The Want List: Retro Headphones

Disclosure: I have thing for old skool headphones.
It’s easy to trace. I clearly remember popping on my mom’s old, plastic 70’s set on my head to listen to her hi-fi receiver… maybe play a few of her records. There was a ritual, a respect to carefully removing the vinyl, gently placing it on the table, [...]

Holy. Crap. (Or, I kinda dropped the Gateway lappy)

I find it ironic that my previous posts were about my laptop, my new bag, and my habit for abusing my electronics (the sansa toughskin review) as to my HORROR I nearly dropped my laptop a yesterday.
While ascending the stairs in the parking garage I slipped and caught myself before falling. Unfortunately my laptop [...]

Gadget Graveyard – Speck Toughskin for Sansa 200 series

Tech moves so damn fast that by the time I write up a review it’s been discontinued or upgraded.  So let’s got walking through the graveyard…

If a e200 series sansa took a semi-truck tire out behind the middle school and got it pregnant (tm Tracy Jordan), this would be their love child. Ugly bastard, but [...]

Gateway P-6831FX Follow-Up

Disclaimer: NO I haven’t done a clean install, no 3DMark tests here, I’m doing that this summer, life allowing.
WAYS…
I know it’s only been a month (if that) but here’ s some quick hits. Or more accurately, “misses”. But no worries, they are minor.
Keyboard:
-The smaller keys continue to feel wiggly and sound weak. I type a [...]