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iFixit Moves Into Console Repair 75

Posted by Soulskill from the red-ring-of-rebirth dept.
sk8pmp writes with news that iFixit, a website known for Apple gadget teardowns and repair guides, is expanding into the game console market, launching a series of troubleshooting and repair guides to help gamers fix their own machines. They're also starting to sell replacement parts and the tools necessary to work on them. "Right now there are repair guides for 24 gaming consoles, including 206 repairs and upgrades. Some of these fixes deal with major issues, such as the infamous Red Ring of Death from the Xbox 360, but others are simpler. For instance, right now there is no easy way to clean out the fans inside your console. 'I think this is probably the number one cause of overheating these days now that manufacturers have mostly gotten their act together,' Wiens said. 'This is routine maintenance, and it's mind-boggling that the manufacturers don't provide people with an easy way to open the case up and blow it out.' You'll also learn how to replace broken LCD screens on your portables, replace the motherboard on your PlayStation 3, and do just about anything else you might want to do to these systems, from the simple to the harrowing."
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Scientists Use Calvin Klein Cologne to Lure Big Cats 63

Posted by samzenpus from the cougar-approved dept.
Biologists can't speak on the effectiveness of Calvin Klein Obsession for Men on the cougars at your local bar, but they do know that jaguars love it. Rony Garcia and Jose Moreira from the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Jaguar Conservation Program use the cologne to attract jaguars in the jungles of Guatemala. "The method we are using to study the jaguars here in Guatemala is a non-invasive method which is based on photographing the individuals by using camera traps," Moreira says. "It has been very useful using Obsession (for Men) to get the jaguars in front of these camera traps ... and that allows us to estimate with greater confidence the genders and the numbers that live in each studied site."

Comment Re:But... (Score 1) 459

by popeye44 (#32111196) Attached to: Estimating Game Piracy More Accurately

The problem is, With GTA IV and the other "LIVE" games.. Now you have a Steam Client, a Live client "account either online or offline" and then have to login to Rockstar to play online.

What the fuck happened to simplicity? Steam should demand to be the only agent required for install and for connectivity. Certainly the price for GTA IV was cheap.. but I ended up with 4 processes running instead of one game executable. Idiots.

Comment Re:Maryland already has this (Score 1) 393

by popeye44 (#31964580) Attached to: Arizona Trialing System That Lets Utility System Control Home A/Cs
Here's the problem I have, PGE here. I kept my house at 82degrees last July. "1800sq ft house" 847.00 electric bill"so called smart metering". If I give PGE control they will move it up or down but never as high as 82. I'd still be getting fucked. Most of July I was paying 48c per Kwh. The real pisser is.. the majority of the year I pay 190-250mo power. But this climate hits 100 daily during July and August who can afford to keep cool?
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Tremulous Switching To Xbox Live, Exclusively 43

Posted by timothy from the console-yourself dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Darklegion Development and Microsoft have apparently been working on a new version of Tremulous for the Xbox 360. Timbor, project founder and a main developer of Tremulous, said this in a recent announcement: 'What does this mean for you? You will now be able to play Tremulous on Xbox Live with thousands of other gamers, earning achievements and showing off your gaming skill. In the best interest of maintaining a steady and secure Tremulous playerbase, Tremulous is going to be exclusively available for Xbox Live. Existing infrastructure will no longer receive official support. Players who have already been playing for at least three months can apply for a €5/$7 coupon as a show of our appreciation of your enthusiasm so far! What does this mean for the community? Hopefully nothing! While the production of Tremulous switches from its current open source development to a closed source environment handled by the very capable and experienced Microsoft engineers, the efforts of the community will still be valued. In this collaboration we have made it very clear that the Tremulous community is very important to the game, and Microsoft agrees with us on this point. We are confident that this move will not stifle the creative output of the community.'"

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