Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 12:52 PM - General
Posted by Ghost
I'm pretty excited about it now, just 11 weeks of work left and 91 days until I should be in Australia! I've got my application for the work-holiday visa submitted, which will let me stay and work in australia for a year, and as far as money goes I think I'm going to be ok, just have to keep track of spending for now and not make any impulse buys, but that is pretty easy to do.
I am planning on getting a Pentax K-x digital SLR camera before I go though. Selling my car will easily cover the cost of that though, and hopefully the rest will cover the cost of medical insurance for the trip since that's required and costs a bit more than I was expecting. Once I get there I will also be buying a Nokia e63 cellphone, partly because I will of course need a phone and also so that I can use either nokia maps or google maps to prevent myself from getting lost while I'm there. I'm about as excited for getting new things as I am about just going to Australia.
And at the end of this month I'll be listing a bunch more things on eBay, and bigger things that would be too much effort to ship on craigslist, all to help get more money for the trip. If you'd like to help out check back at the end of the month for links to the auctions, there will be mostly dvds and a few video games, and other random things. Also if I am lucky there will be a post in a week and a half in regards to selling my car, but chances are that won't be showing up. (Until it happens I'd prefer to keep it a secret)
Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 05:46 AM - General
Posted by Ghost
I'll be updating this post later with abit more writing, but for now here are most of my favourite extensions for use with the google chrome internet browser.
Chrombird by cezarsa
Chromed Bird is a Twitter extension that allows you to follow your timelines and interact with your Twitter account.
Chromepad by Jesper Lundsgaard
A small extension that lets you to take quick notes and save them for later.
Faviconize Google by Nikita Vasilyev
Adds favicons to each link offered by Google search results.
GooglePreview by edward.ackroyd
Inserts preview images (thumbnails) into the Google search results page.
IE Tab by Blackfish Software
Display web pages using IE in a tab
One Number by Dan Bugglin
Check GMail, Google Reader, Google Voice, and Google Wave. Four sources, one number.
RSS Subscription Extension by finnur@chromium.org
Adds one-click subscription to your toolbar.
Smooth Scroll by PatrickB
Scrolls the websites smoothly when scrolling with the mouse wheel or the keyboard
Speed Dial by josorek
Speed Dial for Chrome - replace Chrome new tab with your predefined visual bookmarks.
A modified / updated version by Michael3185 can be found
here.
Unofficial Google Tasks by brunosabot
Access your Google Tasks easily with Chrome
Sunday, March 7, 2010 - 10:35 AM - General
Posted by Ghost
They're either useful, informative, or just random, but these are five gadgets for Vista or Windows 7 that I like. I've got versions of them all available for download directly from this page, but for the most up to date versions click on the author name.
All CPU Meter Temperatures by addgadget.com
Display your Processor usage (Quad Core, Triple Core or Dual Core), RAM usage and Processor Temperatures.
For Processor Temperatures you need to have running the
Speedfan application in background for the temperature readings.
Download [173 KB]
Wireless Network Meter by addgadget.com
The Wireless Network Meter will show you SSID, signal quality, Internal IP address, External IP address, IP lookup with google maps, upload speed, download speed, total of usage and whether your connection is secure or not secure.
Download [110 KB]
Drive Info by unknown author
I know this isn't the best drive info gadget out there, it's fairly simple compared to others i've tried but I like it the best. I'm not even sure who it's by anymore so if you've got info leave a comment and let me know!
Download [160 KB]
Twadget by Rod Begbie
Twadget requires a Twitter account, which is free to sign up for. Twadget will list the most recent updates from you and your friends on Twitter, and allows you to post new status updates directly from the gadget. It also plays a sound when new updates are recieved which can be enabled or disabled. If you don't like the appearance try this
Twadget Skin.
Download [65.6 KB]
Avatar 360 by 株式会社 ふむふむソフト or Xbox 360 Avatar by Aaron
The Xbox 360 Avatar Gadget lets you show off your avatar or any number of your friends' avatars on your desktop in full size. Avatar 360 can be used to show a smaller version of the avatars.
Download Avatar 360 [28.6 KB]
Download Xbox 360 Avatar [75.8 KB]
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 08:37 AM - Videogames
Posted by Ghost
I've finally tried the Plants vs. Zombies demo and it's really good! I've decided it will be on my waiting list as well until it goes on sale on Steam along with the three games in the previous post. Your goal in the game is to protect your house from hoards of zombies, which are making their way slowly across your lawn, by planting an army of mutant plants to fight back. There are many different types of plants and zombies that you encounter, some stronger or faster than others for the zombies, and the plants provide you with different strategies for survival. The game is $9.99 USD on Steam, but I'll be waiting for a sale before I get it (probably).
"Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks. Obstacles like a setting sun, creeping fog and a swimming pool add to the challenge, and with five game modes to dig into, the fun never dies!" - steampowered.com
Play the flash version online for free at popcap games!
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 08:07 AM - Videogames
Posted by Ghost
There are currently three games I want to get on steam, which aren't particularily expensive ($10-$20 USD) but I have enough games right now that I'll try to wait for them to go on sale before I buy them. My most recent steam purcahases were Torchlight ($20), which wasn't on sale but was definitely worth the money, and QuantZ ($2.99) which was on sale I think as a midweek madness sale.
The first game is Osmos which is a nice looking game along the lines of an "eat and grow" kind of game but not quite the same as it has it's own additions that make it more challenging, such as other particles getting bigger and you also lose mass as you propel yourself around. It's got a nice and relaxing soundtrack and gameplay to match, you have to take your time and drift alot to prevent losing mass and being consumed by the other particles in the field.
"Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait." - steampowered.com
Zombie Driver is a game that doesn't run so well on my laptop due to weak graphic card abilities by intel & toshiba, but the game is worth playing even if I have to close almost every other program just to minimize lag. You basically get a car and are given mission to rescue people from hoards of zombies in the city, which you do by running them down in a big bloody mess, or shooting them with weapon upgrades for your car. You can even unlock a bugatti veyron sports car in the demo (which should be in the full game of course)
"Fight your way through the streets of a zombie infested city to save the survivors of a disastrous chemical accident that changed most of the city's population into mindless brain hungry monsters. Time is your enemy and your car is your weapon as you race through the streets smashing everything on your way including fences, phone booths, street lamps and hordes of zombies. When the gruesomely mutated zombies become too much to handle, buy a new car or get more guns and upgrades installed. You can earn more money for finishing side quests, making kill combos and searching for hidden prizes. Game play is unrestricted and the player can freely roam through the dark streets, alleys and backyards searching for the best shortcuts or hidden power ups." - steampowered.com
And finally is Machinarium a point and click adventure game, with some very nice looking graphic styling. There isn't really any spoken words just pictures in speech bubbles used as a general guide to what you should be doing, it begins as a small robot gets dropped into a trash pile away from a large industrial/robot city, he puts himself together and then makes his way back. The demo doesn't go much further into it than that but it's a creative and fun puzzle game and if it goes on sale I think it will definitely be worth getting as the regular price of $20 USD seems abit high for this one.
"A little robot who’s been thrown out to the scrap yard behind the city must return and confront the Black Cap Brotherhood and save his robot-girl friend." - steampowered.com
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