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  • HOWTO: OpenArena Dedicated Sever – Linux

    Open Arena is an amazing Open Source arena based first person shooter. It is based on the quake 3 engine, and has a lot of fast gameplay. You are going to need your own server running linux. A shell account will not do, the admin will probably disable your account, and most likely you won’t…

  • Howto become Exalted with the Wintersaber Trainers

    The information in this article may have been changed over the release of previous expansion packs.  I will verify the information and update as needed. Quite simply, this may be one of the most boring grinds to exalted you can do, other than say … Timbermaw Hold. However, you get a sweet ground mount [Reins…

  • How to become Exalted with Sporeggar

    The information in this article may have been changed over the release of previous expansion packs.  I will verify the information and update as needed. Becoming exalted with Sporeggar isn’t all that hard, or time consuming. Alot of the questing can be done as a group to speed the whole process up because the majority…

  • Guitar Hero 3 Xbox 360 Review

    Wow, just to say, Red Octane did an amazing job with their 3rd release of the amazing Guitar Hero series! Guitar Hero 3 boasts a huge lineup of amazing songs, along with an assortment of new features and enhancements. Most notable enhancements to the game include, introduction of Slash and Tom Morello as players, battle…

  • HOWTO: Slow down and log bruteforce attacks on your Debian system

    This howto is going to assume you have a working Debian or Debian based system currently running. It is also intended to be copied and pasted directly into your telnet/ssh window. The package I am going to be using is called fail2ban. Fail2ban scans log files and bans IP addresses that produce too many failed…

  • Review: Frantix

    If you were a fan of Chips Challenge, you will definitely enjoy Frantix for the PSP. Frantix offers more than 150 puzzles for to be solved. Each with power pick-ups, monsters, and an array of deadly traps. The game claims to be a puzzle adventure, but I think the only way this can be called…

  • Review: Every Extend Extra

    If you’re into games that you can just pick-up and play, this is the game for you. Created by Bandai, and developed by Q Entertainment, I would describe Every Extend Extra as an Action based Puzzle game. This game is amazing, with intense game play, spectacular graphics and effects, and a soundtrack that ties the…

  • HOWTO: Prevent website bandwidth theft with .htaccess

    “Some people can be so ignorant. Nothing aggravates me more than a forum user who hotlinks an image or file from your site on a popular forum, but when webmasters create file repositories, and all of the files are linked from other peoples servers. Without permission. I’m sure there are many ways to prevent these…

  • HOWTO: Upgrade your PSP to Firmware 3.40 OE-A

    “In the off chance that YOU brick YOUR PSP during the upgrade process, please do not complain here. I moderate all comments and yours just will not be added. Sony has released a couple firmware versions since my last posting, but here is a tutorial for getting the OE version of 3.40 running on your…

  • HOWTO: Upgrade your PSP to Firmware 3.10 OE-A’

    Caution! – This may brick your PSP if the steps are not followed properly! Please follow all of the instructions carefully, and if it doesn’t work and you brick your PSP, I didnt twist your arm, or hold a gun to your head, so don’t come crying to me. 3.10 OE-A and OE-A’ boasts an…

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