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Living Room / PORTAL 2 AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
« on: February 14, 2011, 07:19 PM »


Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced that outlets worldwide (retailers and Steam) are now accepting pre-order reservations for Portal 2, the epic sequel named the "Most Anticipated Game of 2011" at the Spike TV Video Game Awards.

Special pre-order offers vary at participating outlets around the world and include a variety of dollars off and/or exclusive in-game content for those who reserve the game for purchase before it is released the week of April 18. These include $5 off the full price, exclusive in-game skins for the coop bots (Atlas and P-body), and more. Check your favorite outlet for details.

...

Available for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Macintosh computers, Portal 2 is scheduled to ship worldwide the week of April 18, 2011. For more information, please visit www.thinkwithportals.com.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/620

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Living Room / Facebook private photos are not so private
« on: February 01, 2011, 08:20 PM »
... You may say that the photo is private in your control panel, but that does not necessarily make it so. The privacy settings are designed to make the “private” photos public, but it does not seem to work that way. If you can see a photo, you can copy it. All you have to do is right click on it and choose “copy link” to copy and paste the link into Facebook or another application, or just click on Save image to save it to your hard disk.

Source: http://photo.blorge....-are-not-so-private/

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Living Room / *URGENT* Patch IE security flaw (31 January 2011)
« on: February 01, 2011, 05:10 AM »
BBC ran this news about a "newly-discovered flaw in Windows that could be used by malicious hackers to steal private information or hijack computers". it seems that Microsoft has issued a software patch while a long-term fix is in the works. The patch can be found here.

firefox_01_02_2011_001.png

http://www.bbc.co.uk.../technology-12325139

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DC Gamer Club / Battlefield Play4Free Beta Invites
« on: January 28, 2011, 09:48 AM »


Battlefield Play4Free is a new online shooter which is free to download and play (revenues will be coming in from optional micro-transactions). anyway, i received an email containing a beta code which can be given out to five (5) persons. so if anyone wants to have a go, let me know and i'll PM the code.

How to redeem your beta code:
* Go to http://battlefield.play4free.com
* Enter your email address, follow the steps
* Enter the above key when asked

the game's official site can be found here.

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DC Gamer Club / Aurora (PC Indie Game) Free for a limited time
« on: January 18, 2011, 07:07 AM »
came across this indie game which is free for a limited time (normally $5). not sure though when the promotion ends. Note that this game requires both .NET Framework 4 and XNA Framework 4.0.

A little bit of info about Aurora from the website:
Aurora is an abstract, essentialized, and simplified real-time strategy game.

You have only one type of unit to command and only one type of order to give those units. You and your opponents start the game with equal resources. Quick reflexes will get you nowhere. The only path to victory is through clever strategy.

Aurora features a slow, floating feel and gorgeous minimalistic graphics. The entire world pulses to the rhythm of ambient music, and the player’s actions evoke sounds that smoothly coalesce into melody.

This game is meant to provide a relaxing, cerebral experience. Every action has its reaction, and every option has its costs. Aurora is a game in which your choices matter.



Website: http://www.emcneill.com/aurora.html
Source: http://www.platformn...ee-for-limited-time/

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General Software Discussion / Total Commander and Win7
« on: December 04, 2010, 12:10 AM »
i need some help with running totalcmd on Win7 64-bit. this is the scenario: all the files are in the c:\totalcmd folder including the config files (wincmd.ini) but Win7 insists on using the %AppData% folder and refuses to read the settings from the above-mentioned app folder. how can i rectify this? i've already tried running totalcmd as admin but to no avail..

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Found Deals and Discounts / HippoEDIT 1.49 at GAOTD (Nov 09, 2010)
« on: November 09, 2010, 01:18 AM »
today's giveaway is HippoEDIT 1.49 which normally retails for $39.95 and "this version is not allowed for commercial use, there is no technical support, and there are no free updates." however, there is a 63% discount on their website for a full commercial license.

hippoedit_gaotd_09_11_2010_001.png
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

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Found Deals and Discounts / Zentimo at GAOTD (Nov 03, 2010)
« on: November 03, 2010, 03:25 AM »
today's giveaway, Zentimo which is quite a popular tool here.. for more info, check out this mini-review by estemeed DoCo member - [user]cranioscopical[/user]. :)

zentimo_gotd_03_11_2010_001.png

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/zentimo/

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came across this in the email..

Video Converter Factory Pro  is capable of converting almost all frequently used video files. The input video file formats supported by this video converter software include video/Flash/DVD (VOB).... The software provides powerful video editing function and video effect. It is a real all-in-one video converting tool. Learn more: http://www.videoconv...com/video-converter/

vdo-conv-pro-01.jpg
http://www.videoconv...ter-factory-pro.html

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DC Gamer Club / The Ball - Portal-like game with a err.. ball
« on: October 20, 2010, 08:50 AM »
The Ball is a first person puzzle game where you use a err.. ball to solve puzzles and vanquish undead mummies.

You're an archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano in 1940s Mexico. Somehow you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn’t take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. You reveal ancient ruins that have been hidden from outsiders for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball. As you progress towards solving the mystery of this amazing place you must unlock the secrets of the Ball and learn to control this ancient artifact. Venturing deeper into the volcano, you reveal some of mankind’s greatest secrets and you will start to encounter not just puzzles and traps, but also various strange creatures – the guardians of this mystery. These creatures have to be overcome, using only the Ball to defend you.



http://store.steampowered.com/app/35460/


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Screenshot Captor / MiniCap uniquenum sequence starts from two
« on: October 17, 2010, 03:31 AM »
i've been trying to run minicap (version 1.21.01) with the following command-line:

minicap.exe -save C:\Temp\Screenshots\$nicename$_$uniquenum$.png -captureactivewin -exit

but the initial screenshot has no number in the filename, it ends with '_' but the next capture is working fine with '_002' as part of the filename. how can i make the sequence start from '001'?

ScreenshotCaptor Minicap [MiniCap.exe]_.png

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one of the better Firefox addons developer out there, Chris Finke recently tried a "freemium" experiment with URL Fixer to see if the users of that popular addon can be enticed to part with some dosh for extra features.

his conclusions from this experiment make an interesting reading..

ChrisFinke_freemium_ver002_thumb.png
http://www.chrisfink...mium-browser-add-on/

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Finished Programs / DONE: Move to Parent
« on: September 25, 2010, 03:33 AM »
Move to Parent, a coding snack based on a request by nkormanik.

the context-menu item has been added but still only files are processed. use the older version to uninstall existing context-menu or shortcut.

MoveToParent_27_09_2010_001.png

MD5: 58CCED2BDE67879670610EA0111369F1

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Living Room / GOG.com confuses everyone including themselves!
« on: September 22, 2010, 11:39 PM »
recently Gog.com, a download-only games retailer announced that they're closing shop due to publishers' insistence on implementing DRM on the games that were sold to which they could come to terms with. bear in mind that GOG stands for 'Good Old Games' so they sell only classics and some other old games that they can get hold of.

however in an ironic turn-around, they made a new announcement that they're back again and the earlier notice was due to the end of a  two-year beta stage and now they're "launching a brand new GOG.com with new, huge releases".

hmm.. curious way to end a beta. :tellme:

maximum_pc_23_09_2010_001.png

http://www.maximumpc...ologies_closure_hoax
http://www.bit-tech....ng-of-good-old-games

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quite a well-known CD burner suite..

gaotd_ashampoo_26_08_2010_001.png

http://www.giveawayo...tudio-2010-advanced/

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Machinarium is going on sale for only $5.00 as part of Amanita Design's "Machinarium Pirate Amnesty" week. click on the link to find out more.. :)

machinarium_pirates_1200_thumb.jpg
http://machinarium.n...rium-pirate-amnesty/

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Screenshot Captor / Feature Req: Session based file-naming
« on: August 01, 2010, 10:50 AM »
i've noticed this for sometime and it bothers me a bit since i use SC not just as a screenshot tool but also for managing the captured images.

it's like this, if i capture 'selected region' of an area in Firefox, SC will name it as "Firefox.exe-01_08_2010_001.png" which is good since that is how i've defined it in the 'File Naming Template'. however if the next capture of the same Firefox window is invoked via 'Grab Repeat Last Size+Pos', then the file will be named "Screenshot Captor-01_08_2010_001.png" (see pic) which is technically correct but it disrupts my work-flow.

what i suggest is that if a screen-capture is within a range of x seconds or minutes of the previous capture, then filename should continued as a sequence, disregarding 'File Naming Template'. in this case, the 2nd capture will be "Firefox.exe-01_08_2010_002.png".

Screenshot Captor-01_08_2010-002.png

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Site/Forum Features / archiving PMs
« on: July 17, 2010, 11:05 PM »
another wish/request from me, this time regarding PMs. i wish there was a way to archive our PMs into an off-line format. currently i couldn't find any options to archive them so i only copy-paste.

i noticed that some forums have this ability which may be possible to replicate with SMF mods. i believe this would be good addition so i'll post some screenshots of the examples that i've come across:

• Invision Power Board - http://www.invisionboard.com/
PM_Archive_Invision_18_07_2010-001.png

• vBulletin - http://www.vbulletin.com/
PM_Archive_vBulletin_18_07_2010-002.png



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DC Gamer Club / Alien Swarm - another free game from Valve
« on: July 17, 2010, 12:54 AM »
Valve is getting quite generous these days. Alien Swarm can be downloaded for free from Monday onwards. (July 19, 2010). not sure if this is time-limited or indefinitely free.

Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community.

Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes. Plan your attack using an unlockable arsenal of weapons with countless loadout configurations against a wide variety of aliens. Blaze your way through an overrun, off-world colony, eradicating the alien infestation in environments ranging from the icy planet's surface, to a subterranean lava-flooded mining facility.

Along with the game get the complete code base for Alien Swarm that features updates to the Source engine as well as the SDK. Alien Swarm adds 3rd person camera, depth of field, improved dynamic shadows and a wide variety of gameplay additions to the Source engine.

• Tactical, 4 player co-op action game with a top-down perspective
• Complete game code and mod tools
• Unlock persistent items by gaining levels
• Over 40 weapons and equipment with countless loadout configurations
• 4 unique classes and 8 unique characters
• Matchmaking, Steam Cloud, Steam Stats
• 64 achievements
• Tile-based map generation tool
• Powered by Source and Steam



http://store.steampowered.com/app/630/

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if you were a fan of the old classic, King's Quest then you'd be happy to know that the 1st episode of The Silver Lining is now available! an ambitious fangame project, TSL encompasses five episodes in total with the rest of the episodes being released later.

almost 8 years in development, the devs (Phoenix Online Studios) also had to convince various copyright owners not to proceed with legal actions. the game promises to be faithful to original series while enhancing it with modern graphics.

to download and play the 1st episode, you will have to register at their website.

TSL_Episode_I.jpg
http://www.tsl-game.com/index.php

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Site/Forum Features / show some of the content in a tooltip
« on: July 10, 2010, 06:30 AM »
i've noticed that in some forums, as one hovers over the thread link, a tooltip appears showing part of the contents. i find it useful when the title is a bit vague and i wonder if it's possible to implement here in DoCo as well..

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DC Gamer Club / NASA Moonbase Alpha - FREE
« on: July 08, 2010, 12:39 PM »
this is a free game by NASA that is distributed via Steam. among its features are multi-player coop which might fancy some of the DoCo members.

NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Shortly after the return to the Moon, NASA has established a small outpost on the south pole of the moon called Moonbase Alpha. Utilizing solar energy and regolith processing, the moonbase has become self-sufficient and plans for further expansion are underway.

NASA_Moonspace_header.jpg
http://store.steampowered.com/app/39000/

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today's giveaway is the well-known optical drive emulator, Daemon Tools. though, i'm not sure why there are both - Pro & Standard tag.

GAOTD_ DAEMON_Tools_17_06_2010_(001).png

http://www.giveawayo...-tools-pro-standard/

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from MaximumPC: this news may make Microsoft sound a bit churlish but maybe they do have a point? Google could have been more responsible in the wake of the seriousness of the vulnerability.

firefox.exe_sshot_11_06_2010_(001).png

http://www.maximumpc...vulnerability_public

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iaza - this is a free service that aims "to make the conversion and manipulation of digital images as easy as possible". the options are divided into 3 main categories (but uses 4 columns): Convert & Enhance, Edit and Create and within that. there are a myriad of sub-options which can searched using the browser's Ctrl+F function. what makes it cool is that each step of editing/manipulating can be saved by right-clicking on the image and just use the browser's back to undo any changes.

i just tried out a few images and things couldn't be easier. i used an image i found online, to crop, add a transparency layer, and finally convert into png. the results are quite impressive even though it's missing a "Convert To ICO" option. so, if you're in a hurry, you can give this online tool a spin.

iaza_sshot_10_06_2010_(001).png
http://www.iaza.com/

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