Category Archives: computers

Civilization: Beyond Earth patch finally releases, fixes 1920×1080 issue

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Kip

After quite a long wait, Civilization: Beyond Earth has got its first patch out. It fixes several issues, but most notably, it takes care of the 1920×1080 “only windowed” 1080p prolbem. You can now play fullscreen in 1920×1080 (1080p). Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Civilization: Beyond Earth Fullscreen 1920×1080 (1080p) not working

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Kip

Well, I was waiting with bated breath for the new Civilization: Beyond Earth; I downloaded it at midnight, and I can’t play it (except in Windowed mode, which is distracting as all hell and which I will not do on principle) … Continue reading →

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How to Disable the Annoying New Right-Click Menus in Chrome (now that they’re hardcoded)

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Kip

Okay. You may have noticed that the old fix for disabling the annoying new extra-white menus on Google Chrome no longer works (adding –disable-new-menu-style to the shortcut), as in build 28 they have hardcoded it and removed the option to … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Google

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Kip

Dear Google: I like you guys. I really do. I was using Google before anyone else I knew, and have used it exclusively since. But lately, I’ve been hanging while doing Google searches on my PC, and all evidence points … Continue reading →

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Here comes the Playstation 4!

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Kip

Okay, so I slept through the news conference, but I am catching up. Looks like we’re headed in the right direction (mostly). With PlayStation 4, Sony Aims for Return to Glory By BRIAN X. CHEN and DAVID STREITFELD Published: February 20, 2013 For … Continue reading →

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PlayStation 4 (“Orbis”) Release Announcement on Feb 20th

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kip

Well, here we are at the end of the current console cycle (but, hey, if any more games like DeadSpace 3 come out, we’re going out with a bang!). PlayStation is expected to announce the release date of the PlayStation … Continue reading →

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How to get Google Maps (with Street View) back on your iPad/iPhone

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Kip

Okay, a little while ago I posted a piece on how to fix some of the lost features in the iOS 6 “update”. I recommended a free app that would let you use Street View. However, there’s a better way … Continue reading →

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Latest on the jailbreak for iOS 6…

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Kip

I’m sure a lot of you are itching to get a jailbreak for iOS 6 so you can fix some of the lost features with style. I’ll try to keep you updated. Here’s the deal: There are a lot of … Continue reading →

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How to restore some of the lost features in iOS 6

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Kip

Okay. After the “upgrade” a few days ago, to iOS 6, I was just as disappointed as the rest of you that I had lost some nice features. The two I missed the most were Google Maps Street View and … Continue reading →

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Mouse not showing up in Borderlands 2 — fix

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Kip

Okay, I had the same problem some of you were having in Borderlands 2 — my mouse wasn’t showing up in the in-game menus and the starting menu. What’s going on, at least for me, is that it sees I … Continue reading →

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