LollerCoasterLab : games, hardware, software and other stuff

March 14, 2013

Google Reader to shutdown July 1st, alternatives:

Goodbye Google Reader RSS aggregator... (it's in good company: http://googleblog.blogspot.it/2013/03/a-second-spring-of-cleaning.html)

Alternatives? Try these:

http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/

http://theoldreader.com/

http://theoldreader.com/

http://www.privateoss.com/

Evil Google...

ImmersiveTaille v2, France says "We want a floating Start Screen"

With ImmersiveTaille (version 2) the new Start Screen of Windows 8 obtains new features:

you can put the Metro Start Screen (Modern Start Screen or what you call it) on your desktop
you can decide dimensions and position
you can have the taskbar in the fullscreen Start Screen

Free and useful:

ImmersiveTaille v2 | Free software downloads at SourceForge.net

March 13, 2013

Everybody is on Tomb Raider reboot and I am...

... and I'm playing for the second (or third) time Tomb Raider: Underworld

is more "tomb raider" than the new one?

Gnome founder: bye bye Linux, I'm on Mac now

http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2013/Mar-05.html

What?

And now we know why Gnome is a little too much inspired to OSX interface...
We are always inspired by things we like.
Just kidding, just kidding...
And nope, I don't like the Gnome default/OSX style.

March 12, 2013

Women are deceiving us

yes, even pornstars:

http://imgur.com/a/ynkv8

March 8, 2013

Age of Empires 2 HD version... (available on 9th April on Steam)

Now you can find on Steam (9th April) the restored HD version of the legendary game Age of Empires 2 ...
€ 20 ...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/221380/

GG EA: shitstorm on SimCity

EA has released the new SimCity game and has generated online a shitstorm of considerable size, these are the main reasons:

1. Always online (DRM)
2. No offline mode
3. No terraforming
4. Small cities (future DLC?)
5. No control over regional transport (future DLC?)
6. No subways (future DLC?)
7. Cloud saves only
8. Origin client
9. Dumbed down gameplay
10. Bugs
11. Busy servers
12. Fake reviews with high votes

DickVille

Comparison...

Windowed ModernUI apps on Windows 8

Do you want "metro" apps in resizable and movable windows?

Try this new StarDock software: http://www.stardock.com/products/modernmix/index.asp

Download the beta or try it free (trial). Or wait a free version by another developer...

March 6, 2013

Windows BLUE, what's on your wishlist?

What's on your wishlist for the next Windows update?

better search (All, Apps, Settings, File)
more personalization without mess with regedit (i.e.:filetype icons, start screen backgrounds, etc...)
more out-of-the-box features
better standard apps (and many apps don't have a interface in docked mode)
better windows tiling (modernUI too), magnetic windows edges on desktop
modernUI apps work everywhere (WP8, W8, W8RT)
apps can run independently of Start Screen (i.e.: multi-monitor setup)
rebuild of old dialogs (i.e.: mouse/screensaver settings dialogs are from 1995 or 1998 or 2001?)