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An In-Depth Look at openSUSE 11.3

by MrK on Aug.02, 2010, under Web News

Link: http://techgage.com/article/an_in-depth_look_at_opensuse_113/ Quote: Since it’s been quite a while since I last took openSUSE for a spin, I couldn’t resist downloading the 11.3 release that came out in mid-July. To see how the distro fares today, I installed it onto my home PC and used it for just over a week. So, [...]

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CyberLink Announces “MediaEspresso 6”

by MrK on Jul.30, 2010, under Web News

The Fastest Media Converter that Even Makes Your Video Look Better

Taipei, Taiwan—July 26, 2010—CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) is pleased to announce its next generation of ultra fast media converter – MediaEspresso 6. Renamed from MediaShow Espresso, the latest version converts any video, photo and music files to a broad range of devices including smart phones such [...]

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Windows 7 Upgrade hangs at 62%

by MrK on Jul.28, 2010, under Web News

My Windows woes continue.  This time around, I have been trying to upgrade my Laptop running Windows Vista to Windows 7 Professional.  After initiating the upgrade process it would stall at 62% and give no indication as to what would cause the issue.  Well, after a bunch of research and much less hair, I have [...]

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‘Limiting the Length of an Excerpt in WordPress’

by MrK on Jul.25, 2010, under Web News

In WordPress, there are two ways to display a summary of a post that I have found so far.  Depending on your scenario you can use either <?php the_content(‘Read more…’); ?>  or <?php the_excerpt(); ?>. I usually end up using both depending on the page that is being displayed and simply choose which with a [...]

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Medal of Honor beta: first impressions

by MrK on Jul.25, 2010, under Web News

In his latest blog post, TR’s Cyril Kowaliski talks about the Medal of Honor multiplayer beta–and how he thinks EA made the game a little too simplistic and repetitive for it to be much fun.
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/19329

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Free Alternatives to Adobe Reader for Viewing PDF’s

by MrK on Jul.13, 2010, under Web News

Link: http://techgage.com/news/free_alternatives_to_adobe_reader_for_viewing_pdfs/
 
Quote: As different versions of Word are the bane of MS Office users, so too is Adobe Reader the bane of PDF’s… it’s unbearably slow and massively bloated for what most people need. Thankfully, there are alternatives that can provide greater functionality, faster load times, and a smaller memory footprint.
 

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PlayClaw – Has FRAPS’ Killer Arrived?

by MrK on Jul.04, 2010, under Web News

Link: http://techgage.com/article/playclaw_-_has_fraps_killer_arrived/ Quote: For many gamers, the go-to application for performance benchmarking, screenshot capturing and also video recording has always been FRAPS. But if there’s one major thing FRAPS is lacking, it’s competition, something that might end with PlayClaw. This program offers many of FRAPS’ features, along with a couple of unique [...]

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From start to finish in Rez HD

by MrK on Jun.18, 2010, under Web News

Games are rarely played from start to finish in one sitting, but for TR’s Geoff Gasior, that’s by far the best way to experience the sensory kaleidoscope that is Rez HD. In his latest blog post, Geoff dives into the cult classic and explains why it’s like a great album.
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/19107

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Linux: Infected by Complacency

by MrK on Jun.14, 2010, under Web News

URL: http://computingondemand.com/linux-infected-by-complacency
On my daily rounds, I pick up all kinds of good lil’ tidbits for article ideas.  Most of them are relating to Windows flaws or Anti Mac articles, but none of them really cut the mustard.  However, today I am going to pound my fist against the wall at those of US that thought [...]

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Adobe shows jaw-dropping content aware tool in Photoshop CS5

by MrK on Mar.24, 2010, under Web News

I’ll let the video speak for itself.

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Bioshock 2 PC Review

by MrK on Mar.24, 2010, under Web News

QUOTE: "For a game that was basically a classic style shooter on rails, BioShock really impressed the absolute hell out of me. With ‘choose your own adventure’ style shooters becoming more and more of a benchmark in the industry and with more and more PC shooters suffering from ‘consoleitis, I was pleasantly surprised when the [...]

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A Deep Dive Into Thecus NAS Software

by MrK on Mar.08, 2010, under Web News

QUOTE: "Testing NAS servers is a complicated and time consuming task. For the most part modern NAS products are computers in their own right with some using Intel Core2 Duo processors with 4GB of RAM. When writing a NAS review it is easy to focus on the hardware and capabilities, but often the software, applications [...]

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ATI Catalyst 10.2 Windows 7 Driver Analysis

by MrK on Feb.19, 2010, under Web News

QUOTE: "To be honest, I don’t even have to look at the performance of these drivers to recommend them. If you saw our article regarding upcoming features the other day called Future ATI Catalyst Drivers – Why you should be excited!, you’ll know why you should upgrade if there’s even no performance upgrades this month. [...]

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AMD Advances 3D Entertainment: Demonstrates Blu-Ray Stereoscopic 3D Playback at 2010 International CES

by MrK on Dec.07, 2009, under Web News

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will demonstrate the forthcoming Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D standard at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, showcasing how consumers will soon get to enjoy high-fidelity 3D entertainment once reserved only for theaters.

A new way to enjoy Blu-ray entertainment: Expected to hit store shelves in the second half of next [...]

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Opera 10.10 available

by MrK on Nov.24, 2009, under ABTnews

Opera fans can rejoice, as version 10.10 is available now.
Release notes can be found below
New feature
Opera Unite
Opera Unite gives you the power to connect with others directly and to collaborate and share information from your computer without storing any data on external servers. It enables you to unleash the true power and reality of [...]

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