Labor Day Cleaning

Full day of cleaning today. We got a lot done but have a lot to do in the basement. Soon I will have the Bytelynx lab completed. Yeah for me.

IE Beta 2 Out

All the Internet Explorer fans should head to Microsoft and get the public beta of IE 8. While still far behind Firefox in features and standards, IE 8 is a good upgrade for it's users. Get it here.

Stash'em on the Web

www.stashmycomics.com is a web based comic tracking system. It can be used to organize and price your comics any way you want to. You can export lists and even have a wishlist of wanted comics. Most issues have thumbs of the covers, so you can easily identify them.

Songbird 0.7 out

The iTunes-like open source music player has been released. It includes a vastly improved interface, smart playlists, support for popular internet radio stations and much more. It has a plug-in architecture similar to Firefox that can expand it's capabilities. Get it here.

ComicRack

ComicRack .9.93 has been released. ComicRack has a host of features that most reader don't have. It has a customizable user interface, batch conversion, reading over network and much more. It's a much more complete reader than Comical and CDisplay.

Game Database

One of the sites I've been spending a lot of time on is MobyGames. MobyGames is a web based database for all your games and systems. It has a ton of games cataloged under the systems it was released for. The great thing about it is that if you can't find a game you were wanting put on your wish list or have list, you can put it on there yourself. Everything is user contributed. You can review games, put up screenshots of the game in action or photos of the box covers. Check it out.

Long Time Gone

Hello, everyone. Sorry about the long intermission between post. Real life has a way of messing your plans up. Between my children, work and holiday eventss I've haven't had time for posting. I'll try to do better. Also, I plan on working on the site to make it better for everyone.

The World of DS Homebrew

Bit-Tech.net has an interesting article about using homebrew apps on the Nintendo DS. It shows you some of the best games and ports available for it. If you own a DS, head over there to see if homebrew is for you.

Preorder Orange Box On Steam, Play TF2 On Monday

Valve announced that if you preorder The Orange Box today, you can play the Team Fortress 2 beta. The Orange Box includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. It also includes Half Life 2 and Episode One. While I'm going to wait until it comes to retail, as I like having the disk, people who don't care about that should jump all over this.