MICROSOFT WIRELESS OPTICAL DESKTOP EXECUTIVE EDITION; Optical Desktop Elite has an estimated retail price of $299 (and batteries are included): If you’re sick of getting tangled up with cords and wires, Microsoft’s new Wireless Optical Desktop Executive Edition could be the answer you’re looking for. I got a new kitten just before Christmas and, like most […]
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British anti-virus firm Sophos found a work wanted ad tucked away in the code of the MyDoom.U and MyDoom.V worms. In a bad sign for the virus-writer, the worm isn’t spreading too fast but I suppose you have to give him or her an A for ingenuity. If you use a webcam, take note: Sophos
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TOEJAM AND EARL III: MISSION TO EARTH, for Xbox; published by Microsoft Game Studios, RRP $129.95: Funky aliens Toejam and Earl are back, along with their new homegirl, Latisha, with a whole new adventure in this fun game that will suit the whole family. As in earlier games, presents are a big part of the
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(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Top New Zealand auction site Trade Me has had a bit of a facelift during the past couple of weeks. Trade Me’s management team had been promising the revamp for months in an effort to break some of the auction categories into smaller groups and
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TAO FENG FIST OF THE LOTUS, For Xbox, published by Microsoft Game Studios, rated R16, RRP $129.95: From fighting game designer John Tobias, co-creator of the legendary Mortal Kombat, Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus is a new kind of fighting game experience. This isn’t a game for the younger set, hence the R16 rating.
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MECH ASSAULT for Xbox, published by Microsoft Game Studios, NZ rating M15, RRP $129.95: If you’ve ever fancied the idea of being 12m tall and pretty much bulletproof, here’s your chance. Set in the 31st century, Mech Assault is a third-person action-shooting game where you get to pilot the most powerful weapon available, the 12m-tall
If you have an interest in checking out some amazing “photoshopped” images, take a look at Worth 1000, where you’ll find some stunning images manipulated by talented computer artists. The site features photography, multimedia and text competitions but it is the Photoshop category that constantly blows me away.
(This is the Online column written for The Southland Times) The internet has had a huge impact on our day-to-day lives and now it’s starting to make an impression on our day-to-day language. Not so many years ago, the average punter (myself included) would have been baffled by talk of modems, megabytes and meta tags.
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