XBox One: Initial Thoughts

Microsoft had their XBox event yesterday afternoon (EST). CNET and many others were doing the same as they did with the Sony event months back: live streaming. So, what has Microsoft brought to the table? Here are my initial impressions.

Post to Multiple Social Networks

I've spent some time trying to find the best way to make one status update synch to all my social networks for the past year. There were many hiccups and limitations, but today I found the ideal solution... for me and maybe even for you.

Build Your Own PC 2013

It's that time of year where I like to breakdown what I think a great budget gaming PC will cost you. I've gone and done up some estimates on how much a casual, budget gamer, and rich gamer would spend and choose for their components. I've ordered them by priority, so if you already have a monitor, then you don't need to buy a new one. Keep in mind, that keyboard and mouse are not included. Have a peak after the break.

PlayStation 4: Initial Thoughts

Sony had their PlayStation Event last night. Sony had live streams going; CNET and many others were doing the same. Hell, even Sony had some live (all be it horrible) live streaming on PlayStation Home. This was going to be a pretty big event.

Why I Switched from Sprint to T-Mobile

Introduction

When I first heard that T-Mobile was introducing unlimited data, I got curious about their offerings. I was with Sprint strictly because they offered unlimited data. I did have my issues with Sprint, but that got all smoothed out. But checking out the data plans that T-Mobile offered, I was surprised at how much cheaper they were. And thus began my look into T-Mobile. The biggest catch was that I was going to have to buy a new phone, and the LG Nexus 4 was perfect.

I'm writing this up to help explain why I went about going the route I did. Not only did I discover that T-Mobile was cheaper, but their data was at least 5 times faster than Sprint's! Why pay more for lower speeds?

Samba Home Shares and Windows 7 Home Edition

Alright, I've been tracking to rack my brain on figuring out how to share my /home directory in Samba and have it work correctly with Windows 7 Home. If you know or know someone who knows how to get to this to work, please contact me.

I have a user on linux called sigrejas and my Windows 7 user is called Steve. Whenever I try to log into \\mediaserver\sigrejas I get login credentials. I pass my sigrejas username and password, and it doesn't let me log into it! Here's the relevant smb.conf file.

Why I No Longer Listen to the Radio

Dear Broadcast Radio,

It's been a while since I've heard your voice (roughly about 2 years). Last night I wanted to reconnect and try to understand why I left you so long ago. After trivia night at a bar with some friends, I got in the car and tuned in to a radio station (who will remain nameless for now). I immediately was greeted by your commercial. Thinking I have bad timing, I waited for the show to return.