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Category Archives: tips and tricks
Running The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings on a CrossFire motherboard
A lot of people with ATI cards on CrossFire mobos are having problems running The Witcher 2. Here is how I managed to get it running at a pretty good, steady framerate (around 50-60 fps), while still using most of … Continue reading
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A quick note regarding VG vs. PG
Okay, this is just a short tip for vapers. The two types of fluid used in e-cigs are Propylene Glycol (PG, same stuff used in fog machines), and Vegetable Glycol (same as PG but with a vegetable base). Now, here’s … Continue reading
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Fix for Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings Launch Bug
I’ve noticed on a few gaming boards that several people are having problems starting up Witcher 2. They launch the game, see a wolf splash screen, then they’re either returned to the Launcher screen, or, if they launched with the … Continue reading
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Quick review of the new Joye 510-T “Tank” e-cigarette
Joye, the makers of the hugely popular “510” e-cigarette (the numbers mean nothing — or they indicate something, but I have no idea what it is) introduced a new e-cig: the Joye 510-T “Tank” cigarette. So I plunked down $70 … Continue reading
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For anybody in Egypt who wants to bypass the government blockage of websites…
(First, much thanks to Mateo Geoly for posting these IPs on Facebook). Apparently — although for how long this will last, I do not know — you can get around Egypt’s block of communications/social networking websites by using the numerical … Continue reading
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“Media is write protected” error in Bittorent (or any torrent program)
If you get the titled error (“Media is write protected”) out of nowhere and it’s driving you nuts, try the following: Hit Windows-R and bring up the Run dialog box. Type “cmd” in the box and watch the DOS-like screen … Continue reading
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Disabling the Civilization 5 opening video
Civ 5 was driving me nuts. Every time I started it, I got the annoying opening cutscene, and it seemed the only way past it was to randomly hit keys, until it would eventually stop. I’ve found a better fix, … Continue reading
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Use your Logitech Rumblepad 2 with Xbox360-controller games
Okay, I’ve been using this a lot myself but haven’t gone through the trouble of putting it up for other people. If you have a game that takes an Xbox 360 controller, and you have a Logitech Rumblepad 2, you’re … Continue reading
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Enabling 30-second DVR skip on the new Comcast DCX3400 box
Dug this up. Here you go. First: 1) Select Aux 2) Hold Setup 2 flashes 3) Enter 01376 2 flashes Next: 1) Select Aux button 2) Hold SETUP, 2 flashes 3) Type 994, 2 flashes 4) Tap SETUP 4) Enter … Continue reading
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Resetting the Logitech Dual Rumble Gamepad
There’s nothing posted in the instructions included with the Logitech Dual Rumble Cordless Gamepad about this, so I felt it would be a good idea to share this information. If your controller suddenly stops working, or if the red light … Continue reading
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