I want this tune played at my funeral 🙂
Google 40th Anniversay of Rubik’s cube
19/05/2014
I was so stoked today when I opened up Google, to search out a SQL solution, to find a small Rubik’s cube in the top corner of the screen. After clicking on the cube I was even more blown away to find a fully scrambed digital cube to solve 🙂 I’ve now have my solve time for a real cube to just under a minute, although I didn’t have time…
Typical that Microsoft begin to give away free games after I quit my Gold subscription. The main reason I quit paying out was that they had given nothing away in the ~8 years I’d had an account… ah the irony. May have to sign back up? I enjoyed the outer World hyper realsim of SR:3, and sure the multiplayer game will be well manned now evey Gold member has a…
This is an interesting move, sure it will drive sales and profit for all involved If your company’s primary way of accepting online payments is via PayPal, then your Android-using customers are about to get some good news. Starting today, users in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Finland, France and the Netherlands will be able to use the online payment service to purchase apps from Google’s…
This is to be my next techy mission, time to put some thought into game content: top five tools to make games This article could be a good barometer to forecast my success 🙂 hackathon – make a game without code experience And here’s the 2d project guide… looks like I may have to use Win7 for this, although I’ll give Wine and Virtual Box a try first
website speed test
13/05/2014
Came across this cool site: Pingdom It tests the load speed of a site and components, like Ii give a shit about the load time of this site, but a cool tool for other projects 🙂
slow game month other distractions
30/04/2014
So it been a slow game month, although I’ve found other distractions! The geek activites that have kept me occupied recently: launch of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr), there are a few cool features installed Kali Linuxon Virtual Box, and have been playing with some of the packaged tools podcasts… think I’m late to the party of this one it took me from the mid 80’s untill the last week…
Ultra Street Fighter iv
20/04/2014
Ultra Street Fighter iv – system and character changes As a longtime fan of Street Fighter I get excited about every new iteration… although not maybe the costume packs 🙂 So reasons to be stoked: the game will be released on the XBOX360 and PS3 the 4 old, 1 new character, that is to be added to the line up the changes to the existing fighters variables… red focus! Thanks…
Minecraft Arrives on PlayStation®3
17/04/2014
Late to the party, but if the price is right they could move a million units World wide. Let your Imagination Run Wild as Minecraft Arrives on PlayStation®3 Minecraft: PlayStation®3 Edition Announced in Disc Form Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced the arrival of global phenomenon Minecraft: PlayStation®3 Edition. It will be available in disc form from May 14th, 2014, across PAL regions. The wildly popular title has been available…
Protests as Condi Rice joins Dropbox
15/04/2014
Protests as Condi Rice joins Dropbox bbc.co.uk/news/ I installed dropbox on my quest to find a secure trusted solution to my cloud storage needs, after the Ubuntu One shutdown notice. It has never been my favourite, and there was something about it that I never quite trusted. The appointment of Rice to the Dropbox board confirms that I am staying away, app uninstalled
The Last of Us Remastered has officially been announced As there are bugger all games out for the PS4, here’s a popular PS3 one polished (!) Still no reason to buy a new console, or even encourage me to finish this game. Press release after break
Cyanide and Happiness – Roofie
07/04/2014
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net Gamer’s in long term relationships know how hard it is to get some quality game time in
I’ve got my ownCloud
07/04/2014
After traumatic news yesterday of Ubuntu One closing I’ve been playing and researching alternate options. My favourite to date is owncloud.org, an application you can install on a server, with clients available for Android and Linux… plus the other popular OS’s Key Features Connect to your ownCloud server (HTTP or HTTPS) Browse files and folders in the native Finder or Explorer Automatically sync your latest files and folders across PCs…
Ubuntu One Shutdown notice
06/04/2014
Here’s the Ubuntu One Shutdown notice I received in my inbox earlier 🙁 The service has been discontinued We are sorry to notify you that we will be shutting down the Ubuntu One file services, effective 1 June 2014. It is no longer possible to purchase storage or music from the Ubuntu One store. The Ubuntu One file services apps in the Ubuntu, Google, and Apple stores have been removed.…
The Guardian Gabriel Weinberg launched DuckDuckGo as a search engine that puts privacy first, rather than collecting data for advertisers and security agencies
Play For Your Country with PlayStation®
03/04/2014
The Official Gaming Console of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Your chance to win tickets to the FIFA World Cup™ Finals in Brazil with selected PlayStation® purchases. Are you ready for the biggest kick-off of your life? Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (SCEE) today announced that it is offering fans the incredible chance to win one of 25 pairs of tickets to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ including the 2014…
Sony Release Update: 3rd April 2014
03/04/2014
Sony Release Update: 3rd April 2014 PlayStation 4 Dynasty Warriors 8: XTREME LEGENDS Complete Edition (PS4) (available from 4th April) Price: $104.95 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Beta (access starts 4th April) Price: Free King Oddball (Cross-Buy with Vita) Price: $11.55 Mercenary Kings Price: $29.75 Available in Australia, New Zealand from Friday/Saturday
google april fool 2014
01/04/2014
google april fool 2014, Google Maps: Pokemon Challenge The Google Maps App for iOS and Android now has a Poke Ball logo beneath its search bar. Clicking on it shows the locations of Pokemon on Google Maps. This is fully functional April Fools’ Day prank in the Google Maps App, not just a video, but check out the video below, because it’s pretty neat: To access the Pokemon mode on…
phandroid.com: Download Microsoft Office for Android for free starting today! I’ve now had the opportunity to try out Office on Android, compared with Google’s Quick Office. It feels a little more prompt to react, and more feature rich… however still challenging to navigate with adult sized digits. The one dissappointment is that files cam only be opened from Microsoft One Drive (nee Skydrive)… although I guess this is more secure,…