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Advent - because we are all in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. and Rogue - these two almost cost me my degree. Yip, of course I need all night access to the computer lab - I'm doing my project you know. Paper Boy - the arcade version, another degree threatener when it appeared in our student union. Space Ace - an early attempt at an "interactive cartoon film" - didn't really come o

Most people are still focusing on forcing overweight people to pay for more seats. I do agree that this could be an option but not unless and until the seating is, statistically, adequate for the bulk of the population. [quote][quote]I currently choose not to pay for this on the principle that the default leg room is usually insufficient and I don't see why I should pay more (individually) to get it up to a decent level[/quote]</

[quote]What would that minimum be? [/quote]I am fairly sure that there are statistics available (don't ask me to quote them, I couldn't) that could be used to determine my "decent percentile". It wont fit all but would be much fairer than they are at present even if there will occasionally be exceptions.

Incidentally airlines already charge extra (at least in Europe) for additional leg room. I currently choose not to pay for this on the principle that the default leg room is usually insufficient and I don't see why I should pay more (individually) to get it up to a decent level. That might be cutting off my nose to spite my face but there you go.

[quote]Does that hold true if someone were to suggest that your family buy first class tickets (increase in cost for larger seats) instead of riding in business/coach/economy?[/quote]Provided that there was a minimum legal requirement for seat size to fit the "decent percentile of the human population" then yes - if you want additional comfort (over and above a decent limit) then you pay for it. Good to see there are at least a couple of people still out there living

ObjectDock+ is my main WinXP interface now, I have a couple of niggles with it but it has sucessfully replaced the taskbar, system tray, start menu (mostly) and totally uncluttered my desktop. I tried Fences but, whilst great, I found that I just didn't need it with ObjectDock+. So, I am really looking forward to an update.

their output to date is somewhat small to rank them so highly I am not arguing with you (fan but not fanboy) but it depends on if the criteria is quantity or quality based. If there is a quantity aspect then you are correct - if quality alone is the criteria then they should defeintely be considered. Also, by quality I do not simply mean the original product - stardock are one of the best for long term support of their games.&nbsp

Malwarebytes saved my ass not long ago - so it is a good recommendation. Norton Internet Security 2009 also helped. Even with that I still decided to reformat and start again with my Windows partition. I allowed myself to keep my other partitions and drives tho' - after carefully scanning them with every scanner I could find (be careful of the fakes tho' - reputable suppliers only). However, my other partitions were all "data" partitions that were not used

Most people are focusing on the now versus then of the OP and are missing the one that annoys me. The budget versus new game. In the "good old days" there was a clear difference between the two. You accepted the lack of manuals, posters, maps etc. because you were only paying £5 and not £30. Now there is essentially no difference apart from a different logo on the front - huh? I switched years ago to not going for the latest, greatest games

Woo-hoo - just gone and done it. I misread the email, thought it was going to add a year on from January and not from my renewal date which isn't until July. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

It all started when my wife bought me "Juggling for Idiots" for my birthday.

Someone above mentioned the resolution (1024 x 600) and that can be a major factor - not all games adapt well to non-standard screen resolutions like that. Another factor can be getting the games onto the netbook - they don't have CD/DVD drives which means an external USB drive and if the game disk needs to be in the drive during play you're lugging that around too. They are cool little gizmo's tho'. Here's an interesting related fact: The software I develop was or

The white on black is harsh for me - a casual glance is fine, it looks good. However, actually reading it for any length of time and it imprints on my eyes - I have a black and white stripe overlay on everything I look at for a good few minutes after. Not good. GalCiv II forum is the same. An option in your account profile for alternative colour schemes might be nice.

You guys are really making the long hard work we put into 2.0 seem like a big waste of our time. Don't worry Brad it [b]is[/b] appreciated - as a software engineer I can tell you that the way you do business is an inspiration to me and I'm sure many others. With literally thousands of users there are bound to be some that have problems and those with problem are always the most vocal. There are three types of people with problems on this thre

Here is my tuppence (two cents) worth: I am still on 32bit XP and have no problem running the software I want - games at decent frame rates at close to maximum settings with the highest resolution my monitor can support. That is not to suggest this is how you should go - just to put what I have to say in the context of my experience. Processors are not getting much faster - they are going 64bit and multi-core. If you go Vista 64 bit (Ultimate) you are permitted t

Here is a direct quote from the recent "Stardock Customer Report 2008": 2) Protecting its platform – Stardock develops for Windows. Period. It does not, nor does it plan to, support the Mac or Linux markets. Our focus is to help make the Windows platform as successful as possible. Stardock’s entertainment group may eventually make console games as well, but when it comes to application software, Windows is the platform. I think that's p

[quote]You can't get much more minimal that double-clicking the desktop when Fences is running.[/quote] Agreed - and the -D trick to pop the icons to the top is a rather nice twist too. [e digicons]:)[/e]

Heed the warnings about matching the RAM to the sticks already in your machine.

[quote] So a new GPu could net you a 100% gain in FPS and new ram 1-5%![/quote] True but you are already fairly close to the top of the chart on GPU according to this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,1987-6.html So it'll cost you a fair whack to get that gain - at the moment to get that sort of gain you might even need to go dual-GP

No single application can access more than 2GB of memory in 32bit Windows XP. However, you will currently be losing some of your existing 2GB to the system - so adding an extra 1GB could allow games to get their full 2GB - if they actually need it. You may get more benefit from checking what memory your motherboard can handle and upgrading to faster/lower latency RAM. Also - check the BIOS settings for your RAM - do not trust the "auto" setting on your motherboar

It's not a universal problem - I've seen quite a few Japanese tourists carrying around little personal asshtrays that they dump the ash and butts into and then empty next time they pass a dustbin.

Everyone seems to be getting upset about the "finished state / future updates" thing but it's just wording. "Finished" is an awkward word and was probably chosen to avoid an over-long clause. Something like: "complete as per the advertised features and fully playable without further update" Something can be finished as per the above statement and still be improved upon. You buy a new house and still decorate it, buy a new car and get the furry dice ...

If you are buying pre-built off the web, here's a nice trick to save a some cash and/or boost the spec - it's worked for me a couple of times now. Most manufacturers allow you to tailor the chosen model to some extent and most offer a set of pre-configured "special offer" machines - often matching one's they have had reviewed in the press. Find the pre-configured model that matches your needs/price point and pick the one just below that in specification. Then use the customisa

SATA 2 Hard drives all cleaned up and defragged and still fairly long load times, I'd assumed that was normal - maybe it don't like my machine for some reason - so that could be dependent. Quite a few of the external areas and buildings that I have come across so far are small - and going into a building or cave leads to another load in most cases. Some of the cave complexes or larger buildings are a bit bigger. So I still stand by that - unless it gets better late game. 2

It fails on the "in the last year or so" criterion but if you haven't played it then it still stands up well - Deus Ex. But the follow up lost a lot of the RPG elements - and seemed so much shallower.