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29th November 2007
Nerd 2.0

HD PC-sensation from ALDI! Or not?

Once again, there are of ALDI in the weeks before Christmas a PC with a number of multimedia functions.

Sun ALDI discount stores in Germany is the first PC with an HD-DVD and BluRay disc player. In addition, the device is fully compatible for connecting to other devices as TFT or CRT, for HDMI and SCART connector are available.

But how the PC is really suitable for the new media?

According to Heise is happening not only the Windows Media interface of Windows Vista, the built-in TV card with a difficult, but also the pre-installed software "TV Central" not running stable.

At the most violent is probably that the preinstalled version of Power DVD regional code correctly reads from the drive, but here indicates that this is America and no longer can change.

Conclusion: No German or HD-DVDs with PowerDVD BlueRays.

An update could fix the error, but looks like a multimedia PC?

Answer the question today have probably several thousand buyers of PCs with a "clear yes." I'll stay as comfortable with Yourself ".

28th November 2007
Nerd 2.0

Music industry shows us the finger!

Already far gone through the blogosphere, the message is now on for me too. What am I in Gulli and read the note blog has found, can always be proud of.

Once the music industry (BVMI) and on the Web 2.0 train has jumped Association and its website now " www.musikindustrie.de has newly designed ".

But what can you see between all the new content but very beautiful website? Of course, one count of illegal downloads since 01 January 2007. If you look at the entire page after all the source code and look at some element separated from the rest of the page calls, we come suddenly on this:

Whether this was simply the attitude of the creator of the counter now, or a hidden mockery of the visitors, has not yet been clarified.

But the fact is that the finger has disappeared from the side.

With the further message in the source code, like "This website is powered by TYPO3 - inspiring people to share!" Could turn out more of our terms and conditions will be considered as a license policies to reverse course. Gulli otherwise would have to "This website is brought to you by TYPO3 - get.content.right" yes sharing his enemy when the music industry un the day shall come first.

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24th November 2007
Nerd 2.0

Peer-to-peer (P2P) client in 15 & 6 lines!

While successively more and more in exchange networks in the eye of investigators of music, software and film industries, the development and the quest for progress is on the other side and on.

So with Ed Felten have TinyP2P and Matthew Skala with Molestar shown how easy it is to network with the simplest means to create a P2P. For is special about the two programs that its developers sought after minimal. Thus TinyP2P tops just 15 lines of Python - Code Molestar all in with 6 lines of Ruby.

I think in next time will give it a few more interesting developments in the P2P and perhaps comes at last, the tap-proof, anonymous, decentralized P2P network.

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Sources: taragana.com , olav.net

Nerd 2.0

Bookmarking new design!

Starting today, you can now even easier to add items from my blog in your favorite social bookmarking services.

Just click on 'Save and Distribute "and you will open a list with you available to bookmarking services.

This new version has replaced the old Bookmarking, because the new design is still far from clear.

Was implemented on the basis of the whole "save tell a &" - Plugin by Jott, which formerly as the German version of Share This is started.

Enjoy this post wishes BODY SNATCH

14th November 2007
Nerd 2.0

Runs Unreal Tournament III on my computer?

And since the now fourth part of the Unreal Tournament series was published, one wonders now why I must be 50 € for the game NEN issue but already has four parts has almost not changed. This has very aptly inUnreal.de written.

A total of us the next part of Unreal Tournament has really excited. The only major criticism is probably just the menu, in which not only lack in part the adjustment, but also the navigation is sometimes quite difficult. Its appearance seems to be not everyone's thing, but that is a matter of taste. Really great but this is the end not in light of a very successful game play, which should satisfy all the fans especially the first part of the series.

Strong weapons and items, and the Movement have repeatedly memories from UT1. We were able, thanks to hardware from Alienware will not only enjoy video on a really high level, the game also features action never stops. In Warfare and vehicle-CTF is able to Epic this mass action to breathe even a nice tactical depth.

About the single player mode, we can not write anything because we were asked to leave before those outside. As a person of us had not noticed but we do not want to break our agreements with Midway, that person can confirm this, only the positive aspects of the Hands-On Report of PlanetUnreal. The multiplayer mode is expected to provide in any case in this part for a lot of long-term motivation.

Epic excludes buyer?

After this is pretty convincing but for the new part, there remains a big question? If the game with me at all, because the requirements in the hardware have increased thanks to huge new graphic. The closed well from many potential players, for the official requirements but are already well above the average PC.

Minimum system requirements:

  • CPU with at least 2.0 GHz
  • 512 MB RAM
  • Nvidia Geforce 6200 + or ATI Radeon 9600 +
  • 8 GB free hard disk space

Recommended system requirements:

  • 2.4 + GHz Dual Core Processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Nvidia Geforce 7800GTX + or ATI Radeon x1300 +
  • 8 GB free hard disk space

What is UT at me from?
The exact answer to the question of how UT will look to his own computer displays, this little tool:

UT3 System Score

Have fun with the new part, a recommendation, I may make in any case.

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