I commented a couple of weeks ago on how Lost Planet (XBox 360) equals lost opportunity. Lost Planet was a good game, and exceedingly enjoyable to play, but somehow lost something, possibly due to the cultural differences since Lost Planet was developed in Japan.
There's some commentary on the game development differences between Japan and the US at Ars (Lost Planet producer talks about American vs. Japanese game development), which ultimately links to this interview.
I cannot make up my mind whether I think this Sony Ericsson cellphone docking station is a good idea or a bad one.
On the one hand, having a proper docking station to plug my phone into so that I can use it without the tiny keyboard when I'm at my desk sounds like a cool idea. But at the same time, since I sync most of the content on my phone from my desktop, why do I need a docking station?
There has been a lot of fuss here in the UK recently about the use of Wifi in schools and it's potential harmful effects on children. Some schools (and parents) are calling for, and in some cases actually, banning Wifi systems for their harmful effects.
Guy Kewney has a good comment on the topic: Mast debaters strike again, ban WiFi in UK schools.
I agree, on the whole, with Guy's comment that scientists are yet to find any significantly convincing evidence that radio waves cause harmful effects. One of the interesting elements to come out of this:
The electricity bill came in this week, my first since October and the first since I tried to simplify my power requirements through a rationalization of the hardware (read Switching hardware and saving energy.
Has it worked?
Strangely, over the course of the three months, despite now using only 3 computers instead of six to do my work, my electricity bill is actually slightly higher than before.
That doesn't quite match up with the 25% reduction in energy costs I was seeing before Christmas, which I based on the electricity meter readings which were at the time down significantly.
Century's 16-port USB 2.0 hub for two PCs sounds like nirvana for USB junkies. Although 16 poirts sounds like an awful lot, I'm continually surprised at how many ports I need, and more surprised still at the fact that many of the ports are not being used for a USB device, per se.
For example, off the back on machine I have the usual keyboard and mouse, plus some USB speakers. I also have a phone charger and the charger for my Bluetooth headset. Those last two could sap a lot of power, but probably less than the portable USB drive I use as a backup device.