So it seems that the MPAA is trying to outlaw the .torrent file format, and TorrentSpy doesn’t like it. They’re taking them on in court. Trying to outlaw a file extension? TorrentSpy is most definitely in for the win. Now, if they were going to court over movie pirating in general, I’d have a different [...]
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WoW: Cataclysm – Guild Leveling and Talents
Hi everyone, Following up from my post on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm being announced, I thought I’d expand on some of the new guild features. In this post, I’ll specifically be touching on the subject of Guild Leveling and Talent Points. Guilds will level up similar to the way players... (more...)
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Ulduar: Flame Leviathan Easy Mode.
Since the release of Ulduar back in World of Warcraft patch 3.1, I’ve come across a lot of people, both in Guilds, and in PUGS, that don’t know you can activate Flame Leviathan in “Easy Mode” (that is, starting it so you don’t need to destroy all the towers to disable them). These... (more...)
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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm announced!
Blizzard have announced their next exciting World of Warcraft expansion pack – “World of Warcraft: Cataclysm” packed full of exciting new content! From new zones, to new raid encounters, to reworks of the classic zones, including Flying in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms and a full... (more...)
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Burger King “Mens Fragrance”
Fast food chain Burger King has released a men’s fragrance with a scent of meat. The fragrance, called “Flame” is described by the company as “the scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat” The fragrance is on sale in New York for $3.99 (£2.65) or is available... (more...)
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Youtube moves to widescreen!
Youtube recently announced they would be changing the size and aspect ratio of the standard video player on their site. We’re expanding the width of the page to 960 pixels to better reflect the quality of the videos you create and the screens that you use to watch them. This new, wider player is in... (more...)
Multiple Live CDs on one DVD
On March - 24 - 2006
Over at Linux.com, Mayank and Sharma have written an article that will teach you how to set up multiple live CDs onto one DVD for use on your computer.
Currently, Knoppix, Kanotix, Kurumin, Livux, MEPIS, ProMEPIS, Slax, Aurox, BerryLinux, Basilisk, Adios, PCLinuxOS, MandrakeMove, Gnoppix, RiP, SystemRescueCD, Ultimate Boot CD, and INSERT distributions can be used [...]
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Box
On March - 23 - 2006
A few months ago, I got an email from the owner of Box.net requesting that I try out his new product and review it. I was skeptical at first, I must admit. But I got my demo account setup and I’ve had a few weeks to experiment with Box, and really test it out. I’ve [...]
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Windows Vista & Office 12 Public Beta Registration
On March - 22 - 2006
Microsoft has decided to open the public betas of Windows Vista, Office 12, and Exchange Server 12 up early by allowing people to sign up in advance for a spot and be notified when the beta is available. The TechNet email system will enable you to be one of the first to enjoy the public [...]
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Tech This Out’s first TTOCast
On March - 12 - 2006
Okay, lately I’ve been working on a top secret podcasting idea and I finally made it happen last night. After a few hours of extreme editing and talking, it seems that I have finished the first TTOCast (podcast). Please note that this is the very first episode and is very short, only about 3 minutes. [...]
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Free USB Thumb Drive from Microsoft!
On March - 6 - 2006
Microsoft is once again trying to promote anti-piracy by giving out free USB thumb drives pre loaded with all the information you will ever need about piracy and using genuine Windows. There has been no word of people getting them yet, as there is a 6-8 week shipping wait, and probably a lot longer now [...]
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Fun new Apple products, but not what most expected.
On March - 1 - 2006
I’m very sorry this post is a day late. I have been very busy lately packing and such and haven’t had much time to be on the computer in the past day.
Anyways, at the Apple event I mentioned in my previous post, Apple has released a few new products for us, although not quite what [...]
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Apple Event Tomorrow!
On February - 27 - 2006
According to Apple, their will be an Apple Event held tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 — at which Apple is said to be releasing a few “fun” products.
Their are rumors of an Intel iBook, an Intel Mac Mini, a full, 3.5 inch touch screen video ipod, and much, much more. However, no one knows for [...]
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Mary had a little lamb…
On February - 20 - 2006
Okay, being the bored person I was today, I got out my cell phone and started pressing random keys on the keypad. Eventually, I got into a pattern.. 1 2 1 2 333.. etc. Over the timespan of a few hours, I finished “Mary had a little lamb” on my cell phone keypad.
1 2 1 [...]
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Windows Defender
On February - 19 - 2006
Microsofts AntiSpyware Beta has been comletely revamped with many bug fixes and improvements, along with a new name, Windows Defender.
Windows Defender (Beta 2) is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring system that recommends [...]
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