Only thing I have found with Pacsafe is that it seems to draw more attention to your backpack, i.e. thieves thinking that there is obviously something worth stealing in the bag that is locked in the Pacsafe.
I have always found hostels to be fairly safe and most have lockers so store your stuff in when you are out and about.
Which reminds me: you should take a good combination lock (no keys to lose!). Alot of hostels provide lockers but you have to supply your own lock.
Sounds a good idea, but what if you need it urgently, or somewhere without internet access? I do like the idea, but definetely recommend a paper photocopy hidden in your backpack somewhere too, just in case.
I think it's not so much to do with travellers being Luddites but sure, travelling round Europe is all well and good with a laptop - it has readily available wireless internet, plenty of places to charge it up etc. But if you are travelling through a less developed nation with poorer communications links and the like then it would be pointless.
Having travelled the globe myself I agree with the GP, I wouldn't bother with a laptop. The vast majority of the countries I travelled to have the services available to either download your photos to a CD or to upload them to some online storage space somewhere so its all good.
My tip: Post stuff home! You will no doubt accumulate lots of keepsakes and such when you are travelling so rather than lugging it around with you sent it back home. Personally I did this with photo CD's as the chances of it being scratched or damaged in my backpack were high and I didnt want to lose the photos. In fact I used to burn two copies and send them home at seperate times - just in case!
Definetely take some sort of media player and I quite like the Project Gutenberg on Palm idea - although alot of hostels (if that is where you are staying) will have a "library" where you can leave any old books you have and exchange them for new ones.
Not being able to get the ice rod (as the fire rod is found in the forest dungeon in the dark world if I remember correctly) is a commonly asked question, so the helpdesk guy searches for keyword 'ice rod' in Zelda and there you go - he reads if off the screen telling you exactly where to go. This is just a case of good customer service training and a good system - not necessarily some sort of wise old Zelda sage that knows every intricacy in the entire game!
I agree with the parent poster. Maybe the grandparent should try theseinstead. I don't think there has been a single game that I was struggling on that isn't listed here in some form or another.
Very true, there are also a few pieces of software that already allow for the live streaming of TV including football too. Including TVKoo, PPStream, PPLive and Sopcast. Although they can be laggy, they stream TV feeds from the far east and for English football fans without access to satellite TV if you are lucky they can provide an excellent resource for live Engligh Premier League football!
Modding down a bit harsh I think. Parent was making a jibe about the fact that if the grandparent post were American he would think the 2002 World Cup was held in France, when in actual fact it was held jointly in Japan and Korea. But you knew mods knew that right.:P
Given that the World Cup occurrs only once every four years and that during the space of a baseball season each team plays over 160 games I think its pretty obvious that the desire to see live games is going to be much higher than during a regular baseball season. Plus, the MBL service is a subscription service, and the BBC, for example, provides free streaming for games.
Im not scaremongering and suggesting that a 'meltdown' will happen, I just don't think the comparison is appropriate.
True enough _you_ can do whatever you want and only have to worry about the consequences if you get caught. However, if something like this is placed in law then retailers and companies that would have certainly sold pre-owned games will have to reconsider. The legal ramifications of not following this would be too great for them. If this were to happen, that takes a massive marketplace for the re-selling of these games - you, as an individual, would have to find some way of selling the game yourself.
Well, maybe it wouldn't be hard to replicate the dual screen type interface (split screen would probably suffice) but it certainly would be hard to replicate the touch screen interface:P
While I understand the concerns in your post, there may not always be a correlation between the success of a console and the number of games available at its release. Given that the Gameboy and SNES had a total of 8 launch games between them yet still proved to be two of the most successful games machines ever.
Driven a car; driven a truck; flown in a CH-47 helicopter; gone skiing; gone mountain biking; gone sailing; ridden a jet-ski; ridden a dirt bike; driven a 3-wheeler; fired guns; set off high explosives.
ahhh...Mr. Bond. I've been expecting you. *strokes white cat in a sinister manner*
Personally, I think it's more likely that the Wii controller will first take an input about the direction you would like to hit the ball (maybe using the d-pad) then the controller is used simply to decide how much power you wish to play the shot with. I don't think it will need to recognise the distance from the floor when you are playing. The process wouldn't be that far from current golf games but rather than pressing a button twice (to start and end your swing to give you the necessary shot power) you will just swing the remote. It has nothing to do with the proximity to the ground.
What the hell are you talking about? This is the sort of bullshit statement that pisses me off. A complete generalisation with no evidence to back it up and absolutely no foundation.
I'm on the internet right now and I can tell you I don't want Sony to fail. I want them to succeed, along with Microsoft and Nintendo. Competition between companies is a good thing, it can lead to lower prices for consumers - which is a good thing right?!
So, now that your point is disproven, I will bid you good day sir.
Fair enough for those that already have a Gamecube, but for those that don't its another consideration to add to the price. I can't see Nintendo bundling an old controller with a brand new console, especially when the controller is what the new console is all about.
...you can choose whether you want iTunes to automatically synchronise with your iPod when you plug it in to your PC. The information that decides whether to synchronise automatically or not is actually stored on the iPod, which means that if you don't want to synchronise and plug it into your mate's PC then it won't completely wipe your iPod and put his Britney albums on there instead.
I've got my iPod set up so I have to move songs manually (I don't really have the need to store some 8000 songs on my PC) and I've plugged it into various other PC's all without problems.
Publicity I guess. For all their 'evils' Nike is still a global leading brand so associating themselves with another i.e. Google its only going to draw more attention and get people talking about it. I mean we are all having this discussion so I guess the system works!
Fair enough point, but the harsh fact is that most consumers don't give a crap about where/how/in what conditions stuff was made. I don't believe for a minute that the average consumer is willing to pay more for the same product solely (no pun intended!) because of how it is produced - sure there are people that will, but your Average Joe and Sally Six Pack probably couldn't give a rats ass. If they go to buy new shoes with their hard earned money then IMHO 99 times out of 100 he will go for the best price (i.e. cheapest).
Personally I have never had a problem with the z-button. As has already been said, in the games that I have for Gamecube it isn't really used for anything critical (for example checking the map in Metroid Prime) so its not all bad.
However, if anyone has played Soul Caliber 2 on the Cube, surely they would have had the same problems as me with button combinations that are very difficult due to the button position. Like, throwing moves that require a B+Y combination. Even harder being a B+X combination which is almost impossible for me to perform without hitting the A button or using two fingers!
Just for the record ergonomically, I think the Cube controller is the most comfortable by a long shot if it weren't for those button positions it would be flawless IMHO.
Slashdot Mirror
Only thing I have found with Pacsafe is that it seems to draw more attention to your backpack, i.e. thieves thinking that there is obviously something worth stealing in the bag that is locked in the Pacsafe.
I have always found hostels to be fairly safe and most have lockers so store your stuff in when you are out and about.
Which reminds me: you should take a good combination lock (no keys to lose!). Alot of hostels provide lockers but you have to supply your own lock.
Sounds a good idea, but what if you need it urgently, or somewhere without internet access? I do like the idea, but definetely recommend a paper photocopy hidden in your backpack somewhere too, just in case.
I think it's not so much to do with travellers being Luddites but sure, travelling round Europe is all well and good with a laptop - it has readily available wireless internet, plenty of places to charge it up etc. But if you are travelling through a less developed nation with poorer communications links and the like then it would be pointless.
Having travelled the globe myself I agree with the GP, I wouldn't bother with a laptop. The vast majority of the countries I travelled to have the services available to either download your photos to a CD or to upload them to some online storage space somewhere so its all good.
My tip: Post stuff home! You will no doubt accumulate lots of keepsakes and such when you are travelling so rather than lugging it around with you sent it back home. Personally I did this with photo CD's as the chances of it being scratched or damaged in my backpack were high and I didnt want to lose the photos. In fact I used to burn two copies and send them home at seperate times - just in case!
Definetely take some sort of media player and I quite like the Project Gutenberg on Palm idea - although alot of hostels (if that is where you are staying) will have a "library" where you can leave any old books you have and exchange them for new ones.
"we will probably still keep around until it finally dies"
You need to learn your ass some respect - that is no way to talk about the mother-in-law!
I'm just playing FF VII through for the first time. Thanks for ruining that for me you insensitive clod!
Not being able to get the ice rod (as the fire rod is found in the forest dungeon in the dark world if I remember correctly) is a commonly asked question, so the helpdesk guy searches for keyword 'ice rod' in Zelda and there you go - he reads if off the screen telling you exactly where to go.
This is just a case of good customer service training and a good system - not necessarily some sort of wise old Zelda sage that knows every intricacy in the entire game!
I agree with the parent poster. Maybe the grandparent should try these instead. I don't think there has been a single game that I was struggling on that isn't listed here in some form or another.
Very true, there are also a few pieces of software that already allow for the live streaming of TV including football too. Including TVKoo, PPStream, PPLive and Sopcast. Although they can be laggy, they stream TV feeds from the far east and for English football fans without access to satellite TV if you are lucky they can provide an excellent resource for live Engligh Premier League football!
Modding down a bit harsh I think. Parent was making a jibe about the fact that if the grandparent post were American he would think the 2002 World Cup was held in France, when in actual fact it was held jointly in Japan and Korea. But you knew mods knew that right. :P
Given that the World Cup occurrs only once every four years and that during the space of a baseball season each team plays over 160 games I think its pretty obvious that the desire to see live games is going to be much higher than during a regular baseball season. Plus, the MBL service is a subscription service, and the BBC, for example, provides free streaming for games.
Im not scaremongering and suggesting that a 'meltdown' will happen, I just don't think the comparison is appropriate.
True enough _you_ can do whatever you want and only have to worry about the consequences if you get caught. However, if something like this is placed in law then retailers and companies that would have certainly sold pre-owned games will have to reconsider. The legal ramifications of not following this would be too great for them. If this were to happen, that takes a massive marketplace for the re-selling of these games - you, as an individual, would have to find some way of selling the game yourself.
Well, maybe it wouldn't be hard to replicate the dual screen type interface (split screen would probably suffice) but it certainly would be hard to replicate the touch screen interface :P
While I understand the concerns in your post, there may not always be a correlation between the success of a console and the number of games available at its release. Given that the Gameboy and SNES had a total of 8 launch games between them yet still proved to be two of the most successful games machines ever.
I mean, I've done the following:
Driven a car; driven a truck; flown in a CH-47 helicopter; gone skiing; gone mountain biking; gone sailing; ridden a jet-ski; ridden a dirt bike; driven a 3-wheeler; fired guns; set off high explosives.
ahhh...Mr. Bond. I've been expecting you. *strokes white cat in a sinister manner*
Personally, I think it's more likely that the Wii controller will first take an input about the direction you would like to hit the ball (maybe using the d-pad) then the controller is used simply to decide how much power you wish to play the shot with. I don't think it will need to recognise the distance from the floor when you are playing.
The process wouldn't be that far from current golf games but rather than pressing a button twice (to start and end your swing to give you the necessary shot power) you will just swing the remote. It has nothing to do with the proximity to the ground.
People on the internet want Sony to fail
What the hell are you talking about? This is the sort of bullshit statement that pisses me off. A complete generalisation with no evidence to back it up and absolutely no foundation.
I'm on the internet right now and I can tell you I don't want Sony to fail. I want them to succeed, along with Microsoft and Nintendo. Competition between companies is a good thing, it can lead to lower prices for consumers - which is a good thing right?!
So, now that your point is disproven, I will bid you good day sir.
Fair enough for those that already have a Gamecube, but for those that don't its another consideration to add to the price. I can't see Nintendo bundling an old controller with a brand new console, especially when the controller is what the new console is all about.
Although it is claimed that every game of Freecell can be won, try going File > Select Game and entering -1 as your game. Beat that if you can!
Exactly I wholeheartedly agree
...you can choose whether you want iTunes to automatically synchronise with your iPod when you plug it in to your PC. The information that decides whether to synchronise automatically or not is actually stored on the iPod, which means that if you don't want to synchronise and plug it into your mate's PC then it won't completely wipe your iPod and put his Britney albums on there instead.
I've got my iPod set up so I have to move songs manually (I don't really have the need to store some 8000 songs on my PC) and I've plugged it into various other PC's all without problems.
Sony also confirmed that the controller dubbed 'the boomerang' will not be the final version of the controller. Phew - thank goodness for that!
Publicity I guess. For all their 'evils' Nike is still a global leading brand so associating themselves with another i.e. Google its only going to draw more attention and get people talking about it. I mean we are all having this discussion so I guess the system works!
Fair enough point, but the harsh fact is that most consumers don't give a crap about where/how/in what conditions stuff was made. I don't believe for a minute that the average consumer is willing to pay more for the same product solely (no pun intended!) because of how it is produced - sure there are people that will, but your Average Joe and Sally Six Pack probably couldn't give a rats ass. If they go to buy new shoes with their hard earned money then IMHO 99 times out of 100 he will go for the best price (i.e. cheapest).
Personally I have never had a problem with the z-button. As has already been said, in the games that I have for Gamecube it isn't really used for anything critical (for example checking the map in Metroid Prime) so its not all bad.
However, if anyone has played Soul Caliber 2 on the Cube, surely they would have had the same problems as me with button combinations that are very difficult due to the button position. Like, throwing moves that require a B+Y combination. Even harder being a B+X combination which is almost impossible for me to perform without hitting the A button or using two fingers!
Just for the record ergonomically, I think the Cube controller is the most comfortable by a long shot if it weren't for those button positions it would be flawless IMHO.
I don't know what is sadder: him doing it, or you searching the internet to find several instances of him doing it!