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Comment The linked story is ripped off from my site... (Score 4, Informative) 168

by notthatwillsmith on Saturday May 29, 2010 @04:52PM (#32391676) Attached to: How Google Can Make Android Truly Tablet-Worthy

This linked story is copied in its entirety from my site, Tested.com. While they have posted a link to the author's profile on the story, the content is copyright Tested. The link to the original story is http://www.tested.com/news/5-ways-google-can-make-android-truly-tablet-worthy/355/.

Submission + - In a CDN’d world, OpenDNS is the enemy (sajalkayan.com) 2

Submitted by

The_PHP_Jedi

on Saturday May 29, 2010 @03:29AM

The_PHP_Jedi writes: "Alternative DNS services, such as OpenDNS and Google Public DNS, are used to bypass the sluggishness often associated with local ISP DNS servers. However, as more Web sites, particularly smaller ones, use Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) via embedded ads, widgets and other assets, the effectiveness of non-ISP DNS servers may be undermined. Why? Because CDNs rely on the location of a user's DNS server to determine the closest server with the hosted content. Sajal Kayan published a series of test results which demonstrates the difference, and also provided the Python script used so you can test which is the most effective DNS service for your own Internet connection."

Building Left 4 Dead Maps With Google Sketchup 44

Posted by Soulskill on Friday December 11, 2009 @05:59AM from the always-best-to-face-zombies-on-familiar-turf dept.

notthatwillsmith writes "If you're a fan of Left 4 Dead and you've ever wanted to build a zombie-filled map of your hometown, office or grocery store, Maximum PC just posted a how-to that shows you how to convert photos of real-world locations into ready-to-play L4D 1 or 2 maps. It's everything you need to know in order to kill zombies with your friends — in the comfort of your own backyard."

Submission + - Build Your Own Left4Dead Map With Google Sketchup

Submitted by notthatwillsmith on Thursday December 10, 2009 @03:35PM

notthatwillsmith writes: Do you love Left4Dead? Ever wanted to build a zombie-filled map of your hometown, office, or grocery store? Maximum PC just posted a how-to that shows you how to convert photos of real world locations into ready-to-play L4D 1 or 2 maps. It's everything you need to know in order to kill zombies with your friends, in the comfort of your own backyard.

Submission + - First Look at the Level 10 Concept PC Case

Submitted by

notthatwillsmith

on Monday September 28, 2009 @12:58PM

notthatwillsmith writes: "Maximum PC just posted an exclusive hands on with Thermaltake's unique Level 10 case. This concept design features individual compartments for different components (each with dedicated cooling) all mounted on a black steel frame. The case looks like a prop from 2001, rendered in black steel instead of white plastic. It's absolutely unlike anything I've ever seen before."

Submission + - From Doom to Dunia: The History of 3D Engines

Submitted by notthatwillsmith on Tuesday July 21, 2009 @01:51PM

notthatwillsmith writes: It's difficult to think of a single category of application that's driven the pace of desktop hardware development further and faster than first-person shooters. Maximum PC examined the evolution of FPS engines, examining the key technologies that brought games from the early sprite-based days of Doom to the fully 3D rendered African savannah as rendered by Far Cry 2's Dunia engine. It's truly amazing how far the state of the art has moved in the last 16 years!

Comment Sorry about the bad headline. (Score 1) 1

by notthatwillsmith on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @02:37PM (#27493423) Attached to: Build Your Own Multi-Touch Tabletop "Surface&#

Apologies for the wonky headline. It looked right on the preview.

Submission + - Build Your Own Multi-Touch Tabletop "Surface&# 1

Submitted by notthatwillsmith on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @02:35PM

notthatwillsmith writes: We've all seen the nifty demos of Microsoft's Surface PC, but you may not have known that you can build your own multi-touch tabletop PC today. Maximum PC details the process, showing how you can build the cabinet and combine that with a standard PC, a decent projector, about $350 worth of assorted hardware (cameras, lenses, mirrors, and screens), and a handful of free apps to build your own Surface-like PC--without giving Microsoft $10,000.

Submission + - State of the Browser Union: 9 Browsers Compared

Submitted by notthatwillsmith on Thursday March 05, 2009 @06:24PM

notthatwillsmith writes: Counting public betas and release candidates, there are a whopping nine different web browsers out today with enough market share to be considered mainstream. Maximum PC explains the differences between the browsers, future and present, so that you can make a more informed decision about the primary tool you use to browse the web. From the rendering engines used to the features that set the different browsers apart, this is a comprehensive, blow-by-blow battle between Safari 3, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3, Opera 9.6, Google Chrome, Firefox 3.1, IE 8, Safari 4, and Opera 10.

Submission + - History of Storage: From Punch Cards to Blu-ray

Submitted by notthatwillsmith on Thursday March 05, 2009 @02:54PM

notthatwillsmith writes: Maximum PC just posted a comprehensive visual retrospective about data storage, starting with the once state of the art punch card and moving through the popular formats of yesteryear, including everything from magtape to Blu-ray discs. It's amazing how much data you could pack on a few hundred feet of half-inch magnetic tape!

Submission + - SPAM: Lenovo Service Disables Laptops With Text Message

Submitted by

narramissic

on Monday November 24, 2008 @10:24PM

narramissic writes: "Lenovo plans to announce on Tuesday a service that allows users to remotely disable a PC by sending a text message. A user can send the command from a specified cell phone number — each ThinkPad can be paired with up to 10 cell phones — to kill a PC. The software will be available free from Lenovo's Web site. It will also be available on certain ThinkPad notebooks equipped with mobile broadband starting in the first half of 2009. 'You steal my PC and ... if I can deliver a signal to that PC that turns it off, hey, I'm good now,' said Stacy Cannady, product manager of security at Lenovo."
Link to Original Source

Submission + - Google Runs Text Ads For Known Malware Sites

Submitted by notthatwillsmith on Thursday November 13, 2008 @05:04PM

notthatwillsmith writes: We all know that Google purges known "attack sites"--sites that deliver viruses, spyware, or other malware to visitors--from its index of searchable sites, but that doesn't stop the text ad giant from happily selling ads linking to those sites. One wouldn't think it would be any more difficult to cross-reference the list of purged sites with the list of advertisers than it was for the main search index, would it?

What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 511

Posted by timothy on Saturday October 25, 2008 @06:31PM from the abnormal-users-can-expect-whatever-they-want dept.

notthatwillsmith writes "With Ubuntu 8.10 due to be released in just a few days, Maximum PC pored through all the enhancements, updates, and new features that are bundled into the release of Intrepid Ibex and separated out the new features that are most exciting for Linux desktop users. Things to be excited about? With new versions of GNOME and X.Org, there's quite a bit, ranging from the context-sensitive Deskbar search to an audio and video compatible SIP client to the new Network Manager (manage wired, Wi-Fi, VPN, and cellular broadband connections in one place)."

Reliable, Free Anti-Virus Software? 586

Posted by timothy on Saturday October 25, 2008 @05:22PM from the when's-it-positively-gotta-be-windows dept.

oahazmatt writes "Some time ago my wife was having severe issues on her laptop. (A Dell Inspiron, if that helps.) I eventually found the cause to be McAfee, which took about an hour to remove fully. I installed AVG on her system to replace McAfee, but we have since found that AVG is causing problems with her laptop's connection to our wireless network. She's not thrilled about a wired connection as the router is on the other end of the house. We're looking for some good, open-source or free personal editions of anti-virus software. So, who on Slashdot trusts what?" When school required a Windows laptop, I used Clam AV, and the machine seemed to do as well as most classmates'. What have you found that works?

Submission + - What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10

Submitted by notthatwillsmith on Saturday October 25, 2008 @04:08PM

notthatwillsmith writes: With Ubuntu 8.10 due to be released in just a few days, Maximum PC pored through all the enhancements, updates, and new features that are bundled into the release of Intrepid Ibex and separated out the new features that are most exciting for Linux desktop users. Things to be excited about? With new versions of GNOME and X.Org, there's quite a bit, ranging from the context-sensitive Deskbar search to an audio and video compatible SIP client to the new Network Manager (manage wired, Wi-Fi, VPN, and cellular broadband connections in one place).

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