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| 02-28-06 / 11:30 PM : Mac mini Intel / ipod hifi (cjed) |
| The main news today is Apple shipping the Intel Mac Mini. Very powerful, it however does not fit well for games due to the Intel integrated video chipset (G950, 64 Mo memory taken from main memory, slower). About the ipod hifi, in fact a dock for ipod (accepts all dockable models, or the first ipod model through an audio input), Apple does not mention the RMS power, nor the harmonic distorsion. The frequency range is also tiny in high range. For 379 euros, we can find better in the same price range, for example Behringer monitors (175 euros each) on Playback. |
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| 02-25-06 / 02:53 PM : The Wild : next Disney movie (cjed) |
| Planned for a release date on april, 14, The Wild is the next Disney animation movie, before Cars from Pixar and next movies from Disney/Pixar fusion. While watching the HD trailer i immediately recognized the voice of Kiefer Sutherland, the famous agent Jack Bauer of CTU (24)... |
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| 02-25-06 / 01:46 AM : A Pangea like song (cjed) |
 Here is a song that reminds in some ways themes from Pangea Software's games (notably Enigmo) :PangeA.mp3 |
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| 02-24-06 / 10:34 PM : Requiem de Mozart : ending unveiled (cjed) |
 Audiofanzine forwarded this news about the ending of the Requiem de Mozart, discovered in the Rio Janeiro archives. Composed by Sigismund Neukomm (1778 - 1858), we can now listen to a performance. Some samples are provided through the link. |
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| 02-24-06 / 12:48 AM : Proteus now free (cjed) |
| Editor of the multi-client chat software Proteus announced that it becomes freeware, so no more broken functionnalities after the evaluation period. It is a good news, as Proteus interface was much more elegant as the one of its freeware challenger Fire. |
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| 02-24-06 / 12:38 AM : Google Pages (cjed) |
| Google follows on its free software/services distribution scheme. They unveiled Pages, a site creation utility, targeted against Dreamweaver. There is a faq. It uses AJAX technology to update data parts asynchronously. |
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| 02-24-06 / 12:29 AM : Windows XP on Intel Imac via Linux/VMware (cjed) |
 Some busy guys achieved running Windows XP on Intel mac, through Linux/VMware ! That is here. It seems performances put to a shame Virtual PC results we are used to. |
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| 02-21-06 / 12:20 AM : Platypus : modelling clay shoot them up (cjed) |
| Insidemacgame presents its february sharewares selection. Among them we discover the very uncommon Platypus, a shoot them up that brings at play modelling clays. The name reminds the toy maker... Morever, the music comes from an old Bitmap Brothers's game theme, very famous in the Atari/Amiga era. |
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| 02-20-06 / 11:46 PM : Doom 3 universal binary (cjed) |
| Another more, the Doom 3 update for MacIntel is finally out. |
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| 02-20-06 / 10:49 PM : M-Audio ProKeys88 SX demos (cjed) |
| M-Audio provides some demos of its first digital piano. It is here. As with the master controllers of the maker (not good rated), the past exprience in audio cards does not mean success in other areas. So Roland and others have nothing to fear for now, even if the new M-Audio is far more cheaper (499$). |
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| 02-18-06 / 05:07 PM : The man between the myth (cjed) |
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| 02-18-06 / 04:53 PM : Philip K. Dick : Out in the garden (cjed) |
 Expecting few from a new Philip K. Dick novels compilation, because these included here are not famous, i however crossed the line and started reading it. Dans le jardin presents some not so good ones, but three at last are great : indeed Out in the garden, Beyond the door, or Whitered apples are close to Edgar Poe's absurd/horror style, and are somehow terrifiying. |
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| 02-18-06 / 03:45 PM : The Battle of Corrin (cjed) |
 Last chapter of Before Dune serie, brings back life to the last book (The Butlerian Jihad), that could sometimes be boring due to long military tactical descriptions. As usual, there is multiple plots and key events, and always this fluent writting. We are putting high hopes in the next serie, After Dune, planned by the authors. After having written these 6 big novels in no more than 5 years, perhaps the wait will not be too long. I discovered in The Battle of Corrin what i belive to be a clue about the ulimate "fear" mentionned in Chapterhouse, the last chaper of the original Dune cycle. |
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| 02-18-06 / 02:10 PM : Silverbeg : Dying Inside (cjed) |
 I'm a bit late in reviewing the books i read the last months. So start with Robert Silverberg's Dying Inside. This is not SF, no more Fanstatic as the author is so much talented. The book is very bound to psychedelic trips of seventies, the time it was written indeed. Through flashbacks, the main character remembers its flaws caused by its uncommon skill, that is to be able to guess what people think. Sometimes it could remind Le Horla, however it is less dark, more funny, and surprinsingly harder. As usual with the author, it is very original and very well written, to a point it could put "classics" to shame. |
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| 02-18-06 / 12:34 AM : Roland TD-12S : V-Drum rules ! (cjed) |
| Roland provides an impressive video of its new mid range V-Drum. It can even trigger general purpose sounds played in synchro to produce complete live performance. It is there, and the guy is very smart. |
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| 02-18-06 / 12:11 AM : Enigmo 2 demo (cjed) |
| Pangea Software made available at download a demo of Enigmo 2. There is also a review on Insidemacgames. |
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| 02-17-06 / 11:42 PM : Meanwhile on soundsonline (cjed) |
| It is so far impossible to follow each new release on soundsonline forums. It's probably the most productive place for 'non professional" composers. Last but not, our french co member Lionel Bansept (and his singer Cécile) made public a new song : Old Irishman. |
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| 02-17-06 / 01:28 AM : 2 new songs release (cjed) |
| Here are two other quick made songs, because i can ;-) Liquid.mp3 Akkord_Resort.mp3 |
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| 02-15-06 / 01:08 AM : Massive Nexuiz 1.5 Update (cjed) |
| Nexuiz, a very original free open source FPS, is out in a new 1.5 version. This one paves improvements for engine speed, brings new sounds, mods and maps. It is here and i advice you to test it. |
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| 02-15-06 / 12:59 AM : OSx86 10.4.4 Security Broken (cjed) |
| Few weeks after the shippment of first public MacIntel, the now famous OSX86Project site reports the existence of a preliminary patch allowing installation of OSX 10.4.4 on regular PC fitted with SSE2 technology. Despite system code obfuscation, Apple might not have put so much efforts (probably with some reasons) to avoid this manipulation, since the previous Intel version of MacOSX. That is a "good thing" ! |
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| 02-11-06 / 05:21 PM : Halo 2 for Windows VISTA (cjed) |
 Each macgamer loves Halo, this revolutionary exclusive mac game at the begining (and first demoed during the Apple Expo 1999). It finaly only shipped to Xbox first (and PC and Mac next) after Microsoft acquired Bungie. Halo 2, that was out on Xbox some months ago, has just been announced to Windows VISTA (only). However Bungie is always aware of mac users hopes, if Microsoft allows it. |
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| 02-11-06 / 04:57 PM : Virtualization : key to Apple success ? (cjed) |
| We now it since Apple Intel switch, the later will implement soon virtualization in its chips. That is, dispatching CPU execution in logical units, seen as independant processors from intalled systems. It is common in MVS mainframes. Macnn provides some clues. |
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| 02-11-06 / 01:50 AM : Music Sound : new french magazine (cjed) |
| Perhaps it will decide me to buy again musician revues (the fact is we can find all informations on internet, earlier, with precious user comments on forums like harmony-central...), there is a new magazine : Music Sound. Design seems very well done (very Mac) and themes choosed are at my taste : Kate Bush, virtual orchestras, Yamaha MO vs Korg TR... More informations at audiofanzine. |
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| 02-11-06 / 01:38 AM : Fable : The Lost Chapters (cjed) |
 The action/RPG PC game Fable : The Lost Chapters, with stunning graphics (and strongly awaited by Mac fans), seems to make consensus. So, a threat to WoW ? |
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| 02-11-06 / 01:31 AM : The Movies : as if you were Lucas (cjed) |
 Expected next summer as an universal binary application, the game The Movies (from Lionhead Studios and ported to Mac by Feral Interactive) intends to allow to manage a movies studio : creation, scenario, script, technology, casting, etc. I suspect it will be great, and it suits perfectly with my last book upon G. Lucas (L'homme derrière le mythe).This is here... and there. |
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| 02-11-06 / 12:52 AM : Destination Mars (cjed) |
 The site l'Internaute published an exhaustive article upon a space travel project to Mars, prepared by recent ploting missions and futures supply missions. We finally learn a lot from if. And the final word : "Russian doctors believe there is a risk of psychic troubles when crew members will no be able to see Earth again, as it never happened". So, another Doom 3 scenario (or more realistic Mission to Mars like) ? :)s |
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| 02-11-06 / 12:35 AM : RealCalc : as a Newton without pen (cjed) |
| The site cuk.ch provides a test of RealCalc, a prodigious utility that analyses writing (numbers) and display the resulting calculation. We can even see an impressive demo video. |
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| 02-09-06 / 08:33 PM : ConceptDraw NetDiagrammer : for network and system (cjed) |
 Famous diagram software ConceptDraw is back with a version dedicated to networks and systems topology : specific shapes library, automatic detection of networks structures and parameters, multiple export formats. The user interface is very nice. More infos there. |
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| 02-07-06 / 10:49 PM : Undercover : bad news for thieves (cjed) |
 The shareware Undercover fills a new need, the tracking of macs in order to trace stolen mac units. Once registered, the unique id is sent by the installed program each 6 mn, to a server that holds a database of stolen macs (you have to say them when it happens, and have stored your id). At this time the server will send a mail to prevent you, and moreover will be able to simulate a hardware failure on the stolen mac, by fading the screen to black. Better than that, it can also send a video taken from the stolen mac isight cam !Explantations are here. Hoax or not, virus or not ? Whatever, the site claims that the program cannot be removed by the thief if you password protected the mac firmware. It is that reinstalling the system does not delete the spy program, wich would say that it is located in disk driver area or firmware ? |
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| 02-06-06 / 12:17 AM : Chineese new year (cjed) |
 Memories, here are some shots of the chineese new year, in the photos section. There is also some videos of the procession (download first, then open with QT Player) :1.3gp / 2.3gp / 3.3gp / 4.3gp |
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| 02-04-06 / 01:03 AM : Minions of Mirth : a Wow like (cjed) |
| InsideMacGames made a review of Minions of Mirth, a multiplayer RPG game very close to WoW. Graphics are less polished but the rendering manages atmospheric effects and lightning varies during day/night. A demo is available. |
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| 02-04-06 / 12:31 AM : X-plane 8 v8.32 : 85% faster, 60Go on 7 DVDs (cjed) |
 Xplane 8 now ships in version 8.32, that brings an incredible 85% improvement in framerate ! Moreover it is bundled with 7 dual layer DVDs (60 Go of Global Scenery !). New screenshots are stunning :Images (large) Images (click on thumbnails) Demo (doesn't include these landscapes) |
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| 02-03-06 / 10:39 PM : DOSBox : run DOS on OSX (cjed) |
| Site cuk.ch made a review of a promising free DOS emulator for OSX, DOSBox, that looks very intuitive (and except VirtualPC, other emulators are not very powerful). Moreover it supports Soundblaster sound emulation. |
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| 02-03-06 / 09:16 AM : Katie Melua on Metro France (vincent) |
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| 02-01-06 / 11:28 PM : TNT Basic : make old sprites like games (cjed) |
| TNT Basic is an opensource game creation environment. It provides numerous functions aimed at managing sprites (collisions detection, etc.), a consequent documentation (also includes tutorials). The goal is to touch base principles of arcade programming, so examples are simples, you will not create an OpenGL screen saver (it does not manage that whatsoever). It is here. |
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