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Comment Re:I love mine (Score 1) 164

by mdwntr (#32524264) Attached to: MINI-ITX and the Future of PC Case Design?
Yep, love mine too. Runs cool and quiet, fits on my desk easily, takes some decent video cards and looks great in my opinion (AMD build in a SilverStone SG05). It's a bit of a pain to work inside, but that's a minor issue. I don't imagine I will ever build a larger computer again.

Comment Re:Love Thinkpads.. (Score 1) 195

by mdwntr (#32183536) Attached to: Pointing Stick Keyboard Roundup
Thanks for the info, I looked into those models a while back, they don't seem to be particularly available at the moment and I was never a fan of it having a trackpad (hence why the one in the article interests me). I suppose the model above would mean you have some certain laptop-like looks about it such as the symbols on the function keys and such... still not such a big deal.

Comment Love Thinkpads.. (Score 1) 195

by mdwntr (#32183306) Attached to: Pointing Stick Keyboard Roundup
I would be interested in using the Lenovo one for my desktop, that's not too weird/impossible right? (I don't need a numeric keypad, though it wouldn't hurt). Anyone use one in Linux? I figure everything would work as expected, TrackPoint scrolling, etc?

Comment Re:Whelp... (Score 1) 460

by mdwntr (#29716159) Attached to: Linux Games For Non-Gamers?
It's fairly well made in some ways, they just really need some sort of quality control on the maps they put in to it. Most are fairly bad, but there's quite a lot of them and I'm sure they could trim it down to some good ones.
The Media

Rest In Print, Gaming Journalism 65

Posted by Soulskill from the what-is-this-print-you-speak-of dept.
Phaethon360 writes "The film industry, the music industry and the gaming industry — three factions of entertainment in the grasp of a vicious and unbridled tyrant. The internet is a toddler with a handgun, and its whims shall be met — and with great abandon. It can be a source of great wealth or utter failure. But what's striking is the fact that no one seems to be taking the necessary precautions to ensure a smooth and prosperous transition. I'm talking, of course, about doing away with the middle man; the gaming magazine." Dan Amrich, former editor of OXM, recently argued the other side of this issue, saying that game-related print media doesn't get the respect it deserves for breaking stories earlier than online media, and for not just waiting "until the information came to them, in the form of a PR release and a video." A related piece at GameSetWatch suggests that the print media is doing a decent job of undercutting itself through unsustainably-low subscription fees.
The Internet

Kazaa To Return As a Legal Subscription Service 133

Posted by Soulskill from the if-it's-good-enough-for-the-pirate-bay dept.
suraj.sun sends in this excerpt from CNet: "One of the most recognizable brands in the history of illegal downloading is due to officially resurface, perhaps as early as next week, sources close to the company told CNET News. Only this time the name Kazaa will be part of a legal music service. Altnet and parent company Brilliant Digital Entertainment attached the Kazaa brand to a subscription service that will offer songs and ringtones from all four of the major recording companies. For the past few months, a beta version has been available. The company tried recently to ratchet up expectations with a series of vague, and what some considered misguided, press releases. The site will open with over 1 million tracks." The NYTimes has a related story about how the music industry is trying to convert casual pirates by offering more convenient new services.

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