Tech News
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An Exercise in Bait and Switch Online Fraud and How to Stay Safe @ TechwareLabs
Published: Friday, August 7, 2009 | By: WillHere is a good read for many Ninjalane readers that are trying to save a buck while shopping online. Use common sense, and make sure to read up on the seller before buying.
"Staying safe with purchases online continues to get more and more difficult. Today I share with you an exercise in which I voluntarily subject myself to one of the classics in fraudulent activity, the Bait and Switch. Take a walk with me down my experience and see the dirty underbelly that these scam artists don't want you to see."
I have even dealt with well known websites that seem just as bad.
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SilverStone Strider 1500W @ PureOverclock
Published: Friday, August 7, 2009 | By: WillI honesty have no idea how you can really push this Power Supply unless you at least hook two high end systems to it. This is simply an amazing push for extreme overkill. I love it!
"Today we're looking at the SilverStone Strider 1500W power supply, an absolute monster unit that is somewhat appropriately named if you're a fan of the Half Life 2 gaming series. Let's take a look at the beast and see what it brings to the mix."
Seriously a "monster unit" is all you can call it. Godzilla PSU sounds much better.
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Friday, August 7, 2009 | By: WillTGIF PC Game Reviews Roundup Edition.
Prototype Game Review @ ocaholic
"An unknown virus, sickness or synthetic governmental bioweapon is seeking out New York and starts to change the city: Zombies band together as far as the eye can reach, soldiers have to march out to assure the security of citizens. Monsters and a network of intrigues and lies spread out all over Manhattan and you, a shape-shifter, are the only one being able to get to the bottom of this affair. Watch out for information and find the culprits; you have a way of your's own to unearth the truth."
Officers - PC Review @ Gamepyre
"Another thing that Officers has going in its favor is the cost; at only $29.99, it is a gamble worth taking. Despite the shortness of the single player campaign (about 6 to 8 hours depending on strategy and difficulty level, the multiplayer battles should provide the additional entertainment. Now, if you hate or if you are just burned out on the WWII genre, Officers will not change that. As I've said, Officers is not a bad game per say, but it is a title that will soon be forgotten. Now, I do want to point out that the game did not include a skirmish mode where you can fight the AI on multiplayer maps. You can however use the editor to make new single player missions if you really want. While this is an entertaining game, the replay value is somewhat limited. How can you have an RTS with no skirmish mode?"
Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta (PC) Review @ Gamingheaven
"In all the Fallout games there has always been a downed alien space ship and if you had been exploring the wastelands of Fallout 3 you would have already noticed it .... sending out an ominous distress call. This call gets answered and once again Bethesda Game Studios have a foundation for another downloadable expansion pack for their hugely successful futuristic title."
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MSI X58M LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX Motherboard Review @ Madshrimps
Published: Thursday, August 6, 2009 | By: WillThis MSI board has been very popular among the masses with it's lower price, and all of it's abilities among the sea of Micro-ATX boards on the market. Let's see if the hype is worth the price, or should we just pay a little more in price for something better.
"X58 chipset has been introduced to the market for 9 months, and is still on top-of-the-range of Intel product line. For some main board manufacturers, Micro ATX is no longer a low-priced product. We would like to introduce you MSI X58M which is a price-valued Micro ATX, which retails below $200"
Enjoy!
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NL: PC Hardware Review Roundup
Published: Thursday, August 6, 2009 | By: WillGoing to start the day off with a little roundup of a couple very popular pieces of hard on the net right now.
Video Cards
- Zotac GTX295 Single PCB @ Hardwareoverclock
- Zotac GTX 285 Infinity Review @ XSReviews
- Galaxy GeForce GTS 250 @ Hardware Bistro
- Inno3D GeForce GTS 250 iChiLL FreezerX 1GB Graphics Card @ TweakTown
- XFX GeForce GTX 275 XXX 896MB video card review @ Elite BastardsSSD Hard Drives
- OCZ Summit 120GB SSD: worth the money? @ Hexus
- OCZ Agility 120GB SSD @ PureOverclock
- Corsair P64 SSD @ Bjorn3D
- Four Kingston SSDNow E (Intel X25-E) SSDs in RAID 0 - Win 7 @ TweakTown -
EVGA Killer Xeno Pro Gaming Network Card Review @ Hardware Secrets
Published: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 | By: WillLooks like we have an EVGA Killer on our hands. This killer likes to make victims out of gaming LAG. Well lets read on to see if EVGA makes a ripple or waves with this new Killer NIC product.
"Who hasn't screamed at the monitor when a faltering internet connection disrupted an otherwise good online match? No matter how powerful and gaming-oriented a PC is, sometimes lag is inevitable. To try and minimize these problems, BigFoot Networks released the Killer Xeno Pro, a network card sold by EVGA that takes control of the internet away from Windows and manages the bandwith to the user's gaming needs. The operation is a bit complex but the purpose of this test is to see if it delivers what it promises."
Don't believe the hype. Even though I have tried it and believe a little bit.
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Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 4870X2 review @ Driverheaven
Published: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 | By: WillThis is an interesting read that might even make me look at getting one of these beast tamers for my 4870X2. Well if the price matches the performance then I might. I guess I'll read on to find out.
"With the subject of today's review Arctic Cooling hope to continue their successful line of GPU cooling products, read on to find out if the Accelero XTREME 4870X2 is up to the task of cooling ATI's dual GPU monster."
That is a huge heatsink.
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Khronos' President talks OpenCL, DX Compute Shader, and more @ TechReport
Published: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 | By: WillI know that OpenCL has become a big topic for everyone including even the mighty Mac crowd. Since the new Snow Leopard Mac OSX is going to support this new API big time. Making more use out of the GPU on the Mac over just gaming on it.
"We recently had the opportunity to speak with Neil Trevett, who fills positions as both the Khronos Group's President and Nvidia's VP of Embedded Content. Consumers might not hear the Khronos name too often, but the organization is responsible for setting and updating a number of key standards: among them OpenGL, OpenGL ES, and most recently, OpenCL."
Gaming on a Mac? Yeah Right!
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Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard @ Phoronix
Published: Monday, August 3, 2009 | By: WillSince gaming is the way to start the week. Let's get into looking at the Logitech G13 Gameboard controller for the PC. On top of that we are getting to even look at it on the Linux platform as well.
"Back in November we reviewed the Logitech G15, which was a well-built keyboard and offered a nice set of features, albeit it came at a lofty premium. The G15 sported a "GamePanel LCD" at the top of the keyboard which was a mini programmable LCD. This was nice and with some manual setup procedures would work under Linux. However, for those that may be looking for such a display or just looking for a smaller device to help with gaming, there is the Logitech G13. The G13 is not a traditional keyboard but rather an "Advanced Gameboard", as described by Logitech. It is effectively just an input device for your left hand that comes with 25 programmable keys along with a mini-joystick and at the top is a GamePanel LCD."
Yep, now that is a good way to start the week.
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Monday, August 3, 2009 | By: WillHere is a good way to start the week with some PC games to look at.
"ARMA 2 is for the most part the same game that the previous games were with a few slight performance changes and a new map for us to explore and play on. The storyline is a big failure in my opinion, but I'm sure there will be some people who like it. The map/mission editor is probably the game's best feature. Using the editor can keep this game fresh for a very long time; with the editor you can create single as well as multiplayer missions. "
"An unknown virus, sickness or synthetic governmental bioweapon is seeking out New York and starts to change the city: Zombies band together as far as the eye can reach, soldiers have to march out to assure the security of citizens. Monsters and a network of intrigues and lies spread out all over Manhattan and you, a shape-shifter, are the only one being able to get to the bottom of this affair. Watch out for information and find the culprits; you have a way of your's own to unearth the truth."
I honestly have no idea how this makes the week look better. Still sounded good.
