Category Archives: Hardware

In Praise of TrackIR

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Phileosophos

The older I get the more I find I enjoy simulations. Back in the late 1980s I worked at Ford Motor Company, and my boss let me play video games on my own time on the IBM PC AT we … Continue reading →

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BFG, RIP

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Phileosophos

It saddens me to hear that BFG Tech is going out of business. I’ve owned more than a few of their video cards over the years because I admired their commitment to providing a lifetime warranty. I always knew that … Continue reading →

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Check Your Router

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Phileosophos

Ars Technica is reporting that millions of routers are vulnerable to a new version of an old attack. In the interest of staying secure in the face of the black (ass)hat crowd, you may want to check your router and … Continue reading →

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Xbox Love

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Phileosophos

After nearly sixteen years of saying we were going to do it, my wife and I finally bought a stereo and a big-screen LCD TV to go with it. The receiver is multi-zone capable, so I can listen to music … Continue reading →

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Roccat Support Sucks

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Phileosophos

I bought a Roccat Kone gaming mouse almost six months ago, and for the most part it’s been a joy. Its resolution and responsiveness are better than I need, its suite of programmable buttons is unmatched (save perhaps for the … Continue reading →

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G13 Sea Change

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Phileosophos

As I wrote before, my Logitech G13′s colors recently stopped working “properly”, and after a week-plus I’ve come to the end of the technical support trail. I find the result extremely hard to believe, but according to Logitech the unit … Continue reading →

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A Problem with the G13

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Phileosophos

I ran into a problem with my Logitech G13: the per-profile colors stopped working properly. The unit used to “remember” a color for each of the three states in a profile and switch when changing profiles. Then all of a … Continue reading →

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More PC Gaming Woes

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Phileosophos

It’s like the PC wants me to hate it as a gaming platform. Last night I was going to play games. I’d been having some video issues in a couple of recent titles, and I knew my video drivers were … Continue reading →

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Logitech G13 Modifier Key Sample

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Phileosophos

Today I’m pleased to announce the addition of a new page about the Logitech G13 game board. For the moment it has only a single script, which demonstrates in some detail how to configure a modifier key (i.e., a key … Continue reading →

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Verdict on the Kone

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Phileosophos

I’ve had my Roccat Kone mouse for a couple of weeks of heavy use, and thus I can offer a pretty intelligent verdict at this point. The short version of the story is that it is one seriously fantastic rodent. … Continue reading →

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