Archive for May 12, 2008

Fedora 9 released ! we have the first screenshots of Sulphur

Here are some shots from the install. I will not go into detail when it comes to these. One thing that has changed is the encryption option (i did not test this), that allows you to make and install to an encrypted partition.

uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 #1 SMP Thu May 1 06:28:41 EDT 2008 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

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Zune breaks 2 million sold, stealing market from Creative

Microsoft is still toiling away at the Zune, but there isn’t a whole terrible much to show for it so far in regards to market impact. They just broke the 2 million mark, almost a year after they hit 1 million in May 2007. That means growth has hardly accelerated since the second-gen players hit the scene.

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If Nintendo made Halo3 (full version)

The full version of: http://gameroom.mlgpro.com/view/LQMNlp0PsulpgE.html

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The Message of Majora’s Mask

Clues spread throughout the final dungeon of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask hint that there’s far more to the story of this Nintendo 64 game than what made it to the surface. An ancient rebellion against the Goddesses of the Triforce may be tied to the falling moon that spells doom for the world of Termina.

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IFPI Advises Kids to Use LimeWire and Kazaa

Together with the charity Childnet, IFPI recently launched a campaign to educate kids, teachers and parents about the dangers of filesharing. Ironically, the legal alternatives they suggest direct the kids to LimeWire, Kazaa and sites that sell hardcore adult movies.

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Data Centers and Global Warming, Will the web crash?

So you’ve heard the hype on going green, wouldn’t you like to know how the internet fits into the big picture of saving energy? Every time you search Google you could power an 11-watt light bulb for an hour…

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PC gamers shun Vista, sticking with XP

One of Windows Vista’s biggest selling points was that it was the only way you could DirectX 10, the software component that would be required to play the very latest video games in their full glory. Sure, you could still play games in DirectX 9, but the differences with DirectX 10, Microsoft promised, would be striking.

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