Ocell.Blog v2

Last night while watching Finding Nemo I noticed that I was getting no sound from my left rear speaker on my Logitech Z-680 surround sound speakers. After a ton of trouble-shooting I have determined that the output for this channel on the amp is dead. It is not the speaker, speaker wire, inputs, or software.

I headed to Logitech’s website and hit the product discussion forums to find that a few other people have had the exact same problem. I’m hoping I will be able to use my Best Buy replacement plan to get a new sub/amp. I don’t want to ship my speakers off to Logitech for three months to get fixed. If anyone else has had this problem, would you mind sending me an e-mail with your solution/fix? E-mail me at ocellnuri[at]hotmail[dot]com. I’ll keep the blog posted on how it all turns out. I want my 5 channels back!

Here is the link to the Logitech Product Discussion forums.

Logitech User Forums

Winamp 5.0 Release Candidate 8 is out. I just loaded it up, and it feels like a winner. I havn’t had a chance to really put it through the paces, but I have milkdrop running inside the skin… and if that isn’t slick I don’t know what is. If you can’t wait for the final release (like me) go ahead and click on the link below for more information and a link to the download. There really is no reason you should be using Winamp2 or 3 now that this is in such a stable form. At least, that’s my opinion. We all have our own needs.

WINAMP.COM | Forums - Winamp 5.0rc8 Released

ObjectDock is v1.0 now. It is out of beta. I’ve been using the beta since about version 0.5, and I love it to death. If you are looking for an alternate to quicklaunch, or a total replacement for the taskbar in windows, give this a look. It mimics the dock in OSX. There are tons of zoomer icons you can find on the web. I am currently using ObjectDock as a quicklaunch replacement. I have it at the top of the screen set to autohide, with the taskbar functionality turned off. Below is a screenshot.

Get ObjectDock Here

IGN has an interview with a game publisher Koei. This is the first Japanese publisher to announce that they are developing games for the up-coming Sony portable. The company representative also said that he would not be surprised if the unit carried a price tag of above $555… Word is Sony denies this price, which is expected. I hope the unit will be able to ship around the $300 price point initially. It’s not going to steal the 12 year old market, but it will be able to take a large chunk of the college demographic. I’d buy it!

Check out the link below for the IGN story.

Game Boy: Koei Plans Three for PSP

OrGizmo

A fellow Cliesource-er has started up a technology oriented weblog. OrGizmo is going to focus on his experiences with the many gadgets he uses, including his Sony Clie NX70V. Be sure to give it a look, and the link is on the left under “Blog Links”.