The Playstation 3 is Sony's third generation video game console. It is in direct competition with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii. One main feature of the Playstation 3 is the PlayStation Network which brings a whole lot of online gaming capabilities. It billed itself as able to do everything, meaning gaming, networking and multimedia. It includes a Blu-ray disc drive and was actually the first Blu-ray 2.0 compliant player on the market. That takes care of the general, now on to what you are all here for; my opinion.

Windows Vista is a line of operating systems designed for Desktop, Laptop, Tablet and Media Center PCs by Microsoft. Vista was released more than 5 years after the introduction of its predecessor, Windows XP, which is the longest span between releases of Microsoft Windows. Vista contains many changes and new features from XP, including an updated graphical environment known as Windows Aero, improved searching function, Windows DVD Maker and many others.

The Nintendo Wii is a video game console that competes directly with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Playstation 3. The Financial Times reported on September 12, 2007 that the Wii is the sales leader of the 3 based on figures from Enterbrain, NPD Group and GfK. The Wii is the successor to the Nintendo GameCube and is able to play all official GameCube games as well as its own. Nintendo also made available a lot of original Nintendo, Sega and Turbo Graffix 16 games via an online shop they developed. They are continually releasing more of the original games to the online market as well as allowing other people to develope specifically for that shop. What sets the Wii aside is its revolutionary controller that allows the games to detect movements in the controller and mimic them onscreen.

Ubuntu gets its name from the Zulu word "ubuntu" which roughly translates as "humanity" which describes the philosophy: "I am who I am because of those around me". Ubuntu in practical terms is a free and open source linux operating system based on the popular Debain achitecture and is built and maintained by Canonical Ltd. Canonical releases new versions of Ubuntu every six months and supports each version for eighteen months by releasing security fixes, bug patches and other minor updates to its various programs. There is also the LTS (Long Term Support) versions which are released every 2 years and supported for 3 years on the desktop versions and 5 years on the server versions. It has its focus on ease of use and ease of installation. Ubuntu has been rated as the most popular Linux distribution for the desktop in a survey by desktoplinux.com. I am reviewing the latest version named "Intrepid Ibex" which was released on October 30th, 2008.

The Xbox 360 is Microsofts latest video game console. With this model they went on to make it a full featured entertainment center including the ability to upload music and movies from various sources to the unit and playback anytime, even during gameplay. Sounds like a very good idea.

The D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure, when used with internal SATA drives, enables you to share documents, files, and digital media such as music, photos, and video with everyone on the home or office network. Remotely accessing files through the Internet is also possible with the built-in FTP server2. Whether you are allowing access locally or over the Internet, keep data safe by only giving rights to specific users or groups. When configuring the DNS-323, you can create users and groups and assign them to folders with either read or read/write permissions. This is ideal for an office environment with employee-specific sensitive data or for the home where you can ensure your children will only have access to age appropriate material.