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https://www.jc-mp.com/ I stumbled across the end of the last open beta and it was a blast. Worth checking out if you like JC2. [edit] Related stuff The client download will be available from the website when the beta starts. You need a working copy of JC2 to participate. The client...

MSI P67A GD65, ready for a 2500k except for an inadvertent cloth drag across the pins, resulting in some visible damage (upper right of photo), plus a few pins that aren't visible from this shot that are extended higher than the rest of the pin set. I used some embroidery needles from my...

I've heard the odd 'sucks' about Wolfenstein here and there but I didn't pay attention when it was released. Is it worth a playthrough? I'm not a huge FPS fan but RTCW was enjoyable and occasionally panic inducing. I loved the ambient music in the game--the level with Germans singing was a...

I'd like to get into some 3D gaming and plan on picking up the Asus 23" that comes with nVidia's 3D package, and I'll need a nVidia GPU to go with it. What would be a good card for my system without being stupidly overpowered? I plan on doing a full refresh in a year, or possibly longer if...

I just got a 13" MBA for my wife and I'll have some peripherals connected, so the main question is which USB hub is recommended? I'm going to get a 3D capable monitor and give my wife my Dell 2405FPW. From what I understand, the miniport-to-DVI adapter should work with this. I have the...

http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/02/amazon-kindle-tablet/ Huge deal? Maybe. The integration with all of Amazon's existing services, integrated 3G (maybe, hopefully) and free Amazon Prime (hopefully!) would be very nice. All for $250. On the downside, the whole 'use it as a cloud device' with...

Dead deal :(

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc 3D Gaming, coding and general use 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $2000, not counting tax/shipping 3) Where do you live? US, MN 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case...

To share some random holiday happiness I picked up an 8-pack of Trine to gift out and I have four copies remaining. If you'd like a copy, PM me your Steam e-mail address or ID and I'll send a copy your way. Please post in this thread so people have an idea of how many remain. If you send a...

Steam has so many good games that I've never bothered looking elsewhere but I'm starting to run out of options. Genre doesn't matter much (no sports) but I'm looking for something more relaxed and of decent quality (PvZ, Trine, Audiosurf, Torchlight.) Less twitch and more cerebral is...

A friend is looking at lappys for professional work but I know f-all about it. The specs on the app (bottom of page) recommend 1.5Ghz, Win 7 etc. and stress that it's a bare minimum and recommend more RAM for large libraries. I'm thinking netbooks are out and something sturdy is desired...

I'm tasked with writing a Windows batch script and have run into several problems, the first being that I'm not familiar with Windows batch scripting. Basically, I need to make a script that abstracts a call to another script, checks its return value and exits appropriately. The longer...

http://www.perpetuum-online.com/ What is Perpetuum about? In the not-too-distant future, a strange anomaly opens the gates of the universe for humans. With this new technology energy, information and atomic size objects can be transported to anywhere in space. Features...

I made the move from an iPod classic 20Gb to a Cowon S9 (16Gb) a couple of weeks ago and thought I'd share in case anyone was looking at these. Here's the short version: Recommended with reservations. Here's the long version: The player doesn't feel weighty and solid like an iPod...

My wife finally outgrew her 4Gb nano and wants to use my 20Gb ipod, which I'm happy to get rid of. I'm iffy about getting another Apple product since the one I used was such a piece of shit, I hate being forced into Quicktime and all the effing processes itunes/qt run on my machine, and I'm not...

It's time for me to make the move to DSLR. I have a Panasonic FZ3 and it's been good to me but I really need a manual focus, good controls and the capability to add lenses over time. My budget will be firm at $700--I'm not positive of the exact amount but that should be close. To start with...

I have a 250Gb WD Caviar HDD that I'm trying to recover data from. I don't think this will be too difficult but I don't know what utility to look for--please pardon my data recovery noobishness. ;) The symptoms are: - Windows does not see the drive at all. - WD Lifeguard Tools (run from...

I'm looking for some good timewaster applications (NOT games or websites) that I can install on my new systems. I prefer creative things but will consider anything. Some examples would be: Google SketchUp - I can see endless possibilities with this app. Apophysis - freeware fractal...

http://armorgames.com/play/1642/epsilon Pretty cool game, manipulate gravity and time and play with black holes. Good training for Portal. ;)

I've been looking for some relaxing games to play; here's what I found so far. Boomshine Great music Core Addicting evolutionary game. I *think* the name is Core, or maybe it's Flow Music Catch Okay game Auditorium Looks promising (also linked in this post) Coign of Vantage Orient...

This is probably a stupid question but Steam says I have "1 extra copy" of HL2. I don't remember if I got HL2 and the Orange Box but if I have two copies I might as well see if I can trade gifts with someone. Or just gift it since 2 copies won't do me much good. I'm guessing "1 extra copy"...

Sorry for another one of these but I'm seriously out of date with hardware. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Gaming 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1500 w/tax&ship 3) Where do you live? U.S., Minnesota 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget...

I've heard some good things about this, is anyone playing and likes/hates the game? I've heard this: The outside/overland map allows a single party character's skills (listen & spot, I'm guessing) to determine if encounters are spotted and finding loot. Plus some town amenities can be used...

I work in a group that manages external file transfers and we're having a consistent problem with people that use VB scripts and the wininet and at least one other DLL files. The symptom is exactly the same every time; we receive a complete file and return a message to the client (which the...

The problem is, I have *NO* idea what I need. I'd like to have something like a synthesizer that I could first learn to play standard music on and then start making special effects--this means that I'd need some kind of software for postprocessing (and the synth would have to connect up with...

I don't remember much of this game except: - When you travelled across the (2d overhead) map you had to chop your way through bamboo, which would dull your sword. You could (find? purchase?) sharpening stones which you could use to resharpen your sword--the stones would break after awhile...

I'm just getting our basement finished and have my PC moved down--yay! But my wife wants to be able to get my attention without having to yell down the stairs. I'm not sure what would work best but for sure I don't want anything popping up on my screen because I'll probably be gaming. I think...

Steam seems to be pretty nice now, I like the amount of games available and was almost intimidated by how much was available after getting the Orange Box. And Portal is badass. :D One thing... Portal doesn't like it when I break out of the game to Windows. Crashes every time. Any way to make...

I'm encrypting a file and sending it our to a customer that uses GPG and they're getting a "No secret key" error when they try to decrypt the file. It also gives them our key ID. That makes sense since we're using the encrypt-to-self option; the file is encrypted with both their key and our key...

Sorry, dumb nub question but I haven't looked at hardware for a long time. Basically all I want to know is if any 939-pin Optys/X2s will work on my DFI LanParty mobo. IIRC I can use X2 but I'm not sure about the Optys, or if they're worth the price. I'll be keeping this rig around as an XP...

I don't want to update iTunes and QuickTime every time I use iTunes or QuickTime. So I do this: Time passes... I start up iTunes. "A newer version of iTunes is available, would you like to update?" Hey, wha--CANCEL I surf songs and see something I want. "You have to...

WTF is with this thing, 5th(?) generation 30Gb "Ipod with video". I hit pause and sometimes it will run for a few seconds before pausing. I hit back and sometimes it hangs up in the song and repeats that part of the song instead of backing up to the beginning. I like this thing but it's...

What I really need to know is, what are great Wii games to keep people occupied at parties? I'm remodelling the basement and when it's done I'll be hosting a lot of (poker) parties. I need some games that are good for people to play after they bust out of the game (or that aren't...

I don't do web development for a living but a friend would like me to set up a site for him. I want to give him a good price but the figures I'm seeing online are all over the place, anywhere from $30/hour to well over $100/hour. What I'll be creating is: - Several static pages to...

Sorry if this is a repost; I don't see it on the first few pages of this forum. http://pc.ign.com/articles/789/789321p1.html Yummy

I work at a large (Fortune 50) company that's probably going to purchase (part of) a file transfer application suite from Axway. The good news is, I'm going to be the lead for design, implementation and administration. The scary news is, this is WAY beyond anything I've ever done. The...

This is a two part question that is NOT homework. What I'm trying to do is learn the math behind shading an ellipse in a picture (a PNG) from the center to the edge. Note that I'm ignorant when it comes to math. I can find the distance between points on a plane but that's about it. I know...

First off, I have these odd mouse problems once in awhile on my PC, with wireless mice (800 Mhz). Button presses will happen without me clicking a button or vice versa, clicks won't be recognized at all. Movement will stop for a second, start for a fraction, stop/start/stop/start. This...