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Runescape - The HD Update

Posted by Thomas | July 29, 2008 .

The popular Runescape game, created by Jagex in 2001, has been going quite strong until recently. On December 10, 2007, after years of botters, gold sellers, and hackers messing with the game, Jagex decided to impose a horrifying rule. The rule stated that you could only trade within the market prices set by the Grand [...]

ProcessQuickLink Is the Perfect Addition to the Task Manager

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | July 28, 2008 .

Process Library has long been a popular website to check on what processes are doing on your computer. The creators of Process Library have made it easier than ever to figure out which processes are doing. ProcessQuickLink adds a button next to each process in Windows Task Manager that, once clicked, take you to the [...]

Enkin Brings GPS Devices to the Next Level

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | July 25, 2008 .

At this point in time, finding your way around town has been limited to using a program like Google Maps, searching for the place you are looking for, and getting directions there. However, Enkin is going to revolutionize how we use our GPS systems. With Enkin, you can instantly change between the standard sattelite view [...]

ATI Catalyst 8.7 WHQL Drivers Released

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | July 23, 2008 .

ATI released the new version, 8.7, of their drivers today. The Catalyst 8.7 drivers bring enhancements to the Information Center in the Catalyst Control Center and support for Linux. The Linux versions currently supported are:

Ubuntu 8.04 production support
SLED 10 sp2 production support

As usual, the update is for all versions of XP and Vista. You can [...]

Keep Your Bookmarks In Sync Across All Your Computers

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | July 21, 2008 .

Have you ever wanted to find that one site or another, only to realize that the link is stored on your other computer? Foxmarks, currently for Firefox and IE, makes it easy to syncronize your bookmarks. If you save a couple bookmarks on Computer A, then save a couple on Computer B later, Computer A [...]

Half Life 2 Modder Hired By Valve

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | July 19, 2008 .

Half Life 2 has long been the modder’s choice game to work with. Adam Foster, creator of the very popular singleplayer mod Minerva: Metastatis, finally gets to live out his dream of working alongside the creators of Half Life 2 themselves. Valve hired Adam, to begin working in October, because of his work on Minerva. [...]

Crysis Mapping Contest Winners Announced

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | July 16, 2008 .

Crytek and Intel started a mapping contest, hosted by Crymod, in January 2008, and all the Crysis mappers attempted to create some special maps. The categories of maps to be made were:

Intel® Performance and Visibility
Fun and gameplay
Creativity
Best Cutscene

The best maps in each category were announced today, and here are the winners: (You can click on [...]

iTunes 7.7 Has Come With New iPhone Firmware

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | July 12, 2008 .

Apple recently released iTunes 7.7.0, bringing along its share of new features and bug fixes. The major update actually comes for owners of iPhones and iPod Touches, because Apple updated the firmware of both to v2.0. Version 2’s highlighted feature is the App Store, which has 500+ applications for your pleasure. Other features are support [...]

HomestarRunner Is Still Going Strong

Posted by Thomas | July 12, 2008 .

HomestarRunner is a wonderful site that caught my eye many years ago. When I first discovered the site, the graphics were on par with Pong. Over the years it has developed into what we it now is today. After a very long break from this site, I returned only to find a million new games, [...]

Warrior Epic Closed Beta Account Giveaway

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | July 9, 2008 .

Looking for an RPG that skips over the whole “talking with NPC’s” and “following a deep plot” and takes you straight into the combat part? If so, Warrior Epic is your new favorite game. An MMO designed to be played with up to 4 other people at a time doing quests and PvP matches, Warrior [...]

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