Aviation and sport get off the ground
Despite sports-mad Australia having a strong market for sports games and flight combat simulators, this popularity does not appear to be reflected in the numbers of people playing online. The main exc
Bigelow’s Virus Troubleshooting Pocket Reference
Bigelows Virus Troubleshooting Pocket Reference provides a thorough review of malware (that is, malicious software).
Browser power
Once youve set up your computer hardware and Internet connection, the next thing to do is find a server to play on. Thankfully, the dark days of arcane configurations and hours of cursing and experime
But I only want to play checkers!
More sophisticated offerings, such as Yahoo Chess, offer a multitude of different rooms where players can test themselves against other human opponents from around the globe and compete for the braggi
Hitachi DZ-MV100A
Hitachi DZ-MV100A
Jumpstart your PC
DDR (Double Data Rate) RAM is a relative newcomer to the PC as system memory, although it is certainly not a fledgling technology. Graphics cards, and other components that require much higher memory
Life in the FPS lane
Consistently attracting one of the largest online groups is the first person shooter (FPS) genre. While the flavours vary, most FPSes boil down to the player moving around three-dimensional maps, pick
Net directions
At last, the days of 56K modem connections to the Internet are over. There can be no doubt that the Internet has a lot to offer, both for home and business users, and it is also a simple fact that you
Online Gaming
Why play with yourself? Justin Kranzl explains why playing with other people online is all the rage.
Games have always relied on players to use their imaginations. Whether its flyi
Role-playing games
It would be misleading to imply that FPS games are the only game in town when talking about player numbers. While the total number of gamers who could be classed as online role-playing gamers first an
Single versus multiplayer
Single-player games still command a healthy proportion of company profits. The game development cycle and the technology on offer in the average consumer PC has not reached a level whereby a multiplay
Strategic manoeuvres
Usually with a basis in resource management, strategy games tend to focus player efforts on a steady build-up of forces. As the players arsenal and armies reach an appropriate level, the tactical phas
Tools of the trade
The crucial factor dictating your online gaming experience is the stability and speed of your Internet connection. If you have a 56K modem and intend to battle groups of people equipped with a broadba
Troubleshooting Microsoft Access Databases
Creating databases and unexpected error messages go hand in hand. Access (97 or 2000) isnt exactly a walk in the park, and while most error messages have a help button, it doesnt go far enough to fix the problem, leaving users with that fun task of slowly trying to figure out where they went wrong.
ViaVoice Professional 8
Its over a year since IBM released its major update to its ViaVoice family of speech dictation packages. At its core, ViaVoice has always been impressive.
Voice E-mail
Voice E-mail is an add on to Maxiworks E-Mail Express (sold with the program). Priced at $32.95 without a microphone, or $49.95 with, there is no doubt that the program delivers what youd want in an email package, but there is a lack of sophistication thats generally expected in todays programs.