yaminb - ProductWiki

yaminb responded to the thread best mouse to use on couches, wrinkled materials :P

yaminb — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:57:20 -0400

July 27, 2009 at 1:57 am

"What's this for? Media PC? Laptop?"

Media PC mainly.

yaminb added best mouse to use on couches, wrinkled materials :P

yaminb — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:21:39 -0400

July 27, 2009 at 12:21 am

Long time since i posted.

A bit of an odd one here.

Anyone know a good mouse that works amazingly well on odd surfaces (couches, wrinkled sheets...)

I have a logitech lx 710 laser mouse right now. It's pretty good... much better than most I've used. But it does 'jump' once in a while.

Anyone know of a better mouse or better technology for this kind of use.

yaminb updated JVC KD-R800

yaminb — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:35:35 -0400

June 8, 2009 at 7:35 pm

tapped as "love it"

yaminb commented on JVC KD-R800

yaminb — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:43:21 -0400

June 7, 2009 at 10:43 pm

"yeah, I can't figure out this recent trend in decks. They don't seem to have preset buttons. Even the pioneers, kenwoods, alpines... I talked to my installer and he said they started switching to give more room for the display."

yaminb updated JVC KD-R800

yaminb — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:41:12 -0400

June 7, 2009 at 10:41 pm

tapped as "have it"
agreed: "NO PRESET BUTTONS!"
new pro/con: Display colors can be changed. A surprisingly useful (fun) feature to match your cars lighting
new pro/con: rear USB allows you to hide USB devices in the glovebox
agreed: "Two USB jacks, allows the use of the bluetooth device and a secondary external device."
agreed: "Very sensitive microphone (almost TOO sensitive)"
agreed: "Awesome mp3 decoder. Very dynamic. Great clear bass. No mushiness."

yaminb updated BlackBerry Bold

yaminb — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:08:29 -0400

April 30, 2009 at 11:08 am

new pro/con: locking the phone does not disable volume/track control button on side

yaminb sent a message to Saddletramp362

yaminb — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:05:58 -0400

April 30, 2009 at 11:05 am

"Hey, saw your review for the. Kenwood KDC-MP342U Aside from the backlit, was there anything wrong with the unit? I'm probably going to grab one from bestbuy, but noticed the mid range reviews there as well. Cheers, Y"

yaminb added snow blower/thrower

yaminb — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:37:14 -0500

November 14, 2008 at 9:37 pm

I want to get a snow blower/thrower for the folks. Anyone got any recommendations? No clue on where to start on this one.

Brands? horse power? two-stage looks like the way to go from what I see.

Cheers,

Y

yaminb commented on Linksys WUSB600N

yaminb — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:01:08 -0400

August 18, 2008 at 12:01 pm

"I originally had the NetGear WG111T, which wasn't very good. I purchased the linksys wireless N usb adapter and have 0 complaints. It just works and works well. It costs a bit more, but for something I use every day, it was worth the extra money. That said, I currently only have a wireless G router so I am not taking advantage of the wireless N features yet."

yaminb updated Linksys WUSB600N

yaminb — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:59:21 -0400

August 18, 2008 at 11:59 am

changed the thumbnail
changed the thumbnail
new pro/con: Great reception
tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"

yaminb responded to the thread how is "People who liked it also liked" calculated

yaminb — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:42:38 -0400

July 30, 2008 at 4:42 pm

ah coolio.

yaminb updated Samsung sGH-A736

yaminb — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:15:14 -0400

July 30, 2008 at 4:15 pm

tapped as "have it"

yaminb added how is "People who liked it also liked" calculated

yaminb — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:12:05 -0400

July 30, 2008 at 4:12 pm

I recently added a review for a netgear WG111T wireless adapter.

http://www.productwiki.com/netgear-wg111t/

It's not very good :P But in the section "People who liked this, also liked" it lists a bunch of other products I reviewed.

I'm just curious how this calculated. How does it know that I 'like' this product (which I don't :P...i just tagged it as 'have it'?

Y

yaminb responded to the thread .Net forum package

yaminb — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:27:58 -0400

July 29, 2008 at 3:27 pm

yeah, i saw that one :)

Looks interesting. Thanks.

yaminb added .Net forum package

yaminb — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:42:07 -0400

July 28, 2008 at 5:42 pm

Hi,

Do any of you know of a good .NET forum package for a website?

I know there are plenty of forum packages you can use, but I'm specifically looking for one that allows you to use your own authentication system. I'm not even sure if this is possible, or maybe its really easy :)T

Thanks,

Y

yaminb updated NetGear WG111T

yaminb — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:10:23 -0400

July 21, 2008 at 1:10 pm

new pro/con: Connectivity problems sometimes require the device to be unplugged and plugged in
new pro/con: Easy to Install
tapped as "have it"

yaminb updated 3 products

yaminb — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:10:06 -0400

1. added Antec NSK 1480 - July 18, 2008 at 1:10 pm

2. updated Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - July 18, 2008 at 12:54 pm

agreed: "User friendly"
agreed: "GUI looks pretty fancy"

3. updated ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI - July 18, 2008 at 12:53 pm

new pro/con: plenty of USB ports
agreed: "Crappy, hard-to-read backplate for motherboard I/O"
agreed: "Dual monitor support out of the box"
agreed: "All the major games requiring high end expensive graphics cards, can run on this motherboard with the built in graphics."
agreed: "Very good performance for the price."
tapped as "have it"

yaminb commented on 2 items

yaminb — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:58:02 -0400

1. commented on Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - July 18, 2008 at 12:58 pm

"well, i've finally bit the bullet and got a new system with vista home premium. No complaints so far. Rock solid, clean (after I configured it right), sleeps, hibernates, wakes up, works great. Boots up really fast. I really like the windows media center that comes with it by default."

2. commented on ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI - July 18, 2008 at 12:52 pm

"I originally planned on getting the Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, but I got the asus version instead only because the computer shop I normally deal with only had the asus version. So far so good. No complaints really."

yaminb responded to the thread Thoughts on Summer Movies

yaminb — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:17:57 -0400

July 15, 2008 at 2:17 pm

HellBoy II

I just saw the movie and I enjoyed it. It is very much like the 1st one, only funnier.

The movie has great acting, humor, action. The plot itself is a little blah and I won't spoil it for you, but there is a really easy way they could have defeated the bad guy. I was waiting for Klauss or the Abe to say it, but it never came.

This isn't a deep movie or anything. Yet, it is darn good at doing what it is. It's a summer action flick and Hellboy makes fora great character. Here's hoping they don't ruin the 3rd one like they did spiderman3.

yaminb responded to the thread Community Call for Help: Operating System Category Housekeeping

yaminb — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:29:58 -0400

July 4, 2008 at 1:29 pm

I wonder if it's good to do this for 'software' in general. New versions are always coming out that dramatically change the applications. Sometimes a pro/con might only be specific to a version.

For example we could have a base entry for pidgin the subentries for pidgin releases.

I don't know if this is needed though. Maybe it would be easier to just alter the pros/cons/writeup for the latest version of the software.

thoughts?

yaminb responded to the thread Why are some people drive so BAD ?

yaminb — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:12:09 -0400

July 4, 2008 at 12:12 pm

lol.

yaminb updated Sanyo Eneloop Rechargeable Battery Power Pack

yaminb — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:36:11 -0400

July 1, 2008 at 8:36 pm

new pro/con: Batteries come precharged
new pro/con: comes in a nice case
new pro/con: universal charger (240/120v)
new pro/con: long lasting rechargeable batteries
tapped as "have it"

yaminb updated Linux

yaminb — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:50:55 -0400

July 1, 2008 at 5:50 pm

agreed: "No one company is responsible for Linux"

yaminb added Sanyo Eneloop AA NiMH Batteries (set of 4)

yaminb — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:25:06 -0400

June 30, 2008 at 2:25 pm

yaminb commented on Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H

yaminb — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:03:34 -0400

June 29, 2008 at 12:03 am

"well i just costed a similar system as the one above. Not bad. I got a nice system built for around 430.00. Blasted windows costs too much. Something in my head thought the oem would be like 50 bucks. Turns out that vista basic oem is over 100. should be comiing soon. Maybe not the right place, but anyone have any experience with paid linux distros (suse, redhat, mandrake?). I use ubuntu on my laptop. Its decent but sometimes updates break things and stuff...and i have a quick upgrade trigger finger :P I'm going to use this as my main entertainment systme on my tv... i don't want things to break :)"

yaminb commented on Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H

yaminb — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:47:34 -0400

June 25, 2008 at 5:47 pm

"anyone know if ubuntu (linux) is supported with this mobo?"

yaminb updated Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G

yaminb — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:27:20 -0400

June 24, 2008 at 11:27 am

agreed: "Possible to install Linux-based firmware and add new functionality to the router."

yaminb responded to the thread Community question: Product vs. Category links on home page?

yaminb — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:11:18 -0400

June 23, 2008 at 5:11 pm

looks good how it is now.

nice work.

yaminb responded to the thread amazon shipping to canada

yaminb — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:58:16 -0400

June 23, 2008 at 12:58 pm

edited a post

yaminb added amazon shipping to canada

yaminb — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:55:55 -0400

June 23, 2008 at 12:55 pm

Does anyone know why amazon does not ship to canada for stuff other than (book, games...) ?

I heard that it is because books are a protected industry and canada...hence Indigo/chapters... and they have to have their business done in Canada. When you buy a book from amazon.ca, it is actually canadapost doing the logistics and shipping. They had to do this to overcome protectionist measures. You're not really buying from the amazon supply chain.

This makes it hard for amazon to sell to canada as their whole system is integrated. Being a small market, it is not worth expanding into canada facing this kind of barrier.

Anyone know if this is true?

yaminb responded to the thread Community question: Product vs. Category links on home page?

yaminb — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:43:51 -0400

June 23, 2008 at 10:43 am

I would say the following from top to bottom:

picture of the day. I had no idea what a deer was doing on the rhs. Now I get it. Yeah, we can keep that at the top too :) Good to have some random stuff.

small RSS subscribtion box (drop/shorten this text: "Stay on top of things with our daily newsletter delivered directly to your inbox with the latest featured content from ProductWiki.")

below that the category navigator.

yaminb responded to the thread Community question: Product vs. Category links on home page?

yaminb — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:41:57 -0400

June 23, 2008 at 1:41 am

my vote would be to go to the category.

It seems to be more of just a sample picture for the category.

On a side note, I kind of miss the category links on the main page. Just from my perspective, what is more important to put on the main page

1. Recent changes / featured people

2. links to the product categories

How about on the main page, removing the reccent changes/featured people lists and replacing them with the same category list that appears on http://www.productwiki.com/products/ (right panel) ?

yaminb responded to the thread Buying an LCD TV

yaminb — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:17:53 -0400

June 13, 2008 at 2:17 am

I bought myself a cheepo 32 inch LCD tv (Envision 1080i).

I saw it in the store alongside the samsungs and sonys, and I couldn't see a difference in color or clarity. Then again, 160 bit mp3s are fine for my ears too :) So take that for what it is. If you're an audiophile or videophile, maybe you can see/hear the differences. These days i'd imagine the quality of any of these LCDs is 'good enough'

The only stat I did pay attention to at the time was the responste rate. I made sure to get one thats 8m/s at least. I haven't noticed any ghosting and I have played games on my tv.

That said, afew of the things I'd suggest you look at outside of the 'specs'

1. input. My cheepo LCD has loads of input and are all conveniently placed. HDMI, VGA, component... Its quick and easy to hookup a PC or gaming system as it has some of the inputs along the side of the tv...others at the back.

2. on screen menu: I've come to be annoyed at the fact my tv doesn't have a clock! I would never have thought of that...i always thought it was a given. Also the font is too small on the on screen menu. Little things like this matter a heck of a lot more than a bit of extra resolution or what not IMHO.

yaminb responded to the thread add tagging for article

yaminb — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:24:17 -0400

June 10, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Not sure what you mean.

http://www.productwiki.com/computers/article/sleek-diy-computer-for-well-under-400.html

This is the article. I don't see any 'have it' icon.

yaminb updated Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Laser

yaminb — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:44:02 -0400

June 9, 2008 at 1:44 am

tapped as "have it"
new pro/con: Multi-media keys lack support in Linux
new pro/con: easy setup
new pro/con: sleek looking

yaminb commented on Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Laser

yaminb — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:39:57 -0400

June 9, 2008 at 1:39 am

"I've had this product for about 6 months and it works wonderfully. But what most impressed me was logitech's support. The usb dongle seemed flaky. I had to shift it around for it to work. Contacting logitech support, I expect just a usb dongle as a replacement. they shipped me an entire new product within just a few days. I have another keyboard/mouse just laying around as extra. Guess if one of them breaks, I have an extra one."

yaminb commented on Sony KV-32V26

yaminb — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:13:57 -0400

June 8, 2008 at 3:13 pm

"We've had this old tv for about 10 years now. It's worked as well as you can expect. The only issue we've had is that the TV started flickering on and off. The solution is actually quite easy as referenced here: http://www.pechorin.com/m/2008/03/16/Sony_Trinitron_Picture_flickering_and_black_screen-316314.html If that link goes down, basically remove the back shell and look for a screw labeled 'screen'. Play with it a bit until the picture is restored. The screw is located just behind all the inputs on the rear. The problem is basically that the TV is programmed so the picture tube shuts off the moment something is wrong."

yaminb updated Sony KV-32V26

yaminb — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:11:14 -0400

June 8, 2008 at 3:11 pm

added a link Picture flickering issue resolved: http://www.pechorin.com/m/20...nd_black_screen-316314.html ...

yaminb added add tagging for article

yaminb — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:44:41 -0400

June 5, 2008 at 1:44 pm

Hi,

was wondering if we could add a way to tag articles. I don't think there is one right now, unless I missed it.

It could appear similar to your 'have it' 'love it'... lists.

My own experience:

I was browsing some recent changes and found an article for a DIY computer. I had a parts list I would have like to use as a reference. Yet, there was no way to bookmark the article within productwiki. Articles have del.ic.ious links and what not, but it would be nice to have something internal to productwiki.

yaminb updated 2 products

yaminb — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:02:11 -0400

1. updated Pidgin - June 3, 2008 at 4:02 pm

agreed: "No video/audio chat"
agreed: "Rough interface. Not as slick as more commercial programs"
agreed: "Rough interface. Not as slick as more commercial programs"
agreed: "Rough interface. Not as slick as more commercial programs"
agreed: "Rough interface. Not as slick as more commercial programs"
agreed: "Modular architecture means it can be extended easily"
agreed: "Doesn't take a lot of resources"
agreed: "Supports a lot of protocols"
agreed: "Free"

2. updated HP Photosmart R607 - June 3, 2008 at 3:57 pm

new pro/con: very simple to operate
new pro/con: lithium ion battery
new pro/con: reliable

yaminb commented on HP Photosmart R607

yaminb — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:56:23 -0400

June 3, 2008 at 3:56 pm

"I've had this camera for years and it still works and doesn't appear dated. It's quite compact which makes it very convenient. The only issue I've had is the built in lithium ion battery seems flaky. It works fine, but seems to 'report' that is running out. This causes the view finder to shut off the screen to save power. However, the batter lasts and lasts to take more pictures."

yaminb updated Palm Treo 750

yaminb — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:04:06 -0400

June 1, 2008 at 10:04 pm

changed category from Home to Cell Phones
edited the description
updated the features
changed the thumbnail

yaminb updated Hot Diggity Dogger

yaminb — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:55:37 -0400

May 30, 2008 at 4:55 pm

agreed: "Too specific application"
agreed: "Another counter-cluttering kitchen appliance"
agreed: "Hot dogs are easy to cook already"
disagreed: "Perfect for the office"

yaminb updated Envision L32W461

yaminb — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:12:05 -0400

May 30, 2008 at 1:12 pm

new pro/con: Lots of connection options
new pro/con: On screen menu font is too small
new pro/con: No time display
new pro/con: Inexpensive