http://www.ectotechnica.com common sense + technology Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:54:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a post about the Macbook Air, Webupon lists 10 issues that they're having with the tiny machine: Mono Speakers For a company that can attribute much of their recent popularity to an mp3 player, you'd think the MacBook Air would be friendlier to music lovers. Instead, the only way users can ... http://www.ectotechnica.com/?p=456 By Pminton OK. I'm a Soul Calibur fan (despite the fact that The Chad Pwn'd me with his eyes closed). I'm also a huge Star Wars fan. What I'm not sure about is this trailer for Soul Calibur IV featuring Darth Vader and Yoda as playable fighters. I'll ... http://www.ectotechnica.com/?p=455 Ten years is a long time. Things change, things stay the same and as humans we like to revisit and reminisce. That's what we're doing here. A decade ago Squaresoft (now Square-Enix) released what was arguably the RPG that would define the genre for a long, long time to ... http://www.ectotechnica.com/?p=454 Update: I've taken down the donation box, and have transferred the money to Jordan via PayPal. You guys were incredibly generous, and we raised almost $600 for the surgery fund! I cannot thank you enough. But seriously...thank you. Asking for help is something most of us are reluctant to do. Asking for ... http://www.ectotechnica.com/?p=453 By Pminton Being a gamer around the Christmas season is like being Augustus Gloop in the Wonka factory minus the Oompa Loompas. Seriously, there are so many things I would love to play but there just aren't enough hours in the day. If I didn't have to work I ... http://www.ectotechnica.com/?p=451 By Pminton & Cechols Here's a little story about a game. A game for the ages. A game above all other rhythm games. I'm writing, of course, about Rock Band. Our story begins many hours ago at my local "store-which-must-not-be-named" (The Chad is boycotting said store). I was ... http://www.ectotechnica.com/?p=446 By Pminton So, around the first of the year I downloaded a free trial of a little game you might've heard of. As the matter of fact, if you haven't heard of it you should check your pulse. Because you're probably dead. I'm talking, of course, about World of Warcraft. Now, ... http://www.ectotechnica.com/?p=378 By Pminton Well, here's a first for Ectotechnica. We've made a film for your viewing pleasure/displeasure/apathy. No, it's not porn. Trust me, you wouldn't want to see it if it were. The Chad is a hairy, hairy guy. We went, under the direction of our dear friend Jordan, to a ... http://www.ectotechnica.com/?p=432