The “Break it Down” Blog

Designing conceptually “perfect” software, why is it so hard?

Why is it that whenever you start a new programming project the initial design, in your mind, is always immaculately laid out, symmetrical and performant while the end result ends up being a shadow of that overall projection? I don’t know what it is about the actual “development” phase of a project that ruins all designs, [...]

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Staying fit in I.T., is it possible?

Is it possible to stay fit in the I.T. industry? 8, 10, 12+ hours infront of a monitor all day long? Endless streams of RSS feeds, emails and instant messages? How am I suppose to get out for a jog, the gym or play some tennis when incomming requests that require my attention are endless? [...]

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Sony SXRD DRC 2.5 information

For the folks looking into the 2006 SXRD lineup from Sony including both the A2000 series and the XBR2 series there are a lot of questions popping up about the differences between the two sets. As usual, the XBR series caries a considerable premium over the A2000 series, and the A2000 series is due to [...]

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XBox 360 Price Drop and PS3 Assessment

Dell selling XBox 360 Premium for $350. Be sure to use the coupon code “C99$273GQ1L4W8″ (without quotes) which knocks off an additional $10. (Link from Gizmodo) I’m not sure yet if I believe all this anti-hype about the PS3 just yet. So far the rumors read something like this: All the technology in the PS3 (BluRay player, [...]

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HDTV’s and Gaming, trying to avoid the lag

Some of you might not know this, but if you are looking into an HDTV and plan on gaming on it, you might want to do some research before deciding. Most of the newer HDTVs have native resolutions of 1080p. “Native resolution” meaning that is the only resolution the TV displays. Most all will infact [...]

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