I’ve been on a (digital) desert island for a week, wi-fi was available, but I opted out. I had a cache of apps to play with, my SO had her Kindle Paper White, but I went old school, reading a tome she gifted me for chrimbo; Ben Elton’s, Two Brothers As a long time reader & fan of Elton, this was a treat. The signature style, as in a Tarantino…
Keep Reader
22/03/2013
Google ditch Reader & give us Keep! More I think about it, the more I think that Reader was another fact finding exercise. On a happier note, I finished Portal 2 today. A masterpiece, and a great example that games don’t need to be epic length.
Android apk’s
21/03/2013
I can’t believe this site: App BackUp Android apk files to download, how can they possibly get away with it?
Stackexchange Gaming Arquade
17/03/2013
I’ve discovered Stackexchange gaming arquade, while searching for an Ingress invite… leaving a link here as I think I’ll be going back 🙂 Currently downloading an update for Portal 2, can’t believe I’ve left it so long to play as I really enjoyed the original. Update: wow up to chapter 6, can’t believe the game as been out for so long & I’ve managed to avoid spoilers 🙂 The humour…
a game made for glass
16/03/2013
Not sure if Ingress is a data sourcing mechanism, or simply an augmented reality title waiting to happen? Whatever, I sent in my application for the beta today & it’s on Play Cool article describing it here: cnet On my smartphone, I was capturing portals and linking them to far-flung places; in the real world, I was a guy standing on a corner dodging people heading back to the office…
shit I miss the 90s
16/03/2013
At the arse end of the 90’s, before we had streaming tunes, certainly videos over the interwebs, this video was circulated on a PS1 magazine demo disk. On a 486, I was running with speeds of 48 kbps, if I was lucky, paying AOL by the minute, on top of the phone charges. I’d just been introduced to Gnapster – the fore runner of torrents. & a mate was selling…
life after google reader
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…
1st they came for google listen
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…
handheld linux
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…
a joining of technology
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…
ubuntu ffmpeg all you need
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
r/c copter
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.
Real Racing 3
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…
spirtual brush of okami
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.…
Nexus 4 unlocked and rooted
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…
Crysis 3
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!
One can simply walk to Mordor
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…
No space since 4.2.2
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.
Parappa the Rapper Easter Eggs
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…
Whaa? Parappa the Rapper TV
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…