July 28, 2008 9:58 AM PDT
Inside CNET Labs 6: The suck
This was our second try at recording this episode. The first one was lacking in...well everything except major suckage. It had enough of that for two or three episodes. This version, hopefully, has a bit less suck. Dong is all excited about bamboo. Eric bores us with monitor testing, and we talk about why Dong loves doing technical support for his friends.
Check out Dong's blog on the (Re) Drive.
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EPISODE 6 |
Eric Franklin refused to write a bio, saying, "Why are you bothering me about this bio business again? If I wanted people to know more about me, I'd send them to the Inside CNET Labs Podcast" (shameless plug). E-mail Eric.
Eric Franklin's colleagues once had the following to say to him: "Eric, you've been doing this performance testing thing for over 10 years now. How about you try something different?" To which Eric responded, "How about you shut the #%$@! up?" This candid attitude
allows him to go toe-to-toe with the most extreme of personalities, including that of Dong Ngo. This bio was written by Eric Franklin.
Dong Ngo is a knowledgeable, opinionated individual who wants to convince the world that he's just a normal person; but he hasn't had much success. According to him, this is because the world itself is abnormal. Dong loves traveling and is well-versed in several languages. He, unfortunately, is not so well-versed in English. Still, it's best to ask him questions. From networking and how to optimize your system, to turning a strange place into home or what the meaning of life is…most of the time, he has the answers. The question is: Will he make himself understood? Subscribe and find out!
You recently talked about how you can't really see the difference between monitors. I think this is the case with the general public and most tech devices. I am always consulted for advice on what device I recommend. In most cases, I tell them the get the one that makes them feel good.
If I recommend a Nikon D200 when they are considering a Kodak point and shoot, they will hate me for recommending such a terrible camera. However, if they buy the Kodak and love it's over saturation and lack of features, they will come back and ask my advice again and again.
I have always thought that tech reviews should give a rating based on the class of user rather than the class of product. Instead of saying that a certain monitor is excellent, say that the monitor is five stars for home and student use, but three for professional graphic artists.
Just a thought, keep up the good work.
please keep up! =)