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iPhone/iPod touch Games Round-up: Minigore to Degeneration

MathewKumar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:13:34 GMT

There are many iPhone and iPod touch games out there and working out which are worth the money is a challenge, so here I am again with another round-up of reviews, weighing in on Minigore, Peggle, Pinball Fantasies and Resident Evil: Degeneration.

Miss Chanandler Bong

buzzbishop — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:31:26 GMT

I will admit, I'm a fan of Bing. The site from Microsoft has got me binging more and googling less - especially for specific things.

Re: 7 nifty things about windows 7

bgrier — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:35 GMT

Thanks Krypto! Yeah, the Hardware Score feature should be taken with a grain of salt...there are many variables that can impact performance (% of defrag, size of swap file, etc) but it's a great starting place. If your score is low, you probably don't want to crank up the Anti-aliasing and audio effects.

I like the alternate single update feature. When a developer registers their game with Microsoft, they forward updates to MS as well, and updates are delivered through MS servers system...so you don't have to keep track of all the patches from the various developer or publisher sites. Nice to have an official central repository.

Re: 7 nifty things about windows 7

Krypto — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:36:23 GMT

Great info Brad! I actually didn't know about the Games Explorer feature... I'll have to check that out! I like the idea of having the game scores included. Look at that, learn something new every day!

PS3 Firmware 3.10 Adds Facebook Integration, Tiled Photo Viewing

PaulH — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:30:54 GMT

Listen up social media lovers, Playstation 3's Firmware 3.10 update is now live. This update brings the rumoured and recently confirmed integration with the social media craze that is Facebook. The firmware update also improves photo browsing and enhances the look of your PSN Friends List

Assassin's Creed II Dev Talk: Sebastien Puel

Graham — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:04:50 GMT

Assassin's Creed II hit yesterday and it's everything we hoped for and more. I had the chance to talk to the producer of ACII, Sebastien Puel, about the development process and the AC universe.

Re: Going back in time with Windows 7

bgrier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:05 GMT

@merlin67: I know! It's cool when you have things set up properly, and completely forget they're there. Yet when you need them, they work as advertised.

Re: Watching TV. It's not as easy as it used to be

bgrier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:36:18 GMT

Yeah, TV is getting stranger and stranger. The businesses don't seem to care about the viewer, just maintaining their business model.

I heard that by using anonymous proxy software, you can get some of the foreign TV websites to playback their content, but I've not tried it myself. It's far easier to rent/borrow DVDs from the library ;)

Re: Going back in time with Windows 7

merlin67 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:32:39 GMT

only had to use restore once - when a virus found its way onto my computer & NAV was not able to remove it. It was a Godsend!

Re: Watching TV. It's not as easy as it used to be

merlin67 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:21:34 GMT

Visiting a tv program website is a good idea, but many of those US-based websites do not allow us folk in Canada to watch episodes on their sites, and block our IPs. Most of the Canadian networks are posting complete episodes of shows on their websites, but it is not every show of course, so there is a good chance a favorite program won't be available by that method.

Re: Happy Thanksgiving: Cooking Technology Edition

ThermomixBlog — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:57 GMT

Hi Tris!

I COMPLETELY agree with you about brining the turkey! No question this is the hands-down winning way to do a delicious and impressive turkey. Best ever turkey I ever made was brined in a bucket of coarse salt and orange juice and, I think... star anise. Anyway, that was then, this is now.

But if you want to talk cutting edge kitchen technology, I encourage you to check out the Thermomix kitchen appliance which is actually a multifunctional highly efficient 'robot' type machine engineered in Germany to the highest standards you could possibly imagine. It's really popular in Europe and now that there is a 110v model available for us, it's about to become popular here -- despite the extreme price tag that scares away the faint-of-heart. Those for whom food truly matters just know they gotta have one. Check it out on my blog and watch the little video I did for how to make a Chocolate Salami Then, when you are next in Victoria, email first, and drop by for a slice or two...

MMMmmmm.

Ciao,

Helene

Re: Going back in time with Windows 7

bgrier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:56:10 GMT

Thanks bigoxygen, I've not worked with Acronis, but it's always good to have alternatives on the radar. Can you describe some of the features that make it better?

--Brad

7 nifty things about windows 7

bgrier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:18:18 GMT

Window 7 has been available at retail for a couple of weeks now, so I thought I'd use this post to explore some of the cooler features and functions, cooler to me, at least :) And, of course, when you select features to profile, a nice round number is always a bonus...

Re: Going back in time with Windows 7

bigoxygen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:22:10 GMT

Acronis is a better product.

With the default Windows restore, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Re: Going back in time with Windows 7

bgrier — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:21:42 GMT

Thanks Andy, stay tuned, I've got another Windows 7 post queued up to go live later today :)

-- Brad

Re: Going back in time with Windows 7

Andy_W — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:02:04 GMT

The system restore function is incredibly useful. As you mention at the end of your article, Windows 7 has managed to improve upon it. Here's a good resource on what else the team made simpler.

Keep up the great articles!

Andy

Windows Canada

God of War Collection: Smoother, Crisper, Angrier

PaulH — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:57:11 GMT

There is still four months to wait before we'll have a chance to get our hands on God of War III, but what better to tide us over than high-definition versions of the two greatest PS2 action-adventure games of all time?

Re: This is the week that was...

bgrier — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:43:42 GMT

@2canwidow,

Hmm, not sure where the 'right' section would be, but I'll give it a shot :)

I've got an 8GB iPod Touch myself, and for me 8GB is enough. I don't carry my entire music library around with me, nor do I download every new app, but I'm not frugal either. iPod games aren't really that large, so you can fit quite a few on the smallest iPod Touch, and it is possible to cycle apps and music from the laptop to the iPod using iTunes.

It really depends on what you *think* the needs of the system will be, similar to a computer purchase.

My rule of thumb is always get more storage than you think you need, somehow I always grow into the extra space, and am never running out.

Going back in time with Windows 7

bgrier — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:31 GMT

Ever wish you could undo a particular driver or application installation? I have, recently in fact when I installed Adobe CS3 on my wife's Windows 7 /XP dual-boot computer. Something happened in that install that pooched the Flash plugin for Internet Explorer. It could have been a bad scene, except for a cool little feature of Windows 7, one that has been a part of the Windows OS since ME (so there was one good thing about ME).

Videogame violence: justifiable zombicide.

Graham — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:16:43 GMT

18+ games aren't for kids... even if it's the Zombie Apocalypse.