Monthly Archives: June 2009

How do you power your Home Theater setup?

Every time I go to the Trade show in Montréal Salon Son & Image, I laugh at all of the setups, every single one.  In all of the rooms, I always look at how the systems are hooked up, and I always see the same thing, everyone uses expensive cables to power their amplifiers and other [...]

Hollywood secrets: The WILHELM Scream

There are many Easter eggs in movies, I enjoy getting a DVD and looking for them in the special features and then reading about them online.  One such hollywood joke is the Wilhelm Scream.  I don’t know how it because famous, but the Wiki article does give a great background to the sound along with the [...]

MaximumPC’s Ultimate BIOS Guide

MaxiumPC has posted a really detailed guide to setting up your Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).  I will admit, I haven’t realized how many features in my BIOS that is already disabled.  For example, i have SATA2 drives, and i only recently enabled AHCI to activate all of the SATA2 features.

The Di Loreto Home Theater setup

I probably should of put this as one of the first posts, but that was then, this is now!  The picture you see in the header of the site is actually 110% original, taken by me, edited and posted there by me, and not from a google image search. It is the setup my father has [...]

New Transformers 2 video leaked, more Megan Fox!

What is this? i’m not realy sure, a leaked click from the new Transformers 2 movie, or a sort of teaser from the movie due to be released in theaters June 24th.
Autoblog posted a video with Megan Fox and a new transformer Wheelie, who sounds like an New Yorker, complete with the swearing.  I have [...]

Interface the iPhone to a Playstation 3

I have been reviewing possible replacements for my trusty Motorola RAZR 2 V8 for a little while.  Not that I really need it, my phone is still great, battery life lasts five days, the voice is nice, clear and loud for when i’m outside, only a few minor scratches and the black parts are coming off on [...]

It’s Official, Windows7 release date confirmed

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows7 will be released officially on October 22, 2009.  I would of never of predicted a new OS this soon after Windows Vista was released, when we look back at when WindowsXP was released back in 2001.

New Intel Core i7 CPUs released – Lynnfield

Intel has had the fasted CPU crown for a little while now.  The Core i7 was released about 7 months ago, and prices have dropped a little, so it is almost about time for me to probably upgrade soon.  Motherboards are still at the 250$ mark, but DDR3 ram has dropped considerably.

Sony’s E3 Keynote – all gaming related.

You might be curious about the title, “all gaming related”. What can i say, E3 is for gaming first, so it was only natural that Sony showed off all the new hardware and software for the Sony Playstation 3 and the PSP, as well as announced the new PSP Go, a cool looking slider-ish PSP. 

E3 2009 has officially started!

With June 1st 2009, came the first day of the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo, or commonly known as E3!  What does this have to do with Media Centers or HTPCs?  Well, nothing directly related, but it’s the new hardware that is announced for PCs, and gaming consoles that i’m looking forward too!

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