That sounds more like an issue with HDMI than anything. Some of the super cheap cables don't negotiate certain types of signals very well. Then again, the problem would have manifested immediately... I had that issue with a $2 HDMI cable. So I bought a $6 cable (just a different brand) and it's been working…

I'll be using that exploit. I watched the video (with the sound off at work) does he say where the location is?

Go to Windhelm. :)

I'm quite glad Kindle supports libraries now. But do we really need this article to point it out... again?

One of the best guidelines I was ever given was to never pay more than 25% of your income for housing. Granted it isn't always possible, but damn does it ever turn down the stress. We recently purchased a home that was twice the size of our old townhome for the same price my wife paid seven years ago. For the same…

Where we live we've got the option of three relatively direct routes to work. If my work was a little more flexible, I'd could come in later and leave later, but that's just not going to happen. So we're stuck with a 35-45 minute commute (my wife and I carpool).

I'm about 20 miles from where I work, and if I could swing it, I'd do public transit. However, my wife and I work 3 miles from each other so we carpool. The price of public transit is pretty much a wash at this point. Then whenever I look at the routes, our 40 minute drive is 2:20 EACH WAY by bus, so driving is the…

The MN courts ruled it unlawful to give a ticket without knowing beyond a doubt who was driving. We won't see the cameras come back unless they can also prove who the driver is. When that happens, well, we're all living in Orwell's 1984.

When I was sampling the newer interface a month or so back I disabled it since it wastes so much space. I prefer the most information on the screen that I can get, and if I'm on a low res screen, the new Gmail and Reader are terrible. The dense version isn't much better. All around I don't like any of the interface…

My biggest issue is that in the last three years I've met my wife, gotten married and had a kid (with lots of complications). I've gained 40-50 lbs since I met my wife. Maybe it's been four years. I don't recall. Prior to the relationship my spare time was monopolized by biking and martial arts. I still haven't…

I used to do this when I lived 7.5 miles from work. But now it's 23... From 30 to 90 minutes each way. Just too much time lost.

Don't the seats on international flights tend to have a bit more room than domestic flights? If not, I never want to fly internationally. That's a lot of time spent in relative misery.

If mean guy messes with the kids he gets to hang out with the TSA when he lands. And since they do such a wonderful job of screening/fondling passengers, odds are he wasn't armed and the crowd would be able to stop him from doing any real harm to another passenger.

I remove all the identity stuff, shred it and shove everything that will possibly fit in the envelop from my shredder bin and drop it off at the blue boxes by the post office so they'll take it. It doesn't stop anything, but I'm sure it annoys the crap out of someone they pay. Junk mail should be illegal, or if it…

dead link, quicktek

Put save on USB stick, and borrow an Xbox to play the last game. Not that hard. I borrow systems from friends from time to time.

Is it that hard to buy an 8GB USB stick, throw your games on there, and play it later?

Maybe they'll do what some of the major camera companies are doing. 32MB. Enough for a couple photos, but really more of a slap in the face.

The only noticeable difference I see is that the neon signs and some of the other lighting effects on the PS3 have more glow to them while those on the 360 have more defined lines. Either way looks good.

I keep a pretty steady cadence of 80-90 rpms. On straightaways I usually maintain 18mph if there's no headwind. Sometimes if I'm going downhill then I'll get in the highest gear and mash the pedals and turn about 40-60 (depending on the slope) and hit ~30mph. High cadences are the key to long distances.