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Liquid 0.1.1 released

Oct07
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

Just after release of version 0.1.0 I found a few issues, the biggest being the task scheduler not working on Windows XP. As before you can find the latest version at the Liquid Download page.

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Liquid 0.1.0 released

Oct07
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

I’ve finally released the initial release of Liquid to the public, its available at the Liquid Download page. If you find any bugs please let me know by using the built in reporting system under the Help menu item.

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Make older programs run in Windows 7

Oct06
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

Windows 7 has many built in backwards compatibility features but a new one is the Program Compatibility troubleshooter. To run the troubleshooter follow the following steps:

  • Open the Program Compatibility troubleshooter by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start buttonand then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting. Under Programs, click Run programs made for previous versions of Windows.

  • Follow the instructions in the troubleshooter.

If you cannot install a program, insert the installation disc for the program and, using the troubleshooter, browse to the program’s setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. The troubleshooter is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi file name extension.

You can also open the Program Compatibility troubleshooter by right-clicking a program’s icon or shortcut and then clicking Troubleshoot compatibility.

Posted in Windows - Tagged Windows 7

Windows 7 system requirements

Oct05
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

Core system requirements:

  • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

  • Internet access (fees may apply)
  • Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
  • For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
  • Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
  • HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
  • DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
  • BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
  • BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive
  • Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
  • Music and sound require audio output

Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware.

Posted in Windows - Tagged Windows 7

Restore the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 7

Oct03
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

One of the first things I noticed when I installed Windows 7 was the missing Quick Launch toolbar, this is mainly because the functionality has now been integrated into the main taskbar but if you desperately need it back you can follow the steps below:

  • Right-click the taskbar and select Toolbars > New Toolbar
  • In the folder selection dialog, enter the following string and click Select Folder:
    %userprofile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch
  • The quick launch toolbar has now been setup, to make it look like the old version you can remove the title and text associated with the icons by first unlocking the taskbar and then right-clicking the quick launch toolbar and deselecting ‘Show text’ and ‘Show title’. Whilst the taskbar is unlocked you can also rearrange to put it in your preferred place on the taskbar.

Posted in Windows - Tagged Windows 7

New PlayStation store content

Oct02
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

The PlayStation store has been relaunched with the introduction of the new PSP Go, below is a list of the new PSP content at launch in the EU region.

PSP

Beaterator £23.99/€29.99
Crush £11.99/€14.99
Exit 2 £13.99/€17.99
FIFA 10 £29.99/€39.99
Full Auto 2 Battles Lines £11.99/€14.99
God of War: Chains of Olympus £14.99/€19.99
Gottlieb Pinball Classics £7.99/€9.99
Gran Turismo £21.99/€36.99
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories £13.99/€17.99
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories £13.99/€17.99
IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey £31.99/€39.99
Iron Man £11.99/€14.99
Manhunt 2 £9.99/€12.99
Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition £13.99/€17.99
Midnight Club L.A. Remix £13.99/€17.99
MotorStorm Arctic Edge £21.99/€36.99
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe £9.99/€12.99
Rock Band Unplugged (Starter Pack) £3.19/€3.99
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny £23.99/€29.99
Thexder Neo £6.29/€7.99

PSP Minis

Alien Havoc 

creat studios

You’re a pesky alien travelling to a distant planet to gather the local cows into your spaceship. The farmers, however, value their livestock and will do whatever they can to stop you.

  • Adventure through 20 challenging farms that wrap vertically and horizontally
  • Succeed by using the terrain and objects to aid you when dealing with farmers
  • Get the highest score you can by being quick and by keeping your cows happy
£3.99/€4.99
Bloons 

Hands-On Mobile

Pop your way through dozens of puzzling levels in this exciting puzzle adventure.

  • Tackle a different arrangement of balloons in each level
  • Try and pop as many balloons as you can with the darts you are given
  • Look out for special balloons, blocks and darts
(£3.49/€3.99
Brainpipe 

Hands-On Mobile

Brainpipe is a unique gaming experience where the ultimate objective is to transcend humanity. You do this by navigating the tunnels of your mind, exercising your hand-eye coordination while relishing in the funkadelic sights and sounds of your inner self.

  • Collect the illuminated glyphs while avoiding nasty obstacles
  • Simple to play – control the action using the analog stick only
£3.99/€4.99
Breakquest 

BEATSHAPERS

Breakquest

Enjoy 100 fun action-packed levels, with vibrant graphics and crystal clear sound.

  • Flow with the music of professional gaming music group Maniacs of Noise
  • Command the ship of your choice from 10 different models
  • Master the ball and clear the latest bricks with the Gravitor
£2.49/€2.99
Fieldrunners 

SUBATOMIC STUDIOS

Fieldrunners is a Tower Defense game in which you defend and control the field using a diverse selection of upgradeable towers.

  • Use a wide range of tactics and strategies against countless waves of unique land and air enemies
  • Enjoy hours of entertainment and replayable challenges
  • Do you have what it takes to rise to the top as the ultimate Tower Defense master?
£3.99/€4.99
Fortix 

Nemesys Team Studio

Experience a new type of strategy and arcade game as the knight Fortix, the sole hope for the desolate and tortured land of Fortiana to become the fertile land that it was before.

  • Fence off parts of the battlefield to corner your enemies
  • Collect catapults and power-ups to besiege the fortresses and take on dragons
  • Will you emerge victorious and reclaim the land of your ancestors?
£3.49/€3.99
Funky Punch 

Solus Games

In the unique world of Funkyville, a musical power called the Funky Flow has empowered some with amazing abilities. But Klyde has evil plans afoot and has built an army of Emoticons to do his bidding and control the flow for himself.

  • Battle it out in this unique 3D fighter where great timing and smooth dance moves are the keys to victory
  • Twelve unique fighters, five game modes and more to conquer
  • Ten Skill Belts to earn to become the ultimate FUNKY WARRIOR
£3.49/€3.99
Hero of Sparta 

Gameloft

As King Argos, embark on an epic odyssey from the Oracle’s Island to the depths of the Underworld. Faced with phenomenal monsters from mythology, battle like the fierce Spartan warrior you are to avoid a tragic death.

  • Perform impressive finishing moves to get rid of legions of enemies
  • Over five hours of enigmas to solve and weapons to collect
  • Eight levels to explore, from an unknown beach to the depths of hell…will you make it back?
£3.99/€4.99
Kahoots 

Honeyslug

Guide your Kahoot to the exit of each of the 50 levels by dragging the blocks that form the floors of the platforms to create a safe path.

  • Make use of special blocks, such as bounce blocks and trapdoors
  • Use cannons to travel long distances or get past barriers and obstacles
  • Beware of the Cardborg! It patrols the levels intent on making the Kahoot’s exit as difficult as possible
£2.49/€2.99
Pinball Fantasies 

cowboy rodeo

Pinball Fantasies is the official port of the classic Amiga pinball simulator originally released in 1992.

  • Play all four original tables with remastered graphics and interactive soundtracks
  • Play in both landscape and portrait modes
  • Check out the official site at cowboyrodeo.net/pinballdreaming
£3.99/€4.99
Puzzle Scape Mini 

Farmind

Puzzle Scape Mini

The block busting games genre is updated with power-ups and interactive 3D backgrounds, which the player builds while exploding chains of same coloured blocks.

  • Two game modes, the goal-oriented Architect and the survival based Artist mode
  • Both game modes have exiting power-ups that help the player complete the challenges faster or survive when things get too hectic to handle
  • All scenes have original and energetic music tracks, featuring pumping drum & bass, pulsing trance and groovy house beats
£2.49/€2.99
Tetris® 

Electronic Arts

One of the most popular games ever arrives on PSP for the first time with 12 unique mini-games that let you experience all-new ways to play a true classic.

  • Capture your best times and scores on each of the 15 difficulty levels
  • Use the Replay Viewer to look up cool moves and check out replays of some of the best TETRIS players in the world
  • Let the TETRIS revolution begin
£3.99/€4.99
Vempire 

Impressionware

In this strategy based puzzle game, you collect artefacts and powers to tackle a series of levels and monsters. You’ll need to clear blocks of the same colour as they drop from the top of the screen, deleting the required number before time runs out.

  • Watch out for nasty spells that make your task even harder to complete
  • Defeat enemies to collect artefacts for special powers, such as slowing time
  • Ten worlds, each divided into four levels…can you conquer them all?
£3.99/€4.99
Posted in PSP

Relaunched PlayStation store

Oct01
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

The new PlayStation store has now been released and is accessible once you’ve updated Media Go to version 1.2. Upon loading you are first met with an age confirmation screen, after which you are then taken to the main store screen. It’s a lot better to navigate around than the old version and fits a lot more onto the screen. It would be handy if you could see how much the items in the Top Downloads and What’s New list were without navigating to them but definitely an improvement.

Age verification screen

PlayStation Store - Age verification

New PlayStation store layout

PlayStation Store - New layout

Posted in PSP

Xfire shortcut keys

Oct01
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

Xfire, the popular instant messaging service targeted at gamers, has various shortcut keys, for reference I’ve listed the default values below:

Scroll Lock + X Xfire In-Game
Scroll Lock + E Edit Mode
Scroll Lock + C Chat Window
Scroll Lock + W Web Browser
Scroll Lock + S Screenshot
Scroll Lock + T Voice Chat

You can modify the default shortcut keys by opening the Options window under Tools on the main Xfire window and then selecting the Chat tab.

Xfire Shortcut Keys

Posted in Windows - Tagged Xfire

How to disable real-time protection in Microsoft Security Essentials

Sep30
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

Microsoft has just released their new free anti-virus product called Microsoft Security Essentials, it has been in public beta for a while now but just been released to the masses, I’ve only just installed it on the whole it seems as good as an anti-virus program from the makers of your operating system would be. One feature that I couldn’t easily find was how to disable the real-time protection on the fly which would be handy for when I want to play games without any interference from the real-time scanning. Currently the only way to do this is listed below:

  1. Open the main program window by either double clicking on the taskbar icon or running the Microsoft Security Essentials shortcut on your desktop.

    Microsoft Security Essentials - Home

  2. Click on the Settings tab and then click Real-time protection in the box on the left, to disable the real-time protection untick the tick box in the panel on the right and then click the Save changes button. It has now been disabled.

    Microsoft Security Essentials - Settings

  3. Just in case you weren’t sure this was a bad thing the Home tab has now been changed to warn you that you are at risk, to turn real-time protection back on it is as simple as clicking the giant red Turn on button once you are ready.

    Microsoft Security Essentials - At Risk

Posted in Windows - Tagged Microsoft Security Essentials

Arrange windows side-by-side in Windows 7

Sep29
2009
Leave a Comment Written by Stuart Clark

Thanks to a new feature in Windows 7 you can now arrange two windows side-by-side which can be helpful when comparing documents or moving files from one folder to another.

windows_7_snap

  1. Drag the title bar of a window to the left or right side of the screen until an outline of the window appears.
  2. Release the mouse to move the window to that side of the screen.
  3. Repeat the steps 1 and 2 for the other window but with the opposite side of the screen.
Posted in Windows - Tagged Windows 7
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