Why PC gaming has it’s days numbered

Or/ Is Assassins Creed 2 – the hitman with a contract on Windows gaming? Ive often said that the last bastion of salvation for the Windows platform was gaming.  Like it or not, for PC gamers who want to play off the shelf titles, Windows (and from what I see, XP) is the platform to … Continue reading »

Microsoft – “Trustworthy” Computing?!?

I present this article as my take on the hypocrisy of Microsoft and in particular Microsoft PR v Real world experiences.  After you have read this article I would ask you to consider (in respect of the bold claims of Microsoft) who on earth believes this stuff?  What type of user reads the Microsoft site … Continue reading »

Its new user friendly, it’s easy to use…its based on Linux! – Meet Alex!

Despite what you have heard from Windows advocates that Linux is difficult and for the “l33t” only, personal experience will have shown you otherwise.  For those who were not brave enough to ignore those friendly Windows advocates who want to convince you to buy products, you may be interested to hear about Alex. A complete … Continue reading »

7 reasons to play retro titles – Puppy Arcade 7 is released!

Look to the end of this article for the 7 reasons to use Puppy Arcade, but before you do that lets consider this distro which is much loved here at Openbytes.  Previously I have spoken with the creator (Scott Jarvis) and one of the most impressive things about this distro (other than its excellent) is … Continue reading »

Saving money? – “Not on our watch!”

I’ve often stated that pre-owned titles (either movies or games) have been a regular purchase of mine.  I have had difficulty seeing the argument of “games are too expensive” (in respect of defending piracy) when in fact there are a wealth of titles which can be bought at low prices pre-owned.  There have been many … Continue reading »

Linux Gaming – The RPG question.

“North“, “East“,”East“,”Kill Skeleton” – The online RPG has come along way since the days of MUD and whilst MUD’s are still popular (and are certainly a pastime I enjoy on occasion for protracted period), things have moved on somewhat.  For the better? Thats for you to decide. Probably the MMORG that has brought the concept … Continue reading »

Windows 7 freezes – Don’t worry, “its not major”

Short news post here.  Computer world is reporting: Some Windows 7 users have reported that their PCs started to freeze or randomly display the infamous “Blue screen of death” after applying a January update Microsoft billed as a stability and reliability fix. You can read the full article here. But if you are a Windows … Continue reading »

A GIMP replacement? – Popping down the pub for a “Pinta” with Novell?

There has been talk for some time regarding the removal of the default GIMP packaging from Ubuntu, now as Gnome DE seems to move more in a Mono direction, could it be that Ubuntu (and others) will go for a Mono app replacement? Ladies and gentlemen meet Pinta, no, not the type you buy down … Continue reading »

Leaving it out of Lucid – More 10.04 news in a UNR form.

Lucid, according to Dictionary.com is: “easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:a lucid explanation.” although is that a slight contradiction? Having been very busy at work I have had little time to keep up to date with the happenings that interest me on the Net, so now on my day off, it was only a few … Continue reading »

What Microsoft giveth the Microsoft taketh away? – Xbox Live & Zune issues?

Or/ Gone so Zune? A shorter article that will start with the Xbox 360.  Regular readers here will remember an article recently where we reported that viewers wanting to watch BBCiplayer material were not going to get what PS3 and WII users already do.  You can read that article here. Now it appears that as … Continue reading »