The software is very stable, and the program runs smoothly, being built with AIR and all... Downside is the graphics do take some muscle to render, so there is noticeable drag with my machine.
The settings available are very robust, but they could have been laid out in a more user-friendly method.
The free version has 3 or 4 minor limitations, but $10.00 USD is a meager price for such a robust piece of software.
Decent resource usage, excellent quality on video, and defaults to voice only if no cam is available. Supports video conferences on top of it all. NO AIR CLIENT NECESSARY.. it will run just by logging into your account via the website, but you can ALSO use the desktop AIR client, which means it's usable from any high-speed internet connection (no download required). It does help if the latest Flash plugin is installed.
A couple of other things to mention:
You can record your videos, save them to desktop if you like, and even publish as a video blog. There are many other features, but I think you get the idea.
Raptr has some nice features, but it has some shortcomings. There are some obvious features lacking here.
1. You have a "buddy" list but you can't communicate to any of them.
2. There's no way to manually add games that aren't found by scaning.
3. The interface takes some getting used to. Actually it's horrible. It's made like an IM client but it doesn't act like one at all.
Other than that, linking with your Twitter account, and finding people playing the same game, all works well. It's a free application too so no loss there.
Firefox is better for a few reasons.
1. Extensions. There are many features that aren't available in other browsers through extensions. Social networks, IM, encryption, so forth and so on. There's hundreds of extensions already, and more being produced daily.
Firefox 3 was rated as the fastest browser out there. FF2 coming in a close second... Opera is up there but Firefox simply renders and loads faster.
Well, there's a rub here. Crysis had a great storyline, but it was bogged down with too many factors. Aliens, Koreans, sure. Free-range world and insane combat scenarios.
I will say there are some AI flukes. I hid myself inside a building and nearly every enemy outside (about 30 guys) came inside the tiny little trailor and were all bumping into me. So, naturally, I did the only thing I could do, switched to Strengh and slammed out of there after tossing a grenade in the midst of them.
That entire scenario was blown. I didn't see another enemy for about 10 minutes till i reached the next checkpoint.
There are quite a few upsides. The unique gameplay and melee vs. constant shoot-em-up style. You can go invisible and snipe too, that's always fun. Switching to strength and slamming a truck into a building and smashing the guys in between. It's fun.
Did you know that NASA has a supercomputer they've been tweaking for some time, and in the last year or so only managed to play the 1st level of Crisis on max graphics? Insane.
I have a robust laptop, but Crysis was simply too much. I surpassed the min requirements and still, it ran slow, and had lots of graphics issues. I tuned it all the way down and it still had issues. There's simply too much there.
Probably the most fun in a FPS I've ever had. Non-stop action, mind mashing puzzles, insane graphics and a powerful storyline. Off-the-wall creatures, bad-ass weapons. It's very fun. Try it.
Last.FM has come a long way from the old days. Still, it needs work. There are some things that people just don't care about right there in the main list, and things most people would want to see that take too many clicks to get to. The UI I gave a 3/5 but as far as the rest go, features, performance and price... it's free and works great.
5/5 on features. Digsby has a robust feature list, without all of the nonsense. One of the best features of the program is no ads. That's right, the program comes without any ad software. It's very powerful. I donate.
4/5 on UI because there's some wasted space with the social networking and webmail services. They appear as buttons, which is OK, but if they appeared as icons that slide out as you hover, then activate on-click... it would work much better.
5/5 for performance. Digsby loaded fast the first time, and after setting up all of my services, still loads quick. Activating services is as simple as checking a check-box.
Price... well hell it's free! You can't beat that.
I love this application for 2 reasons. 1. It unifies voice, cam, and text all at once with multiple people. 2. You can download the AIR client so you can have tokbox on your desktop.
There's a few other features too. For instance, you can publish your online status on Twitter and allow others to view or join your conversation just by clicking.
It loads much faster than most services, and I haven't had a crash yet. This is a grade-a app.
I've found quiet a few decent programs using Wakoopa. There seem to be an endless list of useful web and desktop applications that speed up and improve my lifestyle. I never new such a simple program could open such a gateway. It sounds a little like flattery but I'm glad I found it.
I've been using Picasa for about 6 months, and it's definitely raised the bar a little for me.
For one, when you first install, and continue to use Picasa, every single photo (.jpg format) is found, you can set additional file types from the settings. Even movies such as .mpg and .avi are found and playable on Picasa.
You can organize your own folders or galleries, create slideshows, optimize and/or edit your photos, all with an extremely lightweight footprint on your resources, and a smooth/clean GUI.
For a free bit of software, this certainly goes above and beyond. Kudos Google.
I've had this game for a little bit, and I can't really seem to get burned out. My wife had to beat me with a frying pan to get me off of this thing, literally! It's highly addictive so if you're a serious gamer, and you enjoy highly detailed graphics, hollywood-class sequence movies, and all-out war... this game is probably the best you can find.
This far I've played through the Nod and GDI campaign only to get jammed up in one of the first Scrin missions (yes when you beat Nod and GDI you get to play Scrin as well) and yes, some of the theatricals are recycled, it's very well done... you should really get this game, and even more so with the expansion pack on the shelves. It's on the way here and I'm going to really enjoy it.
Usually I get crashes because of memory leaks. I'd suggest a virtual memory (RAM) optimizer such as WinMem Optimizer. You can find it at http://downloads.com
The software is very stable, and the program runs smoothly, being built with AIR and all... Downside is the graphics do take some muscle to render, so there is noticeable drag with my machine. The settings available are very robust, but they could have been laid out in a more user-friendly method. The free version has 3 or 4 minor limitations, but $10.00 USD is a meager price for such a robust piece of software.
Decent resource usage, excellent quality on video, and defaults to voice only if no cam is available. Supports video conferences on top of it all. NO AIR CLIENT NECESSARY.. it will run just by logging into your account via the website, but you can ALSO use the desktop AIR client, which means it's usable from any high-speed internet connection (no download required). It does help if the latest Flash plugin is installed. A couple of other things to mention: You can record your videos, save them to desktop if you like, and even publish as a video blog. There are many other features, but I think you get the idea.
Raptr has some nice features, but it has some shortcomings. There are some obvious features lacking here. 1. You have a "buddy" list but you can't communicate to any of them. 2. There's no way to manually add games that aren't found by scaning. 3. The interface takes some getting used to. Actually it's horrible. It's made like an IM client but it doesn't act like one at all. Other than that, linking with your Twitter account, and finding people playing the same game, all works well. It's a free application too so no loss there.
Firefox is better for a few reasons. 1. Extensions. There are many features that aren't available in other browsers through extensions. Social networks, IM, encryption, so forth and so on. There's hundreds of extensions already, and more being produced daily. Firefox 3 was rated as the fastest browser out there. FF2 coming in a close second... Opera is up there but Firefox simply renders and loads faster.
Well, there's a rub here. Crysis had a great storyline, but it was bogged down with too many factors. Aliens, Koreans, sure. Free-range world and insane combat scenarios. I will say there are some AI flukes. I hid myself inside a building and nearly every enemy outside (about 30 guys) came inside the tiny little trailor and were all bumping into me. So, naturally, I did the only thing I could do, switched to Strengh and slammed out of there after tossing a grenade in the midst of them. That entire scenario was blown. I didn't see another enemy for about 10 minutes till i reached the next checkpoint. There are quite a few upsides. The unique gameplay and melee vs. constant shoot-em-up style. You can go invisible and snipe too, that's always fun. Switching to strength and slamming a truck into a building and smashing the guys in between. It's fun. Did you know that NASA has a supercomputer they've been tweaking for some time, and in the last year or so only managed to play the 1st level of Crisis on max graphics? Insane. I have a robust laptop, but Crysis was simply too much. I surpassed the min requirements and still, it ran slow, and had lots of graphics issues. I tuned it all the way down and it still had issues. There's simply too much there.
Probably the most fun in a FPS I've ever had. Non-stop action, mind mashing puzzles, insane graphics and a powerful storyline. Off-the-wall creatures, bad-ass weapons. It's very fun. Try it.
Last.FM has come a long way from the old days. Still, it needs work. There are some things that people just don't care about right there in the main list, and things most people would want to see that take too many clicks to get to. The UI I gave a 3/5 but as far as the rest go, features, performance and price... it's free and works great.
5/5 on features. Digsby has a robust feature list, without all of the nonsense. One of the best features of the program is no ads. That's right, the program comes without any ad software. It's very powerful. I donate. 4/5 on UI because there's some wasted space with the social networking and webmail services. They appear as buttons, which is OK, but if they appeared as icons that slide out as you hover, then activate on-click... it would work much better. 5/5 for performance. Digsby loaded fast the first time, and after setting up all of my services, still loads quick. Activating services is as simple as checking a check-box. Price... well hell it's free! You can't beat that.
I love this application for 2 reasons. 1. It unifies voice, cam, and text all at once with multiple people. 2. You can download the AIR client so you can have tokbox on your desktop. There's a few other features too. For instance, you can publish your online status on Twitter and allow others to view or join your conversation just by clicking. It loads much faster than most services, and I haven't had a crash yet. This is a grade-a app.
Yahoo search isn't on my top five search engines. I prefer google, mamma.com, ask.com, digg, and lycos. Sorry!
I've found quiet a few decent programs using Wakoopa. There seem to be an endless list of useful web and desktop applications that speed up and improve my lifestyle. I never new such a simple program could open such a gateway. It sounds a little like flattery but I'm glad I found it.
I've been using Picasa for about 6 months, and it's definitely raised the bar a little for me. For one, when you first install, and continue to use Picasa, every single photo (.jpg format) is found, you can set additional file types from the settings. Even movies such as .mpg and .avi are found and playable on Picasa. You can organize your own folders or galleries, create slideshows, optimize and/or edit your photos, all with an extremely lightweight footprint on your resources, and a smooth/clean GUI. For a free bit of software, this certainly goes above and beyond. Kudos Google.
I've had this game for a little bit, and I can't really seem to get burned out. My wife had to beat me with a frying pan to get me off of this thing, literally! It's highly addictive so if you're a serious gamer, and you enjoy highly detailed graphics, hollywood-class sequence movies, and all-out war... this game is probably the best you can find. This far I've played through the Nod and GDI campaign only to get jammed up in one of the first Scrin missions (yes when you beat Nod and GDI you get to play Scrin as well) and yes, some of the theatricals are recycled, it's very well done... you should really get this game, and even more so with the expansion pack on the shelves. It's on the way here and I'm going to really enjoy it.
Usually I get crashes because of memory leaks. I'd suggest a virtual memory (RAM) optimizer such as WinMem Optimizer. You can find it at http://downloads.com