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Archive for June, 2007

Update: The Unreliable MusiciansFriend.com

For the past month I have been trying to order an amp for my guitar. I was referred to visit musiciansfriend.com to check out their deals. The prices looked really competitive and everything sounded great. I placed an order for an amp that was out of stock but would be “available” in a week. Musicians Friend proceeded to charge my credit card for the amp, leading me to believe it was in stock and being processed. A few days later (Read the article)

Ancient Xbox to Xbox Media Center

The reign of the original Xbox has been over for a while now. I haven’t played an actual game on this old console for months, I use it only as a DVD player. I plan on getting an Xbox 360 Elite relatively soon; so the question is, what to do with this older hardware? The solution came to me from the Xbox Media Center Project. Since I will no longer need it as primary hardware, I might as well see whats inside and try to “hack” the box without killing it. (Read the article)