Atma XplorerAtma XplorerA compilation of thoughts and ideas that I thought I'd share. I'm into Open Source Software so I'll be posting stuff about that too 
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Sony Launches the PlayStation Store for PSP
2007-11-21 00:00:00 Without much fanfare, Sony opens up the PlayStation Store . where you can download for-pay and free content via your computer and upload them directly onto your PSP. At the moment, there’s still just limited content like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1), Syphon Filter: Combat Ops and Tekken 2. Aside from games, wallpapers, themes, video trailers and demos are available as well. To start downloading from the PlayStation Store, get The PSP PC Application and install it on your Desktop. It allows users to download content through the software and then it directly uploads to the USB-connected PSP. It’s expected that sometime in the future the PS3 store will offer the same type of service as well as integrate with the PC and PSP Store. For now though, if you’re interested in trying the store out without cashing in, there’s FREE contents like games and themes that only require a sign up to download. [Via Gamebrink] More About: Playstation , Playstation Store
Level Up drops the Ban Hammer
2007-11-21 00:00:00 Due to the wide popularity of Valkyrie, Ragnarok Online PH’s newest free-to-play server, numerous players intending to GAME the system tried to employ the usual bot-dominance over the server. Too bad for them, Level Up Philippines raised their anti-bot ordinances up a notch. To those who haven’t been up to speed with what’s happening, after a bit of bot-throttling from Level-Up which ended up in massive disconnections from thousands of botted accounts, Valkyrie’s server, under the stress of thousands of incoming connections went down for several hours. Here’s LU’s official statement on the stability of the server: Please be advised that Level-up! Games will start sanctioning users caught with thousands of instances of daily log-ins. Not only is this an indication that you?re using a third party program, this can also be considered a DOS attack against our servers which causes great inconvenience to the rest of the community. This is the main rea... More About: Hammer
Browsershots: A great web design tool
2007-11-20 00:00:00 Interested on how your site looks on a different browser and OS? If you were to do it the old way you need multiple browsers in your PC (say Opera, Firebox, IE and Safari) and check them out manually. If you wanted to test your site on both IE6 AND IE7 then you need a separate installation for both (check below on how to do it). If you want to test your work on multiple OS’s though, you either need multiple machines or a bit of knowhow on running multiple OS’s on the same machine. Now you just need to type the URL of the site you need to test and it’s automatically done for you. Enter Browse rshots Here’s a test run on Atma Xplorer (click for the full version): Browsershots also allows you to download these images conveniently packed into one zip file. Under Linux (Ubuntu) : 6.06 Opera 9.24 6.06 Firefox 1.5.0.13 6.06 Konqueror 3.5 6.10 Firefox 2.0.0.8 Under Windows: XP Internet Explorer 7 XP Internet Explorer 5.5 XP Opera 9.24 XP Safari 3.0.2 2K Interne... More About: Web Design , Design , Great , Tool
Gigabyte M704 UMPC
2007-11-20 00:00:00 Things seem to be heating up in the sub-notebook world as major names in manufacturers like Asus, Fujitsu, and Apple begins to target the Ultra Mobile PC Market. Now, Taiwanese-based Gigabyte is also aiming to hit it big with the M704. CPU : VIA Esther ULV C7-M (1.2GHz, 400/800MHz, 128KB/128KB L2) Nano BGA2 90nm, 3.5W~7.5W TDP OS: Windows Vista Premium Chipset: VIA VX-700 Memory: DDR2-533, 768MB LCD: 7? TFT-LCD WXGA, 1024×600, with LED backlight HDD: 1.8″ with 5400 RPM,40 or 60 GB ODD: External optical device supported Camera: 1.3M pixel CMOS web-cam Wireless: 802.11 b/g Peripherals: Card reader:SD/MMC/SD-IO USB 2.0: 2 ports VGA output DC in connector Stylus Expansion port(including 10/100M ethernet jack) Battery 2 cells,3900mAh/cell, Approximated at 3 hrs Dimension 190(W)x120.8(D)x30.3(H)mm Weight 780g Price and availability is still unknown though so for now, it’s Asus EEE stealing the limelight. More About: Byte
Debunking MMO Gamers
2007-11-17 00:00:00 Playing MMOGs for about most of my college years, I’ve found that gamers can be classified into 5 categories depending on how they interact with other players and the game itself. Note that these descriptions apply to the games I’ve played like Ragnarok Online, RF Online, RAN Online, Maple Story (wth!), Final Fantasy Online as ... More About: Gamers
AMD ATI HD 3800
2007-11-16 00:00:00 With the release of Nvidia’s 8800GT, budget gamers were given a taste of high end chips without the shelling out massive bucks. Not to be left behind, AMD unveils it’s bet on the middle class range, the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series. Flaunting the first Microsoft?s DirectX 10.1 support, the AMD ATI Radeon HD 3800 ...
Shakugan no Shana Season 2 - A quick look
2007-11-16 00:00:00 Like many sequels I’ve seen so far, Shakugan no Shana’s second take on the seen feels like a drawn out appeal by animators (not the creators of the manga) to bait more people into watching a series that’s getting more and more stale with each passing episode. The new series is currently running at six episodes, ... More About: Season , Quick , Quick Look , Hana
Crysis hit shelves
2007-11-16 00:00:00 Crysis, one of the most anticipated FPS games is now available in stores?in selected countries that is. Germany, Austria, as well as Australia and the US will be able to find copies (legal ones) of Crysis sitting on the shelves of local games stores. Global release is still set on November 19 though so ... More About: Crysis , Shelves
Crysis leaked before Launch
2007-11-14 00:00:00 The much awaited First Person Shooter, Crysis which is set to be released on November 19 has been seen floating on one of the most popular torrent sites, PirateBay. Razor1911 released a cracked version of Crysis, 3 days before the store date. Read on for more details. More About: Launch , Leaked
PS3 to support DivX
2007-11-14 00:00:00 x Anime and gaming fans rejoice after the press release sent out by DivX Inc., revealing a partnership with Sony allowing DivX media support on the PlayStation 3 console. The functionality is expected to be enabled via a firmware update future. Additionally, Game Developers will also be given the ability to incorporate DivX ... More About: Support , Divx
YouTube gets upgrades
2007-11-10 00:00:00 If you’re a frequent YouTube uploader, you’d notice that the Google company increased file size limit from 100 MB to 1 GB. Length for videos still remain at 10 minutes though so while there will be more high quality content on their database, you still need to stream a whole in parts. Also, currently available ... More About: Youtube , Upgrades
Gmail 2.0
2007-11-10 00:00:00 After the release of Gmail ’s IMAP support, the free email service began rolling out Gmail 2.0 for its users. The change wasn’t global (I think it’s per area) and the change for my email account just arrived now. Check out my screenshot here. If you notice that your gmail’s URL is no longer a ...
Elder Scrolls MMO is no go
2007-11-10 00:00:00 Rumors spread out once Bethesda bought the domain naime elderscrollsonline.com. Albeit the numerous rumors, Pete Hines of Bethesda has NOT yet confirmed an MMORPG installment in the works for the Elder Scrolls series. Here’s the statement that caused all the confusion: I don’t think that this funding changes our focus in terms of what we ...
News on Sonys PS Systems
2007-11-10 00:00:00 Sony’s packed a bunch of stuff for release to anticipate the Christmas Season for gamers and enthusiasts alike. With the PS3’s sales still going at a crawl, Sony turns it’s heads on the PSP and the PS2 with a bit of new hardware. Here’s the rundown PS2: Sony is set to launch a lighter version ... More About: News , Systems , Sonys , Stem
gOS (Ubuntu derivative) is out
2007-11-07 00:00:00 Based on Ubuntu 7.10 Linux system with an Enlightenment E17 interface, the PC’s productivity will be almost solely derived from Google applications accessed through Firefox: Mail, Calendar, News, Maps and Documents & Spreadsheets. It also comes with OpenOffice.org 2.2 and some other freeware Linux favorites. While there isn’t much info about it right now (I’ll update ...
Thoughts on gOS
2007-11-07 00:00:00 I was ecstatic to find a new Linux flavor on Linuxtracker . While some people are fazed by having a Linux distro compiled with the idea of their web apps (docs, youtube, gmail, blogger etc) at the helm of the OS, I was curious as to how the gOS would fare with Ubuntu, it’s mother ... More About: Thoughts
The Apple Tablet PC
2007-11-07 00:00:00 Like Dell, with their Lattitude XT, Apple is pitching in their badge in the Tablet PC market. Asus is one of many of Apple’s contract manufacturer, producing parts and products like the iBooks, PowerBooks. Will Apple’s entry bring much needed attention into the Tablet PC? It’s a gamble. Considering how well Vista integrates with Touchscreen equipped ...
More Google Updates
2007-11-07 00:00:00 There’s a bit of buzz going on around the Google Complex as well the Google blogsphere (yes, some sites are dedicated to blogging about google and google alone.) so I’ll round things up: The Gphone: As I’ve indicated on an earlier post, The Google Phone or GPhone is not an actual phone but a platform for ... More About: Updates
The Google OS is out
2007-11-03 00:00:00 Based on Ubuntu 7.10 Linux system with an Enlightenment E17 interface, the PC’s productivity will be almost solely derived from Google applications accessed through Firefox: Mail, Calendar, News, Maps and Documents & Spreadsheets. It also comes with OpenOffice.org 2.2 and some other freeware Linux favorites. While there isn’t much info about it right now (I’ll update ... More About: The Go , The G
Apple-Inspired Apparel
2007-11-02 00:00:00 Haven’t got enough of Apple products?a Macbook for you laptop, an iPod for your music needs, an iPhone for your mobile?why not try apparel for your children as well? Black Arrow is providing you a means of sating that ihunger (sorry couldn’t resist). Black Arrow’s current line of clothes for the little Mac Lovers are suitable for ... More About: Apparel , Inspired , Pare
I want to ___ with Meebo
2007-11-02 00:00:00 Meebo, the onlineIM service just launched the Meebo Development Platform. Interested developers can use Meebo’s API to create multi user applications that can interact with Meebo and allow Meebo users to connect with each other. Development will revolve around the question: “I want to ______ with Meebo”. Before you can get access ... More About: Meebo
Google Ads on Feedburner Feeds
2007-11-02 00:00:00 I was thinking of tinkering with my Feedburner settings when I noticed something odd with the Monetize Tab. Apparently, advertisement on RSS feeds doesn’t just come to people with high feed traffic. After checking with the Feedburner blog, I found this entry: This newly integrated capability ? designed just for FeedBurn er-powered content like yours ... More About: Google
Mulitple Logins for Yahoo Messenger
2007-10-30 00:00:00 One of the major limitations I’ve found with Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger is that they allow just single logins. While this provides a bit of security, there are times when you need to login more than one account. To add multi-user capability: Open notepad or any text editor Copy + Paste the following: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareyahoopagerTest] "Plural"=dword:00000001 Save the ... More About: Yahoo Messenger , Yahoo! , Logi
Asus EEE US prices are out: disappointing
2007-10-30 00:00:00 People like me who wish for a low-cost, ultra mini subnotebook are in for some bad news. Early adopters to Asus ’ EEE PC will have to face an additional 100% to the original price. Why? Asus gives no answer to it but they are expected to launch 3 models that is significantly ... More About: Sapp , Prices
Mythbuntu: The Perfect Linux Media Box
2007-10-30 00:00:00 If like me, you’ve dreamed of a Media Center PC that sits in your living room recording all your favorite shows but lack the money for it then good news for you. Mythbuntu is a specialized Ubuntu-based distribution designed to make using MythTV as painless as possible. It is designed to simplify the installation ... More About: Linux , Perfect
EA?s Crysis (not Farcry 2)
2007-10-29 00:00:00 If you’re still living under a digital rock and haven’t seen what’s hot in the gaming world, Crysis is an upcoming science fiction First Person Shooter, that is being developed by Crytek. The story is as follows: Set in 2019, Crysis’ plot follows Jake Dunn, a United States Delta Force operative, whose codename is ... More About: Farcry
Mac OS X 10.5 installation solutions
2007-10-29 00:00:00 Mac users who have upgraded from previous builds of Leopard to 10.5 experience something similar to Window’s BSOD. The problem didn’t seem to crop up for people who did fresh installations. Here’s 3 ways on how you can avoid that problem: On the Select Destination page under More Options, pick the Archive/Install option. Installation ... More About: Solutions , MAC OS X , Alla
XP performance tweaks
2007-10-29 00:00:00 While we’re waiting for Vista to get better or Windows 7 (probably 3 years to go), or contemplating on a Windows alternative altogether like Mac’s Leopard or LInux’s Ubuntu, don’t throw your XP partition away just yet. Tweak it up to get the most of your PC’s hardware as well as in preparation for SP3. 1. ... More About: Performance , Perform
Thoughts on KUbuntu 7.10
2007-10-21 00:00:00 After about 3 hours of tweaking, I’ve finally managed to get a stable configuration for installation of Kubuntu 7.10. While I will add my hand on all the praises that Canonical has been receiving, I’ll be one of the first few who’d tell you that Gutsy Gibbon is not as perfect as it seems. ... If you want to read more, just click the title More About: Thoughts
Sun to replace mobile-specific Java
More articles from this author:2007-10-21 00:00:00 Unless you’re a geek or simply a program, the places that you’re likely to encounter Java is on your browser and your mobile phone. Sun is planning a revamp of it’s current line up and is working to eventually replace the mobile-specific version of the software. “We’re trying to converge everything to the Java SE specification. ... If you want to read more, just click the title More About: Mobile , Specific , Bile 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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