16/03/2013
Insightful article fron the Guardina: Google Reader RSS feed aggregator to be retired News that service will be taken down sparks online petitions and protest site & on the back of this I’ve been having a look what my host gives me, in the way of RSS tools. I’ve been playing briefly with Simple Pie, here’s my most used feed from the Guardian Will you miss Google Reader? Guardian poll…
16/03/2013
Then I hear yeaterday that Google Reader is being pulled, today I can’t find ad blocking programs on Play! I guess it makes sense, adverts are Googles income, but this is another push for me to change OS, ironically on my Google Nexus devices. I’m thinking that the removal of Google Reader is associated with news papers being upset at RSS feeds stealing their content, maybe to do with Twitter…
15/03/2013
ok I’m giddy, Ubuntu 13.04 is currently installing on my Nexus 7 🙂 Easy to follow guide here: Nexus7 Installation I’ve been using Linux, mainly Ubuntu, on desktops from 2004, & my only regret is that I didn’t start using it earlier. & now I get it on my tablet, bonus! I’ll llook to write up what I think of it as time goes by, but I’m already searching for…
14/03/2013
I’ve recently picked up a Nexus 7, and am very impressed with with the experience. As fast as the Nexus 4, with more speed and graphic detail than you need. But what I’m really enjoying about this, is that I’m typing these words on an Apple Bluetooth keyboard, that I bought for my wife 2 years ago, has been little used, & I’ve envied since. So I get the performance…
11/03/2013
How To Convert MP4 To AVI Under Ubuntu Using FFMPEG sudo apt-get install ffmpeg ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec ac3 -ar 48000 -ab 192k output.avi
10/03/2013
Playing PS1 Interplay‘s r/c copter, bringing back old memories, the twitch reflex to ‘try-again’ has already kicked in 🙂 Cool review from back in ’99 here from ign When thinking how old this game is, think one of first games to require a DualShock controller.
10/03/2013
wow eye candy, coming from a Nezus 1, I never knew a mobile phone was capable of such lucious graphics. Great review of how inbed the pay-per-play regime is here: Pocket Gamer Real Racing 3 Fun, in little bursts, and another forward thnking marketing model from EA… thinking I read a post somewhere this week, that stated EA are to use micro transactions in all of their upcoming titles, like…
09/03/2013
[rating:3] I have vague memories of playing a japanese copy of the original Okami. I had no instructions, not a clue what the game was about, and didn’t even know the real name of the game… think I was referring to it as ‘paint brush wolf’ at the time 🙂 Now I get to play the HD re-make! The addition of English subtitles reveals the godly ancient plot, that’s cool.…
07/03/2013
Saving this as I know I”ll need to refer to the mount instructions You are unable to just plug in your Nexus 4 in Linux but it is very easy to mount and unmount to move data to/from your sdcard. This is one option that will allow you to utilize Nautilis (or any other file browser) to copy files to/from your Nexus 4. This is written for Ubuntu, but should…
01/03/2013
Crysis 3, the greatest thing to come out of an EA studio for years. Yeah the game is impressive, but a digital manual? Genius!
24/02/2013
So there’s a popular meme, like many others, that is over used on the web [Redditors I’m looking at you]; One does not simply walk into Mordor. The phrase “One does not simply walk into Mordor” originates from a scene in Peter Jackson’s 2001 film adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.[1] In the scene, the Council of Elrond reveals that an evil ring…
24/02/2013
After the 4.2.2 update Swype no longer enters spaces between words in Chrome. Not a game spoiler, Google still searches for what I enter, it’s just not easy to read.
24/02/2013
This is the 1st time I’ve heard of these Easter Eggs… ain’t the interwebs grand 🙂 Best Ending Get a COOL rating (finish the level with a cool rating) on every level and you get a new level where you watch Sunny Funny and Katy Kat dance on a table. You can change the view with the D-pad, zoom in and out with R1 and L1, and change Sunny’s and…
23/02/2013
You’ve gotta I can’t believe I haven’t seen or heard of this before! Although I don’t truthfully believe that I’m the target demographic 🙂 Here’s the intro of the Japanese Parappa the Rapper TV anime (is it anime cartoon, or just anime?) I’m off to look for the series with sub-titles Found it…
23/02/2013
I’ve been using CFW3.55 Hermes since I picked up my PS3, a couple of years back. Thinking it’s time to finally upgarde to Rogero CFW4.30 & see what the PS3 online gaming experience is like… or more so I can add patches to titles. As always bricking my PS3 is a danger, although I’ve never had issues on any device in the past when upgrading firmware, touch wood. So according…
21/02/2013
[rating:3] I appreciate Eve’s tenacious marketing as much as I appreciated the beauty and wonder of the open universe world they’ve created. What I find funny about this email is how my ‘buddy’ introduced me. After sending the invite he apologised, and claimed this was the most evil thing he’d done to anyone on the internet, introducing me to Eve. Knowing the risks, I took a little dab, what damage…
20/02/2013
w00t android system update 4.2.2 lands in Aotearoa… Off to charge my phone
18/02/2013
Now you just thought this was a simple beat game? Ask anyone who has played any of the titles in the series and they will tell you it is anything but simple. But what a lot of players may overlook are the ideals and life lessons within the simple graphics. Here are the ones I took away: It’s all in the mind Chop Chop Master Onion’s wise words of support,…
18/02/2013
No idea to buy those that have everything, here I am to solve that issue… Hobbit Feet (socks) from Jinx Heaps of other cool Middle earth ware too, but for 10 bucks you can’t go wrong
17/02/2013
As the PS4 is rumoured to be released later this year, I’ve had a retro experience on my PS3, via the new version of MultiMan. It’s now possible to play old PS1 games! I’m so stoked at the opportunity to play some old classics, and thanks to CoolRom I’ve picked up a couple of old favourites: Metal Slug X Oddworld – Abe’s Oddysee Parappa the Rapper UmJammer Lammy They’re all…