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    Sleep is Death is now pay what you want (min $1.75)

    http://sleepisdeath.net/ Sleep is Death is now pay what you want, well almost, with a minimum charge of $1.75 to pay transaction and bandwidth fees. I just picked up my copy. If I really like it, I'll pay/donate some more. It is a 2 player only game. One player is like the "DM", the other...
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    Adobe Flash CS4 Pro - best legal place to buy?

    So I'm interested in getting Flash CS4 Pro. I know there is a 30 day demo you can get from Adobe themselves. Does anyone have experience/suggestion of the best place to LEGALLY buy a single user license for PC? It cannot be academic, since I may in the future release work off of it. (plus...
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    Vista refuses to remember my aero visual effects settings

    I just noticed, Vista x64 home premium stopped remembering my aero visual effect settings. I like to disable "animate windows when min and maximizing".. I can still turn it off, but when I logoff, and log back on, its reset to enabled again! only thing i can think of are perhaps these new...
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    I think my Gateway FPD2185W is about to die

    After a few years with this FPD2185W, I think its about to die.. I just got off playing a bunch of hours on my xbox 360 on it (with VGA), and turned it off for a few seconds, then flipped it back on when I booted my computer. Now it makes this aweful screeching noise. Its not the same...
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    jmicron controller causing hangs, new drivers seem to help?

    Hi, just want to share my experience, see if any of you know anything about this. So I have a ds3 p965 mobo, and recently started to use the jmicron disk controller to hook up one of my left over 250 gig PATA drives up for more disk space. My main 320 gb WD drive is hooked up through the...
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    All PC games should move to subscription/rental model (devils advocate)

    First of, let me say, I'm just playing the "devils advocate" here. This could also be applied to consoles too. So, I propose that all PC games should move to a subscription/rental model. We are almost there anyways, with the current trend of publishers requiring remote authentication on...
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    Multiwinia!

    Anyone playing Multiwinia? This game is a lot of fun. Its a unique RTS type game. The graphics are simple, but they are well very stylized. Same with the sounds. Well worth the $20. Its got a whole bunch of gameplays and maps.. Right now I've only tried domination, king of the hill, and...
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    Stalker Clear Sky - US Retail - what kind of DRM/Copy Protection?

    Can someone tell me for sure what kind of DRM and/or copy protection is used in the Stalker Clear Sky US Retail version? Any sketchy stuff like install limits or remote authentication/authorization? Don't want to start another riot or argument, just want to know. :)
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    using X-Fi to DECODE Dolby Digital from SPDIF In. Anyone try this?

    I have an X-Fi XtremeMusic, one of the original X-Fi cards that Creative re-enabled Dolby and DTS decoding via the latest driver update for Vista. So I was thinking of getting the $15 Digital IO module, and running my Xbox 360 SPDIF out to my X-Fi's SPDIF in, and have the X-Fi decode that...
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    M-Audio Vista and XP 64 bit driver beta application signup

    Just passing the news for any m-audio users still waiting for vista x64 drivers. http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.contact Check out the "big link" on the right sidebar of the page.
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    Anyone here have a cablecard PC?

    Just wondering if anyone here actually have a CableCard PC? How well does it work? Where did you get it? what cable company do you use? Can you easily watch your HD recordings on other Vista computers? I've been reading about it off and on, and it appears HP and Dell don't offer the...
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    HDMI 1.3 and HTPC's.

    So i started reading up on HDMI 1.3.. and notice it supports deeper color bits.. and also able to transmit Dolby TrueHD raw bitstreams. So looking around on the PC world.. There's no vid card/vid card sound card that supports HDMI 1.3 currently? Therefore it would be impossible to send Dolby...
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    miniDV camcorders compatable with each other in format?

    Hey, quick verification, My friend and I have simple cheap miniDV camcorders.. Not HD or anything.. you know, the $200ish variety.. I have a Samsung SC-D353.. I think she has a JVC one.. If she uses her miniDV camcorder to record video on a tape.. Then physically mails me t he miniDV tape, I...
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    Successfully relocated my comp case outside the room

    For my quest of quieter computing, I've decided to relocate my computer case outside of my computer room. I'm just tired of hearing the hmm and woosh of the fans through the day when I'm working in my "home office".. and also, I'm hoping to get some nice studio monitors and an new audio...
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    M-audio Audiophile 192 and X-Fi XM coexisting together?

    I've been dabbling more into music production lately, and have my eye on the M-audio Audiophile 192, especially for better ASIO latencies and balanced outputs to hookup to a pair of studio monitors. I also like to game on the same system with my X-Fi XtremeMusic, which will have its own set...
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    Window Vista and CableCARD insanity

    Windows Vista Will Not Support CableCARD Add-in Upgrades http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3609 well... thats like 3/4 true. basically, you won't be able to "roll your own".. Only way to get a cablecard to work is buy a prebuilt, preconfigured windows vista media pc. Ugh..
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