February 18th, 2007
Mad Mike has taken a break from the NonPCGeeks site for this week while he’s flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses.
All teams were given the […]
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February 14th, 2007
Last week it was announced that a Canadian Company named D-Wave would be demonstrating the first commercially working quantum computer on Tuesday Feb 12th. While this announcement has been covered pretty well in the press, so far we at nonpcgeeks.com haven’t been able to find any sort of coverage of the actual event. D-Wave claimed […]
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February 9th, 2007
Net Neutrality - It’s being argued heavily in congress, in the trade journals, and many message boards. Everyone has their own opinion on the subject. I’m not going to try to convince anyone towards one side or the other here. Instead, let’s try to get some of the issues out on the table and then […]
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February 6th, 2007
Ok, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Microsoft released Vista for non-business users at the end of January (about damn time!) Great, right? WRONG! Unless you’re a fan boy, a Microsoft exec, or some complete newbie, there’s ZERO reason to run out and upgrade.
“But, what about all the great new features?” […]
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February 6th, 2007
Are you one of those gamers that wants total immersion in your gaming experience? Do you find yourself cranking the volume up on your sound system so you can not only hear, but feel every explosion, gunshot, punch, and engine rev? Do you frequently get yelled at by your roommate, parents, […]
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February 6th, 2007
In case you’re thinking this is just another hardware blog, think again. The main authors are opinionated, have an inordinate amount of experience with more hardware than us mere mortals can even imagine, and are not afraid to tell it like it is, no matter who the vendor is. No matter what other reviewers may […]
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