Where is google going? Desktop search, search engine king, possible IM client… where next? ThatEdeGuy gives his 2 cents on the issue along some well thought out lines. Take a look and see if you agree with him or not. read more | digg story

Beta Testing PC Games – Games Ever wonder how your friend got into that sweet game beta test? Sites like this help you find them. I have beta tested games in the past (like AO, Planetside, SWG, and others.) Was quite fun and that many people trying to find bugs in a game (not all [...]

Flexbeta – 10 Days as a Linux User: A GNU Perspective on things – Page 1 – Introduction An interesting perspective. If you wanted to… could you quit cold turkey of all Microsoft software for 10 days? The piece goes into the fact that it isn’t as easy as it sounds. Would you be able [...]

Read through the AnandTech report on the trade show conferance. They go through the conferance and cover what intel is bringing to the table in the near future. Who is going to come out on top people keep asking. Question really should be – is either ever going to come out on top in the [...]

“Google Talk” LA Times using unnamed sources talks about the upcoming google service that rumors are running wild around the web. Check it – stay informed!

New one is out folks! Check it out.

MMORPG.COM – Tabula Rasa : Interview with Richard Garriott The father of OU is hard at work on another creation: Tabula Rasa… this game is looking very interesting. Plus I have fun memories of a… lot of time spent playing UO. Will this go head to head with the increasingly popular game Guild Wars. (Listed [...]

AnandTech: Price Guides, August 2005: Video Cards A Nice price guide from the folks over and AnandTech. Gives one a good feel for where the vid card market these days. (and helps explain what all of the cornipopia of version numbers mean) -Jake

“Rafat details a tantalizing clue about the possible launch of a Google IM this wednesday in this this NYT story.” check comments for more. Question is: Do we need another IM app? Will it be better than what is currently avail? I am normally a trillian user, but the main reason for that is half [...]

Optimus keyboard This looks really sweet. I can’t wait till something like this comes out at a reasonable price. Would make it really easy to flop between Eng, deu, and gaming settings.