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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 00:29
The website is finally back up. Only took a week... I think I may switch hosts...
 
First Look at USB 3 Performance
Friday, 18 December 2009 08:49

Bit-tech has a great look at the latest USB standard USB 3!

The speeds are much faster and will be great for external hard drives.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2009/12/18/first-look/1 

 
Google Chrome News
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 11:52
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Google Chrome is now available for Linux and Mac computers. 

Linux Download: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/w00t.html
Mac Download:  http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/huzzah.html

For PC users Google Chrome Beta now has Extensions! There are around 300 extensions now available, including favorites like StumbleUpon, Google Translate, Ad-Block and more!

Also, Google chrome has favorites sync since the last beta. This is a must have browser! 

http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/chrome/beta/

To keep up to date on Google Chrome news you can check out the Google Chrome blog: http://chrome.blogspot.com

 
New Nvidia Drivers Available [Nov]
Friday, 04 December 2009 23:59
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Make sure you grab the latest drivers from nVidia! They were released on Nov 26, 2009.

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 195.62:

  • Adds GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.
  • Adds support for GeForce GT 240.
  • Adds support for OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
  • Adds support for CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements.
  • Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for many top new gaming titles including Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, FIFA Soccer 10, and more.
  • Includes numerous bug fixes including improved performance for Need for Speed: Shift. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
 
Next Battlefield games will need good hardware
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 13:14

DICE has said that PC gamers looking into getting Battlefield: Bad Company 2 or Battlefield 1943 will want to make sure their computers can handle them.

Both games should be launched for PC in the first quarter of 2010. They will share the same Frostbite engine and will have more features than the console versions.

Personally I'm really looking forward to these games. I'm not sure if I'll buy both... I want BF3! 

Minimum Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900
Graphics memory: 256MB
OS: Windows XP

Free HDD space:
15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)

Recommended Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Quadcore
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 260
Graphics memory: 512MB
OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7

Free HDD space:
15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943) 

 
How PC gamers can be heard
Saturday, 28 November 2009 19:06
With all of the commotion happening over the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I thought it would be good to share this great editorial about the PC gaming industry and how to make your voice heard in a way that will actually do some good. 
 
 
Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Now Available
Friday, 20 November 2009 14:59

Just like the title says!

Download: http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx 

 
Microsoft Office 2010 Beta
Monday, 16 November 2009 19:37

Microsoft has released the beta version of Office 12 to MSDN/Technet subscribers. It is expected that a public beta will be released later this week to the general population.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010 

Top 10 Benifits:

1 Express your ideas more visually Office 2010 opens up a world of design options to help you give life to your ideas. The new and improved picture formatting tools such as color saturation and artistic effects let you transform your document visuals into a work of art. Combined with a wide range of new pre-built Office themes and SmartArt® graphic layouts, Office 2010 gives you more ways to make your ideas stick.

2 Accomplish more when working together Brainstorm ideas, provide better version control, and meet deadlines faster when you work in groups. The co-authoring experience for Microsoft® Word 2010, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Microsoft® Excel Web App and Microsoft OneNote shared notebooks let you work on a file with several people at once - even from different locations.2

3 Enjoy the familiar Office experience from more locations and more devices With Office 2010, you can get things done more easily, from more locations and more devices. Using a smartphone or virtually any computer with an Internet connection, you can work when and where you want to work. 3

Microsoft Office Web Apps

Extend your Office 2010 experience to the Web. Store your Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files online and then access, view, edit, and share content through the web.

Microsoft Office Mobile 2010

Stay current and respond quickly using enhanced mobile versions of Office 2010 applications, specifically suited to your Windows Mobile-based smartphone.

4 Create powerful data insights and visuals Track and highlight important trends with new data analysis and visualization features in Excel 2010. The new Sparklines feature delivers a clear and compact visual representation of your data with small charts within worksheet cells. Filter and segment your PivotTable data in multiple layers using Slicers to spend more time analyzing and less time formatting.

5 Deliver compelling presentations Captivate your audience with personalized videos in your presentation. Insert and customize videos directly in PowerPoint 2010—trim, add fades and effects, or bookmark key points in the video to call attention to selected scenes. Videos you insert are now embedded by default, relieving you from managing and sending additional video files.

6 Manage large volumes of e-mail with ease Compress your long e-mail threads into a few conversations that can be categorized, filed, ignored, or cleaned up. The new Quick Steps feature let you perform multi-command tasks, such as reply and delete an e-mail in a single click, saving you time and in-box space.

7 Store and track all your ideas and notes in one place Get the ultimate digital notebook for tracking, organizing, and sharing your text, picture, video and audio notes with OneNote 2010. New features such as version tracking, automatic highlighting, and Linked Notes give you more control over your notes so you’re always on top of where your ideas came from and the latest changes when working in teams.

8 Get your message out instantly Broadcast your PowerPoint presentation to a remote audience, whether or not they have PowerPoint installed.5 The new Broadcast Slide Show feature allows you to share your presentation through a web browser quickly without additional set up.

9 Get things done faster and easier Microsoft Office Backstage™ view replaces the traditional File menu to give you a centralized space for all of your file management tasks, such as the ability to save, share, print, and publish. The enhanced Ribbon across Office 2010 applications lets you access commands quickly and customize tabs to personalize the experience to your work style.

10 Access work across devices and platforms Enjoy the freedom of using Office 2010 from more locations on more devices. When you use Microsoft® Office 2010, you’re getting the familiar and intuitive Office experience across PCs, Smartphones, and Web browsers on the go.

 

 
Google Chrome Extensions Coming Soon
Monday, 16 November 2009 19:31
The latest beta build of Google Chrome now has a button for extensions. At this time the link just forwards to Google's homepage because the extension gallery isnt ready yet.
 
YouTube Adding 1080P Playback
Friday, 13 November 2009 23:12

YouTube has announced that it will add true high defination playback to its service next week. With the rise of HD video cameras, both highend and lowend, it makes sense to enable full HD playback.

For videos that support it, adding &fmt=37 to the end of a youtube video link will enable the 1080P option.

Toy Story 3 Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f-MYl-HzNw&fmt=37

On my 1080P monitor it looks good enough to watch a whole movie, even though the video is compressed.

YouTube's blog post: http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2009/11/1080p-hd-comes-to-youtube.html 

 
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