January 2006 - Posts

John Carmack says xbox360 will be id's primary platform ...

"The Xbox 360 will probably will be id's primary development platform. As it is right now, we would get the game up on the 360. When I would do major hack-and-slash architectural changes it was back on the PC, but it’s looking like the Xbox 360 will be our target. All of our tools are on the PC, and we’re maintaining the game running on the PC, but probably all of our gameplay development and testing will be done on the Xbox 360. It’s a really sweet development system."

from John Carmack Talks Graphics.

posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:55 AM by gyurisc with 0 Comments

IE7 Beta 2 Preview

IT is now available for download form here.

IE 7 Beta 2 Preview

posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:54 AM by gyurisc with 0 Comments

and WMP11...

Finally, I also managed to get the drivers for my soundcard and finally vista 5270 started to live on my machine. In a moment it showed me all the things to come and it is completely blown me away... I love it!

 

 
posted Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:05 AM by gyurisc with 0 Comments

FeedDemon v2 Beta1 on Vista

In one word, it totally rocks. I installed on three machines and it worked without any glitches. It totally rocks! It gave me back my beleive in software and software making your life easier. It worth every penny I spent on. I also heard that the new version is quite popular with others.  I also installed it on my Vista 5270 (December CTP). It works there as well.

 

  
posted Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:56 AM by gyurisc with 0 Comments

FeedDemon Beta1

Last month, I purchased a copy of FeedDemon and I like it so much. I sort of gave up Bloglines as my default RSS reader, because FeedDemon can synchronize my subscriptions between office and home. Altough the NewsGator online service is a bit complicated for me, e.g. I was unable to figure out some pretty basic things like managing subscription on the web!
Now you can download FeedDemon v2. Beta1 as well. I installed it and I like it so far....
posted Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:10 PM by gyurisc with 0 Comments

Messenger Live Beta Invitations

I have some Messenger Live beta invitations, if you want one, please send me your messenger login and I send you one!
posted Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:08 PM by gyurisc with 0 Comments

Encarta Instant Answers are really cool...

I was just browsing the net when suddenly the Encarta Instant Answers window poped up in My Messengers. It just suprised me how good are the answers I got out of this random conversation, very nice way of advertising the service...

Encarta® Instant Answers says:

Welcome back, Gyurisc. How can I help you?

Did you know? Cutting onions irritates the eyes because onions contain a type of sulfurous oil. The fumes of the onion mix with the water in the eyes to create sulfuric acid, causing the eyes to tear.

Krisztian Gyuris says:

interesting

Encarta® Instant Answers says:

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Krisztian Gyuris says:

where is uzbekistan?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:

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 You have accepted the invitation to start Encarta.

Encarta® Instant Answers says:

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Krisztian Gyuris says:

where is usa then?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:

The United States is located on the continent North America, except for its Pacific island state of Hawaii. Its 48 contiguous states on the continent are bordered by Canada to the north, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The state of Alaska is separated from the contiguous states by Canada and is also bordered by extensions of the Arctic and Pacific oceans, and by the Bering Strait connecting the oceans.

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Krisztian Gyuris says:

and hungary?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:

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Krisztian Gyuris says:

how old women live in hungary?

Encarta® Instant Answers says:

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posted Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:24 AM by gyurisc with 0 Comments