Archive for April, 2007
Assassin’s Creed For Pre-Order At Last
I got the Amazon alert today, Assassin’s Creed is finally available for pre-order only and is due to be released 25 Sept (begin of school for kids… so sad). The game is listed for PS3 and XBox 360, but I could not find it for PC :(. As the game is developed by the [...]
Father of Play Station… Fare Well
Definitely not the best ending he’s hoped for. Ken Kutaragi, the father of Play Station who brought 4 gaming consoles to the market is retiring, leaving behind the struggling costly PlayStation 3 console in the middle of the waves. It is really unfortunate when a man with such successful record has to step down at [...]
Happy Birthday SCUMM
Or should I say Happy Birthday Ron? This years marks the 20th anniversary of SCUMM, the scripting utility Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert created to aid in the development of adventure game Maniac Mansion. The utility became the foundation of many other adventure games, like the legendary Monkey Island. A virtual machine is in place [...]
Google Best Company + Best Brand
Few months back, Google was picked as the best company to work for in the U.S. Now, Google have added another achievement to their record. The logo you see up there is worth $66.4 bn, more than double it’s value last year, making Google brand the most valuable global brand in the market, on top [...]
Google Core Business Keeps Rising… But!
Once again every 3 months, we read a similar article. Google’s quarter revenue has exceeded expectations, and the stock price goes up again as always. Eric Schmidt talks in pride about how strong their core business is, and how it keeps getting stronger and stronger with time. This is really great, and I as a [...]
Windows XP From A-Z
This is although late, but still might be useful to many. Windows XP from A-Z is a nice site that lists small short hints on various Windows XP options, categorized from A-Z as the name says. While Vista is already out, I’m sure there are many people who still want to keep using XP than [...]
Let go the mouse, utilize the keyboard
Computer geeks tend to like depending more on the keyboard rather than mouse, and in fact, if you master it, it saves a hell lot of time. This link from LifeHacker is a very good introduction to optimizing Firefox existing shortcuts, and directs you on how to configure your own.