Following the publication of my recent article Half-Life Is 25 Years Old, Valve has just posted a new website celebrating the 25th anniversary of the game in which we are informed of new game updates, interviews with the original development team, and the inclusion of […]
Nothing Will Go Wrong! Half-Life was launched by Valve on 19 November, 1998 and I first heard about it when working at a medical conference in August 1999. I’d been chatting with some fellow PC geeks who had a booth next to mine and we’d
In a move that has bewildered millions, YouTube Premium is increasing prices in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, Germany, Poland, and Turkey. This, in the wake of the company’s vicious crackdown on AdBlock users, as outlined in my recent article YouTube Ads Are Beyond A Joke!
Edge can be very annoying if you don’t keep it under control, mainly because it’s possessed by some default behaviors that you didn’t ask for or even want. Here are some of them: Set Edge As Your Default Browser So determined is Microsoft to ram
Upside Down Economy As a kid I used to think that everything in Australia was upside down – and then I came to live in Argentina and discovered that not only is everything upside down, but it’s back to front. For reasons that would be
We all know that YouTubers make their money from ads on YouTube. Heck, until I was summarily demonetised last year, I was receiving a few dollars every month from Google which I was very grateful for. However, my penury state notwithstanding and Google’s aggressive stance
The Argentine Peso Is Junk Frankly, I’m surprised that it’s taken Steam so long to make this announcement. The Argentine peso is practically worthless and is losing about 10% of its value every week. In fact, some experts forecast that it will plunge a further
Beeline GPS I’ve written numerous articles related to GPS and mapping software, the most detailed being Which Maps Do You Use? from November 2022. Back then, I concluded that Beeline GPS was my preferred device. However, I simply couldn’t get used to tiny arrows instead
UK CMA Set To Approve The Deal According to the latest reports, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) may well give the go-ahead to the biggest-ever gaming deal for Microsoft to buy Activision/Blizzard. In my article, Microsoft To Buy Activision Blizzard For $70B of
Tomb Raider I, II, And III Remastered Like a bolt out of the blue, Crystal Dynamics has announced that Tomb Raider I, II, and III will be released as remastered versions on the 14th of February, 2024, and will be available on Xbox, Nintendo, Steam,
Following my article on Google’s Magic Eraser, I decided to subscribe to Google One in the end, mainly to take advantage of said Eraser and all the other premium photo tools available. Some can be used in the free 15GB basic account, but the really
Removing background objects and photobombs in your favourite photos has always been both fun and very popular. But finding the software to carry out the task without being gouged is not so easy. Google recently introduced Magic Eraser to the Photos app and I only
I rarely play games on my phone and usually confine my mobile gaming for those arduous moments such as long-haul flights or waiting in bureaucratic queues, such as banks. But the use of phones in Argentine banks is banned unfortunately, just in case you’re planning
Rumours are rife of an announcement at Gamescom (23-27 August) and all because the official Tomb Raider website updated its landing page, inviting fans to sign up for breaking news. UPDATE! Well, we all know what rumours are, don’t we? To be honest, I always
