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		<title>The State of Games in the Media</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-08-25T17:18:11Z</pubDate>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The State of Games in the Media&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The video games industry is now a bigger grossing industry than the movie industry. In 2007 more money was spent in the UK on PC and console games, as well as the consoles themselves and the associated peripherals than on DVDs and cinema tickets. Yet until recently the media attention lavished on the movie and music industry, movie stars, plots and special effects far outshone that given to the games industry, with games journalism lagging behind movie and music reviews and comments in the majority of mainstream titles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So too does the wider public view the movie industry more seriously, handing it the privilege to deal with important issues and make important comments. By contrast the games industry is viewed with a degree of both suspicion and a lack of seriousness, still seen by many as an immature pursuit of kids and adults who need to grow up. Big releases like Halo 3, Wii Fit and Grand Theft Auto 4 have all received comparatively high media attention, though not always for strictly good reasons or in a positive light. Generally games only enter the general publics eye when they break records or through bad press.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In that last couple of years though games and games journalism has grown to take a place in many large papers, websites and TV and news programs. Alongside movie and music reviews game reviews often appear and with big name title releases their press grabbing launches can grab news time on TV as well as . Other press attention is gained in a less favorable light with games such as Grand Theft Auto or Manhunt 2 making the news because of their controversial content. And so as the games industry grows and matures so too does it gain wider exposure from the mainstream press.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As well appearances in the press the games journalism industry in its own right has grown and matured into a business and discipline in itself. Dedicated games magazines are now experienced long-term brand names as are their associated websites. Recently not only have TV shows dedicated to game reviews and news grown to take a place on several channels but games orientated channels themselves have launched not just online but on Sky and Cable too, namely xleague.tv&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Hell's Kitchen - Can You Survive There?</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-08-25T17:18:02Z</pubDate>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hell&#039;s Kitchen - Can You Survive There?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gordon Ramsay, the world-famous chef, invites you to his Hell&#039;s Kitchen, where aspiring chefs do their best to earn his approval and achieve the position of Senior Chef. This game is a real challenge for time-management addicts. You have to control two rooms - the kitchen and the dining-room - at the same time, and neither the food nor the customers will wait if you linger too much. Amazing 3D graphics and pressing atmosphere make your game experience unforgettable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The game is based on the popular US TV show and preserves all the features so appreciated by its audience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are welcome to enter the double doors of Hell&#039;s Kitchen and try your culinary skills in this fast-paced time-management challenge. There is not much of a story here, but the game doesn&#039;t need it really. You act as a young chef who has decided to put him/herself at the mercy of Gordon Ramsay, who is not going to give your any favors, of that you can be sure. Quality of your dishes will be the top priority, not even customers&#039; satisfaction. You start from the status of Dishwasher and have a chance to move to the rank of Senior Chef (if you survive the crazy race, of course).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, each day starts with Today&#039;s Special - the dish you are going to cook on this level mostly. Be sure to have something to eat before you play, for the dishes look really mouth-watering. One of the great features is that you have a wonderful opportunity not only to learn the recipe of the dish you like but even to print it if you wish. Get ready to fill your cookbook with the most sophisticated examples of different cuisines!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I already mentioned, you have to manage two rooms at a time. First you should attend to your customers, show them their table, take their order, then clean after they have eaten. Second, you have to cook the food trying to get the five star rating for every single dish. In the dining-room everything is quite simple - click on the customers to sit them down, then on their table to take the order, then on the food to deliver it, and so on. Your main task is not to make your customers wait for too long, in this case they together with Gordon become extremely irritated. Pay attention to the fact that your waiter will need some time to serve each customer, so you have to plan his actions wisely. And try not to make all your customers wait for their food at the same time - you&#039;ll not be able to serve them all well. It&#039;s better to make some of them wait for the menu and meanwhile prepare other orders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the kitchen everything is a bit more complicated. First you have to click on the necessary ingredients (and watch them cut and cook themselves), then put them to a pot or frying pan and wait while they are cooked. The most important thing here is to organize your work so that you could get all the dishes in one order ready simultaneously, for if you overcook something or let it just stay for too long, it will quality and, accordingly, stars. For this watch the timers for each dish and make them match before you put the ingredients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tip: try to prepare the ingredients at once, not waiting for the order. This wil help you save a couple of seconds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you progress in the game the tasks will become even more and more challenging. You will have more tables to serve and more dishes to cook. Surely, the number of available ingredients and ways of cooking will also grow. And the meals will become more complicated, as customers will prefer to get not only their main courses, but also desserts, appetizers etc. You&#039;ll never be bored in Hell&#039;s Kitchen, that I can guarantee!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One more aspect of the game is definitely worth mentioning - the visuals. The game is made in 3D graphics, and all the flames and colors of the environment perfectly create the pressing atmosphere matching the game play and theme. No discordance here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But enough talking. Step into Hell&#039;s Kitchen and see everything by yourself!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Download All of Your PS3 Games Here!</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-08-25T17:17:53Z</pubDate>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Download All of Your PS3 Games Here!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever gone to a video game store and over payed for a game? How about having the worst customer service? Or end up going to multiple stores to find one copy of a game that seems impossible to find. Everybody has gone through this, whether it&#039;s not getting anyone to help you, or just having to travel to get a game that you want. There is an easier way, and that&#039;s to simply download your games. Playstation 3 games are really expensive now a days, and if you like trying games before you play them, the video stores are around $10 to rent a game. Why spend so much money when you don&#039;t have to leave your house, and setup alongside playing a bunch of games are easy!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All you need to do is point and click, and figure out what you want, and for one simple fee you can have Resistance, Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank, Army of Two, Hot Shots Golf 5, Heavenly Sword, Haze and more. And with Metal Gear Solid 4, Madden 09, and (just announced) Bioshock are on their way, which will cost you $180 just for those new releases. There is such a great selection of games that you can choose from, and all you have to do is make sure you have the hard drive space to hold all the games. And this doesn&#039;t include all of the other functions the PS3 was made for, like movies and music. You can also find download your movies as well, along with any music you&#039;re looking for to make your PS3 not only a great gaming machine, but to also make it a great home entertainment system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope this will help you out, like stated above, it&#039;s a simple process of point, click and download and you will be all set. Good luck, and enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Age of Conan Gold - Take Advantage With the Only AOC Gold Guide on the Net</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-07-20T12:35:38Z</pubDate>
		<description>Age of Conan Gold - Take Advantage With the Only AOC Gold Guide on the Net&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was able to take control of the Trader&#039;s economy on ever server that I played on, literally. I even sold MY gold to Chinese Farmers, in excess of 30,000g that went on to move from WOW over to AOC. I am literally going to share with you my success in how to accomplish this, so go ahead and continue reading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WARNING - Do not read if you are not serious about Age of Conan Gold, this is not for you then! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I started off struggling every day in finding out how to earn gold and make the money work for me. I was literally playing about 16 hour days, which took time away from my family. I didn&#039;t want to keep doing that, because I know how unhealthy that was for once. I understood the kind of devastation that would take, not only on my body, but also on others that loved me. Enough with the sob, let&#039;s get straight to the point that this article is about; Age of Conan Gold &amp; How To Achieve Success!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Basics:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order to achieve in anything, you will need to start at the basics. The basics include things such as know what&#039;s &quot;what&quot; in the game, knowing what&#039;s &quot;where&quot; in the game, and who&#039;s &quot;who&quot; as well. You will need to know where the best spots in the game are, what items do what and who&#039;s doing what in the game. Just like anything else, knowing the basics will get you prepared to excel like no other person has. However, these &quot;basics&quot; will open your eyes as to what to do, where to go, how to do it and most importantly, get you prepared on being the most successful, gold producing character, in any Age of Conan server. You will also learn researching skills, keeping yourself organized, how to choose the best character and name in the game, and how to make the best deals. To finalize it, Age of Conan Gold will take you back to the basics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Advanced Strategies:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knowing the advanced strategies in the game will set you apart from every other &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com&quot;&gt;computer desk manufacturer&lt;/a&gt; character. You will learn how to think like an entrepreneur - like Donald Trump! In all seriousness these advanced strategies will take your game to the next level. The Age of Conan Gold you will know how to make gold so quick that you&#039;re not going to know what to do with it. You can even have your guild members following you as a leader, and you will be able to take your guild to the next level.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Age of Conan Gold Guide - How to AOG Gold Fast With AOG Guides.</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-07-20T12:35:34Z</pubDate>
		<description>Age of Conan Gold Guide - How to AOG Gold Fast With AOG Guides.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the past 5 years or so World of Warcraft has dominated the MMO gaming scene , that was until Age of Conan arrived which has totally taken the MMO world by storm with thousands of WOW addicts joining in droves. The game has picked up numerous awards including &quot;Best MMO of E3 2008&quot; and has scored high reviews from many gaming magazines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like World of Warcraft or any MMO game the ability to farm gold is paramount , having more gold allows you to buy better items like armor, weapons, spells, and other equipment if you&#039;re not able to get enough gold you&#039;ll find it tough going and end up been killed by more experienced gamers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately there is a Age of Conan Gold Guide on the internet that show you how to gather gold quickly. The AOG gold guide will reveal various techniques on how to gather, trade, and craft gold while playing online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are other advantages as well, you will be shown how to avoid chinese farmers that spend all day farming gold and selling for $12.99 a piece. You will saves tons of money and learn from real methods how to gather up to 5000g everyday using legit techniques - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Computer%20Desk%20&amp;amp;%20Workstation_1.htm&quot;&gt;compouter furniture manufacturer&lt;/a&gt; there are no hacks, bots, or exploits used just real life strategies that have worked for Pro Age of Conan gamers. In a matter of hours you&#039;ll be mining thousands of gold pieces and staying ahead of the pack.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now you don;t have to worry about chinese farmers stealing your money and have a guide that can teach you how to do gather gold quickly and for free!.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Why Is My Computer Running Slow - Anti-Spyware Might Be Your Answer</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-07-20T12:35:32Z</pubDate>
		<description>Why Is My Computer Running Slow - Anti-Spyware Might Be Your Answer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back in the early days of the Internet, which for many was not that long ago, if you &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com&quot;&gt;computer desk manufacturer&lt;/a&gt; asked the question: why is my computer running slow? Your answer was pretty simple, you more than likely had to delete some programs from your computer or the worse of the two was that you had a virus on your computer. Ask that question &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Computer%20Desk%20&amp;amp;%20Workstation_1.htm&quot;&gt;compouter furniture manufacturer&lt;/a&gt; today and you could be staring at multiple problems. A registry fix, scandisk or virus could all be reasons why your computer runs slow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The good thing is, for the most part, those just mentioned mostly have solutions for them. You can get software to help clear up most of those problems. However, today&#039;s Internet has now become a double-edged sword. We can get any information right at our fingertips. You can even type in the phrase &quot;why is my computer running slow?&quot; and come up with loads of answers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The internet offers us all kinds of great information from how to instructions to gossip and great products that we can buy without ever leaving our homes. The bad side of that is while we are searching for answers or products we can have all of our identity stripped from us with adware or spyware programs secretly placed on our computer in secret locations on our computers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lucky for us there are many great anti adware companies out there. Many great antispyware software companies have made it their business to remove adware from unknowing consumers. Chances are you have downloaded some product from some of these companies already. Many companies who offer great antispyware software give a free scan of your computer to let you know exactly what kind of aware or spyware is lurking on your computer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good antispyware program will let you detect Trojans, worms and malicious programs. It will also repair damage left by malware. You can usually use a good antispyware software to load extremely helpful features such as a registry shield that will protect your registry, one of the first things that cause your computer to slow down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are times when it is hard to trust shareware, as we might not know if it is just another malicious program wrapped in a shareware package. So it&#039;s good to do some research before you download anything. You can find good reviews on antispyware programs all over the net and it&#039;s also a good thing to check out the company and make sure it is a legitimate software company before you download anything. If you are asking your self &quot;why is my computer running slow?&quot; Then antispyware could be an easy fix. If you are looking for free or paid adware software you do some research and read some reviews.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Computer Security</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-07-20T12:35:19Z</pubDate>
		<description>Computer Security&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Computer Security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers. Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. The objective of computer security varies and can include protection of information from theft or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Computer%20Racks&amp;amp;Cabinets.htm&quot;&gt;computer racks &amp;amp; cabines&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Computer%20Desk.htm&quot;&gt;computer desk&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Corner%20Computer%20Desk.htm&quot;&gt;Corner computer desk&lt;/a&gt;corruption, or the preservation of availability, as defined in the security policy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Technological and managerial procedures applied to computer systems to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of information managed by the computer system&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Computer security imposes requirements on computers that are different from most system requirements because they often take the form of constraints on what computers are not supposed to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Typical approaches to improving computer security can include the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Physically limit access to computers to only those who will not compromise security.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Hardware mechanisms that impose rules on computer programs, thus avoiding depending on computer programs for computer security. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Operating system mechanisms that impose rules on programs to avoid trusting computer programs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Programming strategies to make computer programs dependable and resist subversion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Computer Security has three Layers:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;o Hacking &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;o Cracking &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;o Phreaking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hacking: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unauthorized use or attempts to circumvent or bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Computer hacking always involves some degree of infringement on the privacy of others or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Workstations.htm&quot;&gt;computer workstation&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Carrels_1.htm&quot;&gt;computer carrel&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Audio-Visual%20Carts&amp;amp;Stands_1.htm&quot;&gt;audio visual cart &amp;amp; stand&lt;/a&gt; damage to computer-based property such as files, web pages or software. The impact of computer hacking varies from simply being simply invasive and annoying to illegal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cracking:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The act of breaking into a computer system. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Software Cracking is the modification of software to remove protection methods: copy prevention, trial/demo version, serial number, hardware key, CD check or software annoyances like nag screens and adware. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most common software crack is the modification of an application&#039;s binary &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com&quot;&gt;computer desk manufacturer&lt;/a&gt; to cause or prevent a specific key branch in the program&#039;s execution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phreaking:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The art and science of cracking the phone network.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Security by design:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The technologies of computer security are based on logic. There is no universal standard notion of what secure behavior is. &quot;Security&quot; is a concept that is unique to each situation. Security is extraneous to the function of a computer application, rather than ancillary to it, thus security necessarily imposes restrictions on the application&#039;s behavior.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are several approaches to security in computing; sometimes a combination of approaches is valid:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Trust all the software to abide by a security policy but the software is not trustworthy (this is computer insecurity).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Trust all the software to abide by a security policy and the software is validated as trustworthy (by tedious branch and path analysis for example).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Trust no software but enforce a security policy with mechanisms that are not trustworthy (again this is computer insecurity).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Trust no software but enforce a security policy with trustworthy mechanisms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12 tips for computer security:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Update / patch ALL your software every now and then!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Check / adjust ALL your settings so they are safe, since they ARENT by default! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Use firewall, like ZoneAlarm to control what goes in and out from your computer! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Use good passwords: at least 13marks long, containing both letters and numbers. Remember to change your password every few months atleast and dont ever use the same password in two places!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Get a good antivirus program: NOD32, F-Secure or Norton Antivirus and keep it updated! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Don&#039;t open or execute files that you are not 100% sure are absolutely safe nomatter where or how you get them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Wipe your historyfiles (like cookies, internet history and temporary files, etc.), logs and personal files, with specific wiping program (like Eraser) instead of just deleting them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Use encryption to enhance your privacy! Use encrypted email (like Hushmail or Ziplip), www-surfing and encrypt sensitive files on your computer (PGP). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. When you are finished using some internet-based service like email, sign out of it rather than just closing your browser! Also, when you leave your computer, make sure that none of such programs or connections are left open that someone could abuse. In WindowsNT/2k/XP, press Windowskey+L to lock the workstation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Don&#039;t use public computers for anything you need to type in your logins, they usually have Trojan horses that capture your passwords. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11. Make backups and store them in safe place! Easiest way to do a total-backup is to make an &quot;Image&quot; of your harddrive or partition and store it on safe location, but floppies will usually be just fine for storing documents, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12. Install and Use a Hardware Firewal&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>How to Buy the Best Dive Computer For You</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-07-20T12:35:07Z</pubDate>
		<description>How to Buy the Best Dive Computer For You&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We bet you&#039;ll understand this feeling... you are 50 feet underwater and you are marveling at all of the amazing creatures surrounding you when all of a sudden you realize that your 10 minutes are up and you need to start ascending. Isn&#039;t it the most frustrating feeling? Well, what if we can make it so that your 10 minutes could turn into 15 or even 20 minutes? No, we don&#039; t have a magic spell that will give you gills. All you need to do is buy a dive computer! Once you realize that it is time to buy a dive computer, all you need to figure out is how the find the best match for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have spent hours looking for the top dive computers out there so that everyone who is really into diving can spend more time in the water. All of these computers will increase your enjoyment during you dives, whether you are a beginner or more experienced. Most of them can accommodate both Air and Nitrox dives, making them great investments because you can keep the computer for a long time and use the advanced features once you gain more and more diving certifications. So check these out, buy one and then let us know how much better your next dive is!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first dive computer that you should consider buying is the Aeris Epic Hoseless Wrist Computer. In our opinion, the Epic has one of the best prices, the best features and the best design. The Epic is also really stylish and you can wear this while diving or while out to dinner. The best part about this dive computer is that you can program it to read from numerous different cylinders, including your dive partner&#039;s.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next up is the Suunto Stinger Titanium. The Stinger is so high class that it is only one of two wrist computers in the world that can separate Nitrox, Free/Gauge and Air modes. If you are looking to buy a dive computer, this baby will make you very happy. This is one of the most well-known dive computers in the industry and all of the advanced features are so easy to use that even a beginner will feel comfortable using it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another style to read more about is the Uwatec Aladin Smart Z Hoseless Wrist Air/Nitrox Computer. Uwatec is a brand that is popular within the more experienced diving community. They even have a unique algorithm for that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com&quot;&gt;computer desk manufacturer&lt;/a&gt; increases safety and maximizes your bottom time. What more could you ask for when you buy a dive computer? I guess that&#039;s why they named it the smart computer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can&#039;t forget about the Ocean VT Pro Hoseless Wrist Computer. You know you can trust this brand because they have worked with NASA to develop a dive computer for their underwater test facility. The VT Pro is Oceanic&#039;s best-seller and although it is similar to the Aeris Elite, the VT comes with an Oceanlog PC Interface. This feature allows you to transfer your dive data between your dive computer and your PC by when you use a USB cable to sync them up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last, but not least, is the Aeris Elite Hoseless Wrist Computer. You will not be able to buy another dive computer with these features at such a great price. The Elite is hoseless, PC downloadable, Nitrox compatible and has times your safety stop. Best of all, the functions are really easy to read and use.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>The Age of Free Online Gaming</title>
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		<pubDate>2008-07-18T10:09:06Z</pubDate>
		<description>The Age of Free Online Gaming&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The age of free online gaming is now upon us. It is remarkable how much progress has been made in the free online gaming market in the past five or so years. Earlier this decade when people heard &quot;free game&quot; horrible images of freeware games made by college kids in their spare time came to mind, games that looked like early 1980s PC RPG betas. No longer. Today there are literally dozens of free to play games in almost every genre. Maple Story alone, a free to play 2D MMORPG released in 2003, now boasts over 56 million accounts worldwide 1. Just in case you&#039;re wondering, that blows World of Warcraft with its 10 million users out of the water. While MMORPGs are the most common genre of free gaming, there are free games in every field. Shot Online and Albatross18 are both free golfing games with a level of depth rarely found in the retail golfing market. Games like GunZ: The Duel, Wolf Team, War Rock, and Soldier Front offer FPS experiences ranging from frag fests to tactical team coordinated matches. Its difficult to think of a genre that isn&#039;t covered. There are several excellent free racing games such as the simple yet realistic racer Project Torque. If you want something more immersing, look no further than the hybrid Racing/RPG game Drift City which has several fully explorable cities filled with side missions and places to explore with graphics similar to the retail Grand Theft Auto games. If you like to mix rocket launchers with your racers, the free market delivers; Upshift Strikeracer is all about rockets, mines, and other nasty weapons to blow the other players out of the race. Even traditional sports are covered. Freestyle Street Basketball is a simple yet addictive game where each match lasts five minutes, perfect for the casual player. If you&#039;re a soccer fan than try Kicks Online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#039;ve mentioned only a fraction of the free to play games available and it almost feels like a crime to have left out such great games as Fly For Fun, Exteel, Gunbound, and the dozens of other games now accessible by anyone with an Internet connection. Now, dear reader, you must be convinced that we are now entering the age of free gaming, but I have one more shock for you. This is only the beginning. Even as I write this there are dozens of top quality games in beta testing either here in America or in Japan and Korea. Beautiful games like Neosteam and a Gundam MMO are in the works. The list of free online games available and under construction is in the hundreds. Many former pay to play games have been liberated from their monthly fees. Archlord, RF Online, Savage, Anarchy Online, and Shadow Bane are now available to the masses for free. Surely this is a trend that will continue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next time you consider pulling out the credit card to activate a subscription or purchase a game online, think twice and give a free to play game a chance. You might be surprised by what you find. If you&#039;re looking for a resource site to read a bit about the best free games out there, I&#039;d recommend checking out MMOHub.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>How to Game Like a Pro</title>
		<category>The first blog</category>
		<pubDate>2008-07-18T10:08:57Z</pubDate>
		<description>How to Game Like a Pro&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How is that other guy so fast?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How did he react and move so much more accurate then you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, a lot of speed in reaction time and accuracy is practice and natural reaction time which you can only get by spending a lot of time in that certain game or genre of games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But a lot of it comes from simple hardware upgrades and tweaks! Having that little higher reaction time mouse or anti ghosting keyboard. Having that perfect key layout or preprogrammed gaming pad. Those things make a huge difference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my experience, the difference between an average standard mouse and a gaming mouse is as big as the Grand Canyon. The usb connector is usually gold plated for faster connection times and less delay between click and action. The optical sensors are much more active and have a higher resolution. The entire design is build for speed and fast hand and wrist movement. Even the cable is thiner and more flexible to give you the least amount of resistance when moving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every little twitch of the wrist can move your mouse cursor across the screen at many times the speed of a regular mouse. Instead of 2 mouse buttons they have 7! All fully programmed to that certain game you&#039;re playing. You won&#039;t have to reach across the keyboard or click the screen to use a certain skill or switch out weapons. They have it all in reach of their fingers, on the mouse to be clicked in a split second.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Joana's 1-70 Horde Leveling Guide For World of Warcraft!</title>
		<category>The first blog</category>
		<pubDate>2008-07-18T10:08:48Z</pubDate>
		<description>Joana&#039;s 1-70 Horde Leveling Guide For World of Warcraft!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I honestly admit, Joana&#039;s Horde leveling guide, a World of Warcraft leveling guide, is the first guide I used to level my first character from 1-70 in the World of Warcraft, a troll priest on the Coilfang server. Before I purchased Joana&#039;s guide, I had already leveled a 40 gnome rogue, which I couldn&#039;t progress on, because I had no idea what to do or where to go. So I made another character, a dwarf hunter, which I was able to level up to 48, but I was stuck again. I got frustrated and created a gnome mage. I would only get up to level 36 before deciding World of Warcraft was too hard, or so I thought. I left the game for a month, and when I got one of my friend&#039;s interested, we decided to play again. This time, however, I would be going Horde. I had heard of guides, but never used them, so I decided to do some research. This is how I found out about Joana&#039;s Horde guide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We started right away. I purchased Joana&#039;s leveling guide, and started my troll priest. My friends were a warlock (who already had 2 70s), and a mage (who had never played before). I immediately sped ahead of them, playing around the same hours, using Joana&#039;s guide. I knew exactly where to go, and using the guide, I beat my warlock friend to 70 by almost 2 weeks (keep in mind, he had already leveled 2 characters from 1-70! My mage friend achieved level 70 a little bit later, probably a month after I leveled, due to his inexperience. As you can see, I wiped away the competition!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joana&#039;s guide is one of the best World of Warcraft leveling guides to date. It provides excellent, detailed, step by step information on exactly where to go, using an in game coordinate system. It lists every single quest, in order, that you need to accept to get from 1-70 in minimal time. Joana includes tips, tricks, and methods of exactly how he got the record leveling time. Also included are full-length videos of every moment of Joana&#039;s astounding, 1-70 leveling experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether you&#039;re new to the World of Warcraft, and seem to have some trouble leveling; or you&#039;re an avid, experienced player, looking for a faster way to 70, I sincerely believe that Joana&#039;s Guide could be a great addition to your leveling experience 1-70!&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Metal Gear Solid - To Cause Sensation Among the Gaming Community</title>
		<category>The first blog</category>
		<pubDate>2008-07-18T10:08:40Z</pubDate>
		<description>Metal Gear Solid - To Cause Sensation Among the Gaming Community&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A game soon to be launched (June 12) is already causing great sensation among the gaming community, Metal Gear Solid 4 is already being called one of the most realistic and breathtaking battlefields you can find anywhere, anytime. This incredible reading was created, written and directed by Hideo Kojima, Shujo Murata and Yoji Shinkawa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since this game has been developed by Asian directors and writers you can expect a lot of elements are you have seen a Japanese animations such as Ghost in the Shell, Evangelion, Gundam Seed and many others to come alive in this complex video game. MGS4 has been set to bring several elements of very futuristic war situations where the player is able to use artificial intelligence as well as self-aware combat units in order to take on the enemy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The main character of the game, the one that the player will be controlling is called &quot;Old Snake&quot; or &quot;Snake&quot; for short, he is a grumpy, old but extremely agile genetically engineered soldier who is sent to the middle east in order to terminate his rival Liquid Ocelot. Liquid controls a company which is called Outer Heaven that at the same time serves as a proxy in order to manipulate the five largest private military companies that fight wars in order to create a profit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Getting to your ultimate enemy will prove to be very difficult to because there are several proxies that you need to defeat before you get to the real villain, luckily for Snake and the player there will be a small metal gear unit that is intelligent and very useful which will a company the main character every step of the way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Snake is not the only genetically engineered being in the game, there are two more characters who shared the same characteristics as Snake and it turned out to be his enemies, they are called Ocelot and Solidus. The player will also have to explore the possibilities of one of these enemies carrying stronger genes than those used to engineer Snake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of the technologies which are implemented in the game include optical camouflage (referred to as octocamo) which allows Snake to blend with any surface, as you may know this technology was first featured in the animation ghost in the Shell, at least for this type of battle situation. Another great addition is the &quot;solid eye&quot; which provides a great deal of details about the terrain and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com&quot;&gt;computer desk manufacturer&lt;/a&gt; geographical position of enemy. With so much action and high-tech devices players will be literally busy for weeks at a time.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Full PC Game Downloads and Free Downloadable PC Games</title>
		<category>The first blog</category>
		<pubDate>2008-07-18T10:08:35Z</pubDate>
		<description>Full PC Game Downloads and Free Downloadable PC Games&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Full pc game downloads&quot; and &quot;free downloadable pc games&quot; and &quot;illegal download pc games&quot; are some of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Conference%20Tables_1.htm&quot;&gt;conference table&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Laptop%20Stands_1.htm&quot;&gt;laptop stand&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/PrinterEquipment%20Stands_1.htm&quot;&gt;printer equipment table&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Training%20Tables_1.htm&quot;&gt;trainning table&lt;/a&gt;the highest searches online. The real question is whether you can actually download full versions through free sites and what the pros and cons are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are real drawbacks that avid PC gamers face when they go to free sites. Unfortunately, when you usually start your download not only will you actually download parts of the game but also adware, spyware and harmful viruses. While there is no upfront price involved to do this there is a massive price to your computer. What happens after these viruses and spyware find themselves on your pc is that they start corrupting your Windows registry, your hard drive and your files.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The end result?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your computer slows down completely - which makes it virtually impossible to download anything anyway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your computer loses files which you&#039;ll never get back - which again makes it impossible to play games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It completely crashes - which means you need to spend $100s or even $1000s either restoring it or buying a new one altogether.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But that&#039;s not all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You then use massive amounts of your bandwidth and internet allowance to download what you believe are FULL versions only to find out that they are either trial copies, corrupted files or pirated versions which then infect the other programs on your site - and cause all the problems that I&#039;ve already listed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know because this happened to me - and my &quot;free&quot; downloads ended up costing me $786.99!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That kind of freaked me out so I went on the rampage to find how to do it. I&#039;m now completely &quot;worry free&quot; when downloading online - and you can be too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a tiny one time fee you can actually legally download games, TV shows, movies, mp3s, videos, software, wii media, psp games and virtually everything you&#039;ll ever need. These downloads not only are legal but they are safe - no adware, spyware, or harmful viruses that cause the problems I mentioned above!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only that but there are millions of items to choose from. Not only can you find the hottest products but also those rare to find old pc games that you and your family members may have grown up with.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Full PC Game Downloads and Free Downloadable PC Games</title>
		<category>The first blog</category>
		<pubDate>2008-07-16T09:54:10Z</pubDate>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Full PC Game Downloads and Free Downloadable PC Games&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Full pc game downloads&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;free downloadable pc games&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;illegal download pc games&amp;quot; are some of the highest searches online. The real question is whether you can actually download full versions through free sites and what the pros and cons are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are real drawbacks that avid PC gamers face when they go to free sites. Unfortunately, when you usually start your download not only will you actually download parts of the game but also adware, spyware and harmful viruses. While there is no upfront price involved to do this there is a massive price to your computer. What happens after these viruses and spyware find themselves on your pc is that they start corrupting your Windows registry, your hard drive and your files.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The end result?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your computer slows down completely - which makes it virtually impossible to download anything anyway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your computer loses files which you&#039;ll never get back - which again makes it impossible to play games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It completely crashes - which means you &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/PrinterEquipment%20Stands_1.htm&quot;&gt;printer equipment table&lt;/a&gt; need to spend $100s or even $1000s either restoring it or buying a new one altogether.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But that&#039;s not all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You then use massive amounts of your bandwidth and internet allowance to download what you believe are FULL versions only to find out that they are either trial copies, corrupted files or pirated versions which then infect the other programs on your site - and cause all the problems that I&#039;ve already listed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know because this happened to me - and my &amp;quot;free&amp;quot; downloads ended up costing me $786.99!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That kind of freaked me out so I went on the rampage to find how to do it. I&#039;m now completely &amp;quot;worry free&amp;quot; when downloading online - and you can be too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a tiny one time fee you can actually legally download games, TV shows, movies, mp3s, videos, software, wii media, psp games and virtually everything you&#039;ll ever need. These downloads not only are legal but they are safe - no adware, spyware, or harmful viruses that cause the problems I mentioned above!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only that but there are millions of items to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Training%20Tables_1.htm&quot;&gt;trainning table&lt;/a&gt; choose from. Not only can you find the hottest products but also those rare to find old pc games that you and your family members may have grown up with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; , &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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		<title>Alliance Power Leveling Guide</title>
		<category>The first blog</category>
		<pubDate>2008-07-16T09:53:37Z</pubDate>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alliance Power Leveling Guide&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For those who are new to World of Warcraft or who just want to try their hand at playing the Alliance, finding the right Alliance power leveling guide can be a challenge. Of course, there are those popular Alliance power leveling guides that everyone has heard of, but do they really cut it when it comes to leveling? Well, here are some tips on how to find the right Alliance power leveling guide for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Search out some of the most popular Alliance leveling &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/PrinterEquipment%20Stands_1.htm&quot;&gt;printer equipment table&lt;/a&gt;guides on different gaming sites. Find reviews and blogs about them and see what others are saying about the guide. Is the feedback good or bad or in the middle? Do other gamers think that the guide is worth buying or not? Are there good reviews on the guide from people other than just the author? Check out all that you can find about that guide and some of the other popular guides out on the web today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Watch the prices. You should never spend more than $40 for a high quality Alliance power leveling guide, especially if you can not use the guide or if it is not a good guide. There are some Alliance guides out there that are priced well over $60 and they will not take you through all the way to level 70, provide end game information, or help with gold making ideas in the guide. Most simply tell you the quests you should pick up, and that&#039;s about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Take other players advice. Ask other people you are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maccomputerdesk.com/product/Training%20Tables_1.htm&quot;&gt;trainning table&lt;/a&gt; friends with about guides that they have purchased. You will be surprised at the answers that you will get. Some will recommend different guides and others will tell you which guides NOT to purchase. Trust me, there are players out there who have purchased several different guides and know which ones are good and which are bad. Take their advice, it&#039;s the best way you will know which guides actually work and which are not worth the money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Keep in mind that all Alliance power leveling guides are not created equal. Some will be for more advanced, veteran players and others will be for new players. Make sure that you read everything on the guide&#039;s web site so you can get a feel for who the guide is written for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; , &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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