mattthegreat - ProductWiki

mattthegreat updated 5 products

mattthegreat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:54:06 -0500

1. updated Linux - December 27, 2008 at 7:54 pm

tapped as "love it"
agreed: "Not all hardware is readily supported."
agreed: "Most Windows programs aren't available in Linux versions"
agreed: "Spawned many variations and distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, etc.)"
agreed: "Designed for multiple users because of UNIX roots"
agreed: "Stable platform with long uptimes"
agreed: "Easily modified to be used in embedded systems"
agreed: "Enterprise-class server operating system"
agreed: "Strong developer community"
agreed: "Free and open-source"

2. updated Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" - December 27, 2008 at 7:53 pm

agreed: "Has all the ui gimmicks you could want "
agreed: "Open source so that anybody can inspect the code"
agreed: "Very helpful community"
agreed: "Free alternatives to almost any 'commercial quality' programs."
agreed: "Very secure operating system (also for viruses, etc)"

3. updated Mac OS X Leopard - December 27, 2008 at 7:42 pm

disagreed: "its just too awesome to a point where you cant handle it, and commit suicide"

4. updated Microsoft Windows XP - December 27, 2008 at 7:41 pm

agreed: "Stable and reliable in the hands of a power user"
agreed: "Poor security out of the box"
agreed: "No virus checker included"

5. updated Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - December 27, 2008 at 7:41 pm

agreed: "Simple installation"
agreed: "Very secure"
agreed: "Stable"
agreed: "Not suitable for musicians as Aero introduces latency issues with ASIO. Focus on consumer => graphics, graphics, graphics and not much else"
agreed: "Vista Ultimate version was vaporware, no worthwhile extras came out to justify the premium"
disagreed: "sucks big time"

mattthegreat updated NZXT Hush

mattthegreat — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:36:22 -0500

December 17, 2008 at 4:36 pm

agreed: "choice of either black or silver finish"

mattthegreat updated 3 products

mattthegreat — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:26:53 -0500

1. updated NZXT Hush - December 16, 2008 at 10:26 pm

disagreed: "annoying blue light"
agreed: "no removable motherboard tray"
agreed: "no-frills interior"
agreed: "noise reducing dampening foam works as advertised"
agreed: "well constructed, sturdy front door panel"
agreed: "tool-less assembly system"
agreed: "includes two 120 mm fans"
agreed: "120mm fans are easy to replace"
agreed: "steel body"
disagreed: "no sharp edges"

2. updated Microsoft Xbox 360 - December 16, 2008 at 10:25 pm

disagreed: "Very loud fans and disk drive"
disagreed: "Games can be expensive ($60)"
agreed: "NetFlix is limited to the United States "
agreed: "Avatars are pretty lame "
agreed: "Optional installation of games to the hard drive works great "
agreed: "New-Xbox Experience is a major upgrade to the console and breathes new life into it "

3. updated Sony Playstation 3 - December 16, 2008 at 10:21 pm

agreed: "No backwards compatibility on the 40GB model"

mattthegreat updated Sony NWZ-A720

mattthegreat — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:52:42 -0400

August 23, 2008 at 5:52 am

tapped as "want it"
tapped as "love it"

mattthegreat updated Sony NWZ-A820

mattthegreat — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:19:43 -0400

August 8, 2008 at 6:19 pm

tapped as "love it"
tapped as "want it"
disagreed: "Overpriced"
agreed: "Not a touch screen"
agreed: "Small screen"
agreed: "No web browser"
agreed: "Bluetooth connectivity"
agreed: "Long battery life"
agreed: "Earbuds are excellent quality"

mattthegreat updated 4 products

mattthegreat — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:16:45 -0400

1. updated Windows Live Messenger - August 6, 2008 at 7:16 am

agreed: "lots of features"

2. updated Windows Messenger - August 6, 2008 at 7:16 am

agreed: "can't see photos"
agreed: "not many features"

3. updated Firefox - August 6, 2008 at 7:13 am

agreed: "v3 Default theme sports obnoxiously large and glossy back button "

4. updated Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - August 6, 2008 at 7:12 am

disagreed: "Takes up a lot of background resources for gamers making games almost unplayable at high graphics"
agreed: "User friendly"

mattthegreat updated Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"

mattthegreat — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:15:02 -0400

June 28, 2008 at 7:15 pm

tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"

mattthegreat updated 3 products

mattthegreat — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:30:26 -0400

1. updated Microsoft Windows XP - June 27, 2008 at 7:30 pm

tapped as "have it"

2. updated Apple iPod Touch - June 27, 2008 at 7:30 pm

agreed: "Lame chrome back."
disagreed: "Too big harddisk for me"
agreed: "Context-sensitive on screen keyboard works very well."

3. updated Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" - June 27, 2008 at 7:28 pm

disagreed: "Missing drivers for most new hardware."

mattthegreat updated 2 products

mattthegreat — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:35:42 -0400

1. updated Apple iPod Touch - June 23, 2008 at 5:35 pm

tapped as "want it"

2. updated Star Office - June 23, 2008 at 5:35 pm

agreed: "Not quite as many features as MS Office"
agreed: "Can download for free through Google Pack"

mattthegreat updated 2 products

mattthegreat — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:31:50 -0400

1. updated Microsoft Xbox 360 - June 22, 2008 at 5:31 pm

agreed: "Slow to fix and return broken consoles"
agreed: "Prices of Xbox360 Marketplace items are steep"
agreed: "Xbox Live integration makes you feel connected with the community"
agreed: "Great titles on Xbox Live! Arcade"

2. updated Sony Playstation 3 - June 22, 2008 at 5:30 pm

agreed: "Very solid hardware reliability"

mattthegreat updated 2 products

mattthegreat — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:01:27 -0400

1. updated Opera - June 20, 2008 at 7:01 pm

tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
agreed: "Less CPU usage than Firefox"
agreed: "Tabbed browsing with more than 100 open tabs"
agreed: "Integrated spell checker (with presence of GNU Aspell)"
agreed: "Integrated IRC client"

2. updated Firefox - June 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm

disagreed: "Memory usage and load time are significantly slower than IE."
agreed: "Firefox V2 crashes semi-regularly and uses a lot of computing resources"
agreed: "Websites designed with proprietary IE/Active X code may not render correctly"
agreed: ""Awesome bar" learns and adapts according to the frequency and recency of pages you visit"
agreed: "In page searching and highlighting is powerful and straightforward. Just slash and type, or F3 refind: easy!"
agreed: "Faster browsing in v3"
agreed: "Improved memory usage in v3"
agreed: "Page loading can be significantly faster than IE, especially when using speed-enhancing plugins."
agreed: "Fewer security exploits directed at Firefox vs. IE"
agreed: "Open-source project"
agreed: "Tabbed browsing"
agreed: "After a crash can "Restore session" which reopens all tabs"

mattthegreat updated 3 products

mattthegreat — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:57:36 -0400

1. updated Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - June 7, 2008 at 11:57 pm

disagreed: "Takes up a lot of background resources for gamers making games almost unplayable at high graphics"
agreed: "GUI looks pretty fancy"
tapped as "want it"

2. updated Apple iPod Touch - June 7, 2008 at 11:57 pm

agreed: "Only one color available"

3. updated Sony Playstation 3 - June 7, 2008 at 11:56 pm

agreed: "Online not as good as Xbox Live"
agreed: "Games are required to be on proprietary blu-ray discs"
agreed: "Four USB ports on the 80G box."