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Comment Re: I mean I got this article through RSS (Score 1) 438

Hit this from Feedly. I get my daily overall read from it and my categorized news is available in a concise format. To read all of these sites individually would be impossible. Sometimes I view all sources randomly and other times I pick a section. I visit the actual site to continue reading maybe 1/2 the time. I can't stand facebook news. I would rather take the headline words and pop them into Google than to click on a Facebook link

Comment Re: What's needed is universality (Score 1) 206

Yup. I love using my android pay, but the biggest barrier is the fact that all terminals don't work. Seeing the radio symbol doesn't mean your NFC payment system will actually work there. The other day I tried a card with chip and it failed to read, so I did a swipe and it said you must chip. So then I noticed it takes NFC and I tried everything but it just wouldn't recognize it. Finally stuck my chip card back in and it worked. It needs consistency and less greed to make this mess work out they will all fail

Comment Forget the kid, how about Grandma? (Score 1) 435

My 4 year old does all kinds of things with electronic devices. He is growing up learning about them with his fresh brain.
The same is not true for his Grandmother, who is struggling to use any pc for more than email and a little web surfing. Open and edit pictures?? This is just not intuitive enough for someone who doesn't think in computer/digital terms.
"Edit a picture? Why would I want to edit it? I already took the picture..."
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jddeluxe writes "There are multiple reports springing up all over the internet of a mass suicide of Microsoft 30GB Zune players globally. Check Zune forums, Gizmodo, or other such sites; the reports are spreading rapidly, except apparently to the Microsoft official Zune site."

Feed The Register: Eminem sues Apple - again (theregister.com)

Most litigacious candy-coated chocolate ever?

Eminem's music publisher has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Apple over iTunes downloads, alleging the company is violating copyrights by selling the rapper's song online.


Comment Avoid twitch but anything else is Good (Score 1) 487

I think you may have some difficulty with the twitch style games, but there are many many more, very fun games out there. My recommendation is to try Everquest or the Myst series. From the perspective of someone who has played both games, and having lived with a quadriplegic person using a headmouse and dragon voice controls to play, I think you will find they work quite easily and very well. I think that some folks might get antsy in MMORPGs, but most will understand and be patient.

For Myst, it is a solo game, your controls are easily taken care of, and I am fully positive from personal experience, you will be able to enjoy the game. I think it's great!

For Everquest, you have the ability to use voice controls to utilize all the keyboard features. You can create hot buttons to handle just about any features.

I use the hot buttons extensively when I play and am holding my 5 month old baby in arms. I can play with him, and when a fight starts, click a button that will do my part and that's it. It's relatively simple to setup, and provides a great deal of flexibility. Basically, you can automate just about anything.

Turn based games are wonderful, but they are not my cup of tea. As mentioned, these are a great game to play with a headmouse. Definitely a plus, but I don't have much experience with them, I have seen it done very sucessfully.

With other styles of games, such as casino and card games ala pogo.com, you will find they are mostly mouse controlled, and the text chatting is not required at all. in fact, you can turn off the text chat if you prefer in many cases.

General MMORPG suggestions

I would suggest making something like a caster class, as this would provide some flexibility in how fast you need to move with things. You get more automation ability. I would also suggest in playing MMORPGs, that if you find it too difficult or time-consuming to make long winded replies, to make a hotkey that explains you are using voice controls and it may take longer time for replies. To battle the 5-year old nuckleheads in the MMORPGs, I would suggest joining a family-style guild. These generally are older folks who are more patient, oftentimes have a mouse in one hand and kid in the other, and lots of patience for different things.

HTH! happy gaming =)

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