First off, I don’t use any Apple products. I neither own an iPhone, iPad or any other gadget that is iBranded. Not that I’m bitter and twisted; it’s partly through choice, partly through simple economics, but mainly because of a deep seated aversion on my …
A calculated decision By a stroke of good fortune and beneficial planetary alignment, I was able to acquire an MSI GTX 970 a few days ago and I have to say that this GPU has exceeded my expectations and then some. I was previously sporting …
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I reckon it depends on your definition of cheating and to put your mind at rest, I’m not banging on about two-timing your girlfriend, keeping a mistress in a love nest or falsifying your tax return. Having said that, in certain countries such as France …
Also known as geolocation, this perverse and absurd practice isn’t just confined to The Oscars of course, as anyone who uses Youtube will be painfully aware. I choose Oscar, as in a moment of misguided magnanimity, I acceded to my better half’s request to watch the …
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Wednesday A tale of two hard drives They say that Wednesdays are the quietest of all days in hospital emergency departments for the simple reason that Mondays are standing room only for everyone who got banged up over the weekend and Fridays are reserved for …
It’s now easier than ever to record your gameplay and as I mentioned in Part One of this series, it’s no longer a question of churning out massive AVI files and rendering them through a codec to achieve a manageable size for uploading. We know that Fraps generates a …
Do you ever see stuff on the net and say to yourself ‘I wonder how they do that’? I know I do all the time and usually when watching Youtube game walkthrough videos, because I’m a bit of a pussy really and it’s always handy …
Has the number THREE taken on a greater significance in your life? Are you asking for THREE sugars in your tea? Have you been married THREE times?Are you checking your calendar for significant dates, searching for portents, signs, footprints in the sand and secret marks on …
So you want to be a moderator? Do you know how many would-be dictators are out there, masquerading as forum administrators and moderators? If you have any experience of online forums you’ll probably know that the administrator is the all seeing eye with God-like powers …
Watching The Social Network the other night was a timely glimpse into the birth of Facebook and the dramatic twists and turns of its early days, which got me thinking of why I use it and still enjoy using it. I first signed up for …
Business or pleasure? Something for the weekend sir? Remember the good old days when aeroplanes used propellers, cabin crew were air hostesses, your coffee was served with silver service and when you finally reached your destination several weeks later, passport control and customs treated you with …
Mobile apps are one of the fastest growing areas of software development today and everyone wants a piece of you, which in itself is no bad thing as competition generates choice and hence lower prices or even, completely free. Most of us have a mobile …
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The Division Ubisoft Massive Entertainment Release date : 2015 [youtube]http://youtu.be/yPq_NVi-TC4[/youtube] First announced at E3 2013, The Division is largely inspired by Directive 51 and Operation Dark Winter, playing on the fragile threads that bind society together in the face of an outbreak of disease which …
TOMB RAIDER Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Crystal Dynamics Review Platform : PC Release Date: March 2013 It’s never too late to write about a good game, particularly when that game has had new life breathed into it, as is the case with Tomb Raider. …
