Toribash is a physics-based, ragdoll fighting game. It's available for free on multiple platforms including Windows, Mac, and Linux. Last Summer, it also came out for the Nintendo Wii as a WiiWare title for about $10. Toribash is not new, it's been under active development since 2006. The current version is pretty polished, strangely addictive, and has a dedicated community … [Read more...]
The Optical Illusions Progress Bars Employ
Is that shiny new operating system really that much faster than the old one? Is it possible you're just being tricked by optical illusions the user interface team implemented? Check out this short clip from New Scientist that explains some of the tricks used with progress bars. … [Read more...]
McAfee Anti-Spyware Can Prevent Deployment of Adobe Flash For IE
The bigger these systems get, the more they get intertwined. I had the pleasure of receiving an error with the deployment of ActiveX Adobe Flash. The error message I was gettings says "Error 2753. The File 'InstallPlugin.exe' is not marked for installation. Apparently after enabling the Anti-Spyware module for my organization's installation of McAfee through the ePolicy … [Read more...]
Google Goes Enterprise: Deploying Chrome By Group Policy
Yesterday, Google announced that Chrome is now made for the enterprise with an MSI installer and templates to control settings. This is something that fans of Mozilla Firefox have been clamoring for since version 2.0 and I believe this may give an edge to Google Chrome in the browser wars. The Google Chrome MSI is offered through the Google Apps for Business site though it's … [Read more...]
The Basics of RSS Feeds
I've been working on an article on some cool, advanced or even odd-ball uses of RSS feeds lately and I figured not everybody may be on the same page and understand the concept behind RSS and its benefits. Before, I got to the advanced things to do with RSS, I figured we should cover the basics. "RSS is a simple format which enables web sites to tell you when they have new … [Read more...]