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Edge Magazine - It's sad that the only good gaming magazine left on the planet is published in the UK.  It seems with the currency exchange rate, it's actually cheaper for me to buy a year's worth of issues at Borders than it is to subscribe and have it delivered via mail.  Regardless, worth the $8 every month in my opinion.  Reminds me of the old Next Generation mag, which shouldn't be too much of a surprise since they were affiliated back in the day.

PS3 - I'll echo everyone else's sentiments:  $599?  Suck it.  I'd like to think they won't sell many and it will fail, but that probably won't happen.

Wii - I personally can't wait to try it out.  I fear the novelty will wear off quickly, but I'm a sucker for a crazy controller, as my closet filled with Guitar Heroes, Guitar Freaks, Samba De Amigo, and a host of other controllers proves.

Windows Vista 5381 - Even better than the last.  But please, fix the User Access Control (UAC) stuff.  Sure, I can turn it off.  But for those that won't know how or want the feature enabled, being smacked in the fact with a dialog box on every 3rd double-click is a bit excessive.

Dell Latitude D820 - I bought a Latitude D820 to replace my D610.  Quite speedy, though I'm not totally used to the wide-screen display yet.  Feels much sturdier than some of my previous Dell laptops, though.  No complaints so far...

That's all for now.
Published May 18 2006, 04:41 AM by Brian Peek
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Brian is a Microsoft C# MVP who has been actively developing in .NET since its early betas in 2000, and who has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies and platforms for even longer. Along with .NET, Brian is particularly skilled in the languages of C, C++ and assembly language for a variety of CPUs. He is also well-versed in a wide variety of technologies including web development, document imaging, GIS, graphics, game development, and hardware interfacing. Brian has a strong background in developing applications for the health-care industry, as well as developing solutions for portable devices, such as tablet PCs and PDAs. Additionally, Brian has co-authored the book "Debugging ASP.NET" published by New Riders, and is currently co-authoring a book titled "10 Coding4Fun Projects with .NET for Programmers, Hobbyists, and Game Developers" to be published by O'Reilly in late 2008. Brian also writes for MSDN's Coding4Fun website, contributing articles on a monthly basis.
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