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Posted by Admin on August 24, 2009 at 16:54 pm
Image courtesy of Engadget.
Most of you have heard by now about the upcoming Playstation 3 Slim announced at GamesCon. We all knew this was coming, PS1 slim, PS2 slim, and of course now PS3 slim. The Slim will be released the first week of September for only $300 or 300 Euro. So let’s dive farther into the specs.
- 32 percent lighter
- 36 percent smaller
- Will use 34 percent less power
- 120 GB HDD
As expected the PS3 Slim will take up less room on your shelf and it will be more energy efficient. This is all great news, but the best part is the Price drop. The PS3 is now the same price as the Xbox 360 and just $50 more than the Wii. Unfortunately the Slim is not backwards compatible with PS2 games but it is compatible with PS1 games. The same ports can be found on the Slim as on the regular PS3, which is great. There are 2 USB ports on the front to plug in any accessories.
Probably the most notable change on the Slim (other than the fact that it’s smaller) is the new matte finish, this could be a let down to many because everyone liked the nice piano finish. However think on the bright side, you don’t have to deal with dust as much. Also the touch sensitive buttons are now physical buttons that you press. I don’t really know why Sony removed them but it’s definitely a disappointment.
So that’s about it, what do you guys think about the Slim? Like it, dislike it? Will you buy it? I know I might.
Posted by Admin on March 1, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I was browsing the web for some new wallpapers for my desktop and ran across a great wallpaper, I felt the need to share it with you guys because I was very impressed. This wallpaper was created by Colis, who did a tutorial on how to create the wallpaper on PSDtuts, which is a great website that I read very often. The grass text effect that he created looks great, you can see the full image below to see what I mean:
Click the wallpaper to download it.
This wallpaper will stay on my desktop for at least a week (that’s a lot for me, I usually change my wallpaper every 3 days…) You can tell how much I like it 
If you want to learn how to make the grass text effect check out the tutorial he made here. You might need to use it in the future. And if you are a designer don’t forget to check out PSDtuts for great photoshop tutorials.
Posted by Admin on February 11, 2009 at 19:43 pm
You might have noticed that if you go to saltytech.com on your iPhone or iPod Touch it looks like you are in an iPhone app. This is because I am using a Word Press plug-in called WPtouch. Basically this plug-in optimizes your Word Press blog for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, it also speeds up the website. This is very handy when you are on EDGE or 3G on your iPhone. On the top of the web page you have a banner with the name of your blog and logo. The logo is customizable; just replace the home image in the images folder of the plug-in. To make your logo they include a .PSD template with all the effects to make your logo look “cool”, all you do is add an image. I used my favicon. If you don’t have Photoshop you can download the trial or use GIMP which is free and opens .PSD files.
To download GIMP click here.
The titles, tags, author, and categories of each blog post are displayed on the main page along with the publication date and the number of comments on the blog post. To read a “preview” of a post just tap the little arrow that’s next to the title. If you want to read the whole post just tap on the title and it will take you to the page with the full article, pictures, and comments. You can also comment on the posts yourself not just read them.
The plug-in features a search bar which you can show and hide by taping on the “Search” button at the top. It will search posts by tag and category, just like the regular Word Press search. There is also a menu button next to the Search button taping it will bring up a drop-down menu that you decide what’s in it. I have a RSS Feed button, e-mail button (Taping it opens Mail, to send the admin of the blog an e-mail), and I also have the Home button which just takes you to the Home page of the blog.
Here are some pictures of WPtouch in action:
If your visitor doesn’t like the way the website looks with this plug-in they can scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and just tap “Normal View”, this will load the blog the same way you see it on your computer.
That’s it, if you have a Word Press blog I highly recommend downloading and installing this plug-in. It will speed up your website a little, like I said this is great for 3G or EDGE users. And if your visitors don’t like the mobile look, remember they can always switch back to Normal View.
Download the latest version of WPtouch here.
Posted by Admin on December 24, 2008 at 16:14 pm
It’s that time of the year, the Holidays are here! That’s why I am writing this post to wish all the readers and writers of Salty Tech a happy holiday season. I would like to thank you guys for making this website possible, Salty Tech has grown so much since the launch day 8/28/2008. A special thank you to the writers for producing great content, the readers for reading it, and the sponsors for sponsoring.
If you still need last minute gift ideas for a tech lover go read the post written by Mitch here. I will try to post more when I can, so keep checking back. If you want to know when there is a new post then either download the toolbar here, which has a built in RSS Feed, or you can follow me on twitter here. Go to the writer’s page and take a look at our writers and their websites here. Happy holidays and Thank You!
Posted by Admin on September 1, 2008 at 01:10 am
Today I was surfing the internet for wallpapers and came across some cool websites. I thought it would be a good idea if I share the websites. The links are listed below. Recently I have been using a program called Desktoptopia you can download it here. It’s a free program that runs in the background and downloads wallpapers from the web and displays them on your desktop, you can choose how often they change from the settings of the program. My question to you is “Where do you get your wallpapers”? Leave a comment below with the links.
http://www.usingmac.com/2008/6/8/90-more-apple-wallpapers
http://www.usingmac.com/2008/7/1/inspiring-firefox-wallpapers
http://interfacelift.com
http://desktoptopia.com
Posted by Admin on August 31, 2008 at 20:42 pm
Hey I am Michael, and I run this website/blog. If you haven’t noticed by the domain name or the header this is a tech blog! Here I will be posting on a regular basis, so if you like the content please subscribe to the RSS Feed, give me feedback by commenting or send me an e-mail. The Contact page will be up in a few days. Thanks!
