HD DVD format already a failure

HD DVD is suppose to be the next step in the development of high quality video entertainment. With higher capacity which translate to better quality pictures, these formats are suppose to spearhead the hi-def entertainment revolution. However, some will disagree. In fact, the Audioholics website has given 10 reasons why the HD DVD formats are already failures. Interesting read.

Videos of Operating Systems

Although the best way to really get a feel of an OS is to actually install it and try it out, sometimes one would just want to take a look at how another OS functions. This website called OSvids provides videos of various Linux distros from Ubuntu to Fedora. Useful for reference.

Gleam: Lumines clone for GBA

Lumines is considered one of the best games on the Sony PSP. However, if you want to enjoy a similar experience on your GBA, you're out of luck. Of course, unless you play this homebrew version called Gleam. It has 8 levels and is a pretty nifty effort by the homebrew crowd.

Make Ubuntu look like OS X

Users of the Linux distro called Ubuntu who secretly wants to use Mac OS X can now rejoice. Lauri Taimila on his website has a how-to on making the Ubuntu interface resembles the OS X stylings. It's pretty neat way to have a OS X-like Linux system running on your computer.

BBFC considers classifying web vids

Guardian UK is reporting that the British Board of Film Classification is looking at the possibility of rating web videos. Although the intention is noble, it is difficult to envision how this will be done. The Internet cuts across boundaries and there are so many videos on the net these days. Just think of sits like YouTube... how can one possibly rate even single video on there? At best, this will be an advisory system. I'm just totally skeptical about this.

Complete command line lists

Ah... geeks love command line. GUIs are for sissys. Seriously, you can do pretty complex computing stuff using the command line. So if you want to explore the wonderful world of the command line, you can head to this web site. It has a complete list of command line tools you would need for Linux, Windows, MacOS and even Oracle.

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My Mac Won't Start!

So what do you do when your Mac won't start? Instead of panicking, maybe you can take out this Tiny Guide called "My Mac Won't Start!" that you have printed from this site, and use it to help solve your Mac woes. Pretty handy for those unexpected situations.

Anti-war movie made with Sims 2

The popular EA Sims 2 game can be a really creative tool in the right hands. In fact, this fellow called Thuyen Nguyen has made a short 5 mins machinima film using Sims 2 about war. It is a rather "minimalist dramatic presentation on the futility and cruelty of war", according to a description. Nice. Even machinima can have great depth.

LOST Theories-all in one place

If the TV series LOST has captured your imagination, then this site that put together in one place all the theories about the show eill interest you. It organises the theories into various categories like the "most likely" and "debunked" theories. It also categorises them into themes and locations. Interesting read for the LOST fans.

Top 50 Game Ending Songs

Music has always been important in games. Especially when you've beaten the final boss, the tune that you hear is certainly sweet. Here, you can find a list of what can be considered some of the best tunes you heard in games. There're even MP3 files for you to listen if you've never heard them before or if you just need a fix of nostalgia.

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Modchip for the Xbox360

Seems like the folks at Devil360 is saying that they are close to getting ready a modchip for the Xbox360. There are some things that they need to complete, including things like getting it to be programmable using the PC, protecting it from any updates, and botting unsigned code. Well, we'll wait and see if it turns up as a true product.

MC360 Skin for the XBMC

Team Blackbolt has released an amazing skin for Xbox Media Center. This is probably the most advanced skin for the great XBMC app. It replicates the GUI interface of the 360 and much more. Too bad the 720p and 1080i versions are still not available so I guess I'll hold out a bit before I try this out.

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Blizzard's Secrets Revealed

Blizzard has made some of the most addictive and fun games ever on the computer. But ever wondered how Blizzard does it? On this site of The Escapist Magazine, there are a couple of pieces looking in detail how the maker of games like Starcraft and Diablo rose and changed the gaming industry. Awesome.

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From Sun Tzu to Xbox: War and Video Games

Games and war. These surely go hand-in-hand. Ed Halter has therefore written a book called From Sun Tzu to Xbox: War and Videogames, and it's a book looking at the relationship of videogames and war. He also has a blog where he continues to examine this topic.

Portable Xbox

Want a Xbox that you can always carry around with you? Well, some hacker guy has managed to hack and made a portable Xbox that's in a green casing. Photos also show that the system is running the EVO-X dashboard and even a game of Halo 2. This must be the ultimate Xbox mod.

CC Hits: Creative Commons music goes digg-style

CCHits is a social web application/site that works rather like the popular Digg.com social news site. It allows users to submit links to tunes that have the Creative Commons license so that other folks can track, share and even comment on them. Nice way to share music and explore the world of music without having the big bad recording industry breathing down your neck.

RPS - 25: Scissors, paper, stone to the extreme

Take the simple scissors, paper, stone game to the extreme with this thing called RPS 25. With 25 hand gestures like wolf, sponge, and even alien, you will have countless hours of fun trying to figure out what gestures beats what. Amazing.