Archive for December, 2006

Star Trek Legacy: Waiting for Disappointment
December 23, 2006

2006 marks the 40th Anniversary of the first airing of Star Trek. To honor this occasion, Bethesda Software has released three Star Trek games; this year. The one I was most eagerly anticipating was Star Trek: Legacy.
Months ago, I made a note to myself: Check this game out when it’s released on November 7! But [...]

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Usability and the Power-Up! 1GB MP3 Player
December 1, 2006

I just received a Power-Up! 1GB MP3 Player at the low, low price of (once I complete the rebates) $9.99 from TigerDirect. Hooray! I figured that even if the MP3 capabilities were poor, I’d still have a 1GB USB drive at a killer price. But I didn’t expect the user manual to be so… unusable.
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