A new den In my last article in this series, A Day In The Life Of A PC Technician – Day 15, in August, I mentioned that I would be moving my workshop from the garage. Well, the day finally arrived when my wife’s son […]
The classic Tomb Raider games, by which I mean those made by Core Design, the original developers of the Lara Croft phenomenon, are still incredibly popular and there’s no doubt that they have withstood the test of time, with a few caveats. For the purpose
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This Land Is My Land appeared on my games radar last year and being an ignorant Brit, I added the game to my Steam wishlist because I liked the idea of having native American Indians turning the tables on settlers stealing their land. Please
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How would you feel if every online purchase (except domestic purchases) you made was subject to taxes amounting to 65%? Additionally, it being non-refundable on your tax return? Well, that’s the reality in Argentina today, a country that lurches from one financial crisis to another
There are literally thousands of mobile games to choose from on Android and iOS and while I’m a big PC gamer, my mobile gaming is usually limited to long-haul flights or those times when I’m stuck waiting for my name to be called. Many games
Screw you, Google! I’m sick and tired of your strong-arm tactics to suck money out of us. Not only have you demonetised my YouTube channel and accused me of plagiarism as if I’m a common thief and scoundrel, but now you don’t want me sending
My First Encounter With Steam Steam, by Valve, is the most recognised and successful gaming platform around and if it weren’t for Half-Life and Half-Life 2, it probably wouldn’t exist. It was through Half-Life 2 that I, like many others, found our way to Steam,
Intel Alchemist Similar to the CPU market which is dominated by Intel and AMD, the GPU sector only has two major players, Nvidia and AMD — until now. Intel, a household name that’s been around since the dawn of the personal computer, is set to
I’ve always appreciated quality watches, so way back in 2001, I treated myself to an Omega Seamaster, a classy watch that accompanied me through the highs and lows of life for over twenty years, including an ocean crossing in a small wooden boat and
If you are met with this message when opening a spreadsheet, it’s time to start worrying, especially if you don’t have a backup saved elsewhere. This is exactly what happened yesterday to my wife when she tried to open her most used and valuable spreadsheet
This is a new game studio, Raccoon Logic, co-founded by Alex Hutchinson, ex creative director at Ubisoft for Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s Creed III. You don’t need to look too closely to see that the group is made up entirely of men, or as
Windows XP On SSD Why on earth would anyone want to install Windows XP in this day and age, let alone on an SSD? My answer is — why not? If you’re a tech enthusiast and more particularly if you have an interest in retro
UPDATE: I checked this morning and the book has now gone live, but they didn’t notify me. https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Marc_Thomas_The_Last_British_President?id=gnw8EAAAQBAJ — With self-publishing now a respectable avenue for authors to follow, there are so many channels available to get our books noticed. I initially published my novel,
To put it mildly, Windows 11 has some bizarre and frankly outrageous hardware requirements. First and foremost is TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) which, until a few weeks ago no one had ever heard of, but now is the talk of the town. But not
