Maximum PC | Tiny, Free and Kick-Ass: 20 More Awesome Apps Under 2 MB – Page 1

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Jun 072011
 

Maximum PC has come out with another list of very useful applications, that take very little space on your machine…

Our first list was far from complete, of course, so we decided to do some more investigating, and found 20 more great apps. They’re all free, all easy to download, and all great at what they do. Read on, and hit the comments if we’ve still missed any of your favorites.

via Maximum PC | Tiny, Free and Kick-Ass: 20 More Awesome Apps Under 2 MB – Page 1.

I use a few of these applications on my Windows machines, as they are very useful.

have a great day!

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Microsoft officially unveils Windows 8

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Jun 032011
 

So, within the next few years, you could see a new version of Windows on all of the computers at the local computer store…

Microsoft has officially unveiled some key new features of its forthcoming operating system. The next-generation OS, which may or may not be called “Windows 8” (its “internal code-name”), delivers a completely re-imagined user interface, with a heavy emphasis on touch-based functionality that takes a hefty helping of inspiration from the Windows Phone UI.

via Microsoft officially unveils Windows 8 – Yahoo! News.

They even have a video on it!

Hmmm… I’m not sure how I like the ‘Tablet’ interfaces on many of the new operating systems today…  Ubuntu 11.04 has changed it’s interface a bit too.

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Maximum PC | Eight Ways Consoles Are Helping PC Gaming

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May 102011
 

Here’s a neat article as to how console games are helping PC gaming.

A few weeks ago, we took a not-so-fond look at the console portion of the grotesque, unruly mass (in some circles known as a “family”) that is the gaming world. As we often do with those with whom we share any sort of relation, we proceeded to list off all the ways they’ve wronged us. We find it to be a good ice-breaker. Now, though, we’ve been struck with some strange and debiltating malady that top scientists are calling “civility,” and we’ve realized there’s plenty of good mixed in with the bad. No, seriously. Consoles, we may not always get along, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t give you due praise for having our backs every once in a while. Now go! Jump past the break before we change our minds.

via Maximum PC | Eight Ways Consoles Are Helping PC Gaming.

I, personally am a PC gamer, and I do agree with those reasons.

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$25.00 “USB Stick PC”

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May 062011
 

A group called the Raspberry Pi Foundation is working on designing a computer that’s the size of a USB stick…

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK registered charity Registration Number 1129409 which exists to promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing.We plan to develop, manufacture and distribute an ultra-low-cost computer, for use in teaching computer programming to children. We expect this computer to have many other applications both in the developed and the developing world.

via Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Man I would love to own one of those, In the UK, it costs £15, which is around $25.00 at this moment.  If it becomes available outside of the UK, I probably will try to get one.

Have a good day! :)

 

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Try Ubuntu before you download!

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Apr 262011
 

2 days left...Conical has added a new feature to it’s website, you can try Ubuntu before you download it, and see if you like it.  (You can also do this while downloading)  I know that I’m going to try it out, I’ve heard a lot of good, and bad about the New Ubuntu.

You will have ~15 minutes, depending on your network speed, the slower your network, the less time you’ll have, as you will have to download some software on the first run, I had about 13.5 minutes on my first run.  I’ll be making a short review post later…

To try it out, go to http://try-ubuntu-beta.ec42.net/

It appears that this feature will only be available for a short time, but I guess that it’s something that might become a bit more common…

Also, 2 days until you can download the full 11.04 version of Ubuntu, so two more days until I try it out on my own machines. :)

Have a great day!

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Maximum PC | Fox News Decides That Videogames Cause bad stuff to happen, Gets Taken to Task by Real Journalists

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Apr 222011
 

We wanted to avoid covering this story altogether – our logic, of course, being that Fox clearly wants attention, and it’s pulled very similar game-demonizing stunts in the past. But the outlet’s misinformation-packed article is everywhere now, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t attempt to drop a kernel of actual truth into the mess. So we’re not going to talk about Fox or its alleged “experts.” We’re not even going to link to its article. Instead, we’re going show you some excellent investigative work by the fine folks over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

via Maximum PC | Fox News Decides That Videogames Cause Rape, Gets Taken to Task by Real Journalists.

Click the link above to read the entire article. Fox News has not done a good job at making itself look smart in the past few … years.  and saying that video games are so bad that they lead to rape is a good way to annoy gamers.

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Gmail Glitch Seemingly Wipes Everything from 150,000 Accounts (So Back Yours Up Already)

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Feb 282011
 

Ouch… I never really thought of that happening…

About 150,000 Gmail users, or 0.08 percent of the webmail service, logged in over the weekend to see everything gone—email, chat logs, contacts, and attachments. Google’s working to restore the accounts, but in the meantime, take it as another vivid reminder of the value of local backups.

via Gmail Glitch Seemingly Wipes Everything from 150,000 Accounts (So Back Yours Up Already).

Well, I guess that I’ll start backing up my E-mail… I wonder how long that’ll take…

As always, click on the link above to read the article in it’s entirety.

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Microsoft bans open source from it’s Marketplace

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Feb 202011
 

Apparently you cannot get any Open Source software through Microsoft’s marketplace.

The licence, which anyone wishing to distribute Windows, Windows Phone, or Xbox applications through the company’s copy of Apple’s App Store is required to agree to, is the usual torrent of legalese – but hides a nasty surprise for those who support open source ideals.

via Microsoft bans open source from the Marketplace | thinq_.

I’ve heard that Windows 8 will include the marketplace as well…  Though I hope that Microsoft is smart enough to let people install software that wasn’t purchased through the marketplace to be installed on Windows 8, as we’ve been able to do on all previous versions of Windows.

The Windows Phone and XBox are both heavily controlled, which seems to be the way that most corporations are going with devices like these. (Apple has a similar setup with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod, Nintendo with the Wii and DS, Sony with the PS3, and PSP)

These changes are sad to see, computers are becoming a little less versatile, because their manufacturers are putting limits on what the device can do, and if you try to break those limits, the manufacturer can permanently disable that device.

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Single Window GIMP release delayed…

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Jan 062011
 

Man… that would be so nice to have on my laptop.  not much of an issue on my desktop, it has dual screens, but multiple windows are tough to manage on a single screen setup…

The recently published article “What’s up with free multimedia production tools in 2010″ already mentions that GIMP 2.8 is not going to be released this year despite of past estimations. However an advanced explanation is missing and still has to be communicated to users who are not exactly following events.

via News: What happened to GIMP 2.8 – Libre Graphics World.

Apparently, even though it’s a very large project, GIMP had only 3 developers.  and now one of them cannot work on GIMP on a regular basis, so now they’re down to two.

Wow I never knew that GIMP had so few people working on it.

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EA says offline Single-Player games are “Finished,” Online is the way forward

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Dec 092010
 

Well, now EA wants to convert to making games that have no ‘offline’ component, no true singleplayer mode.  I have to wonder what’s up with this?  First Blizzard with Starcraft II, and now EA wants to make online games.  Yes I hear the ‘It allows us to reduce piracy’ argument, but it can lock a lot of paying customers out of the game that they bought.

I’m not fond of this type of stuff.  What if you have no internet connection, or a bad connection?  People using dial-up, and satellite are going to be unable to play any game of that type, at least it wouldn’t be too fun.

In the end of the day, I believe that the best way to stop piracy is to sell the game for a good price (Not $60.00+) Don’t lock people out from the game, the Pirates will remove that part anyways, so it doesn’t stop them.

Go to Maximumpc.com to read the article.

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