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June, 2009
Well I have to say I was dreading setting up the wireless connection for this laptop. When I tried to set up the fingerprint scanner the instructions turned out to be in Chinese. (OK, they weren’t, but they might as well have been considering how confused I was!) And so I was afraid that the instructions for setting up the wireless connection would be just as confusing. Plus the fact that my usual wireless access point is becoming increasingly temperamental meant that it looked like I had quite a task ahead…
President Barrack Obama is known to be a bit of a geek at heart, but it looks like he’s got his sights set on video games, and perhaps not in a good way. Whilst addressing the American Medical Association in Chicago yesterday, President Obama called out video games as a factor in children’s unhealthy lifestyles.
Opera
Wolfram Alpha – the ‘computational knowledge engine’ that appeared just a little bit too close to the new Terminator film for our liking – now has an iPhone-optimised portal to make it easier to answer tricky questions on the go.
Over the last couple of days I’ve deliberately taken the time to use the laptop all over the house. From my desk to the sofa and from the kitchen to the bedroom just to see how well it adapts to each environment. I hope you’ll forgive me for not having tried the laptop out in the garden yet as lets be honest the weather hasn’t been too terrific.
Duke Nukem Forever might be facing another decade or two in the development pipeline but in the meantime, the legal hijinks are providing a decent source of entertainment for the casual onlooker. Take-Two’s court documents have now been aired in public, giving a clearer view of what’s been happening behind the scenes at Duke Nukem Forever HQ.
The Olympus E-P1 Micro Four Thirds camera that leaked yesterday has just been made official, with spec confirmation aplenty for this retro beauty. Best of all though? You can place an order for one right now!