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  Ken Rockwell, also known as the Chuck Norris of photography, is an experienced photographer in his forties who began shooting seriously when he was five years old and makes his living writing fairly detailed, extensive reviews on various kinds of equipment related to the creative arts, primarily expensive camera equipment. His advertisement-ridden site is a valuable resource for people looking to acquire new gear and it gets a fair number of views and so he's doing the community a great service and should be worshiped as a god...or at least all of that's what he'll tell you. Unfortunately, I can't help but notice some unhealthy biases in hi

I had the tracking issues present in many gaming mice brought to my attention a couple of years ago by this blog post: http://ariekanarie.nl/archives/231/the-problem-with-gaming-mice I've since opted to extensively research these issues. Now, after a lot of observation, trial and error, and new releases on the market, I am ready to present a fairly exhaustive list of gaming mice.  Before I start, I feel inclined to mention an excellent guide to optical gaming mice and what they have to offer over the alternatives, courtesy of one Grim Fandango from Geekhack: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=56240.0 Now, as for the main course in this pos

Consoles vs. PCs: A System Builder's View Revision One   Good day, ladies and gentlemen and...everyone else on the internet who might not have attained those social ranks yet. I've surfed the internet for a few years now, checking around for decent comparisons between the PC and the consoles to provide a voice of reason in the ongoing mass flamewar between both types of gaming platform. Some of these reviews do a good job of getting the important facts in, but I haven't yet seen one that compiles all the facts in one place, so I think I'll do my part to correct this. Feel free to add details in the comments section so I can make the compari