That makes sense Tom, though I do want a machine which will do what i WANT
IT TO.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH ON THE KEYBOARD END THOUGH, Hal's laptop layout I've
never had a problem with, indeed I've used it for significantly longer
than the desktop layout which also uses the numbpad, as up
toshiba is sort of a favourite family make, my brothers' 9 year old machine
is stil working, as is my 7 year old one (though the fan needs
replacing). I did once try an acer, but found it notoriously problematic and
unrelyable compared to toshiba, in fact, this laptop I'm using now
well the reason I like toshiba over most stuff is that it hardly crashes.
the satelites do a bit more but they are stable.
the tecra is almost indestructible.
though its come close.
The major selling point about toshiba over other systems is because its got
almost accessible programs, and full
Nice. I've got one now, so I'll play around later.
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Sent: 02 January 2010 3:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iphone?
Hello,
That is not
Hi Thomas,
Hmmm...you have had issues with Compak? I've had mine for several years now,
and all I've ever had is software issues. Interesting.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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I'm looking for those myself, but Kin's site seems to be done.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 9:12 PM
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Subject: [Audyssey]
ah but i meant audiogames like tomb hunter, draconis entertainment gma
games etc. as they would be totally playable by us
On 2 Jan 2010, at 14:43, Harmony Neil wrote:
Nice. I've got one now, so I'll play around later.
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Subject: Accessible web-based Monopoly game for Macintosh, iPhone and
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Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 00:42:33 -0800
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Hi Dark,
Ah...As I said I have yet to find a Toshiba laptop I haven't liked.
Everyone I've owned and used was a good one. Plus I've ran Windows and
Linux on them successfully so they are at the top of my list of
recommended brands. Running games on them is equally pretty decent for a
laptop.
Hi Shaun,
Very true. Plus I've noticed Toshiba is pretty open to the idea of
supporting other operating systems besides Windows. Del does as well,
but I've found a few brands like Averatec that are almost impossible to
run anything but Windows on it. So add the reliability of the Toshiba
they even have this cool tts voice but my sisters tushiba doesn't seem to
have it. only anna. *sad*
also to add to compac failures. a guy left his on for the night to... burn
something I think. when he woke up one of the keys was very hot and it was
falling off. he left it on for a while more,
Hi Hayden,
Yes, my wife and I both have had technical problems with our Compaq
notebooks. The right shift key stopped working on mine, and both of ours
have had problems with the dvd drive that came with the system. I had to
replace mine, and my wifes stopped working and just before we sent it
Hi Peter,
Fortunately, my Compaq notebook has never gotten so hot it started
melting keys. That sounds very very bad. in fact, I've left mine on all
night before doing a download or something and it was fine the next
morning. Although, laptops in general aren't designed to be left on for
Once again, Toshiba show their godliness! while I do give mine the odd rest,
I have a couple of times left it downloading, and once even went to
sleep with it on, and it's been fine!
Even my 7 year old one is stil fine provided you turn it off for five
minutes every three hours or so.
well the satelites can be a bit hmph but they do run ok for a bit.
At 05:24 a.m. 3/01/2010, you wrote:
Hi Dark,
Ah...As I said I have yet to find a Toshiba laptop I haven't liked. Everyone
I've owned and used was a good one. Plus I've ran Windows and Linux on them
successfully so they are at the
well toshiba like to say they can run with any system.
there are toshiba hardware things on the system like the modem, and some other
protection systems finger print scanners and the like but most of it is generic.
The issue I have with dels in general is the fact that once you install the
I left mine a few times as well. apart from the fact that I had to sleep in
another room due to the fans, it was working perfectly.
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Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 6:25 PM
Subject: Re:
well I'm with you there.
nec had an issue where the system was broke but they didn't care and didn't
think anything was wrong.
I have had my toshiba get rather hot during the summer months it does put out
heat like an open fire.
However I would know if the fans were failing they tend to change
actually the safest stuff to buy is a non branded system.
We have a couple an amd and an intel.
Both of these were got all in pieces and put together by a tech we know it
costs us parts but still.
No branded things means except for what comes with the dvd drive and other
drivers we can run
its funny how the older stuff seems to last longer than the newer stuff.
The registry is more stable than it was but it can still get mangled.
file systems are better.
However in the old days, win98 or win95 you could run almost on nothing at all.
ofcause registry was simpler then.
in early xp
well I don't leave the laptop on all the time unless I am getting something.
This is mainly because I sleep with the thing and frett about it also up to now
fans keep me awake.
However once I was hacked and didn't notice it till I woke up.
I have had this laptop and other systems suffer a bit
Hi all
just was looking on my software patch and security site.
This small article talks about the various directx versions and is good
reading if nothing else.
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directxdownload.html
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Hi Shaun,
Yeah, most Del laptops I've seen have a Soundmax AC-97 sound card on
them. It isn't the world's greatest sound card for games and multimedia,
but it is ok. The one thing I happen to like about that sound card is
the AC-97 is a very generic chipset and works with just about everything
Hi Shaun,
Ah, that's another brand I don't recommend. I have seen my fair share of
issues with NEC computers. I even have a personal name for them,
National Equivalent of Crap, that dates back to my college days when I
worked at the computer help desk. I remember quite clearly a case where
Hi Shaun,
Oh, don't get me started on the Windows registry. I hate the Windows
registry with a passion simply because it is too easy to get damaged.
One thing I do when I am repairing someone's system i always run a
registry scan on them using Registry Mechanic or Registry Fix, and I
usually
Hi Shaun,
Yeah, it was a decent article. It didn't really tell me anything I
didn't know already, but I think it might help some gamers figure out
which version to download for each operating system. The only thing they
failed to cover was Managed DirectX which is also a different DirectX
I know that all too well. I've screwed up my OS several times because the
registry is so easy to screw up.
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On 12/30/2009 3:10 PM, Bryan Peterson wrote:
Exactly. Use the up and down arrow keys to cycle through the list. When
you get to the number ou want you press Enter and the game will say
higher or lower depending on what the actual number is.
Ah, coool for the great tip. Thanks.
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really? laptops in the 80's and 90's had no fans?
btw if you want such stability, the lack of registry etc switch to a mac.
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Hi all!
Some time ago someone gave us the link for Tarzan Junior. It sounds
interesting, but I didn't see info on how to play it. I'd like to know, so I
can decide if I want to play it.
thanks!
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enspired by the discussion of NetBooks and games.
so all these note takers, the pac mate, hte braille note, etc... keep calling
you weird things. loud idiot, revving sun, bla bla bla. all because you're a
pc... with a CPu requiring a fan.
take control of a pc's fan. many difficulties ranging
Hi all,
I just wanted to put a question out. What are your opinions of private testing
with a dedicated team versus publicly released betas that everyone can try out?
I have a new game in development now, and I am considering whether to make a
public beta available similar to what Thomas Ward
Hi,
my personal opinion is go public.
I rather liked Tom Ward's betas and I am willing to get the game, once it is
out as a final version.
If there are a few beta releases, people can see a game grow, when you put
it more together per release.
I can't know how much work you have left on actual
well
imho public betas are way better. or a combination of the 2 aka how I did.
although all the stuff isn't quite visible to the world yet anyone is always
welcome and join, test and so on.
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From: Philip Bennefall phi...@blastbay.com
To: A public mailing list for
My idea is this?
1) Do what the big software guys have done, have a select few testers to put
the software through it's pases and when you think the software is ready,
release it as a publish beta for a short time. Microsoft and other software
houses do this.
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Kind of on the same side of you here... hard to say exactly which one. I
think public is okay, provided it's clear that not all suggestions will be
put in unless it's possible. On the other hand, private is like you said,
something t help the element of surprise. Personally, I'd go for public
Hello Listers,
I bought the MLB baseball game for PS 2. How do you set it up and play it? it
is the 2009 version. I remember when EA made the baseball game I still have
the instructions some ware. Do you set it up the same way? Any help would be
appreciated.
Thanks
Michael
Skype ID:
Hi Phil,
I have a question regarding the potion ingredients in the new Sarah update.
Where did you get your recipes for Felix Felicis and Amortentia? Did you
make them up, or is there some resource I'm missing in the Harry Potter
series?
Best Regards,
Hayden
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All sorts of thoughts: It depending on how you look at it, so here goes.
Good points of private testing: A chosen group of private testers is as
good as the one doing the : choosing. Get a wide variety of machine
configurations, game playing skills and experience, and knowledge of whether
Interesting! I liked your hearter and frying pan remark. Grin.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On
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Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:37 PM
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Hello,
It sounds to me like you have spelled out all of the benefits and
detriments to both sides. The only things I would ad are that you can
always increase and decrease the size of a private team as needed, but
you typically should give the members a free copy of the software when
the
Hi Hayden,
I made the ingredients up.
But if J.K. Rowling does publish the correct ingredients, I will certainly
change them.
In the novel that comes with the game I also have thought of several other
items that Sarah finds in the castle, plus the idea of keeping the maze as a
permanent
HHi Thomas,
Sounds le you have certainly had a roller coaster ride with Compak.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:03 AM
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Hi Phil,
Maybe J. K. Rowling could consider taking you up as a partner in regards to
making up potion ingredients? Nice.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010
Hello Listers,
I bought the MLB baseball game for PS 2. How do you set it up and play it? it
is the 2009 version. I remember when EA made the baseball game I still have
the instructions some ware. Do you set it up the same way? Any help would be
appreciated.
Thanks
Michael
Skype ID:
Hi,
My uncle got my 2 and a half year old son a video game controller thing, takes
4 tripple A batteries, he said it has over 50 games built in. So I took the
back off with a screw-driver and put in the batteries. If I remember right the
RCA cables were connected together then they split off
Hi Philip.
as a matter of personal opinion, I'd say both methods have their place.
One of the primary advantages of private testing is you can ask a few
dedicated people to test something which may be rather unplayable. Entombed
was actually in private beta testing quite a bit before the
I Disagree with david that just because you have a private testing team they
should automatically get a copy of the software, especially in a field
like accessible games where every sale helps.
Testing is a way for non-programmers to contribute to accessible games
developement, not
Hello Dark,
I have never been involved in private beta of accessible games. For the
business and productivity software which I have tested, receiving a copy
of the software is standard practice. Then again, there is a lot
involved in such forms of beta testing. I just assumed that private
Hi,
I was just wondering, how come Jaws is very slow and sometimes unresponsive in
the PC version of monopoly? I'm not sure if I'm the only one having this
problem, but when I press the arrows to go through my choices, sometimes it
takes up to five seconds before Jaws tells me the option.
Any
well I clear with reg scrub xp and it works fine.
Though when I upgrade the system I want to have a free something that will do
this and not be to aggressive.
I need to install flash and shockwave after a clean because these always get
mangled somehow but.
At 07:50 a.m. 3/01/2010, you wrote:
Hi
yeah this was a general article.
Another thing the site does not have any blog so we can see what is done.
In fact you could be forgiven that the autnor is not even a real person and
there is a team updating.
this is just run by one guy he does respond to mails and after I told him about
blind
One thing I really hate is if you connect the wrong drive, or when there was a
non chained pair of say screen readers it was easy to break the chain, better
yet when system files linked to a program were implicated in the crash of that
program the system just took those away crashing the whole
hmmm i would, but since most stuff is windows based I can't.
At 11:12 a.m. 3/01/2010, you wrote:
really? laptops in the 80's and 90's had no fans?
btw if you want such stability, the lack of registry etc switch to a mac.
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lol.
actually having something like that would actually rock.
At 11:37 a.m. 3/01/2010, you wrote:
enspired by the discussion of NetBooks and games.
so all these note takers, the pac mate, hte braille note, etc... keep calling
you weird things. loud idiot, revving sun, bla bla bla. all because
well you could do what tom has done.
half and half.
We get public betas every so often but only stable ones really.
otherwise private testing.
Now something like entombed from public all the way sounds good but it depends
on the game.
Entombed for example is a world where public testing would
Whether or not the game is given to testers is totally up to the company
selling it. I've gotten games in this way, but if I hadn't, I would have
bought them anyway. I appreciate the games, and I support the companies I
have tested for.
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Hmmm...I've never had that problem myself.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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Behalf Of Ryan Conroy
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 7:52 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Question on Monopoly from
Hi,
Public testing is good since it lets you test the game on a wide range of
configurations. I've seen the best results when a build is privately tested
first, and then when considered stable, released for public evaluation. This
is the practice I employ and it has worked well. As far as the
Hi Dark,
Private testing is more rigorous than public testing and requires a lot more
time. You're testing prereleased software so at times you're the first test
subject and may have to go through a lot just to get the software working.
For this reason, I feel that private testers deserve some
Hi Munawar,
Good points there indeed. The general consensus seems to be private testing
until stable and then a few public rounds so to speak. That's probably what
I'll do.
Kind regards,
Philip Bennefall
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hey phil,
don't mean to sound inpatient but I really want to play the new version now heh
what's left to be done/
On 1/2/10, Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi Phil,
Maybe J. K. Rowling could consider taking you up as a partner in regards to
making up potion ingredients? Nice.
what version of jaws are you using and how much cpu power and ram does
your pc have?
On 1/3/10, Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hmmm...I've never had that problem myself.
Best Regards,
Hayden
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Hi.
I have only one thing to add. What ever you release as public beta
stays released. Some people now may play the beta instead of the full
demo if the full version demo has less features in their opinion.
On 1/3/10, Philip Bennefall phi...@blastbay.com wrote:
Hi Munawar,
Good points there
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