Tech News January 13, 2010

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Gaming Freeware

PSPdisp (download . . .)
If you want to transform your PlayStation Portable into a second mini-monitor for your PC, look no further than the ever-awesome PSPdisp utility. You’ll need to have a PSP that runs custom firmware or a homebrew enabler before starting–this isn’t your everyday application. PSPdisp supports both wireless and USB connectivity, and this isn’t just a one-way deal. You can open up context menus, type, and even stream audio from your system to your portable gaming device. Be sure to check out the included Slideshow feature as well–it turns your PSP into a miniature information screen for all sorts of data.

Facts of the Day

Arthur Conan Doyle and WB Yeats both believed in fairies. (qi.com)

Quote of the Day

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Tech & Science News

Gaming Has Changed Forever, Which Means you Will Never Get the Princess
The focus of modern games has shifted away from having a clear-cut ending and toward indefinite entertainment instead. With the rise of achievements, frequent content updates and open-ended worlds, it seems like publishers and developers are doing everything they can to help this trend. Because everyone knows series in any form of media are always better than the original.  (read more  . . .)

Future of Firefox
You can make your Firefox 3.5 or 3.6 look like mock-ups we’ve seen for Firefox 3.7 and Firefox 4.0. But does it mean Mozilla will take your ideas under consideration?  (read more . . .)

Google.cn Has Already Lifted Censorship
In an update to Google’s withdrawal from China, there are reports that censorship has already been lifted. It’s probably taken a while to report because of Google’s ranking system.  (read more . . .)

If Google Gets Kicked Out
If Chinese government bans Google then the company could loosing bout $600 million in 2010 revenues. (read more . . .)

The best VPN for Windows is Linux
If there are no hacks for a linux computer, then duh!  But the IT department only knows Windows and adding a Linux VPN means that the winded Tech Support staff will actually have to get out of their comfort zone. (read more . . .)

R.E.M & Net Neutrality
Everybody Hurts, Sometimes. (read more . . .)

Microsoft Needs Create Games
Microsoft has released Kodu, a game developed by Microsoft Research that lets users create their own worlds while teaching them the basics of game development, as a public beta for the PC. Who knows, you could be the next game designer working exclusively for Microsoft.  Or . . . . you can take Kodu, learn the code and develop more games that are not only fun, entertaining and engaging for all platforms.  That would be a kick in the head for Microsoft, create even more competition. (read more . . .)

The Good: Netflix Coming to Wii
The Bad: Wii owners will need to receive a free software disc in the mail from Netflix and put it into their console when they want to watch a movie.
The Ugly: When will gaming just be for gaming?  So no more complaints if your gaming stalls, stops or slagging gaming. The more junk you put on a console the less it is about gaming and it is about mainstream content. Which means you and your Grandma have the same access. The only true gamers will be those found at lan parties.  Other than that, you are just another one of the millions of consoles cruisers that happen to play a game once in awhile.  Sort of like anyone who uses only WYSIWYG is a webmaster. (read more . . .)

Saving The World
Through an operating system, really? (read more . . .)

I See You, Now Smile
No need to carry around talcum powder to find your invisible arch enemy. Now just take pictures, very very quickly. (read more . . .)

Bing Bringing Health
Microsoft has made health care-related queries on Bing, its search engine, more robust by offering key related topics and access to a summary of health resources in response to searches. In 2010, Microsoft apparently plans to refine its search engineâ’s relevancy, and will likely expand its features as it seeks to compete against Google.  Unless your country has a NHS or national health care it is kind of pointless. Because everyone knows what we find on the internet is nothing but factual and not at all harmful. (read more . . .)

Egg-cellent Idea

There I Fixed It

Comment Clash

Gay Teen Worried He Might Be Christian (article/picture . . .)

232 comments and counting “He’s lucky… Science might have a cure  . . . (see video)” (comments . . .)

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Website Pick

Second Spin (link . . .)
Products on the SecondSpin.com site come from three sources: the internet, the retail stores and from brokers around the country. This gives SecondSpin.com a much wider variety of music & movies than other used sites. Strict quality control keeps the defect rate to less than 1%, so everything is 100% guaranteed.

Web 2.o Application

Yo Yo Games (link . . .)
Do you want to develop computer games without spending countless hours learning how to become a programmer? Then you’ve come to the right place. Game Maker allows you to make exciting computer games, without the need to write a single line of code.

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