Jim Lynch: Tech Analyst and Community Manager

It’s been quite a while since I’ve played with openSUSE. Back in the day it was pretty much my favorite Linux distribution. Oh sure I flirted with other distros and I enjoyed using them, but openSUSE always had its own special appeal. As a result, I couldn’t resist downloading openSUSE 11.1 and giving it a [...]

The Kindle 2 was officially announced last week and I finally decided it was time to get one. Here are some of the goodies listed on Amazon’s site about the Kindle 2:
Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines
Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback
Wireless: 3G wireless lets you [...]

Flatulence is a universal thing. We all pass gas because we’re human and when we’re not doing it then we’re getting ready to do it by consuming more food and having that food do its thing in our digestive system. So it’s no surprise that flatulence has arrived with a vengeance on the iPhone, iPhone [...]

Some things transcend time and space and truly last forever. Pac Man—the ancient and venerable game from the first days of video gaming—and his female counterpart Ms. Pac Man are two such games. No matter which platform you prefer to play your games on, you’ve probably played a version of Pac Man.
The iPhone 3G and [...]

As I indicated in a column a while back, I’ve become bored with my Apple TV. Bored, bored, bored. So bored that I unplugged it and just haven’t bothered with it at all. Until recently that is…and what got me interested again?
Boxee.
Just what the heck is Boxee? Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about it:
Boxee [...]

We here at ExtremeTech are constantly spouting off and sharing our opinions. We blab on endlessly about motherboards, operating systems, browsers, applications, and just about anything else under the sun that is about technology. But there comes a time when we need to shut up and start listening to what YOU have to say.
And that [...]

Finding a good restaurant when you’re out and about can be a pain in the rear end particularly if you’re in a city and you aren’t sure where to go. Urbanspoon lets you use your iPhone 3G to find restaurants near you.
One of the neat things about Urbanspoon is that you don’t just push a [...]

One of the biggest complaints about Apple’s iPhone 3G has been the lack of landscape mode when typing an email. Viewing an email in landscape modes means tilting your iPhone 3G on its side and letting the accelerometer switch the view. Unfortunately Apple’s email program doesn’t have this feature.
Enter EasyWriter. EasyWriter is a simple application [...]

When a new software platform like the iPhone launches you can always count on there being a number of different pool games. Adrenaline Pool Lite is a free game that puts a multi-player twist on the game of pool. Yep, multi-player pool on your iPhone!
Adrenaline Pool Lite lets you play 8-Ball, Snooker, Straight or 9-Ball [...]

One of the best things about owning an iPhone 3G is that you can take it with you wherever you go. Traveling is where the iPhone 3G really shines. Very few other devices can let you make phone calls, browse the web, play games, watch movies and TV hows, and run a zillion different applications.
In [...]