Duke Nukem was one of the first games I played on a Windows based PC back in the mid 90s.It was great fun. You got to kill lots of people and there was some vaguely risque bits which weren't all that risque, but it was fun all the same...For the 13 years (give or take) there's been talk of a sequel. Whether it will ever get released or not had become almost a running joke (or … [Read more...] about Duke Nukem Forever Trailer
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Sky Player On Mac – Quick Review
Sky have been promoting their Sky Player service for quite some time.At the moment you can access it on the XBox, though for some odd reason the XBox version doesn't have access to the "premium" content ie. Sky Box Office.So if, like me, you don't have a phone line setup with your Sky box and you don't run Windows, your options are a bit limited.You can, however, watch Sky Box … [Read more...] about Sky Player On Mac – Quick Review
Apple iTunes DRM Frustrations
Apple recently started offering film rentals and purchases to Irish users via iTunes. For some reason they haven't started offering TV shows yet, though I suspect that's down to licensing problems (as usual!)Last night I thought I'd try out the service, so I rented a film for a couple of Euro.Since my mac book screen is small and my TV has a nice big screen I thought I'd be … [Read more...] about Apple iTunes DRM Frustrations
Streaming Video From A Mac Via Xbox360
Image via CrunchBaseI've been toying with the idea of getting some form of media server solution setup for quite some time. I had initially been interested in setting up some way of streaming all my audio CDs, but more recently I was interested in doing something similar with AVIs and DivX.I don't use Windows that much and I currently don't have a functioning desktop PC at home … [Read more...] about Streaming Video From A Mac Via Xbox360
Who Said Summers Were Quiet?
July / August are odd months .. While for many they are associated with holiday and relaxation, for me they're the ramp up to the autumn season, so they're actually busier than other times of the year in many respects.Over the last few weeks and those to come I've been working on a number of projects that will hopefully bear fruit in the next few weeks and months .. One that … [Read more...] about Who Said Summers Were Quiet?