2003

Taking Netdisk For a Ride

Andy Patrizio

Ximeta's NetDisk offers a portable hard drive with both a USB 2.0 port and a 100 Mbps Ethernet port, and is recognized as a Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive, but getting the network access to work can be more hassle than it's worth.

Full of Sound and Fury

Andy Patrizio

Andy's seen his share of snake oil in the quest for a cool, quiet CPU. Here's a few products and techniques that actually work.

Centrino Mobile Technology Evaluation

Andy Patrizio

Andy gets the skinny on Intel's 1.6 GHz Centrino chip, designed for use in laptops.

The Games of E3

Andy Patrizio

Andy reports from the Electronic Entertainment Expo on next season's hottest gaming equipment and titles.

Intel's Canterwood Chipset Examined

Andy Patrizio

The 875P ("Canterwood") chip is certainly an improvement over its predecessors, but is it worth the price? Andy says: Yes.

Easier Said Than Done

Andy Patrizio

Andy reviews speech recognition tools from SoundMAX and Andrea Electronics.

Desktop Linux Summit Report

Andy Patrizio

The family-friendly desktop system with the strictest anti-porn filters is...Linux?

The Wal-Mart Lindows PC and Red Hat 8

Andy Patrizio

In the wake of the SQL Slammer worm, frustration with Microsoft products is driving many to consider Linux alternatives. Microtel, Wal-Mart, and Lindows are happy to help.

The Windows Media Center PC

Andy Patrizio

Is it worth considering a Media Center PC in place of a home entertainment system?