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The Tech Lounge has been playing and testing Half-life 2 with 6 different nVidia and ATI cards, from the X800XT to the 5950.
As expected, the release of Half-life 2 put a huge strain on the Steam Authentication servers, and quite a few are still complaining about still having delays on playing the game. Lucky for me, I got playing at around 6:10PM, 10 minutes after the official launch. :)
Dan has a look at the mysterious world of power filtering in his latest column, here.
A tiny unmanned NASA "scramjet" soared above the Pacific Ocean yesterday at nearly 10 times the speed of sound, or almost 7,000 mph, in a record-breaking demonstration of a radical new engine technology. More info on NWSource. Hmm, gotta get one of those fitted to my Commodore!
The Motion Picture Association of America has filed complaints in federal court against individuals accused of sharing pirated copies of films on the Internet. The MPAA plans to offer a computer program to sniff out movie and music files, as well as any installed file-sharing programs, on a user's computer. Full article on Newsfactor. The MPAA states that the program that they will provide will be free, and you don't have to pay for it ! How kind. :)
Iceteks explains the JPG, GIF, BMP, and PNG formats in detail, and which file is better to use in certain circumstances.
The alarm bells are ringing for the Pentium 4 560, as Tom's Hardware Guide states that the huge temperature that the processor is hitting (74°C) and the processor's thermal throttling may infact damage the processor over time.
Thetron sent in a guide showing you how to upgrade Red Hat Linux/Fedora Core with yum (Yellow dog Updater, Modified).
The guys over at TCMagazine have 45 new BIOS updates listed by brand.
If you are a broadband user, then I urge you to do Whirlpool's Australian Broadband Survey 2004. It's designed to give the consumer a voice about how they feel about their broadband provider and the state of broadband in Australia generally.
PCStats has 104 more tech tips for Windows XP, which they say makes using Windows XP faster, safer and more enjoyable.
Are you shopping for a digital camera and overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices on the market? Fear not, The Tech Zone has a new guide on how to chose the right digital camera.
I reckon this is the most coolest thing that I have seen in ages, your very own DIY video projector. Thanks Bernie!
nVidia has released a new set of Forceware beta drives for Windows 2000 and XP. Grab them off Techspot here.
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