One of our readers came across this article that focused on the current state of gaming on how downloading video games may become the wave of the future? Will CD’s and DVD’s give way to just pure downloadable content? It could be quite possible with the widespread acceptance of Broadband and High Speed Internet services, in a not so distant past cartridges were the only gaming format available and those have gone the way of the dinosaur now.
According to the NPD Group, a consulting firm that collects sales data on consumer purchases like games, over the past three months about 86 percent of video games were bought on discs, with the remaining 14 percent making it to computers or game consoles as downloads.
14% is pretty impressive if you ask me for purchases.
Read More »
April 20, 2007 – 11:05 am
Sierra Online has released FreeStyle to the public on a preview disc as of yesterday. FreeStyle is a new PC only game that reminds us all of the NBA Street style games, where you can play street style basketball games from 1 on 1 to 3 on 3. It is being considered an MMO PC basketball game, not sure how that is going to work out, but it sounds interesting, you can level your character and upgrade his gear to gain more experience (although some gear is rumored to cost you real cash). It is also going to have the obligatory hip-hop soundtrack and Marc Ecko clothes. If you have a GameFly account you can actually score a free copy of the preview disc through them, which I will comment on as soon as I get my grubby hands on it.
January 25, 2007 – 1:09 pm
So apparently I seem to have issues with two big companies, hopefully I am not the only reading this who has had issues before with Dell computers. Nothing against the company, because they are great at putting any computer together and the service I have received has been exceptional. It’s just the amount of times I have needed service for a 7 month old laptop. I got the laptop in June and right off the bat had I issues with Mcafee conflicting with Windows Updates, of which I had to call Dell and work this issue out. Maybe my issues should have been with Mcafee on that one, but as soon as that problem ended I had the infamous “blue screen” issue every time I would turn my laptop off, take it somewhere and plug it back in. Luckily I know my way around computers and how to handle most conflicts, with a little research.
Low and behold though, Dell never sent along a Windows XP installation disk nor did they have a backup saved on the computer. YAY!! So I had to call to get one. Then I did chkdsk and within the past 3 months I have pressed “chkdsk /r” around 5 times. Normally most people would be calling Dell and asking for a new HDD or laptop (considering I have a 4 year warranty), but I think due to my stubborn behavior I am rebelling because I have put so much effort into it. Along with the blue screen, I have also had issues with the batteries not working correctly. So maybe there isn’t anything new or mind numbing here, I just needed to comment about. I will be much more inclined to call Dell once I tweak my desktop and buy an external. My overall suggestion…if you know how to build a computer or know someone that does, put the effort in that way so if you have an issue, you can only blame yourself and don’t have to go through hours of phone conversations with Tech Support. Happy January 25, 2007.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself. Mankind. Basically, it’s made up of two separate words “mank” and “ind”. What do these words mean? It’s a mystery, and that’s why, so is mankind.
Jack Handey
January 24, 2007 – 11:50 am
Ok let me say that this printer was a gift for my wife mostly, but I have to admit that it is pretty sweet. The HP 7100 does it all, it slices it dices, actually it is a scanner, fax, copier, printer all in one. It also has wireless connectivity as well as Bluetooth. The printer was a breeze to set up and has the ability to print photos form both a USB source and memory card slots built into the side of the printer. I hooked it right into my wireless network and it works great, I can print from any laptop easily. The print quality for photos is also high quality, all in all the HP 7100 is a nice piece of equipment that is easy to use and versatile and I am still getting used to my wife printing form the other room and having it spit out at the printer.
Overall Rating : 9.5 out of 10 (It is a bit large so it lost 0.5 points.)
