Category: Computers
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Spyder Pro to calibrate two LCD displays
I had previously indicated that I successfully calmibrated a Hyundai Q17 LCD display for a better color management. Today, in order to work in the best possible conditions when handling digital photos on my main PC system using a Dell 2407WFP as my primary display and still the same Hyundai Q17 as secondary display, I…
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What good is the Crysis demo?
As plenty other people you may have already downloaded the Crysis demo because you wanted to taste the PC game of the end of the year. But some Internet web site went further and stressed the demo to the point that you can get a good feeling of what this video game will be capable…
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Durian
Graphic animation to be seen at least once. link
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DirectX, back to the future
Whoever has been using DirectX software on Windows (and this means PC gamers, and only them) knows that you simultaneously need to continuously install new upgrades of the humongous software package from Microsoft in order to keep the best performance out of the PC games and the will to uninstall it or to come back…
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Blog action day: Save the planet, energy-saving computer tricks
Today is Blog Action Day: The day that bloggers chose to try and help save the planet from the impact of Human activity. For my own part, I decided to collect a few ideas to save energy in your computer usage: Upgrade your gear Dim your screen Consolidate and virtualize computers Turn off peripherals Kill…
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Less Watts for your Linux
The Linux kernel is trying to be the best contender in the race against electrical power use. In this context, a web site has been created to support this tendency and to help GNU/Linux users improve their power efficiency: LessWatts.org. It even has some downloadable free applications to help you find the worst power hungry…
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November 2007: Giant leap for PC gaming
Do you remember 2004? In this year, we saw the birth of FarCry, Half Life 2 and Doom 3, three games that really redefined PC gaming. This year, in November, we will see a blooming of new games which are set to retrace the PC gaming industy. Expect no less than: Hellgate: London is for…
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DirectX 10 vs. DirectX 9
Among PC gamers, there is a pattern of wondering whether you should go to Windows Vista and DirectX 10 (the latest technologies of Microsoft) as your gaming choice or you’d better stay hooked to Windows XP (currently the preferred gaming platform). There are now a few games allowing a fair comparison between both solutions and…
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Do we need hybrid drives?
Microsoft would have us believing that the hybrid disk drives (containing a standard magnetic disc drive, some Flash memory and the usual cache memory) are the solution to all world’s problems (including hunger and poverty), the culmination of technology finally allowed by Windows Vista. The basic principle of adding Flash memory to a disk drive…