I haven’t had my N4 or N7 for more than a year, so I can’t see myself updating devices just yet, but I am excited about the new version of the Android OS, KitKat 4.4… although it doesn’t seem too long ago since I was waiting for the 4.3; what happened to the talked about 5.0? So what am I excited about? 10 Cool Features from zdnet Unlimited home screen…
The beauty and simplicity of Xubuntu
05/11/2013
By installing Gnome on 13.10 Saucy Salamander I lost my mouse cursor when opening Unity Now I’ve never beent he biggest fan of Unity; but through asking advice on the irc freenode #ubuntu channel I was introduced to xubuntu. 🙂 I find it hard to believe that over the many years, installations, and virtual boxes that I’ve never tried xubuntu before! I’ve fallen for its simplicity and ease, what drew…
How code Miecraft become more exciting and engaging? This entry from Bethesda’s Blog is how! Skyrim Mash-Up comes to Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Skyrim Mash-up – Conent Breakdown Skyrim themed texture set to apply to any existing or newly created Minecraft world. 40 Skyrim characters skins to apply to player’s in-game avatars: Dragonborn (male), Dragonborn (female), Ancano, Elenwen, Argonian Fighter, Argonian Mage, Bosmer Archer, Bosmer Mage, Breton Mage, Forsworn Shaman,…
Bethesda Rage
03/11/2013
After a session playing Skyrim yesterday (I accidently killed the Ebony Knight, I may go back to an earlier save), I was inspired to load up for the first time Bethesda‘s Rage, and I’ve been pleasently surprised. It feels like a glossy verison of Borderlands, set in a near identical World Interplay’s signature post- apocalypse Fallout, although with a feel of Mad Max. Finding it easy to engage with; usual…
Calvin and Hobbes dance
31/10/2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWsmB4SjGJw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Kerbals back in space
31/10/2013
After my AMD graphic card driver update my Kerbals are now back in space! And this time in 1080p 🙂 I think this weekend may entail a mission to the Mun!
xkcd improved keyboard
30/10/2013
We all have someone that we’d like to introduce to this new app
Bataman; Arkham Origins
30/10/2013
Bataman; Arkham Origins (Metacritic 74%, 8.0)on the 360 is staggeringly beautiful, (I’m going to have to go back and play the last title to see how it looks in 1080p) the textures are detailed, and the character movements slick. The flow style battle is back, just as brutal, and fun. Gadgets are equipped from the offset, with the ‘level-up’s’ earned It all sounds good eh? But my one problem with…
Ubuntu AMD Radeon 7850 driver
30/10/2013
I messed up trying to get my Radeon HD 7850 graphics card beyond a ‘standard’ set-up while on Ubuntu When Win7 is loaded this machine flies, lately in Ubuntu my Kerbals are in bullet time 🙂 lspci -nn | grep VGA tells me I’m using: Pitcairn PRO [Radeon HD 7850] [1002:6819] So there’s no full 3D driver… yet 🙁 This guide from The Unofficial AMD Linux Community helped save my…
Assassins Creed iv Black Flag
28/10/2013
I’ve just picked up Assassins Creed iv Black Flag for the xbox 360 🙂 I have mixed expectations about this; (no ratings yet: Metacritic as it doesn’t release to the rest of the World for another 12 hours, gotta love the antipodes) I didn’t really get into ACiii, I didn’t like the controls or find the plot engrossing… but on the other hand I’m a big fan of pirate games,…
illuison of options
26/10/2013
Just completed Beyond: Two Souls, it was a nice change from the run of the mill FPS, or beat-em-up that I usually play. It does play like a film, totally linear, with the Illusion of different paths… promise no spoilers 😉 The characters are deep, and the plot dark at times, although I wouldn’t be surprised if the Aussie regulators cut content from the version I played through. This week…
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
20/10/2013
I’ve added yet another fighting game to my xbox collection, and am quite impressed, and it’s an arcade title! 🙂 Virtual Fighter has a great heritage, perhaps one of the 1st 3D fighters, just beating Tekken to consoles I’ve played other versions of the game in the past, but can’t claim to have enjoyed any as much as this. The 3 button simplicity hooks you in quickly, then the learning…
Dilbert ROI web sites
20/10/2013
I hear similar to this so often, if an ROI from a digital project can’t be calculated, then it’s about brnad 😉
ubuntu 13.10 sound now silent
19/10/2013
I’ve updated the Ubuntu OS on my PC this afternoon, and shock horror, now no sound! sudo alsa force-reload Thanks to It’s f.o.s.s. for the guide 🙂
Dragon’s Lair
19/10/2013
I have memories as a kid, crowded around an arcade machine watching older teenage kids pour 10p pieces, which then seemed the size of wagon wheels, into a Dragon’s Lair arcade machine. People would line up their money, ready to deposit it in the slot and continue the quest, after the last players skills had failed him (never remember any girls in arcades?), or his change had been relinquished. Remember…
Ubuntu 13.10 release day
19/10/2013
Latest Ubuntu released today, I have it coming down now 🙂 If it didn’t start automatically for you try: sudo do-release-upgrade No Mir, but hope KSP will now load for me? eh oh, heaps of retro arcade xbox games to try this weekend!
State of Decay
18/10/2013
I don’t know why, but I’ve had this State of Decay downloaded from xbox arcade for quite a while, but I’ve been reluctant to play. Think it may be the fear of making the wrong choices, and getting too attached to characters that die off… have I mentioned before that I may take games a little too seriously 🙂 Anyway, today my journey into the zombie bush began, and except…
First world Linux Problems
17/10/2013
I’d read that today was the launch day of Ubuntu 13.10, to find it wasn’t until the end of the month… no worries, I’ve been playing with the beta Then I found Kerbal Space Program 0.22 had launched! Fantastic, except it won’t open in my Ubuntu installation 🙁 I could boot windows, but will wait and create a fresh install for 13.10 🙂 The birth of the Kraken
Beyond: Two Souls
15/10/2013
As another break from GTA V I’ve started playing Beyond: Two Souls on the PS3. I enjoyed Heavy Rain… although I never finished the story after I lost all of my saves 🙁 I love the idea that I can download an Android app (guess it’s on the other popular smart phone too 😉 and use it as a controller, although I don’t yet find it as ergonomic as the…
GTA V UFO Parts map
13/10/2013
50 UFO parts now found on GTA V… although ater my first lap of Los Santos I only had 49! ~94% complete, jumps to look forward to tomorrow 🙂 I wouldn’t have got close without IGN’s map