Archive for Michael Lankton
Michael was a bass player in a hardcore punk band in the 80's and spent the 90's building and riding custom Harleys. As strange a combination as it may seem, Mike also has some coder and sysadmin in his history as well. At 42 Mike's now a husband and dad, and works as a Corrections Officer in a maximum security lockdown unit by day, and is admin at AV Enthusiast and contributor to Connected Internet when time allows. Mike is also passionate about food and travel.
Tips For Getting Your XHTML To Validate
Getting your website’s XHTML and CSS right ensures that your site will function properly for all your users. As web browsers change and (hopefully) become more standards-compliant, it becomes even more important to have good markup on your pages, lest you face a headache trying to fix it later when your site no longer works [...]
25Nov2007 | Michael Lankton | 16 comments | Continued5 Ways to Drive Me Away From Your Blog
The blog explosion that the internet has been enjoying (or cursed with, depending on your point of view) reminds me very much of the initial internet explosion in the 90’s. There are blogs for whatever tickles your fancy, some of them very close to the best commercial websites in their niche, others little more than [...]
19Nov2007 | Michael Lankton | 40 comments | ContinuedMigrating From Wordpress to Joomla, Part 2
Wordpress is a fantastic tool for managing your blog. Whether you just want to get a theme up and start writing, or if you want to get elbow-deep in css and customize your site’s look and layout, Wordpress makes it exceedingly easy to do so. A certain amount of flexibility has to be sacrificed to [...]
11Nov2007 | Michael Lankton | 24 comments | ContinuedMigrating From Wordpress to Joomla, Part 1
Recently I migrated my main site from Wordpress to the CMS Joomla. While evaluating the potential of leaving Wordpress for a CMS, I found lots of information pertaining to migrating from various CMS’s to Wordpress, but little to no information about moving a site away from Wordpress. There were some web forum threads regarding such [...]
6Nov2007 | Michael Lankton | 20 comments | Continued10 Videogames That Changed Everything - Part 2
Last week in 10 Videogames That Changed Everything - Part 1 we talked about 5 games that either created or revolutionized their genres. There are just so many games that were infused with all the passion and creativity of the developers, and so many great gaming memories.
It’s tough to think back over 30 years of [...]
AV Enthusiast Interview: Jim Salk of Salk Sound
Jim Salk, the man behind Salk Sound, sat down for an interview with me over the weekend on my site, AV Enthusiast. You rarely see interviews with people who design audiophile equipment, which has always struck me as odd given the passion we AV Enthusiasts hold for our obsession. Jim talks about how he [...]
23Oct2007 | Michael Lankton | 0 comments | Continued10 Videogames That Changed Everything - Part 1
1976. 10 years old, I wake the family up on Christmas morning.
Like every Christmas before, I impatiently wait while the adults get themselves out of bed, come downstairs and start the coffee brewing.
That particular year there was an especially noteworthy present waiting for me under the tree. One of those colorfully wrapped packages contained a [...]
5 Things You Need To Know Before You Buy A Subwoofer
You bought a big high definition television that has a beautiful picture. After that, you spent a little money putting together a 5.1 audio system. Movies and games look and sound better than you ever thought they could in your home. Are you finished? Nope. There is still one piece of the puzzle missing before [...]
15Oct2007 | Michael Lankton | 12 comments | Continued5 Things You Need To Know Before You Buy An AV Receiver
You bought a high definition television, and as soon as the initial infatuation with how great it looked wore off, you noticed how anemic your sound was. Explosions in a movie shouldn’t sound like they’re coming from a portable AM radio. It should sound like you ought to be running for cover.
It’s time to start [...]
The Format War: Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD, Part 3
In Round 1 Of Blu Ray Vs HD DVD we ran down what Blu Ray and HD DVD do and elaborated on the features. Round 2 focused on the history of the two formats, and exclusive relationships the two sides have forged with content providers and retailers.
Now it’s time for the third and final round [...]




