Ok, the Original ngage was pretty damn crappy, with side talking, card changing, etc, all done very wrong. I personally said I would never get one..
Two months ago it was time to get a new phone, and I looked at the ngage qd with an apprehensive eye, but found what is a very sound device for a very small price tag. My only beef is the lack of IR or USB connectivity, but it was probably time for me to switch to bluetooth anyway. With symbian on the device, I've been able to get some nice apps working (putty, aim/msn/y! messengers, etc), in addition to the games that I can get for it (i've yet to buy a card, but I have no shortage of games...the tony hawk that comes with it looks really nice and has pretty decent control).
Although the original ngage had plenty of short comings, I think they are making up with it on the qd...some nice add ons won't hurt it, though colors won't save the poor phone.
I recommend Mandrake with a support license. Frequent updates, rpm based for easy package updation (bwahaha, updation), it's gotten press with being traded publicly now, so it may trigger PHB's to pull a "hey, I read about them in (insert CIO style dummy mag here)".
I've spent a very good portion of my life mashing buttons with my thumbs. I have permanent callouses(sp?) on both my thumbs from the original nes pad, and the dreamcast controller did unimaginable things to my wrists.
That being said, I've never actually had any muscle strain issues with my fingers (they call them fingers, but I never see them fing) when using my treo 600, gba:sp, ngage qd, or even my tetris watch. I could see someone who has never really spent a lifetime typing, gaming, or doing anything that requires dexteriy having issues, but if you've spent any decent (read: 30 hours/week) at a keyboard, gamepad, etc, won't have any issues...
Long live the KING! Loved sega sports, since the days of mutant league football and hockey. It's definitely a sad day, and leaves the question, what's left?
Sure they have a few franchises, but that really can only carry them so far as a independant developer. Frankly, I'll keep praying for the DC portable, which would smash face on DS and PSP (and runs off a single chip, so it is plausible)
Virtual Ramen, Macaroni and Cheese, and hangovers!
Actually, since the wife is a rabid sims fan, I've been watching this, and I'm actually pretty impressed with what EA is doing in this expansion compared to the original sims expansions. They're actually adding a whole new life stage (young adult) in to the game, and more career paths upon a sim completing the college piece. Very spiff.
I think Sega should take this opportunity to try something different. Right now, the two biggest selling pieces in video games are boobs and violence. Why not create a M-rated football game? Similar to NFL Blitz, but it goes that next step...You sack the quarterback? Pull his arm off on your way up! Not too mention the stripper level cheerleaders on the sidelines.
If anyone remembers Mutant League Football for the Sega Genesis, that is very close to what I am talking about. The game can still have standard football rules and play...it's the little bit extra that will make it stand out from Madden Turducken 06.
If you go get yourself one of those stick on screen protectors (ala fellows-style for the ipaq/palm), it makes those games completable. I've also found it adds to the accuracy of the touch screen.
Funny, because that was actually the original name of the Sims (Doll House that is, minus the "glorified"). They decided to change it because they wanted a wider appeal for the game, and they felt that boys would have issues playing with dolls.
But there is definite gender attraction to this...My wife's been chomping at the bit to get ahold of this since it was announced...She already has a Best Buy gift card set aside just for its purchase.
Lawyer: What happen? Witness: Someone set up us the bomb. Lawyer: What you say!! Witness: We get signal! Defense Lawyer: How are you gentlemen !! Judge: All your base are belong to us.
(note, I know they're not in order. They have a poor court clerk)
some of the 16 bit goodness that the gba could handle, like rock and roll racing, maybe a mortal kombat trilogy-style game, not to mention everything square and enix had released, that haven't been remade.
oh, and some kirby and megaman would be good to see.
and apparently they're making a third of those too. x.x
This sounds like it could be decent, if it is given the chance of actually being a MOVIE, and not just some attempt at a money generator based on a name, like so many VG movies of the past (Double Dragons, Mario Brothers, etc).
I'm not normally one to balk at a fighting game unless the premise is horribly bad, but half the fun of the Capcom v. Marvel series of games was the idea of your favorite Capcom characters taking on your favorite comic book characters. It's definitely going to be a hard sell for EA to push these new characters against Marvel's well loved character set.
And where is a decent DC v. Marvel game when you need it?
Get an adjustable height workbench, with mountable bins. Most catalogs have them, and they work really well whether you need to be standing elbow deep in a machine, or just sitting through an install. Include a monitor arm with keyboard tray, and you're set.
A low power, affordable server has been long overdue for both the enthusiast and small business markets. EmergeCore's "IT in a Box" performs most of the major functions of a standard Windows Domain Controller, at a fraction of the cost, and one-tenth the size.
Most businesses in the world fall under the category of "small businesses". Small businesses have IT needs as well and most small businesses cannot afford to throw thousands of dollars at licensing for their network design and support. Yes, you can use Linux and other "free" operating systems, but the concept of Linux, and it's "unaccountability" scares most small business owners, especially when the owner may be the only IT department they have. If a small business owner is brave enough to run a Linux setup, he will often pay more for service/support of his Linux network in time if not also in cold, hard cash. EmergeCore's IT100 runs Linux, but you will never notice as all the server configuration is done through a well designed web interface, called "CoreVista."
Sudhian was approached last month by Dave Brown, President/CEO, and Keith Murphy, Director of Sales and Marketing, of the Boise, Idaho-based company EmergeCore. After meeting with Dave and Keith, I had the sense that they had stolen some of my brainwaves while I was sleeping. You see, I have been yearning for a small, low power, and silent server for my home for almost a year, and I could never find anything that totally satisfied me. I looked at the Via EPIA systems, but I could never find the style of case I was looking for. Hush systems were gorgeous, but not what I needed for this project. I wanted to keep it simple: give me a hard drive, processor, external PSU, and quick and dirty WiFi setup. The IT100 did it all at a cost of $1,395.
At first glance, the size of the IT100 will surprise you, but a server that is smaller than a Playstation 2 will do that to some people. Crammed inside this little box, you will find the following:
Transmeta Crusoe TM5600 533MHz 128MB SDRAM 2.5" IDE HDD 20GB 32MB Compact Flash (used for booting the system in conjunction with the hard drive) 4-port 10/100 Hub/Switch Wireless AP 802.11b External PSU 60W/12V 2x USB 1.1 ports Parallel port Serial port 9.84" x 9.6" x 2.24"
One of the beauties of the IT100 is the fan-less setup. Transmeta processors are designed to run at low power and low heat, and running the server for a month straight showed no heat problems and made absolutely no noise. The IT100 is designed for small businesses, but it's easy to see the niche it could occupy in the enthusiast market.
You can use the IT100 as a network gateway or as a server node; however, it is designed to fill both roles simultaneously. We will breakdown the features essential for any small business or home network using the IT100 as a gateway.
DHCP
The IT100 works as a DHCP server and will run two separate subnets, one for LAN and one for WLAN.
WAN Connectivity
The WAN connection can be configured as a PPPoE connection, static IP addresses, or it also receive a dynamic IP address. In addition, you can assign specific MAC addresses with static IP addresses, or you can use that same MAC address to filter out unwanted traffic.
Firewall
The IT100 comes with an easy to setup firewall. The Basic Mode (Low, Medium, and High) and Advanced Mode allow any level administrator to feel comfortable configuring an often confusing setting. If the administrator wanted to block all traffic, with the exception of a few ports, he is fully capable of doing so with either the Advanced Mode or the High setting in the Basic Mode. The Medium setting will block the majority of traffic, while letting server side services run (e-mail, web services, etc.) which cannot be run in High mode. The Low setting only blocks file sharing and proxy from the outside, but is the only Basic Mode setting with which you are able to run the VPN service.
My God, Nintendo announced at e3 that the newest mario kart incarnation would have online playability, but when it was released, it merely had network playability, meaning you can play with someone, as long as their in your house.
The warp pipe project does try to remedy this, though it's still a far cry from what it should have been.
I seem to remember in the original Wayne's World movie, that the big wig record exec had sattelite in his limo...that how Garth, the closet hacker, beamed in the video of Wayne's GF (tia carrera) in so he could see it....
Strategic wise, it causes a lot of smoke, attempting to make it hard for planes and ground forces to form a strike. It is far more efficient against the ground units than the planes, which use Sattelite imaging and such to target, not visual.
According to this article, only 27% of the Linux servers studied used purchased copies of their Distribution...So the majority of the costs are based on the server admin's cost, which averages $71,xxx a year...my question is, where are this jobs as linux admins for $71k/ year? Who were they talking to about this, or did they just make it up?
I personally enjoy using flash, and feel that it could easily replace html, if the world could all be broadband. However, that not being the case, I feel that major sites should stop using designs that are fitted towards the broadband user only, and instead make it accessible to everyone.
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Ok, the Original ngage was pretty damn crappy, with side talking, card changing, etc, all done very wrong. I personally said I would never get one..
Two months ago it was time to get a new phone, and I looked at the ngage qd with an apprehensive eye, but found what is a very sound device for a very small price tag. My only beef is the lack of IR or USB connectivity, but it was probably time for me to switch to bluetooth anyway. With symbian on the device, I've been able to get some nice apps working (putty, aim/msn/y! messengers, etc), in addition to the games that I can get for it (i've yet to buy a card, but I have no shortage of games...the tony hawk that comes with it looks really nice and has pretty decent control).
Although the original ngage had plenty of short comings, I think they are making up with it on the qd...some nice add ons won't hurt it, though colors won't save the poor phone.
I recommend Mandrake with a support license. Frequent updates, rpm based for easy package updation (bwahaha, updation), it's gotten press with being traded publicly now, so it may trigger PHB's to pull a "hey, I read about them in (insert CIO style dummy mag here)".
But that's just me.
I've spent a very good portion of my life mashing buttons with my thumbs. I have permanent callouses(sp?) on both my thumbs from the original nes pad, and the dreamcast controller did unimaginable things to my wrists.
That being said, I've never actually had any muscle strain issues with my fingers (they call them fingers, but I never see them fing) when using my treo 600, gba:sp, ngage qd, or even my tetris watch. I could see someone who has never really spent a lifetime typing, gaming, or doing anything that requires dexteriy having issues, but if you've spent any decent (read: 30 hours/week) at a keyboard, gamepad, etc, won't have any issues...
(oh, there they go!).
Long live the KING! Loved sega sports, since the days of mutant league football and hockey. It's definitely a sad day, and leaves the question, what's left?
Sure they have a few franchises, but that really can only carry them so far as a independant developer. Frankly, I'll keep praying for the DC portable, which would smash face on DS and PSP (and runs off a single chip, so it is plausible)
Virtual Ramen, Macaroni and Cheese, and hangovers!
Actually, since the wife is a rabid sims fan, I've been watching this, and I'm actually pretty impressed with what EA is doing in this expansion compared to the original sims expansions. They're actually adding a whole new life stage (young adult) in to the game, and more career paths upon a sim completing the college piece. Very spiff.
I think Sega should take this opportunity to try something different. Right now, the two biggest selling pieces in video games are boobs and violence. Why not create a M-rated football game? Similar to NFL Blitz, but it goes that next step...You sack the quarterback? Pull his arm off on your way up! Not too mention the stripper level cheerleaders on the sidelines.
If anyone remembers Mutant League Football for the Sega Genesis, that is very close to what I am talking about. The game can still have standard football rules and play...it's the little bit extra that will make it stand out from Madden Turducken 06.
If you go get yourself one of those stick on screen protectors (ala fellows-style for the ipaq/palm), it makes those games completable. I've also found it adds to the accuracy of the touch screen.
Funny, because that was actually the original name of the Sims (Doll House that is, minus the "glorified"). They decided to change it because they wanted a wider appeal for the game, and they felt that boys would have issues playing with dolls.
But there is definite gender attraction to this...My wife's been chomping at the bit to get ahold of this since it was announced...She already has a Best Buy gift card set aside just for its purchase.
Altered Beast for the Sega Genesis had a bad ass cover imho... seen http://www.roarvgm.com/COVERS/GENESIS/altered%20be ast-USA.jpg there.
Lawyer: What happen?
Witness: Someone set up us the bomb.
Lawyer: What you say!!
Witness: We get signal!
Defense Lawyer: How are you gentlemen !!
Judge: All your base are belong to us.
(note, I know they're not in order. They have a poor court clerk)
on my sites, along with virtually every other plug-in and feature I need.
some of the 16 bit goodness that the gba could handle, like rock and roll racing, maybe a mortal kombat trilogy-style game, not to mention everything square and enix had released, that haven't been remade.
oh, and some kirby and megaman would be good to see.
2. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
and apparently they're making a third of those too. x.x
This sounds like it could be decent, if it is given the chance of actually being a MOVIE, and not just some attempt at a money generator based on a name, like so many VG movies of the past (Double Dragons, Mario Brothers, etc).
You're a cat, the world is being attacked by aliens that can only hurt you if you touch them. Oh, and balls of yarn are your power source...
No, a hostile takeover is where you buy a controlling percentage of the company's stock, to overthrow their board.
This is just a business tactic to try and sway the devil that is Eisner..
I'm not normally one to balk at a fighting game unless the premise is horribly bad, but half the fun of the Capcom v. Marvel series of games was the idea of your favorite Capcom characters taking on your favorite comic book characters. It's definitely going to be a hard sell for EA to push these new characters against Marvel's well loved character set.
And where is a decent DC v. Marvel game when you need it?
Get an adjustable height workbench, with mountable bins. Most catalogs have them, and they work really well whether you need to be standing elbow deep in a machine, or just sitting through an install. Include a monitor arm with keyboard tray, and you're set.
Here.
A low power, affordable server has been long overdue for both the enthusiast and small business markets. EmergeCore's "IT in a Box" performs most of the major functions of a standard Windows Domain Controller, at a fraction of the cost, and one-tenth the size.
Most businesses in the world fall under the category of "small businesses". Small businesses have IT needs as well and most small businesses cannot afford to throw thousands of dollars at licensing for their network design and support. Yes, you can use Linux and other "free" operating systems, but the concept of Linux, and it's "unaccountability" scares most small business owners, especially when the owner may be the only IT department they have. If a small business owner is brave enough to run a Linux setup, he will often pay more for service/support of his Linux network in time if not also in cold, hard cash. EmergeCore's IT100 runs Linux, but you will never notice as all the server configuration is done through a well designed web interface, called "CoreVista."
Sudhian was approached last month by Dave Brown, President/CEO, and Keith Murphy, Director of Sales and Marketing, of the Boise, Idaho-based company EmergeCore. After meeting with Dave and Keith, I had the sense that they had stolen some of my brainwaves while I was sleeping. You see, I have been yearning for a small, low power, and silent server for my home for almost a year, and I could never find anything that totally satisfied me. I looked at the Via EPIA systems, but I could never find the style of case I was looking for. Hush systems were gorgeous, but not what I needed for this project. I wanted to keep it simple: give me a hard drive, processor, external PSU, and quick and dirty WiFi setup. The IT100 did it all at a cost of $1,395.
At first glance, the size of the IT100 will surprise you, but a server that is smaller than a Playstation 2 will do that to some people. Crammed inside this little box, you will find the following:
Transmeta Crusoe TM5600 533MHz
128MB SDRAM
2.5" IDE HDD 20GB
32MB Compact Flash (used for booting the system in conjunction with the hard drive)
4-port 10/100 Hub/Switch
Wireless AP 802.11b
External PSU 60W/12V
2x USB 1.1 ports
Parallel port
Serial port
9.84" x 9.6" x 2.24"
One of the beauties of the IT100 is the fan-less setup. Transmeta processors are designed to run at low power and low heat, and running the server for a month straight showed no heat problems and made absolutely no noise. The IT100 is designed for small businesses, but it's easy to see the niche it could occupy in the enthusiast market.
You can use the IT100 as a network gateway or as a server node; however, it is designed to fill both roles simultaneously. We will breakdown the features essential for any small business or home network using the IT100 as a gateway.
DHCP
The IT100 works as a DHCP server and will run two separate subnets, one for LAN and one for WLAN.
WAN Connectivity
The WAN connection can be configured as a PPPoE connection, static IP addresses, or it also receive a dynamic IP address. In addition, you can assign specific MAC addresses with static IP addresses, or you can use that same MAC address to filter out unwanted traffic.
Firewall
The IT100 comes with an easy to setup firewall. The Basic Mode (Low, Medium, and High) and Advanced Mode allow any level administrator to feel comfortable configuring an often confusing setting. If the administrator wanted to block all traffic, with the exception of a few ports, he is fully capable of doing so with either the Advanced Mode or the High setting in the Basic Mode. The Medium setting will block the majority of traffic, while letting server side services run (e-mail, web services, etc.) which cannot be run in High mode. The Low setting only blocks file sharing and proxy from the outside, but is the only Basic Mode setting with which you are able to run the VPN service.
NAT
The IT100 performs Network Addre
My God, Nintendo announced at e3 that the newest mario kart incarnation would have online playability, but when it was released, it merely had network playability, meaning you can play with someone, as long as their in your house.
The warp pipe project does try to remedy this, though it's still a far cry from what it should have been.
I seem to remember in the original Wayne's World movie, that the big wig record exec had sattelite in his limo...that how Garth, the closet hacker, beamed in the video of Wayne's GF (tia carrera) in so he could see it....
Mega Happy Ending!
Strategic wise, it causes a lot of smoke, attempting to make it hard for planes and ground forces to form a strike. It is far more efficient against the ground units than the planes, which use Sattelite imaging and such to target, not visual.
According to this article, only 27% of the Linux servers studied used purchased copies of their Distribution...So the majority of the costs are based on the server admin's cost, which averages $71,xxx a year...my question is, where are this jobs as linux admins for $71k/ year? Who were they talking to about this, or did they just make it up?
Why is it that no matter what you're cooking, salt makes it better? Desserts, meat, vegetables, etc.
I personally enjoy using flash, and feel that it could easily replace html, if the world could all be broadband. However, that not being the case, I feel that major sites should stop using designs that are fitted towards the broadband user only, and instead make it accessible to everyone.