Ok, I know today is Halloween, but “didja” know that it is also Back-Up Day? It’s been actually three years that we’re celebrating Back-Up Day… courtesy of Maxell. Of course this has a lot to do with Maxell’s wares (CD, DVD and tape format backup media), but nonetheless I think it’s cool to have an awareness campaign such as this. I’ve heard too many horror stories about businesses dragging its feet to do a decent regular backup and ka-pow (!) the unthinkable thing happens. All data gone due to negligence. With data getting too fast and media getting cheaper, I think it’s near a crime not to do a decent Read more »

Awww… now who wouldn’t want to hug these little darlings! One toy that making a break for the Christmas season is the Wowwee Alive Cubs. TV commercials are starting it’s drumbeat, with adorable little ones cuddling each toy who wouldn’t dream of having their own kids enjoy too? Hit the website and watch the video, it’ll warm you up! I grabbed a hot choco drink as a result! My personal favorite is the lion cub. I’m a sucker for those cute little eyes that gently blink with love, and they do purr with much much love! LOL. The Wowwee Alive Cubs aren’t just toys, they’re award winning toys! Creative Child Read more »

It’s a widely known fact that graphic designers use a tablet to do their magic and spells, great art work. Known fact too that most graphic designers would prefer to use Macs over PCs. I’ve used both, and am not a real pro to notice the difference but them that are (!) use Macs. At least those I know. :) Mod company Axiotron was focused on GeekBrief.tv today, and it’s about their work on the Macbook. The Axiotron Modbook® is a revolutionary slate-style tablet Mac that enables users to draw and write directly on the screen – available now through Axiotron Authorized Resellers or by transforming your existing computer using Read more »

I recently needed to upgrade my poorly performing old HDD after it started to suffer from read problems. I took a look at the market and found something I hadn’t seen before – the Buffalo 1TB DriveStation. I’m fairly sure I’ll never actually use all the space, but then we always say that don’t we! Here’s the blurb: Buffalo’s DriveStation with TurboUSB offers unprecedented USB performance enhanced by TurboUSB. An innovative, fan-less design and power-saving mode make this DriveStation a dependable, economical and silent solutuion. Auto installation and easy operation let you quickly store, access, and transfer files, digital images, documents, and backups. Just plug it in to a PC Read more »

Microsoft has recently partnered with Spanish language media company Univision to offer a music store just for the Zune. Univision.com has a special place for Zune owners called “Baja Zune Musica” where you can download Spanish music for your Zunes. About 4 million songs are available for download from the site. Good news for Latin music lovers, for a certain time your favorite Latin songs will be available for 50% off. So if I were you, get going to Univision.com right now. I think this is a good move for Microsoft. I’m not seeing any “Zune push” this past quarter so this offering will surely swing some interest on their Read more »

I’m a big fan of Hulu.com, I try to go there about twice a week to see TV programs I missed. Oh I love “The Office”, season 4 rocks! Well, I just heard that Hulu.com now plays movie trailers too. So just in case you’d like to see what a movie is, well, you don’t have to wait on cable to feature it. You can just hop on Hulu.com and clicking on Movies->Trailers will get the job done. Just came from there and saw the “Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince” trailer. Spooky! I bet ‘ya it’ll be a smash hit, better than the last one. Their flash player offers Read more »