Thursday, January 31, 2008
New Cool Website Find: Sodaplay.com
http://sodaplay.com
SodaPlay is a online community where you share your diffrent java creations and apps.
The have lots of diffrent programs to make cool games, animations, and other cool stuff! Check Them Out!!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Free Software Of The Day: Game Cam
Game Cam allows the recording of real-time in-game movies with sound and is packed with a variety of optional features. Game Cam was designed to work with most DirectX 7, 8, 9 and OpenGL games. So, if you have a game like Flight Simulator Or Halo, you can record it on your computer. For more or to download, goto http://planetgamecam.com/
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Deal of the day!
Well, that is our "deal of the day" :P !
AMD is not out.
Everybody is talking about the new intel cpu's and how they have been killing amd, and how nvidia is the king of all video cards. Well, today we are going to focus on what AMD has done right..
1. AMD Phenom 9600 Black edition - ($224.99 @ newegg)
The AMD phenom 9600 black edition is essentially the same thing as a phenom 9600, but it comes with an unlocked multiplier (all black editions do), so you can overclock this baby really far, almost anybody who has tried overclocking this has gotten at least 3GHz from its stock of 2.4GHz. That is great for AMD, because it gives them a competitor to intel's q6600 quad and it is still cheaper by $50. This is a great cpu for the money, especially if you are upgrading from an old AMD and you want to upgrade your proc without buying a new motherboard or system
2. AMD 3850/3870
These are two solid videocards, you can find the 3850 for $160 after a $10 rebate at newegg, and the 3870 for $220. The 3850 basically has no competition, except for a slightly lower priced nvidia 8600gts, but it can school the 8600gts when it comes to games, except for ones that play stronger on nvidia systems
3. AMD 3870x2
It is basically 2 3870's in one, and it costs about $450, but it performs on par with the GTX and the 8800ULTRA at times! It also sometimes OUTperforms the ultra. AMD is back in the high end videocards range! For just 450, this is a steal!
Hoped you like the article -
Budgetperson
Monday, January 28, 2008
Have A PC Problem??? Ask Our Editors!!!
Now 22tech has a new service- Free Computer Help!!
Windows, Mac, Linux, whatever!!! Well fix your problem. Building a computer? Email us your plans and well help you get the best of your money!!
Just email all your PC problems, build ideas, open source of the day ideas, and review ideas to-
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But wait? What if we don't have a answer to your problem???
Well post you problem on our blog and see if any of our blog readers have an answer!!!
-Tech drummer
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Free Software Of The Day: Acidrip
Yet another open source of the day is on its way, and this time we chose Acidrip! Acidrip is a dvd burner (linux only) that will take a dvd and put it in an avi format. It has a lot of different options, you can set the file size, the number of files you want it to create, you can choose a specific title to rip, etc. It is a great program that I use for ripping all of my dvd's!
Convert any dvd/video file into another video file using free tools!
1. DVDFab HD decrypter (it may look a bit pricey, but after the trial expires it can still do the things we need it to do)
2. Handbrake, the utility for ripping dvd's
3. SUPER(C) , a program that lets you convert video formats to any other video format.
1 - How to rip your dvd's.
1a. Insert your dvd
1b. Open dvdfab, go into main movie and select the movie, and let it rip the dvd to your hard drive
1c. Open Handbrake, and browse to the video_ts dir of where dvdfab saved your dvd
1d. Configure your settings (Remember to click the show presets button)
1e. Let handbrake rip the dvd to your hard drive .. wait .. on an intel core 2 duo e4300 @ 2.25ghz cpu it took about 30-45min.
1f. Enjoy your new dvd! If you want it on your ipod, then just drag the mp4 into iTunes and enjoy! ;)
2. Use Super (C) to convert any video file into any other video file you want! This also applies to audio files, so relax and enjoy!
These programs will do better than any commercial app you can find! Handbrake works in linux, dvdfab runs easily uner wine, and SUPER(C) .. i dont know, I only know that all of these also work in vista.
Enjoy your ripped dvd's ;)
-Budgetperson
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Open Source of the Day : Wine
Welcome to yet another open source of the day. This time the lucky winner is WINE . (Standing for Wine Is Not an Emulator). Wine is an emulator that enables SOME windows-designed products to work with linux, such as winrar, finale notepad 2008, etc.
It is not hardware emulation, so it does not slow down old computers as much as much as using a VM like vmware. Wine can not play all windows apps, you can check out the wine app database to see if you app works in wine. The operating systems it supports are linux and mac.
You can get wine from www.winehq.org.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Macbook Air
Today Apple introduced some all new products, including the new macbook air.
Technical Specifications
Size and weight
- 0.16-0.76 inch (0.4-1.94 cm)
- Width:
- 12.8 inches (32.5 cm)
- Depth:
- 8.94 inches (22.7 cm)
- Weight:
- 3.0 pounds (1.36 kg)1
Processor and memory
Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB on-chip shared L2 cache running at full processor speed
- 800MHz frontside bus
- 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM onboard
- 80GB 4200-rpm Parallel ATA hard disk drive2
- Optional 64GB solid-state drive2
- Optional external USB MacBook Air SuperDrive
Environmental status report
MacBook Air embodies Apple’s continuing environmental progress. It consumes the least amount of power of any Mac and is also designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:
Highly recyclable aluminum enclosure
Mercury-free LCD display with arsenic-free glass
PVC-free internal cables
Largely recyclable, low-volume packaging
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
MacBook Air received a Silver rating from EPEAT
Display
13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions: 1280 by 800 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, 800 by 500, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratioGraphics and video support
Pure digital video output
DVI output using micro-DVI to DVI adapter (included)VGA output using micro-DVI to VGA adapter (included)
Composite output using micro-DVI to video adapter (optional)
S-video output using micro-DVI to video adapter (optional)
Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 1920 by 1200 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
Built-in iSight camera
Input- Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement), and embedded numeric keypad
- Backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor for automatic adjustment of keyboard illumination and screen brightness
- Solid-state trackpad with multi-touch gesture support for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
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Wireless
Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Peripheral connections
Audio
- Analog audio output/headphone out (minijack)
- Built-in mono speaker
- Built-in omnidirectional microphone
Battery and power3
Integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
45W MagSafe power adapter with cable management system
MagSafe power adapter port
Electrical and operating requirements
- Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
- Operating temperature: 50° to 95°F (10° to 35°C)
- Storage temperature: -13° to 113°F (-24° to 45°C)
- Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
- Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet
- Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
- Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet
Installed software
- Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
- iLife ’08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
What’s in the box
- MacBook Air
- Micro-DVI to DVI adapter
- Micro-DVI to VGA adapter
- Cleaning/polishing cloth
- MagSafe power adapter
- Install/restore DVDs
- Printed documentation
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Free Software Of The Day: Blender
With Blender you can create awesome animations and other cool things. Check it out at http://www.blender.org/
Monday, January 14, 2008
Free Software Of The Day: Songbird
-Yash Aggarwal
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Make the perfect gaming pc
1. CPU - Obviously, you need a core 2 duo, but which one? You can get the pentium dual cores that OC very easily, you can get the e4xxx series, or you can get the more expensive e6xxx series. For our purposes, we picked up a e6, it is the lowest e6xxx series with 4mb of cache. It is not that overclockable, but you could easily get it to 3-3.5 GHz.
2. Motherboard - For the motherboard you really need a p35 chipset, it is a midrange, not too expensive board, but it is reliable, fast, and overclocks well. It doesn't support SLI, but you really do not need sli for midrange, right? But if you REALLY wanted sli, you could go a little bit more for a 680i chipset, but that does not support penryn quads :(. For our p35 board , we chose the ABIT ip35-e.
3. RAM - 4 gigs in $800!! No way!! But yes way! This awesome set of OCZ 4gb ddr2 800 will do you well, and it's only $66 after rebates!!!
4. Video Card - This is a no-brainer, the evga 8800gt is the best budget-midrange vidcard!
5. Case and Power Supply - We chose the Antec Sonata III because of the great PSU included with it and a solid, cheap case. (PSU is Earthwatts 500W). And to add to the value, it is only $90 after MIR!!! (Same as the original earthwatts)
6. CD/DVD drive - Who could forget the cd/dvd drive? We chose the SH-S203N. The predecessor of it was the MPC best of the best award, and it is CHEAP! For maximum performance, we chose two of them, which would be about $60.
7. OS - Not included! All you need to do is borrow an XP cd from a friend, then deactivate xp on your current machine, then install XP on your new PC! If you do not want to do that, then pick up winxp home (IMO you do not need pro). It is about $90 on newegg, you can get pro for $70 (upgrade) if you are an academic student.
So total that comes to about $920, not including rebates or s&h. We hope you enjoyed! If you have other ideas or disagree with our thoughts, please post in the comments section.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Free Software Of The Day:PortableApps
PortableApps is a suite (like U3) that runs off of your thumbdrive/USB Mass storage device, but it is completely FREE! I use this all the time with my Flash Voyager 4gb and it works like a charm. There are a lot of apps supporting it and you can add new ones easily (by going to program files directory and copying folders to ?:/PortableApps.)
Try it out, it works great!!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Aces High 2
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Free Software Of The Day: Ubuntu
"Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools.
Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing."
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 Review
Virtual Machines!!
In this post, I will show you where to get VirtualBox, and I will do a step-by-step tutorial using Vista. (In a linux envirornment).
1st of all, to download VirtualBox, go here.
Ubuntu users can download from there, and also do "sudo apt-get install VirtualBox"
Now load VBox. You should get this -
Now, click the button that says "New" and you should get this (click to enlarge) -
Just hit next and select the name of your vm (can be anything) and select your operating system you want to emulate. Then hit next and select the amnt of RAM you want to dedicate to a VM. This is your descision, it all depends how much RAM you have and how much you can sacrifice. Of course, for Vista, we do not recommend anything less than 1gb, but for some ppl that is ALL of their RAM!! After that click "New" on the hard disk page, I strongly recommend Dynamically Expanding Image, and from then on it should be easy, and now your screen should look like this-
But we are STILL not done yet. Click on CD/DVDROM, and choose your cd/dvd drive (or an iso file). You can also setup audio and other things (like networking, but should be automatic).
That's all for now, and we will wrap it up in another post!!!