tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120768312011-04-21T12:19:44.510-07:00TechTrek is a blogazine dedicated to explaining and simplifying technological advancement. Been a while since an update? Try refreshing the page.Cubex DEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496911146622498931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076831.post-35832361064597412322007-07-28T08:56:00.000-07:002007-07-28T09:04:03.415-07:00

I was just reading an ancient Maximum PC magazine, when I stumbled across this headline: China vs. Wikipedia. The item talks about how China requested censorship of some of Wikipedia's pages, and they responded with a resounding "no." Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, said that he stands "for the freedom of information, and for us to compromise that would send very much the wrong signal: that

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Well, here I am. I just got done moving, and have been busy applying for jobs, so I apologize for the wait.That said, here's my update.Microsoft and Apple seem to be going in opposite directions: Microsoft is going down, and you know which way Apple is going. But the reality is that both companies are following different strategies.Microsoft lays the foundation with Windows. The groundwork is all

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We always knew the MPAA and the RIAA were a bunch of ego-maniacal meanies. But now there is an alternative way to combat piracy, one that doesn't involve the usual crew of lawyers piloting the USS Untactful-ness.You see, these pirates are a funny bunch. Unlike most criminals, who commit crime because they are evil, pirates commit crime because it's fun. That's their sport, their hobby. They don't

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It seems like every time a new PC World or PC Magazine comes out, there are a few more letters from readers who hate the direction these magazines are going. They want PC content, not general technology news. I agree.The editors, of course, don't care what their customers want. They think they know better. There is a market for consumer electronics magazines. Besides, HDTVs are kinda like LCD

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I know. That's what I thought. From John C. Dvorak's June 26th column (published in PC Magazine):What's at issue is the sheer number of [Linux] distros that constantly pour into the market looking for homes. And since they are essentially free, people are inclined to jump from one to another, always looking for the be-all-end-all super-perfect Linux. It will never happen until Microsoft does

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Google's release of a new feature for Google Maps has created quite a stir. It's a feature that allows you to see street-level 360 degree pictures of streets in some major US cities. While it may sound really cool, some people are worried about what this may mean for people in these cities.The following are a few quotes from an article from iTWire and my responses to the concerns:Online reports

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Google Toolbar. Yahoo Toolbar. Opera Browser. What do they all have in common? No, not the fact that they are all seriously overrated. Besides that.They all have so-called "Form Fillers," a terrible technology that should have been rejected long ago by the security community. It presents several risks in its use. Not only that, but I don't know of anyone who actually uses these things anyway.The

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This is not an opinion article, so I will not be delving into the reasons why I oppose censorware (applications that block certain web content). There are plenty of other places to do that.This is, however, my attempt to get blocked by every censorware program that exists. To do so, I will be explaining in detail how to get past every single web filter ever made.Step 1: Download this FREE

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Alright, I'm sick of it. People on one side saying "Google Translate rules!" while others say "AltaVista's Babel Fish is better!" I decided to have a less-than-scientific contest to see which service actually performed better.To do so, I ran a paragraph of correct spelling and grammar through each translator's English-to-Spanish translation, then ran the resulting Spanish text through their

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Lots of webmasters claim that a hit counter's purpose is to let them see how much traffic they're getting. This ain't exactly so. There are plenty of ways to do that without using a hit counter. The real reason people use hit counters is not so they can see how much traffic they get, but rather so everyone else can see how much traffic they get.So really, hit counters are for showing off

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Meebo has recently released an updated version of its excellent web-based IM service (which includes support for AIM, ICQ, MSN, Y!, GTalk, and Jabber). The new version has one main new feature called Meebo Rooms. Any user can create or join a Room and chat with other users. These rooms can also be embedded in a flash application on any website.One really cool feature is the use of Snap.com's

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The music industry seems bent on vehemently accusing the file-sharing community of being thieves and corrupt criminals. Every time they release some new DRM or a statement about file-sharing they refer to the file-sharing community as "music thieves" or some equally toxic term.What they are failing to realize is that their attitude towards their customers is exactly what drives people to share

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Spam: it's one of the nastiest and most annoying problems in the information age. Forget junk mail and telemarketers: spammers can cram your inbox with junk without doing so much as clicking a few buttons. In this article I will talk a little about what's being done now, and what you can do to fend off spam.CANSPAMIt's a piece of legislation intended to stop (or at least curb) the flow of spam.

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PCWorld recently published an article on 101 free applications, and I was amazed at how many good ones were left out. Below you will find my list of 10 freebies that I believe are worth mentioning.1. FirefoxDuh. If you want to read one of my articles on this awesome browser, just type "Firefox" into the search box above.2. Google Page CreatorThis wonderful web-based web page editor has failed to

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Windows Vista implements a new feature known as Shadow Copy, which creates copies of your personal files at regular intervals and allows you to revive them at will. Or so we all thought.Unfortunately, while Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium versions do back up the files (taking up a significant amount of space on your hard disk), they won't let you see these files or bring them back to the

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Looking back, I guess you could say we really didn't stand a chance. But in this article, I'm going to recap everything TechTrek has come through in the last two years.Blastoff"I started this blog because I knew it needed to be started. Not too many blogs exist where the word "game" does not necessarily mean a First-Person Shooter. I knew that there needed to be a place where serious gamers - who

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That's right folks, I found one. And this one actually has some potential.One Laptop Per Child is a non-profit organization that is making amazing headway in supplying affordable and durable laptops to children in "developing nations" (code for "third-world countries"). Their first model, the XO (due to ship in July) only costs $150, runs on man-generated (or in this case, kid-generated) power,

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PC World recently did a feature article on Operating Systems, and named Ubuntu as their favorite Linux distribution. I decided to document my experience working with Ubuntu, and this final article, Part 3, will compare Ubuntu to Wndows XP Pro SP2. I'm using the latest version of Ubuntu, 6.10.CategoriesUser InterfaceWindows: 7/10Ubuntu: 9/10Ubuntu's interface is much more polished and clean, which

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PC World recently did a feature article on Operating Systems, and named Ubuntu as their favorite Linux distribution. I decided to document my experience working with Ubuntu, and this second article, Part 2, will detail my experience installing and using applications. I'm using the latest version of Ubuntu, 6.1.Installing More ApplicationsUbuntu comes with tons of free and open-source applications

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PC World recently did a feature article on Operating Systems, and named Ubuntu as their favorite Linux distribution. I decided to document my experience working with Ubuntu, and this first article, Part 1, will detail my experience installing and updating Ubuntu. I'm using the latest version of Ubuntu, 6.1.Installing UbuntuInstallation was rather straightforward, and finished quickly in

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Yet another amazing bit of ingenuity on the part of Sony: a remote-controlled remote control (in case you lose the first one). But wait! What if you lose the other remote control? Not to worry: Sony will include a remote for the remote for the remote.A great parody.AJAX Site of the Week: Google Calendar

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According to this video, Fortune Magazine says that Google is the best company to work for; you'll soon see why (video uploaded to YouTube, of course).

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Less than a week ago the programming game Advanced T-Robots 3's official website went offline. Today, a new and promising unofficial portal for ATR3 gamers has come onto the scene that hopes to keep ATR3 alive.Gamers may browse a catalog of robot files that they may put in their own tournaments, as well as submit their own to the site. A tournaments page (which currently doesn't have any active

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Google created a video demonstrating why you should use Gmail (uploaded to YouTube, of course). It presents the four best reasons (also the four features other webmail services don't have), while also showing off some typical Google spirit.Hotlink

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So many coding guides follow a step-by-step nature. First, you make a "Hello World" program. Then a countdown. Then a countup. And so on.But I always find myself wanting to work on my own projects. Who cares about "Hello World"? I'll never actually use that. I'll figure out some code syntax rules, but I can do that in other ways.Unfortunately, these step-by-step guides aren't very experiment

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Talk Asia recently had an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, and more Nintendo series, and several of the things he said are worth quoting here and expanding upon.First, a startling revelation of how Mario was designed:We had to draw Mario as a small character and at the same time, we had to make him look human. To do that, we needed to draw a distinctive

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So Senator Brownback (R) wants the ESRB to play every game all the way through before giving it a rating. Sounds reasonable, right?No, it doesn't. Think about it: video games have hours and hours of gameplay. Think about the Final Fantasy series: they had hundreds of hours of content. Can a committee be expected to play the entire game all the way through to its multiple conclusions? And what

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It seems Digg users are in a big fuss over the new suggestion site that Yahoo launched to gain feedback from users, simply because it implements a digg-like voting feature so people can show that they agree with a suggestion.However, the fact that you can vote up a submission in no way makes Yahoo's site compete with Digg. Digg is a news service (one I use quite often, and enjoy very much), but

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PlaneShift is a full 3D fantasy MMORPG that looks like it could be the next RuneScape. I ain't kidding. It's amazing.However, I do have some thoughts about it, and some feedback for the dev team (which is everyone, since it's open-source):Stuff I love:Few n00bs aroundGood roleplayers online oftenNice graphic quality and level designLots of character options (and I mean lots)On-demand advice from

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I'm sure you've all heard the dispute going on between Viacom and Google; for those who haven't, here's the rundown:YouTube purchased by GoogleUsers upload copyrighted content to YouTubeGoogle does not remove contentViacom sues GoogleSo you see it's all Google's fault. An out-of-control user uploaded some copyrighted content and Google didn't remove it until they were specifically asked to.

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That's right kids! Out of Gmail, Yahoo Live Mail Beta, and Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail was ranked #1 by TechCrunch, the leading technology news source. What a surprise!

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Apparently a news reporter in Milwaukee, MI thinks he has a big scoop: the Nintendo DS has a graphical chat application that could be exploited by child molesters! Even more, he has proof that it happens:He found the range of the DS's Wi-Fi to be 300 feetHe chatted with two children a floor above him in his houseWow, it must happen all the time! Your child is at risk!No but really. I join the

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Tired of having to sign up for an account every time you want to use a web service? It seems inescapable, but it really isn't: consider the number of websites that don't require signing up.So this guy created a spoof site that has one feature: account editing! That's right, you sign up, and all you can do is edit your account. And forget your password.You can't even view other profiles: that's

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Continuing through PC World's list, we see the following items:11. Pioneer InnoA quote from the article: "Samsung's Helix, which we didn't test, is a nearly identical model." Tells you everything you need to know: not a new idea.12. FarecastOK, this is definitely new. A travel site that predicts airline fares. Pretty sweet.13. Sony BWU-100A Blu-Ray Disc Rewritable DriveQuote: "...wasn't the first

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In the most recent issue of PC World, one of the feature articles goes through a list of products from '06, calling them all innovative. Just for the record, here's the actual definition of the word (taken from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition):in·no·va·tion n.1. The act of introducing something new.2. Something newly introduced.Now let's go through the

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Don't get me wrong. I love Google Talk. I love it with a passion. It kicks AIMs butt hands-down. But recently I have gotten fed up with how long GTalk takes to sign in.Today I performed a test: I opened a fresh Firefox 2 and Google Talk. I then signed in to both Gmail+Talk and GTalk at the same time (I clicked the sign-in buttons within a split-second of each other). I have satellite internet (

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After months of searching for free online file hosting, I've finally found something that suits me: Host-A. Here are the vital specs:Upload limit: 20Mb (Small, but just make multiple accounts if you can't handle it)Monthly Bandwidth: 550Mb to start, but there are ways to increase thisFile Types: Any (no copyrighted content)Cost: FreeThere are also no annoying email verification links or word

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In the latest PC World magazine, Ryan Singel, who reviewed (among lots of other things) web-based email services for this article didn't actually try the services before reviewing them (why else would Yahoo! place first?) Here's a small quote (available online anyway, so this is legal):Gmail is lightning-quick, lets you chat with other online Gmail users, and integrates nicely with Google's

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Cade Metz of PC Magazine got to try the new Apple iPhone, and his reaction is amazing. It seems the iPhone really is all it's cracked up to be.

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It seems Yahoo thinks that altering a users preferences from what they have already selected is OK, and even a nice thing to do. Why, it helps people use the GREATES FRIKKIN SAERCH ENGENE EVAR, right? That has to be the right way to go!What they don't realize is simple: If the user didn't already download IE7 and select Yahoo as their homepage and search engine, they obviously don't want it that

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Well, all I gotta say about the Apple iPhone is this:It's about time.Finally, a cell phone that does what you want, how you want, in the simplest and easiest way possible.The phone features amazing technology that is smooth and easy to use, as well as NO BUTTONS AT ALL. All navigation is accomplished through a multi-input touch screen that I imagine is a dream to use. Not only that, it functions

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A new technology feeding Wikipedia pages into a specially designed computer program aims to make computers more intelligent by actually teaching the computer what words mean. Check it out.

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What is it with websites that only work in Internet Explorer, or use JavaScript, or ActiveX, or some other technology? I mean, it isn't bad enough they don't just work, they also don't tell you what to do to fix the problem. A few examples:"This website only works with JavaSript enabled. You are using an ancient browser that doesn't support them. Too bad!"It should say this:"This website works

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The other day I had the opportunity to play Wii Sports, the game packaged with Nintendo's new console. I only played Bowling and Baseball, but from what I saw, the Wii's game design strategy is a winner.What amazed me was how similar the bowling game was to real life. I not only bowled about the same score I would when really bowling, I made the same mistakes I usually make. I mean, not just

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Haven't we all had this idea before? If you've got a sense of humor, you'll laugh at this.

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Has anyone checked the status of the Wii on ebay recently? It seems some smart folks bought some, left them unopened, then put them on ebay this week, trying to catch desperate parents off guard. Has it worked? Last time I checked, the Wii was selling at $500.NOTE: The PS3 is at $1500!

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Yes, I did. Yes, I am. No, I don't.I'm Bringing Gaming Backby Justin TimberflakeI'm bringing gaming backSony and XBox don't know how to actNintendo's heading for a sneak attackBringing the video gaming market back Wii's the nameYou see my buttons baby play the gameNothing in gaming will be quite the sameNintendo crawled but then the Wiimote cameCome here girlCome to the backVIPGames on me Lemme

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"Now wait a minute, you said $600? Is that in yen? Really, dollars? Are you sure?"~A would-be PS3 loverHold on now, let's think about the logic, shall we? Take a PS2, make two of the buttons touch-sensitive, add HD graphics, and add unused motion sensors. Does that compute to an addition of $470?No, not in my book. Who are these guys kidding? The Wii is the most innovative, most remarkable

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Now that the Wii has finally been released, there are a few things people still want. Go check them out.

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August 28th, 2006Today Nintendo announced the release of its latest game console, the "GameCube 2", which will be on the shelves in time for Australian National Flag Day. The console includes an extensive launch library of four games.In addition the GameCube 2 features a controller almost identical to its predecessor's, except for a few new features. These include a nose hair trimmer and a

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Have trouble with Algebra? No, me neither. But in case you know someone who does have trouble with Algebra, or math, or spelling, or Spanish, etc. then the Fly Pentop Computer is for you! It's an awesome (albeit expensive) little computer built into a pen, and it can sense what you write and respond properly with built-in gesture recognition. Need a demonstration? Click here!I gotta say, if it

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Recently, a new type of Operating System has been arriving on the tech scene. It's called a WebOS, and the basic idea is that you can log in from any internet-connected computer and use your programs and files. A few of these services have reached stage where they are actually usable; those are the sites I have reviewed.YouOSYouOS is currently in Alpha stage, but it's definitely promising. There

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When the Nintendo Wii is released on the 19th, it will have a total of 62 LAUNCH TITLES, according to this Nintendo article! That's the largest launch library in the history of console gaming!

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Now you all know I hate MySpace. With a passion. Why? Perverts. I don't want my kids (or anyone else's, for that matter) going near them (when I have kids, that is).But here is some dude's personal experience with MySpace. Take a look.Gaming Site of the Week: Bagunk

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First of all, I highly recommend that everyone who reads this article download and install Internet Explorer 7 for one specific reason: so they can uninstall it in disgust and curse Microsoft.It seems many people have been caught up in the hype surrounding IE7, and, simply due to the loudness of Microsoft, they are actually beginning to believe Internet Destroyer is now as good as (or even better

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Here's yet another Wii success story. This guy played several games for a decent amount of time, and absolutely loved it.Excite Truck, one of the games reviewed in this guy's success story, uses the Wiimote steer the truck.If you read on he says he now has saved up money to buy one when they're released.

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Whoa. I thought the Wiimote was amazing, but check out these sports related specialty controllers for the PS3. Too bad there won't be any decent games to use them with.

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Did you think playing games on the Wii would wear you out? Did it seem too "physical?" This guy played for two hours and didn't get tired. At all.Check it out.The Wii features a "nunchuck" addon that allows special movements like two-handed boxing.

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I know you want one of these...Enjoy!AJAX Site of the Week: Google Page Creator

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Only a few more weeks to go. Can't wait? Check out the 30+ games in this 10 min. video.

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This piece of software is definitely a welcome development: a child-safe program that doesn't turn into an espionage operation. If only more filtering software was like this...IMSafer only alerts parents of questionable chatting, instead of logging entire conversations.

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What do gamers really want? Take a look.

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Now you know you've always wanted to work for a huge company for free. So why not try the Google Image Labeler?Actually, it's a lot of fun. I played for 45 minutes before I got tired of it.

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Here are some wicked awesome videos of the Wii browsing the internet.The new Nintendo Wii gaming console will allow gamers to browse the internet from their couch.A whole new age of internet, to say the least. Check them out and let us know what you think.AJAX Site of the Week: Google Picasa

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Google has always been ahead of the game when it comes to cost-free hassle-free online services. Why? Digital Samurai knows.Among the reasons are that Google doesn't focus on flashy graphics (Ah ha! What I've been saying all along!), but instead works on speed. That's what customers really want. Convenience, not coolness. Read more and let us know what you think.AJAX Site of the Week: ESPN360

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Here is a full list of Wii launch titles that will be released with the console. Amazing.Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is one of many titles to be released with the Nintendo Wii.

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Computers have a tendency to get rather clogged after using them a lot. Try using Crap Cleaner to take out the trash.Crap Cleaner wipes wasted disk space and improves startup time as well.This easy to use utility erases a shocking amount of uneeded data as well as corrects registry errors. When I ran it on my bosses computer (which only runs email and internet applications, plus a security suite)

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Microsoft has made a lot of mistakes in the past two decades. This article is an attempt to show where and how the software giant has gone wrong.Internet Explorer 6IE6 is the single buggiest, slowest, least secure piece of software in existence. While new web sites using new technologies appear everyday, many people still haven't made the switch to a browser that keeps up with the newest security

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It seems everyone else is putting together their own toplists, so I've decided to tell you what my current ten favorite sites are.1. GetFirefox.comSeriously, GET IT FREE. IE just doesn't do web like Firefox does. Security, quality, peace of mind. Ditch the blue E.2. YouOSThis is seriously the most exciting thing I've ever been a part of. Access all your files and programs from any computer with

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Now the DS can do everything the PSP can, plus some. Go check it out.AJAX Site of the Week: Gmail

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This article is an in-depth look on how the underdog Nintendo DS has outsold Sony's PSP, despite the latter's superior capabilities. It also shows why the Wii will beat the PS3, and for the same reasons.AJAX Site of the Week: Digg.com

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I'm bored this week, so here are some game related anagram puzzles I came up with (COPYWRITE!!!). Figure out the anagrams, write the words in the spaces, and then take all the circled letters and use them to make the phrase complete (just like the Scramble puzzles in the newspaper):HINT: All the words have to do with gaming in one way or another. Check the comments to see if anyone has submitted

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Since the dawn of the internet, mapping services such as MapQuest and Expedia have given users a quick and convenient way of finding their way around unfamiliar places. However, these two classic map services have been overtaken by two newcomers: Google Maps and Yahoo! Local. (Side note: Proof that Yahoo! can't come up with an original name - they borrowed Google Maps' beta name, Google Local.)

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err, sorry, corny title xDAnyway, I was at the nintendo forums today, and I came across a topic talking about the end of the PSP as wii all know... and they posted a source here.Anyway, it's 4 or 5 pages long, but its not "long" a nice read, if you have the time to laugh at Sony--Mr. Levingston

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First off, let's have a brief history of the ripping-off:NES - PlayStationGameCube - PS2DS - PSPWii - PS3That's right my friends! Right when we thought Nintendo was safe from being ripped off, Sony went and stole the motion-activated controller idea. I can see the wheels turning (or not turning, as the case may be) in the Sony execs' dense little minds:"If they come up with a new feature that we

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When cell phone games first hit the market, they were cheap knock-offs of old classics like snake and concentration, only without the fun. Then they got better: they got colorized, but they were still cheap boredom busters.Now, they're starting to get better: games for cell phones and other mobile devices have started to show definite signs of improvement in the area of gameplay. Games like

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Wii (wee) excl.1. An exclamation typically uttered by retarded persons when falling from great heights.2. The pathetically rediculous name given by Nintendo to their latest gaming console.The new Nintendo console (previously codenamed the Revolution) is now officially named the "Wii".It must mean something really cool in Japanese. Because it sounds really lame in English.Really, why couldn't they

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Miniclip has presented an old idea and wrapped it in impressive 3D graphics and amazingly addictive gameplay. While new players may have a hard time getting used to the controls, they will soon feel entrapped by the replayability and will keep playing for hours.I'm talking about Waterslide Slalom, the popular gaming portal's popular waterslide simulator that was in the "Top 10" list for some time

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Occasionally game designers and programmers use complicated AI when it isn't really needed. Many times this complex behavior can be simulated with a lot less code and processor use. So when should developers use complicated AI?The answer is simple: only use complex AI when the player will notice and appreciate the result. Some examples would be first person shooters; sometimes the developers

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One of the worst mistakes a game studio can make is designing for the studio instead of designing for the player. Nobody wants to play a game that's just a tech-demo or a flashy graphics-laden piece of artwork. One of the ways this problem occurs is when the studio is "ruled" by one of the major departments: designers, artists, or programmers.When the designers are in charge, they might make

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When designers are going over the feedback provided by playtesters, they should be wary that not all ideas have merit. Some ideas should be considered, others should be immediately thrown out. For ideas there is no "right to trial by jury," as some people delusionally think. Feedback falls into three basic categories:1. AdditionsThese are new features that playtesters recommend, often a favorite

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Few elements of gaming have become more cliche and standardized than the health bar. You get shot, you lose health. Get shot again, and you lose health again. When the health is all gone, you lose a life and the health resets. It's a simple system, and it works. Unfortunately, it isn't very realistic.In real life, the type of bullet isn't the only thing that determines whether you live or die.

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There are many annoying things about video games. However, if we can pinpoint these problems, designers will have a much better time weeding them out. Most of them can be classified into six main groups.1. Micromanaging - Too complicated!This problem arises when there are too many things for the player to consider. It usually plagues strategy games requiring the setting of millions of little

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In this article I've decided to talk about something that many gamers tend to take for granted, but are actually very important to a games success. When gamers can actually edit the game and set it up how they want to, make their own weapons, levels, and sometimes even custom enemies, it really draws the gamers together into a community where they exchange their mods and try each other's

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Stories are not required to make video games good; many games have no story at all (mostly arcade games) and others have only simple stories, showing their faces only at the beginning and end of the game. Obviously stories are not crucial to a games success, but there is no substitute for a good story.The story not only helps to create the right environment, a good story will also make the player

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One of the essential elements of a game environment is sound effects. Bleeps, boops, crunch, bang, boom, they're all required to create the ultimate gaming experience. Obviously other things are more important, but a game without sound effects is like a banana split without the strawberry ice cream.Menu sounds are just one group of sounds sed in a video game. Usually they are sounds used during

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Few things are as important for creating the correct environment in a game than the music that is played in the background. Can you imagine Final Fantasy without the incredible music that is played in the background?Unless you have ever tried to make your own Midi music, you really have no idea how difficult it is to create harmony and get the right effectin the music. Personally I have created

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25 to Life is a game that has sparked a sudden outburst of controversy. Parents concerned that video games will make their kids violent, lawmakers worried about public appearance, etc. Most people are over-reacting. I, for one, am not.On the one hand, parents and people concerned over violent games encouraging cop-killing still haven't realized that games like this have been around for years. How

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I've often started off an article picking bones with PC World magazine by saying that I greatly encourage subscribing to this magazine. I'm tired of doing that, so let's just get started.It looks like PC World slipped up in this month's issue: they not only mentioned the Nintendo DS twice (they referred to it as "white hot", definitely a mistake), they also actually printed a photo of the

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First, special thanks to "Ariwolf" on the Nintendo Forums for writing this--------------------------------Mature games, more like immature games. To understand what this has to do with the revolution keep reading. In the first place what does mature have to do with games? I looked up the definition of “mature”. I found that it meant the age that when a species obtains the ability to reproduce.

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First and foremost, i need to give credit to AE_EWIC_N. on the nintendo forums, for typing this up, and allowing me to use it here. THANKS!------------------------------------------------------------------------People rate games MUCH lighter these days, than they did, say... 10-20 years ago.Back then, the commercials on TV and the public "advertised" very provocatively.Now a days, if you flick on

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One of the most annoying problems a video game can have is poor controlability. Game designers often have a difficult time using the limited control options in their best combination for the game being designed.Here's where Nintendo comes in. Nintendo is the only video game console manufacturer that is blazing trails when it comes to controls. The DS has two never before seen controls: a

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So apparently the Nintendo Revolution will have internet browsing capabilities (take that XBox!) At first this sounds kind of stupid. Who would want to use the internet on a gaming console?But wait! This isn't any old gaming console. This is the Revolution. And what's so great about it? The controller.In case you have forgotten (I haven't), the Revolution has an awesome point-and-click controller

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Nintendo and Opera have joined forces to bring us nintendo fanboys the greatest thing we can desire on our beautiful Nintendo DS!!A web browser!Check it out here.

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Check it out: someone stole my article name! Must've been a good idea!Check out the original article.

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well, this is more of a personal story than a game review...The other night, i went over to my dad's house to visit for a while, and i come across my old N64, ahh, the good 'ol days right? right. well, Star Fox 64 was still inside the N64, so i figured, "why not" so i plug it up, and play a few courses, and it brought back so many memories! It amamzed me at how easy the game seemed today though..

Mr. Levingstonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076831.post-1139094575790119312006-02-05T15:06:00.000-08:002006-02-07T10:56:00.120-08:00

Last week Nintendo announced its plans for the DS Lite: a 20% lighter and 1/3 smaller version of its immensely popular dual-screen handheld gaming system. Release dates for Japan are set for May, but no dates for when it will be available in the good ol' USA have been announced. The question is, when will Sony release plans for its new (and innovative!) PSP Micro?Actually, that isn't the focal

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The video game entertainment medium has many flaws. Focus is one of the most prominent, as many game designers try to designs games to sell instead of games to play. I have often touched on this point in past articles, but this time I want to consider another flaw of video games: the unbearable and inhuman focus on things instead of people.What do you do in games? You shoot things, collect things

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's MaskMajora's Mask is an overlooked gem in the Legend of Zelda series. The game follows Link in search of a missing friend after The Ocarina of Time. The search leads him to the bizarre world of Termina, where a Skull Kid wearing a mask has been wreaking havoc.Majora's Mask suffers somewhat from something common in nearly all Zelda games:The lack of novelty. Zelda

Mr. Levingstonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076831.post-1138670446492985432006-01-30T17:17:00.000-08:002006-01-30T17:20:46.550-08:00

This article on Gaming Age points out the new thing in gaming: the Nintendo DS Lite! Remind anybody of the GameBoy Mini? Looks pretty tight to me. I'll right a full review when I have more information.

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