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General Software Discussion / Re: looking for...a wiki?
« Last post by Deozaan on September 13, 2008, 02:05 PM »
Fellow DC Member Allen made his own wiki called Minki. I haven't used it myself, but it might be simple enough for what you need.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Mouse Gestures
« Last post by Deozaan on September 13, 2008, 02:00 PM »
If you are using Firefox 2 or 3 try the extension All-In-One Gestures - that does have the "rocker" back and forward feature plus you can configure just about any other gesture you wish.

Jim

I love the Firefox All-In-One Gestures! Though it is limited to only Firefox and not available system wide like StrokeIt. But to be honest, I just can't see why I would need mouse gestures in other applications (besides IE). So All-In-One Gestures works great for me.
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Official Announcements / Re: September 2008 Discounts
« Last post by Deozaan on September 13, 2008, 01:52 PM »
Thanks for your time and effort getting these discounts!
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DC Gamer Club / Try out the Spore Prototypes
« Last post by Deozaan on September 11, 2008, 10:58 PM »
Whether you can't afford it, don't think your computer could handle it, or if you're just plain curious to see what the developers used to prototype the final version of Spore, I'm here to tell you about the 12 prototypes available for download and try out from the Spore website.

Click the picture to download the prototypes.

Spore Prototypes.png



from Joystiq
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Post New Requests Here / Re: REQUEST: DonationCoder Song
« Last post by Deozaan on September 11, 2008, 05:04 PM »
I think it was Superboyac.
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Living Room / Re: Has the LHC destroyed the world yet?
« Last post by Deozaan on September 11, 2008, 04:58 PM »
So how come everyone here seems to know so much about LHCs? What do they do and how could a Black Hole result from turning one on?
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General Software Discussion / Re: G.ho.st - A Free Virtual PC/WebOS
« Last post by Deozaan on September 10, 2008, 05:10 PM »
I've been using G.ho.st some more today (again posting this from within the G.ho.st browser) and I just found out that the G.ho.st browser has a built in proxy. So it might be an effective method of reaching websites that for whatever reason you are not able to access. I've come across a website or two which for some reason I could not access directly but using a proxy I had no problem.

EDIT: I was writing this as gtoal posted.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Time to reinstall Windows? Or get a new desktop?
« Last post by Deozaan on September 10, 2008, 10:45 AM »
Nobody uses the 3-1/2 disks anymore, so this will be my first computer without it.

Be careful! If you intend to install Windows XP and you need some sort of RAID/SATA drivers installs, they may not come with XP and you might need a floppy, since the installation of XP doesn't allow you to grab drivers off of USB storage or the hard drive or a CD.

I formatted my computer a couple years ago thinking that Service Pack 2 included the necessary SATA drivers and I had to be without the use of my computer for a few weeks until I could find somebody who had a floppy drive I could borrow. :(
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Spore: a Codyrific journey
« Last post by Deozaan on September 10, 2008, 01:24 AM »
You're more likely to see the content in your game from Sporecasts you subscribe to. Adding a friend to your buddy list is effectively subscribing to a Sporecast made up entirely of your friend's content.

Unfortunately, Spore seems to think it's a good idea to share the same creature multiple times, so I've actually met two different Cody Empires now and another "alien" race that doesn't like me that is actually also my Crocidius race (with my old Tribal clothes on). That's kind of a bummer. So right now there are two Cody Empires (who wear different clothes) and two Crocidius races, and a couple of other alien races.
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Spore: a Codyrific journey
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 10:40 PM »
Holy carp! This is indeed a momentous occasion for both the Cody Empire and the Crocidius! As of this very moment, the Crocidius have made contact with the first alien race, and it is none other than the Cody Empire! Cody has awesome armor, by the way!

Crocidius meets Cody.jpg

This is a screenshot of what is happening in the game as I type this post (I alt-tabbed out to post this)!

Hmm... Declare war and eradicate Cody from the universe, or make peace?
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General Software Discussion / G.ho.st - A Free Virtual PC/WebOS
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 10:16 PM »
While browsing topics and following links from the 10 Things IT Won't Tell You thread, I came across a mention of this website/service which is currently in public alpha. Here's a small excerpt from the Key Features page:

•  Access your desktop, files, apps and settings from any Internet browser
•  Desktop and apps run without the need for installation or updating
•  Customize your desktop and choose from 20+ available languages
•  G.ho.st has chosen the very best available storage service for your precious data - Amazon Web Services
•  5GB professionally hosted and backed-up disk space
•  Many file types can be viewed or edited online with a simple double-click
•  Upload and sync your documents, photos and music easily using the G.ho.st Upload Download Utility, Sync program or FTP
•  Manage smart shortcuts called Tagged Things to Web resources - webmarks (URLs), files, photos, videos, music, products
•  Single sign-on to other services such as Google Docs using My Logins

You also get an e-mail address username(at)g.ho.st and you can easily access your WebOS just by typing in g.ho.st?username in your browser. It seems like a pretty neat idea to me even if it's not all that useful at this point in time. And by the way, this is being posted from the G.ho.st browser inside my G.ho.st Virtual PC.


G.ho.st Connecting.png


Resized screenshot of the desktop:
G.ho.st Desktop.png


FULL DISCLOSURE: If you sign up for an account and use my username (Deozaan) as the person who referred you, I get an additional 1GB of storage space. None of the links in this post automatically indicate me as a referrer, so you'd have to manually enter in my g.ho.st e-mail address for me to benefit from you signing up for an account. And I'd sure appreciate it if you did. :D
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Living Room / Re: London Stock Exchange - Computer Crash
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 09:50 PM »
A rather embarrassing bladder and/or bowel malfunction...

That made me laugh audibly!

I think that's probably an accurate estimate of what happened.  :P
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: And... The Ultimate Steal makes a comeback
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 04:47 PM »
Whoops. :)

I skimmed the initial post and missed that part. :-[
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Living Room / Re: First US City Goes Digital
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 04:38 PM »
I don't watch TV very often, but TVs are good for movies and video game consoles. :)
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: And... The Ultimate Steal makes a comeback
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 04:37 PM »
What regions of the world is this offer limited to?
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General Software Discussion / Re: Corel PaintShop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 02:57 PM »
I'd heard about the impending doom of PaintShop Pro when Corel bought it out with PSP X. People kept saying that Corel screwed everything up they touched.

PSP X was the last version I owned, but I still prefer PSP 8. (I never had PSP 9.)
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Review: 10 Things I Learned From Spore
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 02:51 PM »
I also don't understand this complaint:

To move your spaceship around, you have to hold down the right mouse button with your middle finger to accelerate, and use the scroll wheel with your index finger to move up and down. It becomes a pain in the wrist real fast.

I use my ring finger to hold down the right mouse button and my middle finger to scroll, and I haven't had any problems yet. But I'm still near the beginning of space so maybe I'll be just like him and think "Be a man!" until my wrist starts hurting. And I'm also using a trackball so my wrist doesn't move very much.
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Review: 10 Things I Learned From Spore
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 02:47 PM »
You know, I'm beginning to think that the people who have to review Spore are doing it wrong. :)

I'm reminded of the reviews of Assassin's Creed (a game I haven't played). Many reviewers were saying it was repetitive, tedious, and boring. Then one of the guys from Penny Arcade wanted to find out what the deal was, because he was really enjoying the game. Here's an excerpt:

I think the biggest complaint I saw was that the missions become repetitive and boring. I actually didn't understand this complaint at all until just the other day. I had gotten an early copy of the game just like everyone else in the media but I was just playing it for fun. I'd cracked into it over the weekend and when I got into the office on Monday I started seeing these negative reviews. When I saw the low scores I was actually really upset and I wanted to talk about the game here on the site. I wanted to tell everyone that these guys were full of [smurf]. However, since so many of the complaints were based on the ending I wanted to beat it first so I was sure I wasn't missing anything. I attacked the game again but this time with the goal of beating it as fast as I could. I was determined to get a post up on Tuesday and I was pushing through the game as fast as I could. I went from finding every high perch in a district to only getting the ones I needed to advance the story. I stopped saving every citizen and avoided any unnecessary confrontations. The informer missions that I had really enjoyed before, I now avoided because I knew they took too long to complete. I did the bare minimum of missions to progress the story and anything that "hindered" my progress was frustrating. Monday night after skipping over another combat (something I used to really enjoy) I stopped myself. What the [smurf] was I doing? I wasn't playing the game because I wanted to I was playing it because I had a deadline and I needed to beat it. I stopped immediately and decided I'd write about the game whenever I got around to beating it. I spent another day and a half with it and during that time I hunted for hidden flags and explored the cities again. I came in this morning and finally did beat it but I did it at my own pace and I enjoyed every part of it.

Returning to Spore, I've just reached the Space stage and done a few missions. So far I spent the most time on the Creature stage running around making most of the other creatures extinct and running/flying for dear life away from the epic monsters. I probably played for an hour or more after I was able to progress to the Tribal stage. The Tribal stage itself was a bit disappointing; I completed it in less than an hour and felt I did everything there was to do on this playthrough. But I feel that if I weren't playing so aggressively and was trying to make allies instead of eradicating everyone else, it would take quite some time longer to farm and trade and build relations.

When I got to the Civilization stage I was immediately thrown into editors for buildings and vehicles and it kind of threw me off because I guess I'm just not that creative and I couldn't think of any designs and I didn't understand how the parts affected the statistics of the vehicles. So I opted to use some from the Sporepedia. I eventually went back and made a factory and a house, but didn't customize my entertainment buildings or city halls or any of the vehicles.

Also, apparently you can make decorative shrubberies and trees, and an anthem for your cities, but it was never explained to me how or that it was even possible. I just happened to see those things toward the end of Civilization stage. So there's definitely more to it than I realize.

In conclusion, I'm enjoying the game, going at my own pace and exploring at my own whim. It's fun.
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Living Room / Re: 10 Things Your IT Department Won't Tell You
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 02:08 PM »
The original article's #10 tip wasn't even accurate! Since when does pressing Alt-Tab minimize the current window?
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Living Room / Re: Are you reading the blogs on our Link page?
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 11:24 AM »
I've never seen that page before. :huh:
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Living Room / Re: First US City Goes Digital
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 11:22 AM »
Hooray for digital!
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Living Room / Re: The Great International Newsletter Project !
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 11:19 AM »
Then I'd have to pay even more for printer inks. :-(
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Living Room / Re: Another Kodak Complaint
« Last post by Deozaan on September 09, 2008, 01:10 AM »
I wish the e-mail trick worked for me. Nonetheless, I'm glad to see you had your issue taken care of. :)
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Spore: The Evolution of the Crocidius
« Last post by Deozaan on September 08, 2008, 08:55 PM »
I like Sproingyzoink! Specially the fact that he as an rear eye! Is that for parking?

The rear eye is "leftovers" from when he evolved from the Cell to a creature with legs. :)

I also made a creature with the Creature Creator (before Spore was released) based on an immature whim I had one day. Read the description for more info:

Masticanalis:
Masticanalis.png
Hi-Res images of Masticanalis
Masticanalis.jpg
Masticanalis Rear.jpg

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Living Room / Re: Google Teams With Microsoft On IE6 Gmail
« Last post by Deozaan on September 08, 2008, 08:49 PM »
Great, now if they could just get Gmail to work properly with Firefox I'd be set!
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