Saturday, April 30, 2011

Sand Trap is a fun and difficult physics maze game

Sand Trap
Sand Trap is one of those games that at first seem too hard to bother with, but when you try to stop playing it you discover you're hooked.

The goal is to get as much sand as you possibly can out of the maze and into the bucket at the bottom of the screen. You need to rotate your maze every which way to get the sand rolling around it. You then try to direct the sand to one of the exits of the maze, and hopefully into the bucket. It took me several tries to actually get sand into the bucket, but that might be due to the fact that I didn't even realize the bucket was there at first. Things improved significantly after that.

As you level up, the mazes get more complicated, with moving parts and other things making your life more difficult. Once you manage to get through all these obstacles and get enough sand into your bucket, you can move on.

As I mentioned, this is not an easy game, but it's highly addictive. The graphics remind me of some long lost game from the 80s, but this just proves that you don't need super graphics and crazy sound to make a game work. There's a soothing guitar track playing in the background and that's it, as far as I could hear, and you can enjoy it just as much with no sound at all.

If you like a fun physics challenge, don't miss out on this one!

Sand Trap is a fun and difficult physics maze game originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Life in a Linux-less World

Well, well, well, so Linux has turned 20 at last. While we were reading about the inroads Android is making into the mobile market and weeping over the news that Groklaw is about to pack its bags and move on, we began wondering: Just what would the world have been like if Linus Torvalds hadn't sat down and written Linux?

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/72355.html

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Google Docs App Comes To Android

Google Docs have been used around these parts for years on end. Why load up Office when you can just handle things online? But one of the major issues with Google Docs has been editing and using them on mobile devices. Now, Google's making it easier to deal with them on Android-based devices. There's a new app up for download in the Android...

Source: http://hothardware.com/News/Google-Docs-App-Comes-To-Android/

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Report: Apple floats $4.5 million for iCloud domain

A report claims Apple bought the iCloud.com domain from Sweden-based Xcerion. However, neither company has confirmed it.

Originally posted at The Digital Home

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20058239-17.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Ask DLS: Cross-platform multiplayer games that work on Android and iOS

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Here's one for our knowledgeable commenters: I recently bought my girlfriend an iPad. I, on the other hand, own an Android device. And now we're looking for games we can play using both devices.

There's no dearth of multiplayer games either for Android or for iOS. But finding multiplayer games that can cross the platform boundary is an entirely different matter.

Jay recently posted Words with Friends which is one such game. It's actually an ideal example, because it's turn-based so you don't necessarily both have to be next to your device at the same time (great for long-distance gaming).

But what other examples are there? What multiplayer games are there that let iOS users play with Android users?

[Why am I now humming 'Ebony and Ivory'? -Ed]

Ask DLS: Cross-platform multiplayer games that work on Android and iOS originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CrunchGear Week In Review: Robot Meeting Edition

Here are some of last week’s stories on CrunchGear: Video: German Spiderbot Hector Is 1m Long Videos: Teen-Size Humanoid Hajime Is Playing Soccer Review: TDK 3 Speaker Boombox The Tiny Fuuvi Pick Is A Cute But Practical Digital Camera Nicholas Says Adios!

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/18/week-in-review-robot-meeting/

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Does Your Website Do These 4 Things?

When putting your site under a microscope, make sure you're giving people something they can use while entertaining them, interacting with them, and giving them something for free.

Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=33c87adcf30e288d20343db55bc05c2b

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Google Search Starts Weighing User Site Blocking

As it makes its search algorithm changes more widely available, Google now considering user site blocking data as it computes some Web page rankings.

Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=d16dbab73b7d10f8db32d099af6487c3

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

10 must-have utilities for small networks

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These downloads -- most of them free, and none of them expensive -- will make managing your small network much easier
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Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/10-must-have-utilities-small-networks-174?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_

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Daily Crunch: Sorted Edition

Frame Wars Weekend Giveaway: A Blackberry Playbook Video: The Evolution Of Mobile, As Told Through A Fancy 3D Projection Setup LEGO Mindstorms Project Sorts And Cleans Up Your Legos Man Buys Samsung 500GB Drive, Gets Screwed (Or Bolted, Rather) Technicolor Teams Up With Canon For New Digital Cinema Tools Mega Man Keychains, Part Deux

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/09/daily-crunch-sorted-edition/

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Windows Phone To Be Second By 2015

Gartner has joined IDC in predicting that Microsoft's mobile platform will take over the number two spot in 2015, just behind Google's Android.

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Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=6d3037f330892925ea139f07bea3604c

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'Frank' Talk About Cloud Architecture

The great contemporary architect Frank Gehry has built a reputation by challenging our core beliefs around what buildings should look like, as well as the very role of design. His work is often described as "deconstructivist," meaning that he reduces his creations to be more of a reflection of the tension that binds atomic elements as opposed to the singular "harmonic" whole of a Frank Lloyd Wright conception.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/72290.html

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Application Security: Much More Than Secure Development Frameworks

If your organization is considering putting a secure application development initiative in place, you need to look beyond all of the technicalities and dig into the organizational challenges first.

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Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=21b4d171765c08617ee50d2545265988

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Storyboard: Cityscapes Shows How Buildings Shape Culture

Think of a city -- Chicago, Los Angeles, New York. What defines it? The climate? The people? The food? Maybe it's the buildings. That's the idea that John King, urban design critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, explores in this edition of the Storyboard podcast.


Source: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/GsHV7jY250M/

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Microsoft's own numbers suggest declining Windows market share

Microsoft's own numbers suggest declining Windows market share

Last summer, Microsoft announced that it had sold 175 million Windows 7 licenses through the end of June 2010.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsofts-own-numbers-suggest-declining-windows-market-share-855?source=rss_microsoft_windows

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Report shows cultural, political gaps between Mac and Window users

Report shows cultural, political gaps between Mac and Window users

If you're a liberal-leaning urbanite who prefers bistro-type French fries to McDonald's fries, you're more likely to consider yourself a Mac person.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/computer-hardware/report-shows-cultural-political-gaps-between-mac-and-window-users-025?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_

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Lenovo announces service for cloud-aware clients

Lenovo announced on Tuesday a hosted applications service that can detect the hardware capabilities of an end user's laptop and tailor the service accordingly.

SCA (Secure Cloud Access) provides access to Windows applications that are hosted on a central server and optimizes the services based on the available processing power, memory, graphics, battery life, and bandwidth, said Bryan Thomas, manager of alternative client computing and server software at Lenovo.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/lenovo-announces-service-cloud-aware-clients-663?source=rss_computer_hardware

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iPhone's Location-Data Collection Can't Be Turned Off

The iPhone continues to store location data even when location services are disabled, contrary to Apple's previous claims.


Source: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/nBaEPaIqegw/

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Daily Crunch: Studious Edition

Moleskine App Perfect For Writing About The Sweet Fern, Growing Ankle High ?Quattrogiga? Leather-Bound Notebook Snaps Shut With A USB Cable Lucasfilm?s New Office Is Decidedly Sandcrawlerish Zip Zap: Scientists Discover The Magnetic Strength Of Light Samsung?s Connected Fridge Gets Priced

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/19/daily-crunch-studious-edition/

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Monday, April 25, 2011

CrunchGear Week In Review: Drones Edition

AR Drone And Kinect, Enough Said Technicolor Teams Up With Canon For New Digital Cinema Tools Solus Spinal Fusion Device Looks Evil Video: Talking Parakeet Toy Repeats What You Say, Randomly Blurts Out Phrases The DIY Bullet Bill Rocket Is All Of My Childhood Dreams Come True Video: A Truly Functional DIY Iron Man Mark [...]

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/11/week-in-review-drones/

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Optify Refreshes SMB Social Media Marketing

By merging SEO and social media, the software seeks to help smaller companies boost site traffic and online marketing campaigns.

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Some iPhone to Watch Over Me

Let's talk about privacy. Is it a violation of your privacy if your phone knows where you are at all hours of the day and keeps detailed records without your telling it to? What if the phone never tells anyone else -- doesn't beam your location to Steve Jobs or Larry Page or the Pope or anyone at all? OK, maybe it will tell your computer where you've been, but only when you sync up.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/72324.html

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Google Links Bonuses To Social Strategy

Incoming CEO Larry Page seeks to provide an incentive for social success.

Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=c35e1ff44250c215dd3918126d390641

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