CSS2 and Images. It resizes images using a more readable process. It has support for PNG with Alpha Channel. You can get IE7 Beta 2 by clicking the following link. Get IE7 Beta 2