Arachnight updated Firefox

Arachnight — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:19:03 -0400

June 15, 2008 at 4:19 am

chose Firefox over Safari
chose Firefox over Windows Internet Explorer
chose Firefox over Opera
chose Firefox over Opera
agreed: "Extensive functional add-ons (extensions) and plug-ins"
agreed: "After a crash can "Restore session" which reopens all tabs"
agreed: "Tabbed browsing"
agreed: "Open-source project"
agreed: "Fewer security exploits directed at Firefox vs. IE"
agreed: "Page loading can be significantly faster than IE, especially when using speed-enhancing plugins."
disagreed: "Memory usage and load time are significantly slower than IE."
disagreed: "Firefox V2 crashes semi-regularly and uses a lot of computing resources"
tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"

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Arachnight — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:00:55 -0400

June 10, 2008 at 11:00 pm

Arachnight — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:55:31 -0400

1. updated Sony Playstation 3 - June 10, 2008 at 10:55 pm

tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
chose Sony Playstation 3 over Microsoft Xbox 360
chose Sony Playstation 3 over Nintendo Wii
disagreed: "Stole motion sensing concept from Nintendo"
disagreed: "Games are required to be on proprietary blu-ray discs"
disagreed: "Games can be expensive ($60)"
disagreed: "Online not as good as Xbox Live"
disagreed: "Difficulty to program for is hurting quality of games being ported to it"
disagreed: "Very few good exclusive titles"
disagreed: "Steep price in comparison with competition."
agreed: "Tilt capabilities of SixAxis controller provide additional control element."
agreed: "Very solid hardware reliability"
agreed: "Sleek look."
agreed: "Free downloads of enjoyable demos, and add-ons"
agreed: "HDMI is the newest 1.3 version, unlike the 360 1.2 version, the PS3 will be able to run on ALL future HD Televisions."
agreed: "Great 7.1 Dolby TrueHD Sound"
agreed: "Powerfull CPU and GPU. Most powerfull console ever."
agreed: "Full 1080p support."
agreed: "Has a built-in Blu-ray and DVD player"
agreed: "Full HD support, including an HDMI port"
agreed: "Built in WiFi connection"

2. updated Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare - June 10, 2008 at 10:54 pm

3. updated Microsoft Xbox 360 - June 10, 2008 at 10:50 pm

chose Nintendo Wii over Microsoft Xbox 360
agreed: "Really sucks"
agreed: "Still uses a tray."
agreed: "Currently no HDMI compatibility"
agreed: "Stability issues."
agreed: "No Blu ray player / drive"
agreed: "The controller is the only one in all three consoles that has no motion sensing."
agreed: "No HD-DVD drive is included, and it costs $200 to get one and even then it's still not built in. The PS3 has a built in Blu-Ray player."
agreed: "Slow to fix and return broken consoles"
agreed: "Prices of Xbox360 Marketplace items are steep"
agreed: "limited backwards compatibility"
agreed: "The Core System is a ripoff."
agreed: "Overheating issues."
agreed: "Very loud fans and disk drive"
agreed: "Have to pay a subscription for online gaming (Gold subscription = $50/year)"
agreed: "Frequently breaks down, forcing you to wait three weeks for repairs. Sony sends you a new console in three days if something happens to your PS3."
disagreed: "Sleek look."
disagreed: "Can play HD-DVDs with an add-on sold seperately"
disagreed: "Full 1080p HD gaming and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound."
disagreed: "PC connection to play video and audio files (Windows XP Media Center or Vista)"
disagreed: "Excellent online gaming support with Xbox Live!"

4. updated Apple iPod Touch - June 10, 2008 at 10:44 pm

chose Apple iPod Touch over Cowon iAudio D2
chose Apple iPod Touch over Samsung YP-P2
chose Apple iPod Touch over Slacker Portable Player
chose Apple iPod Touch over Sony NWZ-A820
chose Apple iPod Touch over iriver clix gen 2
chose Apple iPod Touch over SanDisk Sansa View
chose Apple iPod Touch over Creative Zen
chose Apple iPod Touch over Archos 605 WiFi
chose Apple iPod Touch over Archos 704 WiFi
chose Apple iPod Touch over Cowon A3
chose Apple iPod Touch over Cowon Q5W
chose Apple iPod Touch over Apple iPod Nano
chose Apple iPod Touch over Apple iPod Classic
chose Apple iPod Touch over Apple iPod Classic
chose Apple iPod Touch over Microsoft Zune 80
disagreed: "Overpriced"
disagreed: "Lame chrome back."
disagreed: "Only one color available"
disagreed: "Significant floor noise. "
agreed: "Small capacities - 8GB or 16GB"
agreed: "No USB mass storage mode (disk mode) so it can't be used to move data around."
agreed: "WiFi access with Web browsing using Safari"