Reviews
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Bose 901 Saga
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted November 22, 2022 at 04:22PMIts fitting since today is Father's Day I'm going to post a article about my own Father's Day present. Normally this would be only a review, but since we're dealing with a classic set of speakers that needed a small amount of refurbishment prior to using them, its more of a voyage to achieve a... -
Kwikset 909 Electronic Deadbolt
By Victor Oshiro | Posted November 7, 2022 at 09:28AMI had to rekey my old house before I moved into my new house. Over fifteen years we must of had ten relatives with copies of our keys as well as a couple of missing keys. At the same time our new house had a deadbolt key that had multiple copies made to allow contractors into the home during its... -
ViewSonic SC-U25 VDI Client
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 31, 2022 at 01:30PMIn business and educational environments there is a move to go to virtual environments. In this setup a host computer has client computers connected to it. As far as the users of the clients are concerned they are using a dedicated installation of an operating system and their interface works... -
AEE S71T Plus
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted October 26, 2022 at 01:38PMPhotography has seen an amazing number of new products. Its hard to believe that not too long ago a 1.3 megapixel camera was considered stated of the art. As image quality has improved so have the demands that user put on them. No longer is a 4.3MP resolution enough. Video has become an... -
Userful MultiPlatform Virtual Desktop
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 26, 2022 at 11:29AMOften when dealing with networking products we look at small office solutions or home networking needs. What if you need to network a medium to large office or an educational environment? What if your business is a call center or other data heavy environment? That's a lot of computers, cabling,... -
Snugg iPad Air 360 Bluetooth Keyboard Case
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted October 3, 2022 at 06:29PMRecently, the company I work for decided to switch all sales reps to an iPad Air in an effort to streamline our business versus the bulky laptops we used to have. My immediate reaction was excitement, but then the stress of trying to find the right accessories started to kick in. I would...
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Musi Streaming App
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 3, 2022 at 10:15AMI got an email not too long ago telling me about the Musi app. I hadn't heard of it previously but I've been noticing that most music streaming apps I've been using have been having trouble with streaming. Currently Musi is only available for Apple products, but I was intrigued that it can... -
Audio Reproduction Systems
By William "Bill" Yaple | Posted September 30, 2022 at 12:35AMEver wanted to know all about audio reproduction, but were afraid to ask? Do Watts and SPL sound like terms normal people would never use in public? You're in luck! The head audio geek at TargetPC, or Bill as I'm known to some, has decided to put fingers to the keyboard to demystify the...
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Azza Hurrican 2000 Case Review
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted September 27, 2022 at 06:39AMWhen you're building a PC system there's a lot you need to think of. Which processor to get, with what motherboard, which videocard, how much memory...and of course the one thing to hold and make it all work together: the computer case. Today I'll be reviewing the AZZA HURRICAN 2000 full tower...
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MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 18, 2022 at 10:47AMIn my endless quest of that just right sound I came across the MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion. Seemingly, distortion would be the most important word in that product name. But Custom has severe connotations to electronic musicians and well, badass pretty much doesn't need an explanation. What... -
Plants Vs Zombies 2
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Ibanez SRFF806 Bass
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted August 23, 2022 at 10:51PMKicking off our first ever guitar review we actually have a bass. Normally I'm a guitar player but when the need arises I can pickup a bass.
Today we are looking at the Ibanez SRFF806 - one of the latest additions to Ibanez's SR line. If you haven't yet take a quick look at the pictures. What... -
Microsoft Levels The Playing Field
By Quincy Oshiro | Posted June 19, 2022 at 07:21PMWell, well, well Sony. Looks like your so called "upper-hand" over the next-gen console competition may be gone. Xbox has just announced some pretty exciting news and may have me back on pre-ordering a console now rather then waiting that extra year. Check it out here. -
Binauric Boom Boom
By Victor Oshiro | Posted April 28, 2022 at 09:30AMOne of the most interesting products I've come across recently is the Binauric Boom Boom speaker. While we have become accustomed to smart TV's and smart phones we now have the arrival of the smart speaker. The geodesic design promises full spectrum sound with the ability to record from more... -
Addonics Sapphire Combo Blu-ray/HDD
By Victor Oshiro | Posted March 3, 2022 at 07:17PMWe've had good experiences with Addonics and their innovative storage solutions. While an external DVD burner is nothing new Addonics has added the ability to have a hardrive as well as Blu-ray player in one unit. Did I mention it can also burn DVD's? This one solution promises to be able to... -
Lenovo G505s Laptop
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 28, 2022 at 10:26AMI've been soldiering on with the same Sony VAIO laptop for quite some time. I love the keyboard and the screen is very good which are both high on my list of needs. My son is an avid gamer and wanted a laptop to web surf with and play games. We tried installing games on my laptop and found that... -
Creator CI20 Microcomputer
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 4, 2022 at 07:18AMMicrocomputers literally surround us. They are in our tablets, phones, and even watches. What isn't readily apparent is that so many of those systems are locked in. You can write software for them but are limited by what the manufacturer allows you to do. You can link it to hardware, but in the... -
Emenince The Governor Speaker
By Victor Oshiro | Posted January 8, 2022 at 06:13AMEminence has two distinct speaker lines directed at musicians who want the 'British sound' or 'American sound'. The British sound is the sound we like from rock bands of the 60's and 70's who needed a deeper sound with speaker breakup. Lots of bass and mids usually at the cost of highs are the... -
Playstation system, DUALSHOCK
By Jessica Shook | Posted August 28, 2021 at 06:53AMAs a veteran PlayStation® gamer and customer I can honestly say that the console has greatly evolved since its first generation release. The PlayStation was my first ever console and I've stuck with it through the years through thick and thin, outright refusing to switch to Microsoft’s...
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Grand Theft Auto V
By Carlos Rios | Posted January 12, 2021 at 08:43AMWith the outstanding release of Grand Theft Auto V on the 7th generation console (PS3, Xbox 360) , generating 1 billion dollars’ worth of sales in the first three days, Rockstar Games was setting their new goal to release the already popular game to the 8thgeneration game system and PC...
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Watch Dogs
By Carlos Rios | Posted September 10, 2014 at 09:56AMBack in 2012 at the annual E3, Ubisoft announced a new IP that won numerous awards and was a highly praised by anyone with the right mind.Titled Watch Dogs, it was set to be released the following year with the PS4 and Xbox One release, however it was delayed until 2014 and with video evidence...
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TC Electronics Trinity Reverb
By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 31, 2014 at 10:52AMWhen I did the Quilter Toneblock review my son collaborated since he gigs live every week. His input was that he needed a reverb and from that point on he kept using the Quilter Aviator. Give it a month or so and we found the TC Electronics Trinity reverb. I'm a more is less kind of guy but my... -
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
By Kalea Oshiro | Posted August 20, 2014 at 02:17PMI have recently been named as the Chief photographer of my yearbook staff, not only because I know my camera's features inside and out, but I love cameras, and I especially love Canon cameras. They are the easiest cameras to use, and are pretty affordable too. The best model I have used so far... -
Nintendo Wii U
By Kalea Oshiro | Posted August 15, 2014 at 09:21AMI'm not much of a gamer, and not a very good one either, but I find that there are still ways for me to enjoy my past time gaming. The Wii has always been one of my favorite ways to play games, especially games like Just Dance and Mario Kart. If you are wondering how the Wii and Wii U are... -
HUDWAY GPS Navigation
By Victor Oshiro | Posted July 20, 2014 at 12:58PMI love taking long road trips. Two thousand miles over a few days is my idea of fun which I know for most people sounds like the beginning of a horror movie. If I get a few extra days to get to my destination I'll take side roads or smaller highways to meet the locals and see what I can find.... -
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Trailer Revealed
By Quincy Oshiro | Posted May 2, 2014 at 03:57PMSledgehammer Games has just released the trailer giving us a sneak preview of the latest installment in the Call of Duty Franchise. Entitled Call of Duty Advanced Warfare and is set to release on November 4th this year. As a die hard fan of the Call of Duty franchise I cannot wait for this to... -
Actiontec Pwr51w Wireless Network Extender
By Victor Oshiro | Posted April 15, 2014 at 09:46AMNot too long ago I reviewed a wireless network extender from TP-Link. What was noticeable with that device is that the further the extender got from the base signal the poorer a job it did rebroadcasting the wireless signal. In essence, you have to be close enough to get wireless to be able to... -
Tone Grenade Pedal
By Victor Oshiro | Posted March 27, 2014 at 04:16PMThe three main ways to make distortion are with fuzz, overdrive, and a distortion pedals. I tend to stick to overdrive pedals for a couple of reasons. First, I can get a lot of distortion/gain from just about any amp or even a preamp like a pedal board. Secondly, I prefer the more singing... -
Sharp LC-70LE65OU 70" LED Smart TV
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 25, 2014 at 10:30AMI'm pretty good at taking care of my gear so it shouldn't come as a surprise that my last TV - a 50 inch Samsung Plasma - lasted my family about 6 years of near constant use. That TV is now being used in my bedroom but it was getting time to update to a newer set. New features and better picture... -
Quilter Tone Block 200 Amplifier
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 13, 2014 at 10:09AMQuilter Laboratories have had a very busy couple of years. They've released amplifier heads, combo units, and now a head that offers some different features you won't find anywhere else. Recently they released the Tone Block 200 amplifier which was a big hit at the recent NAMM show. What is the... -
Apogee Jam 96 kHz/24 bit guitar input
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 7, 2014 at 10:58AMApogee's original Jam input device gave 48kHz /24-bit recording to musicians but Apogee recently sent out a press release for their 96 kHz Jam guitar input device. With this you can connect your guitar or other electronic instrument to an iPad or an iPhone. This is what intrigued me: 96 kHz /24... -
Real Racing 3
By Victor Oshiro | Posted January 7, 2014 at 10:32AMI had thought to originally release this review during the holidays. My logic was that what better than a game played on mobile devices to pass the time during the holidays? As it turned out I had a very busy holiday season with family and work so just goes to show how the best laid apps of men... -
TP-Link 300Mbps Range Extender
By Victor Oshiro | Posted November 6, 2013 at 06:09AMI've been lucky in my new home not to have WiFi dead spots. This doesn't mean I don't have any, just that in the places I use WiFi the most I'm not in a dead spot. My old home had a lot of them. I'm not sure if it is due to the construction of that home (the new home is also wood frame, sheet... -
ClearClick Software Guitar2USB
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 8, 2013 at 09:54AMSeems like any recording devices for audio to computer or instrument to computer cost a hefty investment. Its not unusual to see equipment costing $200 or more and that is a price that can really hurt a struggling musician. I came across ClearClick Software's Guitar2USB setup a short while ago... -
Impressions of iOS7 after a week
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 24, 2013 at 09:49AMAfter a week with iOS7 I think we can finally weigh in. We weren't lucky enough to get a pre-release evaluation peek at the OS or new iPhone 5s and 5c so like you we had to download the OS, update, and install. I think that there were conflicting reports out there, some even warning users not to... -
Plutoneium Chi-Wah-Wah Pedal
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 10, 2013 at 08:00AMMost people's first effect pedal is usually a distortion pedal. What comes next? For most of us its a wah wah pedal. The wah pedal isn't just for 60's rock and roll sounds. Ask guys like Steve Vai and Kirk Hammett why they spend so much time getting their wah technique down. Better yet, search... -
Seymour Duncan Hotrodded Humbucker Set
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 3, 2013 at 10:45AMThis is going to be our first guitar pickup review. I'm planning to bring you some different options, some very economical and some not so. Since this is our first pickup review I wanted to cover a well used combination that many players use to get a versatile rig: the Seymour Duncan Hotrodded... -
Pedalboards and Organizing Pedals
By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 28, 2013 at 10:05AMAs we continue our addition of musical audio equipment with our normal tech articles and game reviews it came to me that perhaps a quick tutorial on pedalboards and organizing pedals was needed (clever title eh?). This article isn't going to cover preamp equipment which generally is rack mounted... -
VHT Special 6 1x12 Cabinet
By Victor Oshiro | Posted July 10, 2013 at 10:04AMIt occurred to me the other day that while I've done reviews of instrument amplifiers and combos I haven't as yet reviewed a speaker cabinet on its own. Well folks here it is: The VHT Special 6 1x12 cabinet in closed back form. An open back version is available which features a Celestion speaker... -
League of Legends Game Review
By Quincy Oshiro | Posted July 1, 2013 at 06:05PMOVERVIEW
As a major league gamer it is my duty to keep up with some of the most competitive video games out on the market. You may have heard a recent uproar in people using the term LOL. No it is not the term "laugh out loud" used by everyone today while texting. This stands for "League... -
Defiance. Worst MMO Third Person Shooter.
By Quincy Oshiro | Posted June 28, 2013 at 05:52PMOVERVIEW
So not too long ago a few buddies of mine wanted me to pick up a copy of this game "Defiance". They didn't exactly explain the concept to me. I thought it was going to a first person shooter fighting off aliens. Nope, did some research on the game and it was brought to my... -
Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18 Head
By Victor Oshiro | Posted June 27, 2013 at 02:16PMThe market for instrument amplifiers is incredibly diverse and large. There are the time tested setups like a 100 watt tube head with a full stack of speakers all the way down to the 1 watt tube amplifiers with a built in six or eight inch speakers. Throw in everything in between as well as... -
Swiss Picks
By Victor Oshiro | Posted June 12, 2013 at 10:40PMSometimes we get to do an in depth review of a product that requires tons of explanation. Other times we find that the product is so simple yet does exactly what it claims to do. Today I present the Swiss Pick. Not named for a country of birth but more for its resemblance to something that... -
Quilter Aviator 2x10 Combo Amp
By Victor Oshiro | Posted June 5, 2013 at 09:04AMIf you suffered through my recent amplifier tech articles you know I'm looking for the ultimate tone machine in a combo design. I need tone and I'm not willing to compromise on that. You'd think I'm willing to compromise on volume and projection to get the smaller form factor but here's where... -
Vox Delaylab Pedal
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 29, 2013 at 10:51AMMy son has a forbidden love that dare not speak its name: the love the delay pedal. I like delay effects but I find them often overused and this is one sound that can definitely get tiring when used a lot. Previously my son was using a Boss delay pedal that worked very well but lacked one... -
Instrument Speakers
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 21, 2013 at 10:58AMWe're approaching the end of this series of articles. I know that it seems very tedious - musicians tend to be the type of people who want to plug in and get a perfect sound. Sadly, it takes a lot of work to get the exact sound you are looking for. That's what this series was meant to do -... -
Solid State and Hybrid Amps
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 18, 2013 at 10:23AMI hope you've read the previous solid state vs tube amp article and the amplifier tubes article where I covered tube characteristics as well as some tricks to get better tone. There are some situations where solid state amps really shine through. Towards the end of the article I'll give you a... -
Amplifier Tubes
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 13, 2013 at 10:09AMIn my last article we covered the solid state vs. tube amp argument. My view on this is that you have to use the right tool for the job at hand. If you picked a solid state amp there is still some info in this article you might find interesting. If you picked a tube amp then lets help you get to... -
Solid State vs Tube Amps
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 8, 2013 at 10:03AMEvery so often I'd post one of my 'rants' here but I've tended to stay away from that format. Basically I give you my 2 cents worth but not in a review of a particular product. Lately all the mail I've been getting are "why don't you test this amp" or "you seem to have a bent against solid state... -
BBE Sonic Stomp Sonic Maximizer
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 1, 2013 at 10:05AMA pedal I got recently after my son's praise was this BBE Sonic Stomp. I've heard BBE's rack mount sonic maximizers so I wondered if this pedal could capture what one of those does.
How does it work?
What's a sonic maximizer? I'll let this quote from BBE's website try to explain it:
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