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- Rosetta Stone (zip)
- Whether your are playing Greek number mode or Egyptian letter mode, the number one rule to keep in mind is keeping the scales balanced but its not that easy. As you try to gain points by completing equations or words, blocks drop down from above and throw off the weight...
- Tags: Scale, Block, Kengine Gaming, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-04-29
- Cell Burst (zip)
- So you get to customize your own Cell. Start off with a name. Body color and the head color come next. Now you pick the level. Don't forget level difficulty. You'll probably have to start out on Granny - only fools enjoy getting whipped on Extreme. Make sure you decide...
- Tags: Cell, Kengine Gaming, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-02-15
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- NY gov signs game bill into law
- New York State legislation that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed was signed into law. A bill that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed into law Tuesday by New...
- Tags: Law, Minor, Games, Personal Technology, video games, video game violence, Nintendo DS, New York, Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
- News items 2008-07-23
- Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?
- Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?FYI[url=http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/07/18/dell_adds_ubuntu_systems_updates_hardy_heron/]FYI[/url]Just curious Dana, are you running Linux? If so, why and which Distro?If not, why?Thanks for another 'good read'.P.S.[url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2660]This article[/url] isn't clear about what O/S you use.RE: Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?The simple answer is a reassuring NO! Put simply,...
- Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Notebooks, Ubuntu, Linux, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router
- Editor's note: Although our First Look video states that the WRT610N costs only $149, the street price may prove higher.The Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router is the first true dual-band wireless router we've reviewed, and one of only a few on the market. In our tests, it easily...
- Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, Network-attached storage (NAS), NETWORKING, wireless router, Storage Link, WRT610N, Linksys Inc., router, Linksys WRT310N, storage
- Product reviews 2008-07-17
- Optimus Maximus
- Despite its innovative approach to keyboard design, the OLED-based Optimus Maximus keyboard is best considered an expensive novelty. Its $1,600 price tag keeps it out of the hands of the average consumer, and we also question the practical benefit of using 113 customizable OLED screens as an input device. There...
- Tags: Keyboards, Lebedev Studio, default layout, Optimus Maximus, Optimus Corp., keyboard
- Product reviews 2008-07-17
- iPhone as powerful as the Dreamcast, more powerful than the DS ... but is t
- iPhone as powerful as the Dreamcast, more powerful than the DS ... but is tawesomemy buddy showed me monkey ball and i was blown away. i saw a few other games and i think it could compete on some level with other portables if they get the buttons thing and...
- Tags: Games, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, game, Apple iPhone, Dreamcast
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Should the Empire strike back?
- Should the Empire strike back?Proof that Apple pays astro-turfers![i]When I was at Apple, one the competitive team’s central goals was to goad Microsoft and Intel into targeting us in public. ... [b]We hounded them in online discussions.[/b][/i]Well, that explains many of the talkbacks! I've always suspected that Apple paid these...
- Tags: UNIX, apple ad, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Empire Strike Back
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Intel Centrino 2 lives
- Intel Centrino 2 livesWhat about "power up"??We hear a lot about power savings while "powering down" chips and processes in portable devices. How about when these guys are at FULL LOAD. That seems to me to be more of an issue than what's already been solved. More...
- Tags: Intel Centrino 2, Intel Centrino, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- 2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed
- I just love these little laptops, so here's another repost while I've "gone fishin'". Intel recently sent me two examples of their second-generation Classmate PC for testing. The Classmates include numerous improvements on their already well-thought-out first-gen machines and mark the first versions that we can...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Classmates, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Memory, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Netflix grabs more distribution via Microsoft's Xbox
- Netflix grabs more distribution via Microsoft's XboxWhat do you want to bet?What do you want to bet that Canadian XBox and Netflix customers need not apply? :(well if you people here would cover things like say E3 '08 like you do forwell if you people here would cover things like...
- Tags: Game players, NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- NVIDIA slashes price of GTX 260 and 280 GPUs
- NVIDIA slashes price of GTX 260 and 280 GPUsNot Good if Companies CollapseNobody would ever accuse me of being a sycophant for big business, but your off-hand remark that who cares as long as these price cuts are good for consumers was really offensive.These price cuts don't do us consumers...
- Tags: Games, Investment, Video cards, Semiconductors, GPU, NVidia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- Sneak peek at the new Unicode-friendly PHP6
- The following is a guest post from Andrew Mager, associate technical producer at ZDNet. This dispatch is from the Bay Area PHP Meetup. He can be found at Andrewmager.com. When Andrei Zmievski isn't busy building infrastructure for a social gaming startup, or processing photos from his Nikon...
- Tags: Unicode, PHP, Internationalization, TextIterator, Transliteration, Zmievski, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- My Voice Controller (zip)
- This software allows you to emulate mouse and keyboard inputs by using your voice. Common uses for this software are gaming and assistance for the disabled/injured. I wrote this program to assist me with playing various games including World of Warcraft. The software is free and source code is available....
- Tags: Software, Tools & Techniques, Games, Keyboards, Mice, Management, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-07-11
- Velocity Micro Vector Campus Edition
- We normally have good things to say about Velocity Micro's Campus Edition back-to-school desktops. This year's model, the $999 Vector Campus Edition, leaves us disappointed because of its uninspired configuration. We still find Velocity Micro's desktop design among the best in the industry, and this system's visual appeal and...
- Tags: Processors, Network technology, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Velocity Micro, Velocity, Vector Campus Edition
- Product reviews 2008-07-10
- Wii-habbing your way back to health
- Turns out video games can be good for your health. At San Francisco's St. Mary's Medical Center, a trauma rehabilitation doctor prescribes Nintendo Wii sessions as part of treatment. CNET's Kara Tsuboi takes a look at this "alternative" medicine and meets patients who seem to forget their pain thanks to...
- Tags: Health Care, Games, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, News, kara tsuboi, nintendo wii, st. mary's medical center, trauma, rehabilitation, medicine, dr. justin liu
- Videos 2008-07-09
- A Modest Privacy Proposal
- The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on Privacy Implications of Online Advertising. Appearing before the committee headed by long-time Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) are lawyers for Google and Microsoft, as well as Facebook's chief privacy officer -- and Robert R. Dykes, the chairman...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- They don't all really need laptops, do they?
- They don't all really need laptops, do they?Teachers with laptops - maybeI know teachers who have been given laptops purchased with taxpayer dollars and the machine has ended up becoming an additional computer for use by their family. I can see it if courses require it. I can see it...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OS
- Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OSPerhapsbecause I said best bitsThe next OS from Microsoftshould employ the best bits of what is available, whether they are Microsoft ideas or not - most of the best ones have not been. For example, it should at the very least...
- Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Das Professional Keyboard
- Anyone who remembers when a "laptop" computer looked more like a suitcase-size nuclear weapon may recall the old IBM Model M-style keyboard. With its distinct "clacky" sound and the amazing responsiveness of its buckling spring keys, many typists, gamers, and enthusiasts lament that that old design has become more-or-less instinct....
- Tags: Keyboards, Games, Das Professional, keyboard
- Product reviews 2008-07-03
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