Maxit Mag

OK, so it's over by now. But! What did you do for 6/6/06?



I mean besides going to see the opening of the Omen remake. That's boring and entirely too predictable.

Let's see...

We received a call today at MaXit HQ asking for the removal of an advert showing Corsair memory.   Corsair were concerned that their memory might be considered sexy or even pornographic by being seen on this website. Aparently the UC Babes are too sexually stimulating for the guys at Corsair and they find it hard to sell their memory if people associate it with hot babes.


We can only assume that Corsair believe sexy women do not sell products and could prevent sales. Obviously, fancy flashing lights sell products and you can charge ten times more for them.

We'd like to make it clear to our readers that Corsair Memory is in no way associated with this website and the fact that we take pictures of UC Babes in scantily clad clothes stuffing Corsair Memory modules in between their breasts does not make Corsair memory sexy.

An industry insider spoke to a source close to Corsair and found out that "they do not consider their products sexy or pornographic and as such do not want people thinking that by buying Corsair Memory, women will try to remove their clothes and pose with Corsair Memory modules in between their breasts.   They have a strict company policy of no sex.   Any employees sexually aroused by the flashing green and red lights on the XMS pro series are taken to the memory dungeon, strapped in anti-static wrist bands and whipped by the RamGuy."

Of course our source could have lost his memory as we find it hard to believe anybody would be fooled or sexually stimulated by over priced memory, fancy packaging and flashing lights.   Whatever happened to the enthusiasts memory Corsair once was is anybodys guess. Some say the marketing department replaced the technical wizards that made Corsair the choice of enthusiasts and overclockers all over the world. Perhaps they lost their memory and sense of humour by taking too many cold showers after viewing this website.   The point is Corsair memory is not sexy and anybody thinking it is should go buy OCZ or Mushkin memory instead.

We do apologise to any readers seeing Corsair Memory on this site and cumming away with the wrong impression. We'd like to remind you to always practice safe sex with your Corsair Memory and use proper precautions when inserting it between breasts.

So, for those of us tuned in to the SciFi Channel in the US, Doctor Who is about to air the conclusion of its season finale (9 PM Central / 7 PM Mountain on Friday, June 9). Of course, those of y'all reading this in the UK have already seen the entire season, what with it airing an entire year ago on the BBC. You lucky bastards.

However, UK or US, it's old news by now that Christopher Eccleston threw up his hands after filming those thirteen episodes and said, "Enough already!" or something like that. And so, after teasing us once more with the possibility of, among others, Eddie Izzard as the Doctor (just stop a moment and visualize that), BBC Wales snagged David Tennant (who must have thought Eccleston was nuts for giving up the role) and stitched him into the grand finale for the traditional dramatic regeneration scene.

Which isn't the point of this missive, of course. If you're in the UK, you've seen it (lucky bastards) if you're in the US, you don't want to have the surprised spoiled; and if you're silly and impatient, you've already had it spoiled by reading this excellent little book by Kim Newman. No, no, the point is...

OK, so, these are cool:



"Dual independent skate connected by the body of the rider with a sideways stance.

"The Freeline Skates TM are ridden skateboard/snowboard-like.

"Riders can achieve high levels of traction and carve smooth 'S' turns while riding downhill and dance like a fish on the flats and uphill.

"The Freeline Skates TM are extremely portable making them the smallest and lightest form of transportation."

So sayeth the Freeline Skates website. But do they work?

Why 101? That's how many names are in the mysterious email the main character (Simon Baker) receives, telling him every woman he's ever had sex with or ever will. As for Sex and Death, that's where Ryder's character comes in: a self-appointed vigilante out to get any man in her path who's ever committed a crime against a woman. And by "crime" she doesn't just mean petty theft and burglary. And she thinks Baker's character is guilty as they come.

This isn't Ryder's first time acting for Waters. He's the director behind Heathers, the film that arguably launched Ryder's career. "Arguably," because others might argue it was Tim Burton and Beetlejuice that made her a household name the following year. In any case, the match-up of Ryder and Waters promises good things for this new project.

But with 2007 still so far away, it's a good thing we have A Scanner Darkly to look forward to next month.

X-Men: The Last Stand - As seen by this reporter on Monday, May 29th, 2006 at Colony Square 12 in Louisville, Colorado after much-too-much pasta at Carabbas and after participating in the Bolder BOULDER 10K race that morning. This would be the tired-sleepy-sunburnt movie review. If this reporter sounds too easily pleased, chalk it up to that.

Initial reaction: Oh my Gods what were the reviewers talking about this was a Wonderful movie! Best X-Men movie ever! What the heck-o-la is their problem?

On further reflection: Perhaps reviewers siting problems with pacing were bothered by the way that, in this story, a whole lot of seemingly unrelated crap hits the fan all at once and suddenly turns out to be very much related. But that's what we in the storytelling craft like to call subplot.

Non-mission-critical spoilers after the break.

Our favourite partner site, Trusted Reviews, just finished giving their ears a workout with a review of the Sennheiser PC160 Gaming Headset.

"When it comes to picking out a set of sound-conveying accessories, the
choice is now more divergent and complicated than ever in this post-iPod
world. Do you want a pair that you can take with you and use with your
portable audio player, as well as being plugged in for long frag-a-thons?
Are you an audiophile who won't compromise on sound quality, or is VoIP such
a massive part of your life that the mic is the deciding factor when it
comes to your purchase? There's also the complication of whether to have a
headset that works over USB as a secondary soundcard versus just having a
couple of audio jacks on the end."

Here's a useful guide for AMD owners from Overclocked Inside.

The interactive product ID guide for the fast identification of all current AMD Athlon 64
processors is now online in the new version 2.1
It includes now all Socket AM2 and Socket S1 based processors and furthermore all current AMD Athlon 64 X2 and Turion 64 X2 dual core CPUs.

For simple identification select the product ID (OPN label) of the AMD Athlon 64 CPU
over the drop-down fields and see immediately the description of the selected processor
within the virtual CPU picture. (e.g. type, codename, revision, frequency, Vcore, temperature, Cache, number of CPUs, etc.). There's probably no easier way to identify the data without an installation of the CPU.

The LG RZ 32inch LCD gets a thorough testing over at Trusted reviews.   The price looks right at £700. Hard to believe you can buy a 32incher for that.

"We promise we won't be insulted if you think we've cocked things up and run
the wrong price for this LCD TV. In fact, the first time we heard the price
we couldn't believe it either. A 32in LCD TV from a big name brand for just
£700? Surely some mistake. But no. We've checked and double checked, and the
RZ-32LZ55 really can be had from a number of online vendors for £700 - the
sort of price that would even be considered cheap on a 26in LCD, never mind
a 32in one. So is this the LCD world's biggest pre-World Cup bargain, or
does its price come at the cost of quality?"