AOL Tech

Charlie

Member since: Aug 16th, 2006

Charlie's Latest Comments

Blog Activity
Blog# of Comments
Engadget12 Comments
Download Squad1 Comment
Switched1 Comment
Daily Finance1 Comment

Recent Comments:

Cyber Monday Sales Surge Again (Switched)

Dec 1st 2009 12:57AM Awesome stats for Cyber Monday so far. A billion in revenue in just one day online would be a good attention getter for online shopping in general.
-Charlie
Steals.com

A record number of shoppers shows Cyber Monday is here to stay (Daily Finance)

Nov 30th 2009 5:41PM I think the point of Cyber Monday is to create buzz for online shopping in general. If people hear about it enough over time, they are likely to change habits.
Though it is amazing how many people are completely paranoid of buying online.
Charlie
Steals.com

Software firm finds Windows 7 doesn't boot faster than Vista (Engadget)

Oct 8th 2009 2:26PM Who BOOTS their computers every day??
Wait... nevermind.. my grandma does before she connects to AOL...

Older Slingboxes won't work with SlingPlayer for iPhone (Engadget)

Apr 2nd 2009 12:51PM
LAME. I bought the first slingbox the day it came out. I promote it to everyone in large part because they improve on the functionality of the original unit. Way to alienate your strongest supporters. Do they not realize that most people don't GET slingbox? It almost needs to be explained by someone who has it.
Way to be shortsighted...

OnLive killed the game console star? (Engadget)

Mar 24th 2009 10:37PM I have to wonder if one could noticably reduce his power bill by playing this way.... Might offset the price entirely...

Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip (Engadget)

Mar 16th 2009 3:09AM Where do these ideas even come from? "Authentication chip" WTF? Apple always has to take something cool they develop and do anything they can to prevent others from improving on it or using it for anything else and creating all sorts of restrictions. It is all about what Apple decides to bless us with. It is getting really old.

Dell's Inspiron Mini 9 pops official -- Ubuntu starts at $349 (Update: $99 with purchase of 2nd Dell) (Engadget)

Sep 4th 2008 1:37AM It also appears that the linux version is called the "inspiron 910u" not "inspiron mini"... odd..

Dell's Inspiron Mini 9 pops official -- Ubuntu starts at $349 (Update: $99 with purchase of 2nd Dell) (Engadget)

Sep 4th 2008 1:31AM Here is a link to the linux 4GB model
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=19&kc=6f961&oc=dnpcxw1&x=7&y=8

(just replaced the "w3" with "w1"... from the evalue code..... yep..)

T-Mobile 3G is live in Vegas, baby (Engadget)

Aug 6th 2008 3:00PM Hey! I'm in Vegas!
I finally have a reason to switch from AT&T. Except I just got the new iPhone.... and the 3G service for it here is HORRIBLE... call dropping, call missing HORRIBLE..... any way to get out of my contract because the service sucks?

Intel debuts Z-P230 PATA SSD drive for netbooks and "nettops" (Engadget)

Jun 3rd 2008 5:45PM mmmmmmmmmSolidState.

These (and some cheap ram) could really breathe some life back into an older laptop too.