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Making a knife

idl3mind — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:54:00 +0000

Thoughts about Rock Band 2

idl3mind — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:54:45 +0000

I picked up Rock Band 2 along with a new wireless guitar controller for RB2. The game? It’s awesome! Every song I had downloaded for RB1 works on RB2 (at least on my Xbox it does). The new song list is great, too. The new guitar is a definite improvement over the first Rock Band guitar. [...]

BlackBerry Bold unboxing and hands-on

idl3mind — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:24:48 +0000

Granted, this is a Rogers unboxing (I’m on AT&T), but it still confirms that the new BlackBerry Bold is a beautiful device. It also confirms that I’m getting a Bold and not an iPhone 3G. Sorry, Uncle Steve. [via]

Les Paul Axcess Standard: The Ultimate Player’s “Player’s Guitar”

idl3mind — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:46:47 +0000

Praise be to Gibson! Gibson has pulled off yet another awesome hybrid of a classic. Their Custom Shop engineers got the bridge right too; they routed out a recess for the FR vibrato. Now if Fender could get it right on the FR Strat. As everyone from Jeff Beck to Jimmy Page to Joe Bonamassa to [...]

Use OpenDNS for your Home network

idl3mind — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:35:12 +0000

I’ve been using OpenDNS at home and at work since the service was first offered. At home, I was just using OpenDNS for DNS lookups, that’s all. At work, I setup our M$ Domain Controllers to forward DNS requests to OpenDNS, again for DNS lookups only. In May 2007, OpenDNS announced their filtering controls, I immediately [...]

Netflix outage, Apple adverts

idl3mind — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:38:06 +0000

I just thought this was a bit ironic that MacDailyNews reports about “Netflix suffers biggest outage ever” and there is a big honkin’ ad in the center of the article for Apple TV and iTunes Store rentals. Original article

Gibson’s new Shred-V Flying V

idl3mind — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:34:23 +0000

My only question is, “Why a Kahler vibrato?” Why not stick with a tune-o-matic tailpiece or a Floyd Rose vibrato? Gibson USA’s new Shred-V Flying V—the Guitar of the Month for August 2008—takes the style and attitude of the fearsome Flying V a step further. Two EMG 85 pickups deliver high-ouput, screaming tone, perfect for aggressive [...]

Metallica Death Magnetic release date is September 12, 2008

idl3mind — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:47:28 +0000

I received an email today with the release date for Metallica’s upcoming new album Death Magnetic. It’s September 12. I can’t wait!

The Amazing Whiskey/Water Trick

idl3mind — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:18:23 +0000

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Metallica Reveal “Death Magnetic” Track List

idl3mind — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:38:14 +0000

After a sheet music website accidentally revealed (and then deleted) the track list for Metallica’s Death Magnetic earlier today, the band confirmed the ten songs that will appear on their Rick Rubin-produced album, due out in September. One title immediately jumps out: “The Unforgiven III,” following the Metallica’s “The Unforgiven” and roughly 11 years after [...]