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Comment on Thoughts on Gaming: Indirect Effects by Narrative Control – Episode 52 – Indirect Effects « Sean Nittner

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:12:08 +0000

[...] Introduction to the show – Indirect Effects from Improbable Insights. [00:46] I’m going to Neoncon and I’ve got a show to go with [...]

Comment on Do I Need 32-Phase Power on my Motherboard?? by TomBrooklyn

TomBrooklyn — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:03:40 +0000

This is useful information. Most readers, if like myself, don’t need highly technical explanations. But we do want to get an understanding of what manufacturers are trying to sell us.

Comment on What’s Going on with HP Printers? by Amy

Amy — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:00:14 +0000

>>”HP’s PC group has been kicking serious ass lately, developing innovative laptops and building interesting technology into desktop PCs (like the TouchSmart systems).”

Just for the record, the TouchSmart technology came from Next Window in New Zealand; HP were perhaps just the first major PC manufacturer to incorporate the idea. The publicity for Next Window had the opposite effect to what they were expecting though; they were sued for copyright infringement by a Canadian white board manufacturer, who subsequently bought the company.

Comment on Where are the PC Science Fiction RPGs? by default_ex

default_ex — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:38:08 +0000

I have much the same lament. Science fiction in general (not just games) is seriously lacking in the past few years. That’s my current goal, to develop a science fiction game (series) which has the epic overtones of a galactic civilization.

It’s become obvious that the large companies are not interested in making games for the audience that actually plays they. They are much to interested in catering to the people that can barely turn on their computer. With games being so widely accessible now, we’re faced with the reality that most of those playing them would give up before learning the complex mechanics that made older RPGs fun.

Comment on What’s Going on with HP Printers? by Rick

Rick — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:03:58 +0000

I have had very similar issues with Canon printers. I will never buy another one again. I just bought an HP all-in-one ePrinter. Time will tell.

Comment on I’m Bored with Starcraft 2 by KKK

KKK — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:46:07 +0000

the thing i hate about starcraft 2 is the time of the learning curve. It takes forever to get to the very good player levels.

Comment on Quick Gaming Hits by Chris W

Chris W — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:39:52 +0000

That game list is simply amazing.

I don’t remember any year with so many fantastic titles. (I’ve been a pc gamer since 1993).

Comment on IDF Week, AMD Launch, THX in Cars and More by Thena

Thena — Sun, 22 May 2011 19:46:30 +0000

What a joy to find such clear tiihnkng. Thanks for posting!

Comment on Stupid Networking Tricks in the Name of Security by Vin

Vin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:44:07 +0000

Wouldn’t the NDIS driver be part of the Trend Micro firewall? It might ave been blocking NetBEUI or related ports. Still not a good thing to be doing.

Comment on The Case of the Hijacking Router by Al

Al — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:47:16 +0000

I just (what I thought was upgraded) to a DLink about a month ago and bam! I I’m hijacked by their search. I rebooted the modem and router and so far so good, but this is a year later! I never had this problem with my Linksys.