Recent content by thrus

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    Nvidia Shield Android TV Console Review

    Something that bugged me early in the article since your internet was only 23Mbps you couldn't reliably stream 4k from Netflix, but the gigabit port make HD work fine. If the port was all that mattered it far exceeded the recommended 25Mbps for 4k as well. The gig port had nothing to do with...
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    In Defense of Defense: Why Ad Blockers Are Essential (Op-Ed)

    Very well written and pointing out the need for ads without insulting your audience. But I have to admit that I started reading biased that this was a response to the community that had been upset by the prior article. Now there is nothing wrong with responding to an upset community, in fact it...
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    Stop, Thief! Why Using an Ad Blocker Is Stealing

    I would like to state one other thing that seems to piss off a lot of us. You are a writer your stock and trade is words, the action you are describing is not stealing. stealing assumes we take something you have and remove it from you, even by your own system we are preventing you from getting...
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    Stop, Thief! Why Using an Ad Blocker Is Stealing

    If you want to complain about ad blocks there are a few things your site needs to do. 1 host and secure your own ad server, we are sick of malware labeled as ads. 2 review all ads that will show to be sure that we are not getting flashing junk that detracts from your content. 3 the moment you...
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    Microsoft Ranking Mobile-Friendly Sites Higher In Bing, Following Google's Lead

    I may have misread but I thought Google's plan was to do the ranking thing when searching from a mobile. I assumed (dumb to do I know) that Bing would be the same process.
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    G.Skill Does It Again, Claims Fastest DDR4 Memory At 3666 MHz

    Might want to reread that article the only 128 discussed was kingston's fastest 128gb kit, this is just about ddr4.
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    Google Can't Ignore The Android Update Problem Any Longer (Op Ed)

    So all they have to do is get a change pushed into every contract they have and have that change propagated on to each contract that company has with the carriers. In order for this to go through i would become a very happy person. the reason is that it would basicaly require that all the...
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    What To Upgrade First

    Consider a second/third hard drive. one for OS, one for game. If you play a lot of the same game and it has a dedicated server a drive for that but I have never needed to do this. I am in the same situation host at least one a game night every week (last night fore example). I run a SSD for my...
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    please help remember name of game

    Could this be one of the old Kings Quest games?
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    Could i change my graphics card on my laptop?

    Most laptops are not able to have the video card changed. I am not saying 100% most probably 99.9% My gut says that being an Inspiron it can't be changed, then again my gut has suggested eating oooooold pizza before so...
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    Console gamer. First time with keyboard and mouse...Hahaha

    Experience, most games have been using the same WASD space shift E R 1 2 3 4 5... for a long time so we have it down. You should see me with a controller I understand it but I can not walk and aim at the same time if I expect to hit something in a FPS game. tag something moving near draw...
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    Skyrim Has Stopped Working!!!

    If your mods are through steam you may be in for a headache the upheaval over the paid thing pissed off a lot of people and I could see some authors breaking their mod and directing people to nexus if they want the working version. I have no proof of this but could imagine it happening.
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    Challenge: Build a good gaming computer for under $475

    I just want to mention that one thing being missed on most of these lists is the OS that will add a bit to your cost seeing as this is a first PC and not one you can and you likely want windows for gaming.
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    Wireless (Gaming) headset

    I have one of the Logictech G930 that I bough in 2011 first tip do not drop it from 5' onto a wood floor. I went with it at the time as oddly it was hard to find a wireless headset that you could use while it was charging sounds dumb but it was the case with what I was looking at. be sure you...