Archive for October, 2007

Mini How-To: Remove the Windows BSOD icon in Leopard, make OS X a little less smug

Filed under: Desktops, Features, Laptops, Networking

It’s pretty clear that Apple left no stone unturned in Leopard, making changes and fixes throughout the new operating system. Unfortunately, that also included an upgrade to its crucial smugness subsystem: the image you see above of an old school CRT monitor with a blue screen of death […]


Switched On: TakeTV is SanDisk’s flash drive-in

Filed under: Features
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about technology, multimedia, and digital entertainment. This week’s marks the column’s third anniversary:

Entering the market with smaller dimensions and a lower price than television bridge products such as Apple TV and the Xbox 360, SanDisk’s TakeTV is unconcerned with DHCP, WPA, SSIDs and several […]


Leopard vs. Vista: feature chart showdown

Filed under: Desktops, Features, Interviews

There’s no doubt, Vista and Leopard are both extremely advanced, feature rich consumer operating systems. But way back in January when Vista launched knew we had little choice but pit the two in a head to head chartngraph Thunderdome competition. We know we’re not even going to be able to […]


Ask Engadget: What’s the best gadgetry South Korea has to offer?

Filed under: Ask Engadget, Features, Misc. Gadgets
Last week’s question about HDTV opinions was a bit loaded, so we’re going to take it down a notch for this week’s Ask Engadget. Of course, there’s always room for controversy next week, so be sure to send in your questions to ask at engadget dawt com. This week’s […]