"They usually have four or five dreams a night about coming from different positions." - Willie Carson was telling Claire Balding how jockeys prepare for a big race.
This year's Biggest Blockbuster will be:
Thursday 21 Aug 08
Is 'Guitar Hero' saving rock 'n' roll?
Posted by Seahorse
at 8:16 AM Edit
Certainly seems to encourage more rock love in my kids...
"A few weeks ago, when the game featuring Aerosmith ['Guitar Hero:Aerosmith'] came out, there was more than a 40 percent increase intheir catalog sales. I expect you'll see that again when Metallica getsthe same kind of treatment in a few weeks,"
Better to Be Fat and Fit Than Skinny and Unfit
Posted by Seahorse
at 8:11 AM Edit
Good new for some...
Increasingly, medical research is showing that it isn’t. Despite concerns about an obesity epidemic, there is growing evidence that our obsession about weight as a primary measure of health may be misguided.
Picasa for Windows 2.7 Build 37.63
Posted by Seahorse
at 8:01 AM Edit
Picasa is a free way of sorting through my ever expanding collection of digital photographs aimed at simplicity rather than complexity of use.
Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize
Spore gone gold
Posted by Seahorse
at 8:13 AM Edit
There are videos of the gameplay out already and the Spore site is up, the game is about to follow as the release date is 5 Sep 08 in Europe and 7 Sep in North America and Asia.
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.1.7 & the Mega Codec pack 4.1.7
Posted by Seahorse
at 7:56 AM Edit
There are several ways to ensure your machine can play most files you can throw at it; codec packs are the simplest. The Mega Pack includes codecs, Real & Quicktime Alternatives (so you no longer need install either of them) and MediaPlayer Classic, the K-Lite is the codecs only with reductions in the number filters as indicated...
Star Trek warp drive is a possibility, say scientists
Posted by Seahorse
at 7:59 AM Edit
Get it made, sign me up...
This may come as a surprise since, according to relativity theory,matter cannot move through space faster than the speed of light, whichis almost 300,000,000 metres per second. But that theory applies onlyto unwarped 'flat' space.