GTA: HoodLife Virus
If you haven’t heard yet, don’t download this game. It’s a “virus” made by yogangsta50 which reboots your computer and makes it unable to boot windows again. The writer posted YouTube videos as advertisements, which are already offline. You can search for downloads or saved videos, but this is really the [...]
Microsoft “7″ in Three Years?
I’m not sure Microsoft realizes this but Vista was just released…um…this year because I’m sure if they did, they wouldn’t be telling us they’d be releasing a new operating system in three years. From what I’ve gathered in the last few days, the new OS is codenamed “7″ (changed from “Vienna”) is apparently in [...]
Dynamic desktop backround with Xplanet
Bored of your plain old windows desktop?
Here’s how to get a awesome dynamic background of the sun’s light over the earth. it can also be used to display other planets and moons.
You’ll need these two programs, both of which are free for non-commercial purposes: Xplanet for windows and Xplanet control.
Do not install [...]
Creative X-Fi gets final Vista drivers finally
Half a year after the OS was released, Creative was finally able to release a driver they deem to be ‘final’ and not ‘beta’ like the previous release. Some of the working features include:
X-Fi Crystalizer
X-Fi CMSS-3D
MIDI Playback
EAX Effects
PCM stereo output through Optical Out
Line-in connectivity
SPDIF passthrough is supported on both Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit
Recording [...]
Microsoft Patent Threats: why open source is finally changing the game
Theories that piracy actually helps software producers sell software (especially games) have been around as long as piracy itself. I’ll be the first to say that software producers should be rewarded for their efforts. After all, a game is a massive undertaking these days. Gears of War cost $10 million. [...]
Microsoft Wants Open Source Users To “Pay Up”
Just when you thought Microsoft wanted to distance itself from the idea that it was a gigantic, evil, monopolizing corporation, it goes after the little guy. Not just any particular little guy either. Microsoft alleges that open-source software such as Linux and OpenOffice violate, in total, 235 of their patents. The [...]
Canon RAW CR2 and CRW Thumbnail support in Vista
Users of Canon’s late-model digital SLR cameras were disappointed when, upon upgrading to Windows Vista, their RAW image thumbnails disappeared. Microsoft had an update for Windows XP that supported some RAW image formats, but said that any support in Vista would have to come from the camera manufacturer.
Thankfully, Canon has stepped up and released [...]
