<-- 10:30 PM MT -->
From BetaNews:
"Be, Inc. has announced that beginning at the end of the first quarter of 2000, when BeOS R5 becomes available, users will be able to download it free of charge for personal use. By registering on the Be Web site, users can download a fully functional, unlimited copy of the software."
Hot damn, I have been wanting to try BeOS for a long time now. Finally I can get a chance FOR FREE. Can't beat that!
<-- 9:28 PM MT -->
A while back Dan asked me for the low down on the Razer Boomslang 2000 that I picked up. Well, I totally missed his email so here it is. (better late then never right?)
The boomslang is (and I am not making this up) THE BEST mouse I have ever used. I personally bought the 2000 version. First of all it came in a really neat round tin and says "First Edition" on the mouse. The first 5000 people to get them got a first edition. Interestingly, I got #000002500. Right in the middle there!
Anyway, I also ordered the mouse pad they have on their order form as well. That with the mouse makes it like ice. No kidding. The first day I hooked it up I actually had to set the sensitivity down to the lowest setting and it was still too fast. Now that I have gotten used to it I have it in the middle. But even then, at 2000dpi it is really easy to over shoot your target until you get used to it. But then it is super accurate. So big big big plus there.
Outside of games it is really great as well. In ImageStyler (Adobe) I have an easier job hitting my mark on image sizes. Most of the time now I don't have to zoom in to get something to line up. Again, 2000dpi at work there. So it is a wonderful help outside of games as well. But, in Quake3 I can keep up with friends who used to waste me in seconds. Except for Chris, he got a 2000 boomslang too, so no advantage for me...
Bottom line? I got the boomslang 2000 mouse, a 3M precise mouse pad, and BattleZone II.
$129.09 well spent.
From BetaNews:
"Be, Inc. has announced that beginning at the end of the first quarter of 2000, when BeOS R5 becomes available, users will be able to download it free of charge for personal use. By registering on the Be Web site, users can download a fully functional, unlimited copy of the software."
Hot damn, I have been wanting to try BeOS for a long time now. Finally I can get a chance FOR FREE. Can't beat that!
<-- 9:28 PM MT -->
A while back Dan asked me for the low down on the Razer Boomslang 2000 that I picked up. Well, I totally missed his email so here it is. (better late then never right?)
The boomslang is (and I am not making this up) THE BEST mouse I have ever used. I personally bought the 2000 version. First of all it came in a really neat round tin and says "First Edition" on the mouse. The first 5000 people to get them got a first edition. Interestingly, I got #000002500. Right in the middle there!
Anyway, I also ordered the mouse pad they have on their order form as well. That with the mouse makes it like ice. No kidding. The first day I hooked it up I actually had to set the sensitivity down to the lowest setting and it was still too fast. Now that I have gotten used to it I have it in the middle. But even then, at 2000dpi it is really easy to over shoot your target until you get used to it. But then it is super accurate. So big big big plus there.
Outside of games it is really great as well. In ImageStyler (Adobe) I have an easier job hitting my mark on image sizes. Most of the time now I don't have to zoom in to get something to line up. Again, 2000dpi at work there. So it is a wonderful help outside of games as well. But, in Quake3 I can keep up with friends who used to waste me in seconds. Except for Chris, he got a 2000 boomslang too, so no advantage for me...
Bottom line? I got the boomslang 2000 mouse, a 3M precise mouse pad, and BattleZone II.
$129.09 well spent.
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