mattthegreat - ProductWiki

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 5 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."
agreed: "Free downloads of enjoyable demos, and add-ons"
agreed: "Upscales PS1 Games, PS2 Games, and DVDs to HD Resolution through HDMI."
tapped as "want it"

4. updated Microsoft Xbox 360 - June 7, 2008 at 11:55 pm

agreed: "No Blu ray player / drive"

5. updated Microsoft Windows XP - June 7, 2008 at 11:55 pm

agreed: "File system Fragments"
agreed: "Poor command-line"
agreed: "Programs aren't isolated from one another, so one can take down the whole OS"
agreed: "No Microsoft support for the mainstream after April 14 2009"
agreed: "Every program imaginable has a version for XP"
agreed: "backwards compatible; very good gaming platform"
agreed: "Good driver support - lots of drivers even for oblique and legacy hardware"
agreed: "Stable"

mattthegreat updated 3 products

mattthegreat — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:11:06 -0400

1. updated Microsoft Xbox 360 - June 3, 2008 at 5:11 pm

tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"
disagreed: "Chunky design when compared to the other consoles."
disagreed: "The Xbox Franchise focuses on FPS and has a limited selection of other genres such as RPGS and Racing Games."
disagreed: "Stability issues."
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: "limited backwards compatibility"
disagreed: "Full 1080p HD gaming and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound."

2. updated Apple iPod Touch - June 3, 2008 at 5:10 pm

agreed: "Overpriced"

3. updated Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - June 3, 2008 at 5:03 pm

disagreed: "Slower than WinXP"
disagreed: "Lacking innovation - old XP with a new look"
agreed: "asks for too many confirmations when performing routine tasks"
agreed: "3 times as expensive as OSX"
agreed: "When installed correctly it runs faster than XP"
agreed: "desktop widgets such as calendar, clock etc"
agreed: "Provides commercial-grade encryption, bit locking, and nifty Windows Extras"
agreed: "Offers DX10 capabilities for the latest in gaming graphics"

mattthegreat updated 2 products

mattthegreat — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:53:32 -0400

1. updated Nintendo DS Lite - May 14, 2008 at 3:53 am

disagreed: "More expensive than the regular DS"
agreed: "Can play GameBoy Advance games"
disagreed: "Includes WiFi connectivity - can be used to surf the Web"
agreed: "Same price as the regular DS"
agreed: "Redesigned to be lighter, sleeker, and easier to use"

2. updated Sony Playstation Portable - May 14, 2008 at 3:52 am

agreed: "Uses memory sticks which are compatible with most Sony products and other computers via an appropriate card reader."
agreed: "Has a built in web browser which can connect from wireless hot spots. "

mattthegreat updated 2 products

mattthegreat — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:05:08 -0500

1. updated Nintendo DS - February 23, 2008 at 5:05 pm

agreed: "Original model can be too large/thick for most regular pockets."
agreed: "Cheaper than Competing Handheld (PSP)"
agreed: "Backward compatibility with Nintendo Gameboy Advance games."
agreed: "Innovative Touch Screen Control"

2. updated Sony Playstation Portable - February 23, 2008 at 5:04 pm

disagreed: "Buttons start to wear out after about a year"
agreed: "No wireless keyboard for internet browsing available"
agreed: "The screen has a tendency to become scratched or smudged easily"