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As many of you have noticed, the site has been updated very little lately - I’ve been in the middle of a system-change for my primary computer. I’ve been saying goodbye to the old Windows dependency and hello to the new Mac addiction!

It took me a while to get everything set up, but now I have my blog software (BlogDesk) running in Parallels on my iMac, and I’m good to go - site updates should resume with their previous frequency.

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Engaget has a story about Best Buy’s “Vista Upgrade” policy starting Jun 26 : (that I haven’t been able to fully coroberate, so take it with a grain of salt, though perhaps only a very small one).

Basically, if you buy a PC after June 26, the “upgrade” will be free; if you just want to buy the upgrade, it will pre-sell for $49.00, with a “Pro” version for $99.00.

This is the relevant “memo”, there is more discussion at Engaget

- Original Article at Engaget.com -

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Okay, it was a corny title - so shoot me (online only please! I have a family to feed!).

Which, in an award deserving seque brings me to - Online gaming.

Can’t spend the bucks on the latest FPS? Or maybe you don’t like the competitive games because you suck at ‘em? (Don’t worry, me too - until now!).

Quake Live lets you learn in single player and then compete in multiplayer - all with top notch graphics, all in your browser, and all free!

You always have the option of bot-play so you’re really the only one
playing. You can choose between the Training version (top) where you
can practice all of the special moves everyone always talks about, or
the simulated live game version where you can set the specifics.

This is a screenshot of me getting ready to kill two bots from the
other team - it really does feel like multiplayer with the bots jumping
around like madmen. Why am I playing bots? Well, did I mention that
I sucked?

When you ARE ready to compete, there are a LOT of open games -
Notice the tiny little drag-bar on the “Open Games” list!

- QuakeLive.com -

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Just check it out - ‘Nuff said.

The “puzzle pieces”

I’ve put the three mirrors in place, now all I have to do is move the
bottom one DOWN one space and the laser will bounce to the target!

Thusly.
(unfortunately, the “System complete” window pops up as soon as you
make the last connection, so I couldn’t get a better pic.

- Play Here -

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I could have guessed this - for more than one reason!

Enjoy!

Bender runs off of a 6502!

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I’ve been thinking lately about how rare it is to find a truly innovative computer game. The new games will add a twist, or sometimes just change a plotline, but too often it seems to be just about eye candy.

Paper Moon is a platformer that flies in the face of that trend. It has really neat (but simple) paper graphcs, a very interesting “pop” mechanic, and an unusual theme, making it a pretty intriguing prospect… Plus, it’s free!

These graphics won’t compete with something like DemiGod head-on,
but they certainly do have an appeal of their own! The static image
(even when you click for the larger version) doesn’t do the animation
effect justice, you just HAVE to try it!)

Again, it’s startling how much less the static graphics are than the live scenes.
What a great game!

Here I’m steathily hopping across hovering wooden platforms to
avoid the hungry crab-things below (the darker boards have to
be “popped” to the front between jumps).

And here’s a close-up for those 97.3 % of you that are two lazy to
click on the other pictures!

- Paper Moon at Blurst.com -

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This is a regular car, and no, it’s not PhotoShopped. A student at a British art school meticulously painted it to match the surroundings exactly. This would obviously appear less effective from other angles, but in the article, the creator of the illusion says that people have almost walked into it when not paying attention!

I’ve long thought of doing something like this (well, never specifically a car, but, you know, THINGS), but like many ideas, I’ve never got around to it! Huray for industrious art people!

I think this car used to be owned by Wonder Woman before she started flying…

- Original Article from www.telegraph.co.uk -

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From this list of thirteen completely different, there are only a couple that I’m not sold on just by description and picture! Now, a few of these… Er… QUITE a few of these (okay, ALL of these) are a bit too much of a workout for my wallet, but hey, I can dream, right?

P.S. That OrbiTouch one really kinda wigs me out…

The “Ergo” keyboard - Warp drive optional

The really weird one of the bunch. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

For the gamer who needs maximum input speed.
And likes to play in the dark.
At night when it’s important to be totally silent.
(Plus it just freakin’ LOOKS cool!)

- Original Article on Aleptu.com -

( via Digg.com )

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POTRTP = Picture Of The Random Time Period, I.E. I’ll put ‘em up when I find ‘em!

Enjoy!

Good Ad!
(Worth the click to see the larger version!)

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From APOD (Astronomy Picture Of the Day)

Enjoy!

An artists rendition of a view near the accretion disk of a rapidly rotating black hole

- Original can be found HERE on APOD -
(Note that your browser may shrink the DISPLAY to fit on screen, the actual image, if saved to your hard drive, will be full sized)

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