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Common Linux myths dispelled

Fanboy FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt), it comes from all sides of the computing landscape. The three most well known operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Apple's OSX and the open source Linux have been called everything and accused of almost anything you can imagine in one press outlet or another. Linux is lousy for games, Windows is a memory hog, OSX will force you get a Liberal Arts degree and recycle... but, I digress. We're here to dispel the myths, not spread them.

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Filed under: Audio, Utilities, Windows, Web services, Freeware

Stream your iTunes music to PSP

stream itunes to pspI've seen a couple of approaches to the whole "move your music around" thing, and obviously there's still no perfect method. If you buy Sony's ecosystem, it works OK. Apple's is good, but you are limited in devices. Microsoft seems to get better all the time with Media Center and a slew of devices... But Skatter Tech has a quick how-to on streaming your iTunes music to your PSP. Essentially it gets the PSP to subscribe to a live feed of your songs. The magic ingredient? iTunes-PSP-Server.exe appears to do the trick. Enjoy until the next firmware "upgrade" folks.

Filed under: Games

Download Squad welcomes PS3 Fanboy to the family

PS3 Fanboy

Keen readers may have noticed the little dogear up in the corner linking to Weblogs, Inc.'s newest blog, PS3 Fanboy. You may think we have our obsessions here at Download Squad, but you haven't seen obsession until you visit the fanboys (and girls!) over there. They couldn't be more excited about Sony's Playstation 3, and if your enthusiasms run along the same lines, do yourself a favor and check it out.

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The World's Hardest Game 2.0 - Time Waster

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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