Fragmented Sector

9 Sites for Diving Head-First Into HTML5

thedailycrazy — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:21:09 -0600

9 Sites for Diving Head-First Into HTML5

thedailycrazy: A big shout out to Logitech for being kind...

thedailycrazy — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:20:58 -0600

A big shout out to Logitech for being kind enough to send me a free wireless receiver for my G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse —

— (I lost that small piece a few weeks ago, most likely at school). I never got to tell you guys how much I love Logitech products!! They are the best of the best. This mouse is awesome!! It’s perfect for gaming (duh) and you can custom set the buttons to do whatever you want! When not gaming, I’m able to control my computer’s volume, play/pause, back/forward on web browser pages or on my music. Not to mention being able to switch the scrolling from manual to automatic is probably the most convenient thing there is. It comes with a wireless receiver and a micro usb cable plus an extended cable, just in case!

Aside from the mouse I also own a Harmony Universal Remote —— which makes my life a million times easier when switching between inputs on the TV (after I lost my main TV remote). You can custom set each button to do whatever you want as well, with an easy to use program on the computer! It also comes with a micro usb cable to sync your custom settings.

Logitech products are smart, advanced, sexy (yes I said sexy) and I know that once I get my own place and build my own desktop, I will buy all their gaming keyboards and mice, and just have a huge collection to the point that it will almost be kind of sad.

Getting Started with Programming | Codecademy

reinsangeki — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:18:50 -0500

Getting Started with Programming | Codecademy

GAMER. WRITER. THEMER. TECH-ER?: Finally! Desktop Customization For Dummies (Mac OSX)

thedailycrazy — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:50:55 -0500

GAMER. WRITER. THEMER. TECH-ER?: Finally! Desktop Customization For Dummies (Mac OSX):

thedailycrazy:

I know you guys have been waiting a long time for me to write up this guide on customizing your desktop for Mac OSX. For those of you running Windows, check out my Windows Desktop Customization Guide here.

Now I love to customize everything I can, from my phone to my computer, as well as my…

Photo

reinsangeki — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:54:44 -0500

'Cloud Storage' coming to Xbox Live, game saves and profile on the go

reinsangeki — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:35:40 -0500

'Cloud Storage' coming to Xbox Live, game saves and profile on the go:

E3 2011 Top Announcement for Xbox: Cloud Storage

This year at E3 Microsoft was really Kinect heavy, somethings more impressive than others. But on top of a few cool new features such as live tv, youtube, and kinect labs, Microsoft revealed in a recap that Cloud Storage is coming to the Xbox! Click the link for more details

Hacked yet AGAIN!: PSN Exploited 2 Days After Relaunch… This is...

reinsangeki — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:22:19 -0500

Hacked yet AGAIN!: PSN Exploited 2 Days After Relaunch…

This is really sad. Click through for the full article…

New Xbox 360 DVDs May Not Work in Older Consoles

reinsangeki — Wed, 18 May 2011 09:25:42 -0500

New Xbox 360 DVDs May Not Work in Older Consoles:

More Bad News: New DVDs may not work with older Xbox 360 consoles….

FTA: “Following a recent update to our system software, we have become aware of an issue preventing a very small number of Xbox 360 owners from playing retail game discs” -Xbox Support

PSN Customer Appreciation Program

reinsangeki — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:16:27 -0500

PSN Customer Appreciation Program:

Great news! Sony has now released details on their customer appreciation program. Here are the highlights:

All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

Dead Nation
inFAMOUS
LittleBigPlanet
Super Stardust HD
Wipeout HD + Fury

For PSP owners, you will be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
ModNation Racers
Pursuit Force
Killzone Liberation

A selection of “On Us” rental movie titles will be available to PlayStation Network customers over one weekend, where Video Service is available. Those titles will be announced soon.
30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PlayStation Plus subscribers.
Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional 60 days of free subscription.
Existing Music Unlimited Premium Trial subscription members will receive an additional 30 days of free premium subscription.
Additional 30 days + time lost for existing members of Music Unlimited Premium/Basic subscription free of charge for existing Premium/Basic members.
To welcome users Home, PlayStation Home will be offering 100 free virtual items. Additional free content will be released soon, including the next addition to the Home Mansion personal space, and Ooblag’s Alien Casino, an exclusive game.

RIM recalls 1,000 PlayBook tablet computers

reinsangeki — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:22:36 -0500

RIM recalls 1,000 PlayBook tablet computers:

Sad to say, but RIM is definitely not helping themselves much these days. a recall on their lackluster product, the PlayBook tablet can only do wonders for their weak campaign to remaining relevant in today’s society. I totally think they just need to stick to phones…

PSN Back Online - Slowly

reinsangeki — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:10:24 -0500

PSN Back Online - Slowly:

Phase one of the restoration is complete. If you haven’t done so already, fire up the PS3 and update the firmware with the latest patch and change your PSN password. This is just an initial rollout of service, so be patient. Click to read the full article from PlayStation Blog US.

Julie is highly proud of this submission that won some...

reinsangeki — Mon, 16 May 2011 10:37:00 -0500

Julie is highly proud of this submission that won some recognition from Digital Vanity, this screenshot is called the Clean Machine.

Game Trailer: InFamous2 SuckerPunch has really did a great job...

reinsangeki — Mon, 16 May 2011 10:30:29 -0500

Game Trailer: InFamous2

SuckerPunch has really did a great job at bringing me back into this game with relative ease. This is the refresher trailer they have released for those who might have forgotten about InFamous, the sandbox open world action adventure about a man who obtains powers from a device known as the ray sphere, to battle an imeminent foe known as “The Beast.”

This time around the protagonist, Cole, will be followed by two women who will be influential in Cole’s decision making for the new city, New Marais. I loved the first game of this series, and I am hoping that Sucker Punch continues doing great things with this next release.

Super Street Fighter IV - Arcade Edition: Now Announced for...

reinsangeki — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:59:34 -0500

Super Street Fighter IV - Arcade Edition: Now Announced for Consoles and PC

SSFIV:AE has been announced at Captivate 2011, with 4 new playable characters added to the roster (Yun, Yang, Oni Akuma, and Evil Ryu). Hopefully we can expect this as DLC, but no official word yet.

Click through to read more.

Photo

reinsangeki — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:18:14 -0500

RIP Zune: Ladies and gentlemen, the Zune is dead.

reinsangeki — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:33:48 -0500

RIP Zune: Ladies and gentlemen, the Zune is dead.

Sony vs Microsoft: Engaging the Hacker Community I believe, in...

reinsangeki — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:34:13 -0600

Sony vs Microsoft: Engaging the Hacker Community

I believe, in many respects, that most companies do a piss poor job of handling the hacker community. When hackers get involved with technology, they begin to use products differently than their original intended use. Normally they push the product to do far more than what was originally designed for, but in order to do this they break a few mechanics and open things up that were closed down.

I can understand why a company would be upset about tampering with their product, but given todays society and the way the world works, bad public relations (PR) is really not worth the hassle. If only Sony agreed with me…

Public hacker George Hotz (aka geohot) is being sued right now by Sony for his recent hacks on the PS3. Geohot was successful in opening up the PS3 and making it play homebrew games and do PS2 emulation. He also released the Metldr key for the PS3, the metldr key cannot be updated, so the PS3 is basically hacked for good. Sony didn’t like this at all, and is now suing geohot. It’s a shame too, this terrific hacker showed interest in working for a company like Sony and this is how they react to his skill. Geohot has gone on the offensive, making a rap song against Sony and even asking for money for lawyers against the titans (I’ll probably be donating to the cause).

Microsoft, surprisingly has taken a much different stance on the matter. With the XBox 360 Kinect, Microsoft has been surprisingly accepting of the hacker community, releasing the software development kit (SDK) within the coming week. Originally it was thought that Microsoft would lock down the device, but it seems they are happy with the recent stunts of playing Angry Birds and World of Warcraft.

As progress in today’s modern world, I feel it is necessary to acknowledge the power of the hacker community and the loyalists that are among them. Geohot could have been a prized gem for Sony, but this is what happens when companies make bad decisions, like threatening to ban all users of the exploits Geohot found and what not. It’s a shame that more companies aren’t open to the idea of the hacker community taking interest in their products.

Annoying Web Music Players No seriously, didn’t MySpace...

reinsangeki — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:44:13 -0600

Annoying Web Music Players

No seriously, didn’t MySpace die already? Why the hell do you guys still use embedded music for your blogs and whatnot? I can’t even focus on your page because the first thing I want to do when I arrive to your site is either mute my computer or leave the site because you interrupted my music! At least give me the option to play the music when I want, honestly if it is noticeable enough and not too much of a pain I will generally pause my music and listen. But don’t shove your crap music out of my speakers and down my throat. Blogs will be unfollowed, websites will lose traffic, I’m going to get my way either way. Cut it off!

Techie dinner with President Obama 2011 Some of the biggest...

reinsangeki — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:19:19 -0600

Techie dinner with President Obama 2011

Some of the biggest names in the field right now, gathered around this table and toasted to… no one knows yet. But the magnitude of this photo is tremendous. Whoever would have thought that a young philanthropist of only 26 years old could garter enough attention to wine and dine with the President of the USA?

Whether or not you are aware, history was made around that table. This picture proves what the forerunners of the tech world are right now and what that kind of clout means in today’s society.

Off hand: it is worth mentioning that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was not in attendance.

The Hierarchy of Needs (for a Geek).

reinsangeki — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:37:32 -0600

The Hierarchy of Needs (for a Geek).