This tutorial is going to help you look picture perfect for your clubbing nights. There will also be a short fashion segment to help find the right look for you.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
How to do natural looking make up
This tutorial shows you how to achieve a natural simple look with makeup.
How to do instant 5 Minutes natural makeup
An easy makeup tutorial to look fresh, youthful and effortless. This makeup routine takes me 5 minutes tops! It's all about minimal eye makeup and giving your lips and blushing skin the attention.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Micropayment service by Paypal by year's end
The Associated Press is reporting this morning that online payment service PayPal "plans to roll out a payment product by the end of the year" that will make micropayments - transactions involving small amounts of money - quicker and more seamless. The company has already dabbled in making micropayments possible with lower transaction fees, but a more seamless integration with other services could really make the micropayment model - which has gained little traction in many realms - potentially viable.
via : readwriteweb
10-inch Android Eee Pad under $399
Asus's CEO pledges that the 10-inch Eee pad EP101TC will cost under $399.However the EP121 , a 12-inch tablet running windows 7 will cost $1000.Shen says this high cost is due to the docking station which can transform the tablet into a laptop.The grayscale Eee Table e reader now will be priced at a solid $300.The 10-inch will be shipped out in march and the 12-inch will be shipped around December or January and the grayscale one will be out in October.
Via : Engadget
Top 100 awesome Facebook Applications
1. Fantasy Record Label. Created by Music 2.0 firm Amie Street, this lets you discover music by bands you’ve never heard of, then add five of them to your virtual record label, getting points if other people like ‘em too. Get it
2. Super Smash Bros. Someone’s remade the classic Nintendo GameCube game for Facebook, just in time for the all-new Wii version to come out. Get it
3. WarBook (pictured). Another game, but this one’s exclusive to Facebook, and is a medieval strategy game, with monsters and gold and stuff. Nerdy, but ace. Get it
4. Bob Dylan. Celebrate the Bobcat’s new album with his official Facebook app. See, even gravel-voiced old fellas are down with the Facebook massive… Get it
5. LOLCats. Silly cats, sillier captions, ON UR PROFILE, MAYKIN U LAFF. Get it
6. FunWall. Because a boring old un-fun Wall won’t cut the mustard any more. Get it
7. Oktoberfest Party (pictured). Invite your friends to a virtual Oktoberfest and get smashed on virtual beer. Yes, I’d rather do it for real too. Get it
8. My Music. Sync your iTunes library and history with your Facebook profile, so everyone can see how many times you’ve played Bucks Fizz’s Greatest Hits in the last week. Or is that just me? Get it
9. Champions League Predictor. Guess how wrong Benitez’s rotation policy will go, and win the respect of your peers. Get it
10. YouTube Video Box. Forget spamming friends with endless links to comedy YouTube vids. You can put ‘em in your profile instead! Get it
11. Free gifts. Why pay to send a frivolous Facebook gift when you can get them for free? Apart from seeming like a moany old Web 2.0 skinflint, obviously. Get it
12. Cities I’ve Visited. Another way to boast about how well-travelled you are. Get it
13. My Graveyard. Like the famous My Aquarium application, except with less fish, and more pumpkins, zombies and Satans. Get it
14. Beer Pong. No, this isn’t about how you smell when waking up in the gutter after a heavy night out. Instead, it’s a game involving a ball, and cups of beer. Waste of good beer if you ask me. Get it
15. Beastie Boys. They’ve got a new album out! It’s not as good as their old stuff! But they have a Facebook App anyway! Get it
16. Fmail. Access your Gmail from Facebook – an amazing idea, at least until Google get round to making an official Gmail app. Get it
17. The Official 100 Question Hipster Test. Are you a zeitgeist-surfing coolwarrior who spends their time in Hoxton bars looking jaded? This test is for you. Get it
18. BlogTV. Livestream webcam footage of yourself nerding at your keyboard to anyone who visits your Facebook profile. It’ll certainly stop them giving you a poke. Get it
19. Sketch Me. Genuinely awesome app that takes a photo of you, and turns it into a faux pencil sketch, for that arty look. Get it
20. Simpsons Avatar Creator (pictured). You’d look great in a natty shade of yellow. Get it
21. Compare People. Decide who’s the best dancer, the cutest, and the smartest friend. Oh, and the one who has most time to spend making comparisons on internetweb sites, obviously. Get it
22. GlitterBox. Send sparkly messages to your mates. Look, you may laugh, but there are millions of Claire’s Accessories customers who’d jump at the chance. Get it
23. My Solar System. Like My Aquarium or My Graveyard, but with planets and rockets and stuff. Brian May has this, I bet. Get it
24. Blind Date. Nothing to do with Cilla Black (sadly): instead, this lets you hook up anonymously with anyone on Facebook, have a short conversation in which you have nothing in common, and then stare awkwardly at the floor. Before poking them anyway. Get it
25. My Prison Name. I always thought it was ‘Bitch’, no matter what your sex / age / crime. Apparently not. Get it
26. Cute Horoscopes. They’re certainly a lot cuter than Mystic Meg. Get it
27. What I’m Listening To. Excellent application that updates live to show anyone viewing your profile what song you’re listening to RIGHT NOW in iTunes, Winamp or other music players. Get it
28. Photo Mosaic. Create nifty mosaics from your Facebook photo stash. It’s what the Romans would’ve done (if they’d had the internet). Get it
29. Nike+ Runs. If you use the Nike+ iPod software, this app lets you publish details of your recent runs on your Facebook profile. No more pretending you slogged through an 18 mile hike when in fact you got tired by the corner shop and sloped home with a packet of ciggies instead. Get it
30. Interactive Friends Graph. Because everyone’s friends look better as a colourful flowchart. Get it
31. Hatching Eggs. More gifts for friends, this time in shells. Get it
32. Friend Block. Create a big collage of all your friends’ photos, and display it on your profile. Will make you weep if you only have two. Get it
33. Define Me. Dangerous application that lets your mates choose words (anonyously) that define your character. There’s nothing more likely to cause Facebook Suicide than a box full of terms like ’smelly’, ‘consistently dishonest’ and ‘fugly’. Get it
34. Boombox. Neat music-sharing application, especially if you sign a few friends up, as you can all browse each others’ collections. Get it
35. Jewel Quest. God’s own gem-based puzzle game. Be warned, if you start playing this in work time, you will be sacked six hours later. But you’ll at least have a high score. Get it
36. Back Boris. Everyone’s favourite floppy-haired gaffe-prone Tory London-mayoral-candidate who they wouldn’t vote for, but quite like seeing bumbling about on the news. Get it
37. Beer Diary. Store your alcohol intake, then display it to the world. Remember to lie if your mum’s signed up as your Facebook friend. Get it
38. Social Chat. Forget poking, messaging and wall-scribbling. What you want is live chat. Well, you might. I’m still trying to work out what anti-social chat would be like. Get it
39. FFR Games. Dance Dance Revolution, but on Facebook and without a dance mat. Yes, I know that sounds rubbish, but this is actually fun. Get it
40. Bogglific. Play Boggle in your profile, and show off how wordy you are. It’s the new Scrabulous! Get it
41. Naughty Gifts. Your friends will thank you if you send them a filthy present. Even the prudish ones. In fact, especially the prudish ones. Get it
42. My Room. Create your own virtual room, then furnish it with the help of your friends. You can’t afford to do it in London, but you can online. Which is, er, possibly not a consolation, but anyway. Get it
43. Blackjack. Play 21 against friends live, while chatting. Get it
44. Scrubs. Mmm… Elliot… Get it
45. Yoga. A new pose every day, as well as the ability to add your own. At last, the world can see the full majesty of your Sideways Screwing Dog. Get it
46. Who Would Win. Pick two celebs, or indeed two anythings, and get your friends to decide who’d win in a fight. Isn’t this sort of thing supposed to be debated in a pub near to closing time? Get it
47. Capture The Flag. Facebook-wide version of the game for people too cowardly-custard to play paintball. Get it
48. Guitar Hero Tracker. Show your Guitar Hero II stats, so none of your Facebook friends can be in any doubt about your hot licks. Get it
49. If They Mated. Find out what the lovechild of two of your friends would look like. Bonus points if, after creating one, they ‘fess up to actually having a lovechild. Get it
50. Run For President! Campaign for supporters, debate issues, and try to wangle huge slush funds from the oil industry in return for Facebook favours once you’re in power. Just like the real thing! Get it
51. Sticky Notes. Put Post-Its all over your friends’ profiles. Because they’re not cluttered enough. Get it
52. Jetman. Cool game where you fly around a cave trying to beat your friends’ scores. Strangely addictive. Get it
53. Daily Babe. Does what it says on the tin. Get it
54. Daily Hunk. Likewise. Get it
55. The Official 100 Question Sexual Purity Test. Are you more kinky than your friends? Than Paris Hilton? Than the Marquis de Sade? Prove it with this test (then give yourself up to police if the latter). Get it
56. Perez Hilton. Top gossip blogger has his own scurrilous Facebook application. Britney doesn’t have this on her profile, I’m guessing. Get it
57. Baby & Pregnancy Countdown Ticker. Let friends keep track of the countdown to your due date. Just be ready for lots of unwanted messages when you go past it and there’s no sign of the little bugger. Get it
58. FB Reviews. It’s an application that serves up reviews of Facebook applications! So you’ll never have to read a 101 Apps roundup like this again. Oh, hang on… Get it
59. My Heritage. Show off flags for the countries your ancestor came from. No, Americans, we require actual birth certificates before allowing you to put an Irish flag on. Get it
60. Yahoo Music Videos. Put a box on your profile serving up vids from Yahoo’s whopping great music collection. You can even send dedications to friends. Now, have they got any vintage MC Hammer… Get it
61. Nicknames. Give your friends silly nicknames. Then watch them remove you as a friend. Then cry. Get it
62. Send SMS. This neat app puts a box on your profile allowing friends to send you text messages for free (they have ads attached, mind). Get it
63. How Sexy Is Your Name Calculator. Forget your stripper name or prison name or any other name. How sexy is your actual moniker? You’ll never beat Engelbert Humperdink, of course. Get it
64. Bros v Hos. It’s war between the Bros and the Hos, so which side are you on? No, there isn’t a third option for ‘People Who Shun Racial Stereotypes’. Get it
65. The Dutch Oven. Virtually fart on someone. This, people, is what Web 2.0 was invented for. Get it
66. How Taboo Are You? The only application that lets you specify if you’d rather wear poison ant gloves, or pray with naked Christians. I see no barrier to doing both at once, but that’s why I was chucked out of the church choir… Get it
67. Greenbook. The more you use Facebook, the more this application saves the planet by takign sponsorship in exchange for CO2 reduction. I don’t really understand it, but I know it’s a jolly good thing. Get it
68. Quit-o-Meter. Given up the dreaded fags? Be smug to the world with this application, which also displays nice charts to show how you compare to other quitters. May lead to sadness when you fall off the wagon and have to remove it. Get it
69. Music Mixes. This one’s old-skool, letting you create a virtual mix-tape by adding tracks, then sending to your friends or posting on your profile. One for frustrated bedroom DJs (or indie anoraks still living in the (C)80s. Get it
70. I Kick You. Marvellous game that lets you kick your friends around, turning their photos into South Park Canadian types. Get it
71. Texas HoldEm Poker. The latest (and in my opinion slickest) poker game to hit Facebook. You’re no match for my bluffing. Get it
72. Rock Paper & Scissors. Complete with the ability to challenge a friend, or fight in teams. That’s right: Rock Paper Scissors clans. Way more hardcore than Unreal Tournament. Possibly. Get it
73. Chocolate Fantasy. Nothing to do with that recurring dream you have about Billie Piper and the 17 melted Toblerone bars. Although someone should turn that into an application too. This is about sending chocolatey gifts to friends. Get it
74. Jack O’Lantern. That’s American for ‘carved pumpkin head’ by the way. Anyway, this lets you make a virtual one, then send it to friends. I think good table manners means it has to go before the chocolate. Get it
75. ATTACK! The best name for a game ever, and an ace version of board game Risk, which lets you and a few friends compete to rule the world. If someone could do a similar thing for Diplomacy, the teenage nerd inside me would be joyful indeed. Get it
76. Booze Mail. Send virtual drinks to people. One of the most popular growing Facebook apps, which may mean people are buying their friends less drinks in the real world. For shame. Get it
77. Visual DVD Rack. Builds a virtual DVD rack of your collection, to win the admiration of friends (and give burglars time to make a wishlist before popping round). Get it
78. FotoFlexer v2.0. Nifty photo-editing application that not only does graphical editing, but also digitally boosts your muscles, shrinks your waist, or turns you into a cartoon. Or all three (‘the Jordan approach’). Get it
79. Shared Memories. A chance to reminisce with mates about happy times gone by. Or, in the case of boozy nights out, to try and remember how the hell you ended up naked, painted orange, and sitting astride one of the lions in Trafalgar Square. Again. Get it
80. StumbleUpon. Display your favourite websites on your Facebook profile. Extra ‘Web 2.0 Will Eat Itself’ credit if one of your Stumbles is your own Facebook profile. Get it
81. Fight Club. Why aren’t more Facebook users lovers rather than fighters? This fighty application lets you fight other fighters in fights. Grr. Get it
82. Hot Potato. Throw it at your friends. Watch as they ignore it. Feel a bit silly, then repeat. Get it
83. Profile Counter. Find out exactly how many people are visiting your profile with this counter. See, the more of these applications you add, the more visitors you’ll get. Don’t hold me to that, mind. Get it
84. Lick My Frog. Come on. You know you want to. Get it
85. My Family. One of the best things about Facebook is the chance to see what friends’ family members look like. If they’ve got this app on their profile, it’ll be easier to figure out who to boggle at. Get it
86. Toilet Pro 2008. A wide selection of loos for your profile page, in case visitors get caught short. You’re right, it does sound like an EA console game. Get it
87. Blog Friends. One of the more genuinely useful apps in this roundup, as opposed to purely entertaining. Share interesting blogs and blog entries with mates. Get it
88. EquestrianLife. You love horses best of all the animals, you love horses, they’re your friends. And now they’re on your Facebook profile to prove it. Get it
89. My Dream Job. Share your workplace fantasies (no, not the ones about being stuck in a lift with your boss, Billie Piper, 17 melted Toblerones and some horses). Let everyone know you still want to be an astronaut. Real astronauts use this profile to outline their dreams of being a frustrated IT helpdesk supervisor in Putney, of course. Get it
90. Bush Countdown Clock. He’s nearly out of office, so count down to the day. Get it
91. WereWolves. The latest from the people who bought you Vampires and Zombies. I reckon Tax Inspectors should be their next effort. Get it
92. Tattoos. A chance to give a friend a tattoo without landing them in casualty (and with the chance to reapply it if you miss out a crucial letter). Get it
93. FaceDouble Celebrity Lookalike. At last, proof that you really DO look like Tom Cruise / Posh Spice / Grotbags. Get it
94. Pet Dragons. Hatch them. Rear them. Make them fight. Can’t the RSPCA do something about this? Get it
95. Resolution Tracker. A place to list all those things you’ve promised yourself you’d do, so that all your friends can rib you when you don’t do them. Hang on, who thought this was a good idea… Get it
96. The Legend Of Zelda. As a Facebook game! Truly, the world is a wonderful place. Get it
97. Polyvore. One for fashionable types, letting you clip outfits from online stores and see how they look together, before sending them to friends. Get it
98. I Am Green. Flaunt your eco-smuggery AND Facebook skillz in one fell swoop. I’m looking at you, Mr Cameron… Get it
99. Make A Baby. Make a cute little baby with a friend, except virtual, so you don’t end up paying child maintenance, losing visitation rights, and chaining yourself to a cabinet minister while dressed as Batman. For example. Get it
100. Windows Live Spaces. Update your Windows Live Space from within Facebook. If Microsoft does buy a 5% stake in the social network as rumoured, this unoffical app may be first against the wall. Get it
Final Fantasy XIII Play station 3 Game Review
From the creative minds behind FINAL FANTASY VII and FINAL FANTASY X comes the latest installment in the critically acclaimed series. As FINAL FANTASY VII was for PlayStation, and FINAL FANTASY X for PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, FINAL FANTASY XIII will be the first numbered FINAL FANTASY title for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360, and will look to once again reestablish the series as the RPG brand. Players will follow Lightning, Snow, and the other heroes who are dealt a hand of fate by the god-like fal'Cie. Cursed and regarded as enemies of society, they have the world against them and nobody to rely on but each other. Will they find the strength within themselves to break free of their curse and determine their own fates, or will they succumb to this higher power? With a story that is sure to connect with players' hearts, diverse new characters from world-renowned creator and character designer Tetsuya Nomura, and exciting new gameplay features centered around an evolved Active Time Battle system, FINAL FANTASY XIII will be the pinnacle in gaming experiences.
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Cocoon — a utopia in the sky. Its inhabitants believed their world a paradise.
Under the Sanctum's rule, Cocoon had long known peace and prosperity.
Mankind was blessed by its protectors, the benevolent fal'Cie, and believed that tranquil days would continue forever.
Their tranquility was shattered with the discovery of one hostile fal'Cie.
The moment that fal'Cie from Pulse — the feared and detested lowerworld — awoke from its slumber, peace on Cocoon came to an end.
Fal'Cie curse humans, turning them into magic-wielding servants.
They become l'Cie — chosen of the fal'Cie.
Those branded with the mark of a l'Cie carry the burden of either fulfilling their Focus or facing a fateharsher than death itself.
A prayer for redemption.
A wish to protect the world.
A promise to challenge destiny.
After thirteen days of fates intertwined, the battle begins.
Features
- Take Part in a Gaming Experience that Sets New Standards – The first in the series developed for a simultaneous release on multiple high-definition consoles, FINAL FANTASY XIII pushes new boundaries in cinematic presentation, sound and gameplay.
- Experience the Unity of Speed and Strategy with the Ultimate Active Time Battle system – The familiar system has evolved, granting players the freedom of executing numerous commands in a single turn with the multi-slot ATB gauge. Whether inputting singular commands in each slot for consecutive attacks, or expending multiple slots at once to activate a devastating blow, it’s up to the players to respond effectively to the battle conditions at hand.
- Adapt to the Ever-Changing Tide of Battle with Paradigms – A brand-new game mechanic enabling players to assign roles to their party members at any time during battle, shifting between combat paradigms. Consisting of various combinations of the game’s six roles, ranging from Commando, the offensive specialist, to Medic, the quintessential healer, paradigms allow players to respond and adapt instantly to any given situation to turn the tide and seize victory.
- Witness the Battle Scene Transform with an All-New Summon System – Introducing Gestalt Mode, a powerful dimension of the summon system that elevates the action to a whole new level. In Gestalt Mode, characters and their transformed Eidolons fight as one, dealing massive damage to enemies through simple button commands.
- Delve into an Emotional Experience – An immersive storyline connects players to an intriguing cast of characters. Will they have the strength to confront their cursed fates, or will destiny prevail over all that they believe in?
The Characters
 | Lightning This solitary young woman speaks little of herself – even her true name is a mystery. She is known to others simply as "Lightning." |  | Snow An irrepressible, fiery young man, Snow dives headfirst into danger using nothing but his powerful physique as a weapon. |
 | Vanille Vanille is an endearing young woman with a relentlessly sunny disposition. Her bright personality gives no hint of the dark resolve that lies within. |  | Sazh Sazh is a friendly, cheerful man who is never without his curious companions – a chocobo chick and a pair of pistols. He is quick to banter, but also keeps a mature perspective on matters. |
 | Hope Hope has enjoyed a markedly uneventful youth on humankind's haven of Cocoon. His life is turned upside down at the hands of the Sanctum's Purge. |  | Sera Sera is Lightning's younger sister and Snow's fiancee. Always showing concern for Lightning, she has an inner fortitude that allows her to make her own decisions without relying on her older sister. |
 | Fang Fang is a mysterious woman who is working with the Sanctum military despite bearing the mark of the detested l'Cie. She has a strong-minded personality and is unconcerned with trivialities. |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Red Dead Redemption PS3 game review
| Red Dead Redemption is an open-world, third-person, action-adventure game set at the tail end of the American West West era. Action takes place in the first few years of the twentieth century and revolves around the choices that the protagonist, former outlaw John Marston, is forced to make due to his blemished past. The game features a morality system assigning honor and fame points generated through the player's choices. It also features Wild West themed mini-games, new targeting and cover systems, extensive horse riding abilities, a wealth of period specific weapons and more than 40 huntable animals.
Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age. A follow up to the 2004 hit Red Dead Revolver, this game tells the story of former outlaw John Marston, taking players on a great adventure across the American frontier.
Red Dead Redemption is a third-person action-adventure game set a fictional open-world American Wild West environment for players to explore. Gameplay area types include frontier towns, rolling prairies teaming with wildlife, and perilous mountain passes - each packed with an endless flow of varied distractions. Along the way, players will experience the heat of gunfights and battles, meet a host of unique characters, struggle against the elements and animals of one of the world’s last remaining wildernesses, and ultimately pick their own precarious path through an epic story about the death of the Wild West and the gunslingers that inhabited it. In their travels throughout the territories of the gameworld players partake in a morality system built on honor and fame, where they gain or lose points in each area based on their actions. The game features an easy to use cover system, a variety of mounts and period specific weapons including a cattleman revolver, a mauser pistol, a repeater rifle, a sawed-off shotgun, a throwing knife, a lasso and more. Western themed mini-games are also available, including showdowns, gambling, hunting bounties, cattle herding and five finger fillet. Key Game Features
Review 1 : by Crorivco Granted I am not that into sci-fi so I mostly stay away from those types, and I like old world ones, and only modern times or back, so this was from one of my favorite periods and lived up to my expectations. PROS: The Landscape is breathtaking and almost completely open to you (within borders of the mountains around the territories/states) and leaves time for endless exploring both as part of the game and just to explore, Within a large bowl of sorts with mountains, mesas (and all type of western even other types of landscapes) or hemmed by the sea. The weapons are great and simple and period appopriate and varied. The Honor/Fame system is great and gives you choices. You can play in many orders, take time off and actually go do fun stuff like fight, shoot-up people, hunting (my fav), play poker, liar's dice, blackjack or horseshoes, or just ride around and either help or not help people. The buying/selling portion is fantastic, the accumulation and carrying of all weapons is great. The missions are fun for the most part, the clearing of hideouts and finding treasure is good. The menu's are bright and clear and easy to follow and keep track of all your various stats from how many wolves you skinned to how many people you shot from a train. etc. Dead Eye is cool, various levels. The challenges for Master Challenges are unique and are challenging, moreso than killing a bunch of gangmembers. The various towns and places are all very unique. Very rarely do you find somewhere you can not get to or get into. The fast travel, camping, stagecoach, and the map are great. The map is spectacular for getting around by laying a waypoint and shows a line to follow the road. The people rarely say the same thing and background conversations are funny at times. There are horsebreaking, nightwatch, cowherding jobs, and saloons and everything one excects in the west. Dueling is challenging but takes a bit to get down. You actually have strategic choices (when to do them, where to hide behind, stand, ride up or not, what gun to use (and most have their pros and cons), kill or capture) in alot of missions. The riding your horse just around and exploring and occasionally shooting a bunch of animals and skinning them is some of the greatest gameplay ever I think. It is simple and homespun and yet a great marvel of video game technology. The animals and people and seasons and weather are so real.. If you notice the shadows if go with the sun and time of day. And at night riding your horse out under a full moon and sky full of stars feels like it takes you there... It is fun with the mission in place to do and the graduation of the story (which is suberb) [going for 100% is addicting, fun and fairly challenging] but after though it is fun just to play, the point is gone. Sure you could go back and play through all on expert mode or play a different way. CONS: [It looks long but these are mostly inconsequential, nitpicky things] I think you get some of the weapons/uniforms a bit late (binoculars you don't even get to way late) in the game to be useful. Also the results from the Master Challenges; you can't complete them until you get in new areas and by then the story is along so you've learned to make do. The new weapons along the way do greatly help though. The helping of non-unique strangers is exciting at first but later, though they vary in place and type you will learn to recognize them (as a person would in that environment) so you can steer clear or help or hurt (because by now you will probably be full on fame and honor if you have tried). Yeah are some animation glitches but most of the time they don't harm, and sometimes they are very funny. Jack, John's son, talks like a weirdo. It'd be more challenging if you lost your horse you couldn't always just call a new one, and instead had to find, break or steal. But I guess you could limit yourself. You can't drive the cars. The train takes forever to leave the station and is only like two running at once. Killing a bunch of animals and not having your horse to stand over it (and avoid cut scenes) and avoid skinning takes forever if you have 20 wolves, for instance. It is cool scene at first just like picking herbs but gets old. Other minor inconsistencies I'd hope they'd fix if made a new one: many chests are just decoration, all the ones you open look exactly the same; in a mission you shoot a lock off a jail door but later you can't do this in just playing, and some doors are locked so I think it should have break in feature/shoot lock; some of the guns are not correct to originals. Some guns don't penetrate what they would in life. Some are inconsistent depending on people/animals taking two where it should take one. etc. All this is no big deal though. Eventually you get so much money you have nothing to buy but ammo and so that takes away a bit. No new guns or outfits or houses and you don't need all 15 horses, just 3 best.... [John doesn't seem to need food or sleep (except to save)] The pros so, so, so far outweigh any bad. I could see one with Jack headed further West/Northwest or some other story line. Would be great. Just start and sail off from Punto Orgullo or Blackwater. OVERALL: WELL worth the money, very enjoyable to play and do the missions (some are challenging, some side ones very challenging), all adds up, and you can try and get the achievments and cheats can be found. Great story line. Great gameplay and thought. Even greater, more beautiful, graphics/interactive landscape. Review 2 : by Robin Solsjö Höglund Lightning cracks outside the saloon, and the thunder booms, as I load another shell into my repeater-rifle to hoard off the lawmen coming to claim the bounty on my head. They all taunt me in their own various ways moments before succumbing to my weapon. A stray shot happens to hit a bone chandelier, which starts to swing, causing eerie shadows to creep across the room. No, Red Dead Redemption is no mere "Grand Theft Horse". You'll be intrigued and overjoyed with the open world, just riding around on a fast steed while the sun slowly sets around you is a fantastic experience. But there's more to it than that - challenges, outfits, minigames (play a hand of poker or throw some horseshoes), stranger missions, rare weapons, breakable horses, unique environmental encounters, and of course a sandbox multiplayer mode where you can join a posse of eight players to rid the gang hideouts from villany, or just go out hunting for animals and pick flowers if you choose to. There's also the regular Free For All Deathmatches, Capture The Flag (in this case Bag), and unique downloadable co-op missions. However, all this might overshadow what lies at the core of the game - an extremely well-produced, gripping, funny and touching storyline with the flair of old westerns and the heart of a good adventure. This is no mere gangster story, but about a man seeking to leave his old ways behind and start over - but in order to do that, he'll have to reunite with his family, whether shedding blood on the way or not. To accompany him on his journey is a beautiful soundtrack, with a mixture of Morricone-style instrumentals and artist contributions. Of course, no game is perfect though. There have been some server issues (players being "incompatible" and a "double microphone" effect which is easily fixed), and "griefing" is an annoying problem (online players can shoot anyone they like, thus running around like five year olds with toy guns). It can be tough to shoot people while you're indoors, trains block the path into certain towns, and some random encounters (which I call "hung wife-encouters") are nearly impossible to complete. These are just minor annoyances though, and they don't really take away from the overall enjoyment of a tremendously well-produced game, on a single disc so packed with expert Buy Red Dead Redemption |
Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 game review
Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter with stealth and tactical play aspect that puts players in the role of a shadow soldier fighting in a variety of historically representative fictional Black Ops missions of the Cold War era. Created with the input of actual Black Ops soldiers from the time, the game mixes traditional Call of Duty tactical shooter gameplay with new gameplay options designed to expand the players' experience. Additional features include extensive multiplayer options, along with new vehicles and explosive new weapons.
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Follow-up to 2009’s blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks new ground in the Call of Duty series and the video game industry at large by delving into the not-so cold conflicts of the Cold War.
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Madden NFL 11 PS3 game review
Madden NFL 11 is the 22nd version of EA Sports' classic video game football franchise. Featuring cover athlete Drew Brees, Super Bowl XLIV MVP and quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, Madden NFL 11 incorporates a blend of simpler, quicker and deeper new features with time-tested classic features expected from a game in the Madden franchise. Features included in the Xbox 360 version include Franchise mode, All-new GameFlow playcall system, dual stick control, extensive online functionality and more.
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Madden NFL 11 redefines the way you experience the game of football. Simpler: from 350 plays down to 1, the all-new GameFlow system puts you in the helmet of an NFL quarterback, to execute an authentic, situational game plan, one play at a time. Quicker: with 60-minute game times reduced to 30, spend more time on the field and less in the playbook. Same drama, half the time. Deeper: Madden NFL 11 is feature-rich, with improved animations and control options, enhanced online functionality, and new broadcast and audio presentation that delivers the NFL experience fans have come to expect.
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Review 1 : by C.Burke
I always hated Madden games, but the new gameflow system takes out the complexity which stopped newcomers from playing madden games! If you don't like the system, you can choose to ignore the system and use the tried and tested play selection system.
Veterans are more upset because now newbies can actually compete with them. Honestly, I really love this, and have NEVER loved a madden game..ever.
My only gripe is the new code allowing you to play online. Should I sell my copy, the poor soul getting it will have to pay 10 bucks to do so. Though I understand the problem and the money issue to be had, I think it is a terrible thing to screw potential customers.
Review 2 : by Leornado
These new changes to bring casual gamers in really hurt the game. None of the features added were requested at all but let summarize the added features.
1. Gameflow-You press A and it picks a play for you good i guess if you can't do it yourself or dont care what play you do but is this really the main new feature added???
2. Improve Blocking and Catching - Awesome ive been waiting for the good blocking and catching for a while.
3. Defense - All i can say the hell happened? The defensive AI is worse than last year maybe even 09, playing online on all-pro the score has been over 40 points each game. I like scoring but this is ridiculous.
4. Online - Ok so if you quit while playing a ranked before 1st half ends you get no penalty and your opponent gets no win, yea EA what the hell where you thinking on this one.
5. Franchise Mode, Superstar, Madden Moments - The same as last year
Im sorry if you disagree but how can you rate this higher??Since I am a Madden fan I hope they fix the issues with a patch because this will have a short life span if they don't.
Review 3 : by dougas2
Concept: Take the best selling NFL video game simulation, revamp several systems and hope for the best.
Graphics: Graphics seem to be improved over last year's version of the game. Players are more detailed as are their uniforms and helmets. There are more equipment options to choose from as well such as breathe-right strips and eye black. Coaches are highly detailed and resemble their real-life counterparts. There are several new animations in the game that are fairly smooth.
The presentation on game day has also been improved. You will either be presented with a shot of key players exiting the game bus, a shot of the locker room prior to the game, or a side-by-side comparison of key players. Time outs, injuries and the end of quarters are each presented in their own unique way. The Superbowl presentation has been given a much needed facelift as well. I won't add spoilers here but there's a special guest should your team win the big game.
The only flaw I found with the graphics is that there are a few places, mainly on replays, where the animations are a bit jittery. It's nothing too distracting, however, as it doesn't interfere with the flow of your game.
Sound: Everything sounds like it should. There have also been major improvements to the commentary, pre-game chants, and crowds. The soundtrack is a nice mix of styles.
Commentary is handled by Cris Collinsworth and Gus Johnson. Gus Johnson replaces the robotic like voice of Tom Hammond that plagued this game for several years. Gus brings a lot of emotion into the game that Tom was missing. It's a great addition to the game.
Cris on the other hand is still Cris. His commentary is essentially a cut and paste job from previous installments of the game. There's nothing new for him to offer other than a few rookie names.
There are a few errors with the commentary such as calling Peyton Manning by his Brother Eli's name. [I found this error while playing the Vikings vs. Colts in Superbowl mode].
Crowd and stadium noises are authentic based on where you're playing. For instance, you will hear the Vikings horn sound after a TD or a first-down. Pre-game chants offered up by the players are also authentic to each team. It's a nice touch that adds to the realism of the game.
The soundtrack is a nice mix of styles and offers everything from Ozzy Osbourne to Sam Spence's instrumentals. There are a lot of older bands added such as Bush, Kiss, AC/DC and Guns n Roses.
Playability: Madden 2011 touts two new game play systems; Gameflow and Locomotion. Gameflow is a steam-lined version of play-calling while locomotion affects the way your players move. Also changed are the pre-snap options and audibles.
The Gameflow system allows the player to set up a game-plan by picking up to fifteen plays for any given situation. Like to run on first down? Pick several running plays for first down and give them a higher star rating than your pass plays. During a game you can either choose to use the gameflow systems have access to the entire playbook. When you use the Gameflow system your offensive and defensive coordinator will pick one of the plays for the situation you're facing. It's essentially a one button system that speeds up the flow of the game. As the game touts, you'll spend more time on the field and less in the playbook.
The locomotion system is a cut and paste job from NCAA 2011. The left analog stick controls the direction your player moves in while the right stick controls special moves such as jukes, leans and trucks. Other special moves such as stiff-arm, hurdle, spin and dive are handled by the buttons. The sprint button has been removed for Madden 2011 which forces the player to rely on blocks and special moves to gain yardage. The system is an improvement to the game but in my opinion it goes too far.
It is much, much easier to break and avoid tackles in Madden 2011 than in previous versions of the game. I typically play as the Vikings as I'm a huge Adrian Peterson fan. During the first two games of my season, I've been able to have Peterson rush for 421 yards and 8 touchdowns. The first game against the Saints he ran for 205 yards and 2 TD's. The second game, against the Dolphins, he ran for 216 yards and 6 TD's [tying the NFL record for most TD's in a single game]. That's simply unrealistic, even for someone as talented as Adrian Peterson. Keep in mind that I don't run a one dimensional offense either. During that two game stretch I was averaging roughly 250 YPG with Brett Favre.
The locomotion system also makes it easier for defensive players to make their way through the offensive line to the QB. You will definitely notice a huge difference in the amount of time you have to make your reads before taking a sack.
Pre-snap options are also different with this years Madden. Nearly everything is handled via the d-pad. The only time you'll be using the buttons on pre-snap is to choose the receiver you want to put in motion. The system may be confusing at first, especially if you've played under the old system for several years, but it is much more streamlined.
The two new systems are nice but need some tweaking.
Also changed is the audible system. Instead of having only a handful of plays to choose from you now have a series of plays based on what type of play you want to run. If you want to throw a deep pass, the AI will choose a play based on the personnel package you have on the field. It's a much needed change but again could use some tweaking. Instead of having the AI choose the play, the playbook could be opened up for the player to choose a play they want to audible to.
With every new system that is added, one is taken away. This year is no different. The kicking system that used the right analog stick is gone and has been replaced with the old three click system. It's an interesting change that I'm not sure was needed.
Entertainment: Madden 2011 allows the player to play through 30 years of dynasty mode. Other modes include Ultimate Team, Superbowl, and Play now.
Dynasty mode allows you take your favorite team and navigate the day to day operations through 30 seasons. You can sign free agents, run a draft, trade players and release them. Players skills either progress or deteriorate from year to year based on several factors. They will eventually retire when they're either hit a certain age or their no longer playing at a high level. It's a fun mode to play if you like trying to build a team from year to year.
Ultimate Team is a card game that is similar to Dynasty Mode. When you first sign into Ultimate Team you will be given a starter pack (essentially a group of low rated players). By playing games against other users or the CPU you earn coins which can be used to purchase new packs of cards or on cards that other players are auctioning off. The goal of this mode is to build the best team you can from those cards. It's an interesting mode but won't be for everyone.
Superbowl mode allows you to play Superbowl XLV with any two teams. You can even choose two teams from the same league.
Superstar mode allows you take control of your favorite player and finish out his career. You can also choose a rookie player if you so choose or make your own player. You can also import a player from 'Road to Glory' mode via NCAA Football 2011. There are no improvements in this mode and is once again a cut and paste job from previous installments of Madden.
Play Now mode is just as it sounds. You pick two teams, a stadium, set your weather and rules and play your game.
If you're not a football fan then Madden 2011 will not be for you.
Replay Value: Fairly High. With the ability to play through 30 seasons in a dynasty you will never have the exact same team for more than a few years.
Final Thoughts: Again, if you're not a football fan then you probably won't like this game. Madden 2011 is definitely a much needed upgrade over last years version. There are still flaws that need to be ironed out but overall it's a step in the right direction.
Buy Madden NFL 11
Java in android : Oracle Sues Google
In a tersely worded press release, Oracle announced that it was suing Google for patent and copyright infringement over its use of the Java programming language for Android development. Neither the press release nor the complaint filed in the US District Court for Northern California go into any significant detail.
"In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly, and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property" an Oracle spokesperson said in a statement. "This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for their infringement."
Google makes heavy use of Java in the Android software development kit (SDK). Third-party developers code Android apps in Java, which is then translated into bytecode that runs in Dalvik, Google's own custom VM. Google subsequently released the Android Native Development Kit, which allows developers to build Android components with C and C++. It is not intended to replace the Java development model, though, which remains the strongly preferred means of Android development.
Aside from its use of Java syntax, Google's Android SDK implementation is largely independent from Oracle's. It uses its own compiler and runtime tailored specifically for Android.
Originally developed by Sun Microsystems as a "write-once, run anywhere" language, Java became the property of Oracle when it purchased Sun in April 2009. Java was a significant part of the deal for Oracle, as it has been a major player in the world of Java middleware.
Prior to its acquisition by Oracle, Sun proved hostile to the Harmony Project, the Apache Software Foundation's attempt to build an Apache-licensed Java SE implementation. In addition to Dalvik, Google also uses Harmony's class libraries in Android, which has apparently aroused the ire of Oracle.
In the complaint, a copy of which was posted on VentureBeat, Oracle claims that Android, the Android SDK, and Dalvik all infringe on seven patents owned by the database giant. Oracle also accuses Google of "knowingly, willingly, and unlawfully" copying, preparing, publishing, and distributed its IP.
The fact that Oracle has chosen to sue Google over its implementation is sure to cause concern in the wider Java community.
Neither Oracle nor Google responded to our requests for comment in time for publication.
Blogger : How to solve "Title field must not be blank"
Any blogger who recently have tried to add or edit a gadget (page element) which did not have a title for the gadget must have come across this problem - the gadget cannot be saved without a title. Error message - "Required field must not be blank"
One way to solve the problem is of course to give them what they want - a title for the gadget. But then many don't want that, so how?
There is a simple solution, a trick if you may, to this problem. Put the HTML comment tag
into the box (field) for the title. Such HTML comment tag will not be displayed in any browser.
Further, if you wish you can put some texts between the comment tag, it too will not be displayed
Note: Had I typed in the comment tag exactly as you see it above, it would be invisible to you. You may be interested in how I got around it. Refer to How to display special characters or ways to display HTML tags in posts and comments
Additional note: For those not familiar with HTML comment tag and not confident about how the comment tag will appear after posting, you can try a test post or just copy-paste the following script:
into the post editor, Preview, and presto, the comments disappear!
VIA http://www.bloggertipsandtricks.com/
One way to solve the problem is of course to give them what they want - a title for the gadget. But then many don't want that, so how?
There is a simple solution, a trick if you may, to this problem. Put the HTML comment tag
into the box (field) for the title. Such HTML comment tag will not be displayed in any browser.
Further, if you wish you can put some texts between the comment tag, it too will not be displayed
Note: Had I typed in the comment tag exactly as you see it above, it would be invisible to you. You may be interested in how I got around it. Refer to How to display special characters or ways to display HTML tags in posts and comments
Additional note: For those not familiar with HTML comment tag and not confident about how the comment tag will appear after posting, you can try a test post or just copy-paste the following script:
into the post editor, Preview, and presto, the comments disappear!
VIA http://www.bloggertipsandtricks.com/
Blogger : comment option for individual post
"Is there a way to not have comments for a post in the body of the blog or post? I would like to have a "comment" page that readers can go to and comment there, but not on the post itself."
You can easily set any individual post to either allow or don't allow comments. You will have to first go to Dashboard, click SETTINGS > COMMENTS and set the blog to show comments:
All you need to do now when publishing a post is to click POST OPTION at the bottom left corner of the post editor and select one of the 3 options:
You can easily set any individual post to either allow or don't allow comments. You will have to first go to Dashboard, click SETTINGS > COMMENTS and set the blog to show comments:
Comments (.) Show ( ) Hide
All you need to do now when publishing a post is to click POST OPTION at the bottom left corner of the post editor and select one of the 3 options:
( ) Allow
( ) Don't allow, show existing
( ) Don't allow, hide existing
( ) Don't allow, show existing
( ) Don't allow, hide existing
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