The only way to fly
Subject: General Tech | March 22, 2006 - 02:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you are into flight or space sims, then there is a good chance you have an aging joystick somewhere on your desk. Saitek has designed a new controller, the X52 Flight Control System and OCC has a full review. Drop by and see if it is worth learning a whole set of new button positions.
"The ability to rotate using the twist grip made for some outright unfair moments where I could
temper the throttle and shamelessly mow down soldier after soldier while maintaining a consistent
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Give your head a shake
Subject: General Tech | March 22, 2006 - 01:56 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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X-bit Labs reviews a pair of headphones that carry on the tradition of the Rumbleseat and force feedback controllers. The XFX XGear multimedia gaming headset vibrates when appropriate, giving you the feel of ... well let X-bit Labs explain it.
"We decided to try out XFX XGear multimedia gaming headset that has a very special vibration
feature implemented.
Proof of concept flaw in IE 6
Subject: General Tech | March 22, 2006 - 12:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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It hasn't been a great week for Microsoft, with announced delays on Vista's release, and a bug that can cause IE 6 to crash. CNET reports on another flaw reported this week. While Microsoft has not released the details, the vulnerabililty is in the way HTA files are handled, and could result in the running of code without your say so. Practice safe computing.
The flaw was reported to the company earlier this month by Jeffrey van der Stad, a 25-year-old
Dutch programmer.
Intel Honors 26 Companies With Preferred Quality Supplier Award
Subject: General Tech | March 21, 2006 - 01:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 21, 2006 — Intel Corporation today announced the 26 companies that will receive Intel's Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for outstanding commitment to quality and performance excellence. These suppliers provided products and services deemed essential to Intel's business success in 2005. They excelled at meeting and exceeding high expectations and tough performance goals to distinguish themselves from the thousands of suppliers that work with Intel.
Intel Honors 12 Companies With Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award
Subject: General Tech | March 21, 2006 - 01:05 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 21, 2006 — Intel Corporation today announced the 12 winners of the company's most prestigious award for suppliers, the Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) award, which recognizes outstanding commitment to quality and performance excellence.
Saving those VHS memories
Subject: General Tech | March 21, 2006 - 12:13 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Digital Grabber has posted a thorough guide to saving all those old VHS camcorder movies. Chances are that they contain memorable moments that you were hopign to treasure forever, with a bit of work they will last a while longer. At least they will survive the extinction of the VCR.
"The problem is consumer VHS tape isn't be best format to use for long-term storage.
An inside look at the VIA C7-M
Subject: General Tech | March 20, 2006 - 05:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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"VIA has taken a novel approach to security that deviates greatly from current DRM-driven industry trends.
Intel-sponsored game developer contest for best threaded game demo--$80K in prizes...
Subject: General Tech | March 20, 2006 - 05:04 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Your game demo could earn you serious cash, powerful PCs, software tools, and great exposure.
On March 22, 2006, Intel will launch a contest to find the best game demos that showcase the features and performance of Intel platforms.
Enter in one or both categories:
* Best Threaded Game
* Best Game on the Go (Mobile Gaming Technology)
To win your share of over $80,000 in prizes, including top-of-the-line PCs and Intel Software Products!
The contest will be launched officially at the Game Developers Conference
DTS comes out of the theater and into your PC
Subject: General Tech | March 20, 2006 - 02:29 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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A True Review examines the first DTS card for PC's, the HDA X-plosion 7.1 DTS. DTS lets you encode any stereo source to 5.1 or 7.1, so even badly ripped MP3s will come out of your speakers in true surround. Dolby Digital's successor has come.
"With DTS becoming nearly as common in home theatre receivers as Dolby Digital, it was only a
matter of time before the DTS equivalent of Dolby Digital Live became available in a sound card.
Well, that card is here.
Recognize your favorite Open Source Authors
Subject: General Tech | March 20, 2006 - 12:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SourceForge is having it's first ever Community Choice Awards, giving you a chance to vote for your favorite projects. There are 14 categories you can vote in, so spend a minute to reward the projects you love. Newsforge has all the links and info you will need to get you headed in the right direction.
There are well over 100,000 open source projects on SourceForge.net, a site owned by OSTG, the
same company that owns NewsForge. Now you can vote for your favorites in 14 categories.
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