The Macintosh gaming scene received a boost earlier this year when Valve announced they were bringing Steam, along with their Source games like Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal over to Mac OS X.I was expecting to see Adam (the only person I kn… more »

In my on going struggle with Creative and their Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS I've now come across a new problem that manifested a couple of weeks ago. I'm not entirely sure why it started happening then, maybe it was the heat? Maybe after 7 or 8 years the… more »

It's not yet appearing on all of Microsoft's websites yet, but here's the URL for the download http://g.live.com/1rebeta4_webd/en/wlsetup-webd.exe. more »

Those trying to record on systems with 4GB or more of RAM with an Audigy 2 ZS, possibly X-Fi and other models too. Have probably come across the problem with distortion, noise, or choppy sound (like talking through a fan). This effects the microphone,… more »

HP released a video showing more of their Slate computer. It's presented entirely by someone from the Adobe Flash platform team interestingly enough.So the big one from this video seems to be the Air application HP are using for an application l… more »

So Internet Explorer has been the media's main victim this past week. With stories about how it is completely unsecure.Of course having a vulnerability isn't a good thing, but why is this getting so much attention, especially considering it's not ev… more »

I've had a couple of people e-mail me asking what they should install on their new Windows 7 computers since some of the firewalls and anti-virus software they've used in the past aren't compatible.Long time readers of my blog will know the epic batt… more »

For those people installing Windows 7 Professional you might notice that the Games Explorer and Start Menu look a bit sparse game wise. By default the games aren't installed in the Professional version.You can of course quickly add them back.Pre… more »

Windows 7 has launched today, and with it a whole bunch of themes. Not only can you download all the international themes that come with Windows 7, although only one is installed which matches your region now you can grab them all.In addition you ca… more »

As you may recall a day or two ago I blogged about a pretty major mistake the BBC made in an article looking at Windows 7.Well I'm following up with another issue I have with the review.In truth we've had a couple of problems with programs and… more »