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Left 4 Dead SDK Beta Released 75

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday May 17 2009, @12:05AM
from the building-for-braaaains dept.

Valve has released a beta version of their authoring tools for Left 4 Dead. The tools will allow you to "create your own campaign maps, character skins, 3D models, sound effects, and music and load them into the game." The kit includes a level editor and command-line compiling utilities, as well as example maps, props, infected, and explosives. It also brings plugins for a 3D modeling program called SketchUp. Valve has updated their development wiki to go along with the release.

How to copy files to a drive physically sorted?

Submitted by pookie13 on Monday June 11 2007, @04:36PM

pookie13 writes "I'm having a annoying problem with my car radio. I bought a Blaupunkt Hamburg MP57 car receiver this week and it as many others has an annoying feature: It plays MP3 files sorted as they are physically stored on your media. For example if I drag a folder full of MP3's to my USB-drive Windows will not write them there alphabetically. It is really annoying that the songs are not in order.

I know that I could copy files one at the time to USB-drive but that is unbelievably slow and frustrating. How is it not possible that the makers of car receivers aren't able to put a simple sort function to their products? Another question is that where I find a Windows software or shell extension to be able to copy files in alphabetical order."

Blogger Removed From NCAA Game for Blogging 302

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday June 11 2007, @04:35PM
from the in-soviet-america dept.

CNet is reporting that a blogger from the Courier-Journal of Louisville, KY was recently ejected from an NCAA game for live-blogging. "According to the Courier-Journal, staff blogger Brian Bennett was approached by NCAA officials in the fifth inning of a game between the University of Lousville and Oklahoma State, told that blogging 'from an NCAA championship event "is against NCAA policies (and) we're revoking the (press) credential and need to ask you to leave the stadium."'"

Self-healing plastic skin developed

Submitted by

on Monday June 11 2007, @04:30PM

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists have developed a form of 'plastic skin' that can heal itself when it becomes damaged. The material relies on an underlying network of vessels — similar to blood capillaries — that carry a healing agent to areas on the material's surface that become damaged. Unlike previous self-healing systems that relied on capsules of agent buried in the polymer and which became depleted after one use, the new system can respond to damage at the same point many times over."

First impressions of Safari for Windows->

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 11 2007, @04:21PM

An anonymous reader writes "Here's a nice mini-review of the recently launched beta version of Safari 3.0 for Windows. Even though it has some rendering problems, it looks like it's worth a download.

http://gadgets.fosfor.se/safari-for-windows-first- impressions/"
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Digital camera Wi-Fi memory card coming soon

Submitted by

thefickler

on Monday June 11 2007, @04:05PM

thefickler writes "A soon-to-be released Secure Digital (SD) memory card with built in Wi-Fi networking will allow digital cameras to automatically upload images to home computers and photo sharing web sites.

Californian based company, Eye-Fi, recently secured $5.5 million in Series A funding to bring its Wi-Fi memory card to market. The Wi-Fi memory card is currently in beta, and is expected to be launched later this year."

Tech resources you refer non-tech friends to?

Submitted by behindthewall on Monday June 11 2007, @04:03PM

behindthewall writes "The recent wireless networking story reminded me of my cousin, who just purchased a home wireless router. My gut clenched a bit when I heard this, thinking of the security implications of a set-up done (or rather, not done) by a non-technical person. But I'm too far away to drop by and fix her up. I'd like to refer her to an online resource that is both accurate and which she can comprehend. It would help her, and save both her and my patience from the stress of a prolonged and frustrating phone call. But I've not yet found one I like. I wonder what resources others here have found for their non-techie family and acquaintances, whether for wireless networking or for other topics that generate those all to frequent, time-consuming, sometimes relationship-straining questions."

OpenOffice worm in the wild.

Submitted by Petaris on Monday June 11 2007, @03:44PM

Petaris writes "ZDNet is reporting that the BadBunny.odg worm discussed last week here on /. ( http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/22/165 6233 ) has been seen in the wild. While it doesn't look like it actually does much other then messing with IRC programs it could always be modified to do something else. However, you would have to be silly enough to open said "BadBunny.odg" document. The story is pretty light and seems to go on about how Mac OS X is not a virus free platform but thought it might be interesting anyway.

Story Link: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6189961.html?ta g=nl.e550"

Wireless Oakland's plans for the poor->

Submitted by

hlovy

on Monday June 11 2007, @03:40PM

hlovy writes "A little-known part of the Wireless Oakland project in Michigan will come in a second phase, when, "low-cost or no-cost" computers and training will be provided to the county's "underserved population groups." More here."
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Windows Vista? or is it really Windows Vista Beta?

Submitted by

LiquidNitrogen

on Monday June 11 2007, @03:01PM

LiquidNitrogen writes "It's been 6 months that Microsoft released the new operating system; though it looks as if the new Operating System is not yet ready for production environment. Some of the internal components built-in to windows vista seems to have update/refresh issue and may affect a number of users with unacceptable annoyances. Though none of these issues can be exploited but are worth mentioning to not let users get confused from a non feature-complete OS."