Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Top 10 Massively Multiplayer Online Worlds
Top 10 Most Popular MMOs.
The complete list includes the following:
1. World of Warcraft - 8.5 million subscribers (released 2004)
2. Habbo Hotel - 7.5 million active users (released 2000)
3. RuneScape - 5 million active users (released 2001)
4. Club Penguin - 4 million active users (released 2006)
5. Webkinz - 3.8 million active users (released 2005)
6. Gaia Online - 2 million active users (released 2003)
7. Guild Wars - 2 million active users (released 2005)
8. Puzzle Pirates - 1.5 million active users (released 2003)
9. Lineage I/II - 1 million subscribers (released 1998)
10. Second Life - 500,000 active users (released 2003)
Aside from World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, and Second Life I haven’t heard of the other MMOs. I know Gaia Online but it’s supposed to be a message board or forum (practically the world’s largest message board according to BigBoards with 7,838,975 members).
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Techniques how to speed-up your "old computer"
* overclocking
- cmos setting/motherboard jumper/overclocking utilities
* change the visual effects
- control panel -system properties
* add memory, if there are avaible memory slot
* check your video card
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Computer input devices
Input devices are things we use to put information INTO a computer.
Here are some examples of input devices.
Note: An APPLICATION is a type of computer program. Some applications are word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and games
* Camera - most cameras like this are used during live conversations. The camera transmits a picture from one computer to another, or can be used to record a short video.
* Compact Disc (CD) - CDs store information. The CD can then be put into another computer, and the information can be opened and added or used on the second computer. Note: A CD-R or CD-RW can also be used as an OUTPUT device.
* Keyboard - The keyboard is a way to input letters or numbers into different applications or programs. A keyboard also has special keys that help operate the computer.
* Mouse - The mouse is used to open and close files, navigate web sites, and click on a lot of commands (to tell the computer what to do) when using different applications.
* Digital Camera - A digital camera can be used to take pictures. It can be hooked up to a computer to transfer the pictures from the camera to the computer. Some digital cameras hold a floppy disk, and the floppy disk can be taken out of the camera and put directly into the computer.
* Drawing Tablet - A drawing tablet is similar to a white board, except you use a special pen to write on it and it's connected to the computer. Then the word or image you draw can be saved on the computer.
* Microphone - A microphone is used to record sound. The sound is then saved as a sound file on the computer.
* Scanner - A scanner is used to copy pictures or other things and save them as files on the computer.
* Disk Drive - A disk drive can hold a CD or a floppy disk. It reads the information on the disk so that the computer can use it.
* Joystick - A joystick is used to move the cursor from place to place, and to click on various items in programs. A joystick is used mostly for computer games.
* Touch Screen - A touch screen is a computer screen or other screen that you can touch with your finger to enter information. Examples of touch screens include a smart board, a microwave, a dishwasher, or an ATM at a bank.
* Bar Code Scanner - A bar code scanner scans a little label that has a bar code on it. The information is then saved on the computer. Bar code scanners are used in libraries a lot.
Intel versus Amd
in my case i prefered to use amd !!
- less power consumption
- it's faster in terms of gaming
- it's multitasking
- its cheeper than intel