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  1. Review - Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v3)

    3.0 Beta 3 (Feb 12, 2008)

    This is NOT a release candidate of the beta, or "just another trunk build". This is Firefox 3 Beta 3. Have a look here: http://releases.mozilla..../firefox/releases/3.0b3/

    The welcome page says "this is a release candidate" because they haven't bothered to update the page yet.

  2. Review - Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v3)

    3.0 Beta 2 (Dec 18, 2007)

    Excellent update. I've been using the nightly builds daily at work, and they've steadily added more features between b1 and b2. It's stable as a rock, as well.

    The new location bar is a godsend.

  3. Review - Unreal Tournament 3

    Beta (Oct 15, 2007)

    The textures included with this beta demo aren't of the highest quality, in order to keep the file size down to 740mb instead of a couple of gigabytes. Still, it looks great and I get a steady 60FPS with my C2D E6320 (OC'd to 3.2GHz) and 8800 GTS 640mb (675/1512 and 1080) which is really surprising.

    The menus need to be completely revamped, though. They're so obviously dumbed down for console gamers. They're horrible. I can't fault the actual gameplay, however.

  4. Review - foobar2000

    0.9.4.5 (Oct 15, 2007)

    This is a nightmare to customise. Not only do you have to hunt around for multiple files in order to get your foobar looking half decent, but you even need specific versions of plug-ins for some skins to work.

    There's no simple AIO click and install skin pack which comes with the required plug-ins. It's beyond ridiculous.

  5. Review - Folding@home for Windows

    5.91 Beta 6 (Oct 2, 2007)

    Everybody, please ignore idiots like Point Zero.

  6. Comment - Microsoft promises data corruption fix in final Home Server Power Pack

    5.91 Beta 6 (Jul 21, 2008 - 5:16 PM)

    It took seven months because "after isolating the issue, the company was forced to completely rewrite the storage subsystem for Windows Home Server".

    I'd much rather they take 7 months rewriting a poorly coded subsystem than cobble together a fix which sometimes leads to more problems (as MS usually end up doing).

    Good on Microsoft.

  7. Comment - In Her Own Words: Neelie Kroes on the MS fines

    5.91 Beta 6 (Feb 29, 2008 - 6:32 PM)

    Learn your history, you ignorant cretin. The EC has levied massive fines on European and Japanese corporations for similar anti-consumer practices.

    "I wonder what Neelie Kroes would say if Microsoft decided not to do business at all in the European Union?"

    Maybe you're too god-damned thick, so I'll explain to you: Microsoft would be allowed to honour its existing contracts, resulting in a gradual winding down of their operations. The void would slowly be filled by Linux and OSX, resulting in Microsoft's biggest market (Europe) being dominated by Linux and Apple.

    Microsoft pulling out of the EU would be financial suicide, and the shareholders wouldn't allow it for that reason.

  8. Comment - Microsoft Ends Fight With EU, Daily Fines Stop

    5.91 Beta 6 (Oct 22, 2007 - 1:31 PM)

    Microsoft cowered in the face of Europe. It was the only logical choice, given how much damage the EC could do to their operations and how valuable the EU market is to Microsoft. 500 million potential customers, rising to potentially 750 million if new states join.

    To the people talking about OSX, Apple has a desktop market share of what, 3%? Microsoft is the dominant player and it's using its position to behave in a way contrary to European laws. It's using its muscle to kill competitors before they can establish themselves.

    I know some Americans will find nothing wrong with that, but we see things differently in Europe. Business is there to serve society and the people. The right to screw customers and steamroll competitors isn't a right over here. Healthy competition leads to innovation; simply having a monopoly isn't good enough.

  9. Comment - Microsoft Plans New Xbox 360 Arcade Console

    5.91 Beta 6 (Oct 4, 2007 - 7:29 AM)

    "Having owned both, (had a 360, still have a PS3), the Xbox is a rushed to market pile of steaming dung."

    It wasn't rushed to market. Microsoft skimped out on a decent heatsink.

    "I went through 2 before I ebayed the 3rd, and bought a PS3."

    Add another $400 to that eBay'd 360 and you have enough to buy a PS3.

    "The 360 might have a good selection of games"

    Might? The 360's game catalogue is light years ahead of the PS3's.

    "but that is because of it's year headstart."

    The PS3's been around for a year and still has a piss poor selection of games. The 360 had better games when it was a year old.

    "Everything else about it sucks badly."

    Everything apart from the games? Games are the most important thing.

    "The PS3 will be king of this console generation, like the PS1 and PS2 before it."

    The PS1 won because it was cheaper than the competition and had better games. The PS2 won because it had no real competition and had an awesome collection of games. The PS3 is by far the most expensive console, and has by far a worse games library than the 360. Care to explain just how the PS3's going to leapfrog the 360?

    "Even Kotaku list more AAA PS3 titles this season that any other console."

    Let's compare scores from Metacritic.

    Console score: [90 or over] / [89 to 85] / [84 to 80]
    PS3: 1 / 7 / 19
    Xbox 360: 8 / 11 / 50

    The 360 has EIGHT TIMES the number of 90+ games and 2.5 times the number of 80-84 games. The 360's year-long head start doesn't explain why Sony haven't been putting out good games.

  10. Comment - More Zune 2 Details Surface Ahead of Launch

    5.91 Beta 6 (Oct 3, 2007 - 4:50 AM)

    That's funny, because Apple ripped off Konfabulator and Longhorn's sidebar and idiots like you lapped it up as if Apple was innovating.