http://www.rudyscorner.com Music, Equipment and Other Asssorted Stuff Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:58:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know it sounds like an impossible concept, but yes, it is possible to buy tires online, and save money.  I've actually been doing it for many years, even in pre-internet days via mail order.  Just placed another order today, in fact, exactly two years from the last time I ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/169 I'm stuck here without my CDs--most of them are in storage right now.  I've been increasingly interested in setting up some kind of central music server, and using a remote device via the network (hopefully wirelessly) to play the music on systems throughout the house.  It's just in the early ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/168 Some games translate well to the DS, while others don't. Unfortunately, the DS version of Super Monkey Ball falls short. The game itself is really no worse than the versions for GameCube, but the biggest downfall is the DS itself. In the GameCube installments, Super Monkey Ball is a ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/167 This just in: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8VJVVF01&show_article=1 Apparently, the XM/Sirius merger deal is almost completed, just pending final FCC approval. I think this is one of the worst developments for satellite radio. Why? Have you ever seen a merger of two large corporations where the combined new corporation does anything better? I haven't. ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/166 Mario Kart is a long-running game series from Nintendo, taking our familiar plumber character, Mario, and his cohorts (Luigi, Donkey Kong, Princess Peach, Toad, and many others) around the laps in go-karts.  While you can play in single player mode against the CPU, the game really shines when you play ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/165 Quickshot:  if you are a fan of Daryl Hall and Hall & Oates, be sure to check out Daryl's new website:  Live from Daryl's House.  Each month, Daryl features a new live performance as a webcast.  I'm listening to Episode 1 right now from the archives, and I'm liking it ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/163 The big news in I.T. these days, and in big business in general, is the Microsoft/Yahoo deal.  There is too much to report for me to run down here, but thought I'd opine a bit about my own gut instinct as to where this could be headed.  There are a ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/162 At the 2008 CES in Las Vegas last month, a couple of the remaining large movie studios put their support behind Sony's BluRay technology, effectively putting the last few nails in HD-DVD's coffin. While both were good formats, BluRay had more studio support, enabling it to win and put ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/164 I've owned a Nintendo DS handheld gaming system for a year and a half now.  I recently came across an old Game Boy cartridge, which worked in the original black and white Game Boy.  I couldn't help but think about how far gaming has come in the past couple of ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/160 The new features in Office 2007 made me want to give it a try to see if it was any kind of improvement on Office 2003. Thing is, whenever Microsoft releases an "upgrade", it often becomes a downgrade. How does Office 2007 hold up? Read on, where ... http://www.rudyscorner.com/archives/159