Author: Tommy

Many of you know the site Something Awful. It's just a site with random, funny crap on it. It's amazing how many people are in their Forums. I just signed up today for $9.95. It sounds like a lot just for some stupid forum membership. But, I assure you, it is $10 well-spent.
There is tons of hilarious stuff posted. Almost anything cool, funny or otherwise amusing, gets posted on Something Awful before most people have time to distribute the URLs.
Also included in this bargain buy is the free-stuff forum. Each thread has a new deal, which, after one free magazine subscription... pays for your entire life-long membership. Not to mention the other goodies available for members only.

So, if ya got $10 and want to be part of a friggin' huge online group... check out the Something Awful Forums.
My SA Goon name is GrendelT.

Well, I've gotten Slackware installed on this Dell Laptop that I'm borrowing. For those of you out there considering the total conversion to Linux, but are held up by the lack of support for games. You're not alone. That's been my entire reason for not ditching Windows has been for this very reason.
This evening, I came across a HOWTO for installing WineX. The HOWTO focuses on getting Half-Life to run.
Anyone that attempts this - before you begin, wget one of these scripts. They make life painless and carefree.
I have it working now. I can execute Windows binaries under Linux, but games are having issues. I'm guessing due to FreeType font-issues.

Battlefield : Vietnam, the followup to Battlefield 1942, is now on all store shelves across the country.
I have yet to pick up my own copy, but will do so ASAP. From the trailer teasers that EA and Dice have been releasing for the past few months, the game looks amazing and all reviews say that it beats 1942 hands-down.

More to come...
Anyone with a login and post/edit level access is free to post their thoughts here...

GrendelT says: Just got my copy. Those with GeForce cards, update your driver. I do like it. Alot. It's grown on me over the past 2 gaming sessions. It is a bit different than BF1942. Not as open-field battle like we're used to. It has a different feel too it. But the game makes everything feel dirty/rugid.
how about a comic?

NTHavoc says : This game pwns. It handles just like BF:1942 with minor adjustments and overall it's a fun game.

Mackieman sez: This game does indeed own. I played on a mini-LAN last night, and lo, caps were busted.

I went to Austin this weekend back to hang with Skaven and go see Max Graham spin at Sky Lounge, on our way to 6th Street we were listening to some kickin tunes in his car. I asked what it was, he said it was Proton Radio. I thought for a second before asking how he recorded it...
I guess I never thought of looking for an MP3 stream recorder, maybe I never wanted to record a stream bad enough. The whole idea was news to me. It's a simple concept, and they have existed for quite some time now. But for what it's worth, here is the MP3 Stream Recorder that I've been using lately.
This comes in especially handy if you have an MP3-compatible stereo in your car. ;)

Just got my new KVM Switch in; it was $20 from NewEgg.com. Nothing spectacular about it, it's your standard 2-port KVM switch. It's only $20 because it's TRENDnet, kinda cheap, and quite ugly. But it's okay, i have it kinda hidden. I have it hooked between my WinXP machine and my Linux box, then stuffed down behind my filing cabinet. The model I got supports hot-key switching, so I don't have to look at it, or hit a button on it. To switch it, I hit Scroll-Lock twice then UP or DOWN and the switch goes to the next channel.

Right after I hooked up the KVM, I installed Slackware 9.1 at the persuation of Skaven. He swore up and down that the 9.1 default install of XFree86/Gnome looks amazing. After installing it for myself, He's right! I had to get him to lend a hand getting my resolution up to 1280x1024, but after that, it looks great. It runs very smooth, I'm quite impressed. I'm about to install OpenOffice on it.

Download your favorite distro from LinuxISO.org.