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• Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes Review   [Review, gamingillustrated]
  Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes is an absolute winner for Xbox and one of the most original and engaging gameplay experiences ever for a console system. Rarely has a game for a console system so well incorporated the best aspects of RTS while integrating a fun and exciting "action" fighting mode.
   Sat, 22 Oct, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Quake 4 Performance Review   [Article, hardwarezone]
  The latest installment of the legendary Quake series has arrived and we put it through our lab tests to find out how it fares with various graphics hardware. Though based on the Doom 3 game engine, we've found that Quake 4 needs much more juice. You'll find out just how much in this article.
   Sat, 22 Oct, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Black & White 2   [Review, TrustedReviews]
  Let’s get this out of the way: Black & White 2 is a disappointment. Call it the Lionhead effect: the way previews, presentations and developer interviews promise the Earth, then the final game arrives and things don’t work out quite as everyone hoped. Admittedly, since Fable, the Lionhead hype machine has quietened down, but Black & White 2 still promised the perfect combination of creature-raising god game and RTS. After all, wasn’t that why they hired Blizzard-veteran Ron Millar?
   Mon, 17 Oct, 2005 | 5 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Madden 06 for PSP Review   [Review, gamingillustrated]
  The NFL licensed video game franchise comes for the first time to Sony's Portable Playstation in the form of Madden 06. The game features all the fun, modes, and connectivity as its console edition, including a robust and impressive season mode. With some solid graphics, great action, tons of game modes, Madden 06 looks to be a solid title for PSP.
   Sun, 16 Oct, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Cheap Photo Fixers: Corel Paint Shop Pro X & Adobe Photoshop Elements 4   [Review, PCWorld]
  Most image editing applications share enough common features and tools that, if you decide to switch, you can learn how a new one works pretty easily. But Adobe's $99 Photoshop Elements 4 and Corel's $129 Paint Shop Pro X have new features that other packages will have trouble imitating. Like previous versions, Adobe's Photoshop Elements 4 includes an image editor and a photo organizer. Paint Shop Pro X, the first version of the image editor that Corel has released since it acquired Jasc Software, includes a version of Photo Album 6, Corel's stand-alone photo organizer. But with either Adobe or Corel, you'll often run its two applications simultaneously, and switching between them isn't nearly as easy as working with a single application would be.
   Thu, 13 Oct, 2005 | 7 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Office Gets an Extreme Makeover   [News, PCWorld]
  Just when you thought Microsoft Office's look was as unchanging as the old Volkswagen's, the folks in Redmond decided to cook up a whole new way to work in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Out are toolbars, drop-down menus (with a few noteworthy exceptions), and most dialog boxes (or at least they're harder to find). In as a replacement is the new Ribbon, which aims to put frequently used items one click away. The revamped interface will debut with the new suite (as yet unnamed, but currently called Office 12) in the second half of next year.
   Thu, 13 Oct, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Longhorn Server Preview 2: A Look at Windows Server Longhorn Beta 1 and Community Technical Preview   [Preview, winsupersite]
  Recently, several representatives from Windows IT Pro Magazine received a briefing about the Beta 1 version of Longhorn Server, the next member of the Windows Server family, currently due in the first quarter of 2007, or about six months after Windows Vista ships in late 2006. There was just one condition for this briefing: Our non-disclosure agreement (NDA) was "permanent," which was a bit unusual. The problem, we were told, was that Longhorn Server Beta 1 included just a tiny subset of the features Microsoft was planning for the final release. The company didn't want to disappoint anyone, noting that the Beta 1 release was more of an alpha-quality build and not a true beta.
   Fri, 07 Oct, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Block Potential Attacks Aimed at Firefox   [Guide, PCWorld]
  PCs have grown increasingly vulnerable. In the second quarter of this year, 442 security holes were found in software, according to a report by the SANS Institute, an organization that helps keep computer users safe online. This total is up by 10 percent compared with the previous quarter and is nearly 20 percent higher than in the same period last year.
   Wed, 28 Sep, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• First-Class OCR for a Price   [Review, PCWorld]
  ScanSoft's latest iteration of its optical character recognition package, OmniPage Professional 15, packs in advanced workflow and batch management capabilities, too. Predictably, its price reflects these features: At $450 (street), OmniPage Pro 15 will appeal primarily to users in workgroups and other professional environments who need regular access to OCR tools tailored for offices that have to convert stacks of pages. (The scaled-down version, OmniPage 15, lacks some of the advanced features and sells for $150.)
   Wed, 28 Sep, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Quicken 2006: A Worthy, E-Finance-Savvy Upgrade   [Review, PCWorld]
  New versions of Quicken take advantage of cutting-edge electronic record-keeping in useful ways. Unlike Microsoft Money 2006--a minor upgrade--my shipping copy of the $80 Quicken Premier 2006 provides compelling reasons to move up from older versions, or even to start using personal finance software. My favorite new feature: the ability to attach digital images or PDFs--of checks, monthly statements, paycheck stubs, and the like--to your Quicken accounts or register entries, permitting your records to be at hand instantly (this feature isn't in the $30 Quicken Basic, however). The product even lets you encrypt these documents so they can't be viewed from outside the software.
   Wed, 28 Sep, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Xingtone ringtone creator   [Article, Hexus]
  Xingtone's software allows you to load an audio file from your computer or CD, chop it up to get your favourite bit, edit it a little and then send it to your phone via the Internet. You're not downloading something pre-made, you're not composing your own music, you're creating a tone from your own personal media library.
   Wed, 28 Sep, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Skype - Voice over IP / VoIP Communication   [Article, PCStats]
  It is likely that almost all computer users are familiar with email, and probably instant messaging as well. In a matter of a few years, the Internet has completely changed the way we communicate with each other, with one exception, the Telephone. Nothing has yet replaced the ritual of picking up the phone and dialing a number to have a conversation, and it's unlikely that anything ever will replace voice communication the way that email has erased hand written letters. However, the Internet does provide possibilities for making the calling process more flexible, and most importantly, more affordable.
   Sun, 25 Sep, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Half-Life 2: Lost Coast   [Article, bit-tech]
  In this article, we're going to be looking at the technology Valve have built (Pages 1 and 2), as well as taking you through the story of the level (Pages 3 and 4) and answering some basic questions and giving you our thoughts, as well as a quick look at Valve's office (Page 5). In our next article, we'll show you performance figures for different graphics boards ahead of the level's public release. For now, read on...
   Tue, 20 Sep, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5219 (Community Technical Preview 1) Review   [Review, winsupersite]
  As promised, Microsoft delivered an interim build of Windows Vista--build 5219--to attendees of the Professional Developers Conference (PDC 2005) in mid-September 2005. That build, which later went out to technical beta testers and MSDN subscribers, represents an interesting but incomplete look at the progress Microsoft has made since July's Beta 1 release. Microsoft is also referring to this build as Windows Vista Community Technical Preview (CTP 1), or as the September 2005 CTP. That notation is important: There will be an October 2005 CTP as well, and likely a November CTP. The goal is for monthly builds from here on out, and public monthly builds beginning with Beta 2 in December. Now that's transparency.
   Tue, 20 Sep, 2005 | 7 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Windows Vista Product Editions Preview   [Preview, winsupersite]
  Two days before the start of Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2005, I received exclusive insider information about the product editions, or SKUs, which Microsoft intends to create for Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn). While the exact breakdown of the Windows Vista editions had been the subject of much speculation, this list closely matches the editions list I first published on the SuperSite for Windows last year. Here's how the Windows Vista product editions break down, according to the latest internal Microsoft documentation.
   Tue, 20 Sep, 2005 | 6 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Aluria Spyware Eliminator Review   [Review, toptenreviews]
  Our #2-ranked anti-spyware software and “TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award” winner is Spyware Eliminator 4.0 by Aluria. This exceptional spyware-protection agent offers some of the most accurate detection capacity, powerful features and easy-to-use controls we’ve seen. Spyware Eliminator also has bragging rights as a program trusted by Fortune 500 companies and used by AOL to protect its members. Unfortunately, Aluria’s inability to sustain the same level of support to its customers with some recent growth has kept it from beating out Spy Sweeper for our #1 spot.
   Wed, 14 Sep, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Easy Ways to Keep the Internet Safe for All Ages   [Guide, PCWorld]
  You wouldn't allow your young children to watch Sex in the City, would you? Then why give them unimpeded access to the Web, where much more salacious content is just a google away? Until you're ready to let go and allow your children to use their own common sense when it comes to the dark side of the Net, you have to protect them--and doing so is easy, with just a little thought.
   Wed, 14 Sep, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Keep Your Data Folders in Date Order Automatically   [Guide, PCWorld]
  Date-based folder names are great for storing digital photos, e-mail messages, and many other kinds of files. Fortunately, you can customize menus in Windows 2000 and XP to let you create a folder named with the current date, using just two clicks of your mouse.
   Wed, 14 Sep, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Prepare Your Hardware for a Windows Reinstall   [Guide, PCWorld]
  Sometimes the only way to rid your PC of rogue software and other maladies is to revamp your Windows installation. Follow these four tips to keep your hardware on good terms with your reinvigorated Windows setup. Get your discs in a row: Before you begin, gather the CDs containing the device drivers Windows will require to run your computer, printer, and other hardware. Almost every component in or connected to your PC needs to have its own device-driver program installed in Windows. This includes printers, graphics cards, network adapters, and even individual chips on your system's motherboard.
   Wed, 14 Sep, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Sunbelt Software CounterSpy Review (anti-spyware)   [Review, toptenreviews]
  Our “TopTenREVIEWS Bronze Award” winner is CounterSpy from Sunbelt Software. A close third to our #2-rated Spyware Eliminator, CounterSpy offers every feature we reviewed, is easy to install and use, is highly customizable and offers some of the best customer service and support we’ve seen.
   Wed, 14 Sep, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail