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Download Squad Week in Review
Been busy spending the past week telling the press about your extramarital affairs, history of drug use, and misuse of campaign funds? Here are a few stories you might have been too busy to read.Adobe Photoshop Express Beta launches
After months of hype, the big day finally arrived. Adobe launched a free, online version of Photoshop, the industry standard in image editing. You won't find all the bells and whistles that come with the desktop version of Photoshop. After all, Adobe does still want to sell you software. But Photoshop Express will definitely give existing online image editors like Picnik and FotoFlexer a run for their money.
8 steps to a more professional Blogspot blog
Look, we know that most folks think it's blasphemy to use the words "professional" and "blogspot" in the same sentence. But hear us out. Google's blogging service offers free web hosting, unlimited bandwidth, and a surprisingly tweakable template. We've gathered 8 or so of our favorite tips for making your Blogspot site look as good as good as any WordPress blog.
OpenSocial Bonanza
This week Yahoo! announced it was joining Google's OpenSocial initiative. And oh yeah, the companies, along with MySpace were going to launch a foundation with a clever title: The OpenSocial Foundation. Still not clear on exactly what OpenSocial is? We caught up with Google's Kevin Marks at SXSW this year, and he breaks it down for us in a video interview.
29% of Windows Vista crashes due to NVIDIA drivers
Shortly after Windows Vista was released in early 2007, we got to know its crash reporting system pretty well. And anecdotal evidence pointed to one major culprit: NVIDIA video card drivers. Now we have some empirical proof. As part of a class action lawsuit over the "Vista capable" label, Microsoft has released a list showing the top causes of Vista crashes during an unspecified period in 2007. Number one? NVIDIA. Number 2? Microsoft.
And here are a few more of our favorite stories from the past week:
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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S said 11:13AM on 3-29-2008
Brad Help!! I just got my son a EEE PC I called AT&T to get DSL and they seemed completly lost when I told them about this laptop and that they require Windows. Can you help me? Plus I am looking for the instructions on how to open the terminal to make this a full lap top.
Thank you!!
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Brad Linder said 11:16AM on 3-29-2008
1. You can open a terminal by hitting Ctrl+Alt+T
2. Don't worry about the Windows only bit with At&T. If you get a DSL modem and possibly a WiFi router from them, you will be able to connect to the internet using an Ethernet or WiFi connection. You can also install Windows XP on the Eee PC. Here's a guide to get you started:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/11/06/eee-pc-tips-a-crash-course-in-linux/
And you can find more useful tips at:
http://www.eeeuser.com
http://www.eeesite.net