Archive for the ‘General’ Category

New nVidia GT200 (NV60) Graphics Card

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

TG Daily has a writeup with details on nVidia’s next generation GT200 video card.

Windows 7 Preview

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

For a brief glimpse of what Windows will look like circa 2010, check out the Engadget preview of Windows 7 multi-touch interfaces and the screen grabs of prototype Windows 7 user interfaces on CrunchGear.

Windows 7 User Interface.

OLPC XO-2 Sub-Notebook

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Another sub-notebook PC, the OLPC XO-2, looks like an iPhone crossed with a Nintendo DS, on steroids. Coming 2010.

OLPC XO-2.

OLPC XO-2.

Space Shuttle, As Seen From A Chase Plane

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Continuing this weeks space theme, here’s some amazing images of the Space Shuttle launch, as seen from a chase plane.

Space Shuttle Seen From Chase Plane.

DeskSpace and TopDesk 256×256 PNG Icons

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

We’ve had a number of requests for 256×256 icons for TopDesk and DeskSpace, suitable for use with ObjectDock and RocketDock. You can download the TopDesk 256×256 PNG icon here, and the DeskSpace 256×256 PNG icon here.

TopDesk 256x256 Icon

DeskSpace 256x256 Icon

Microsoft Worldwide Telescope

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

More amazing software from Microsoft Research: Worldwide Telescope. It uses imagery from ground and space-based telescopes to turn your computer into a “virtual telescope”.

Wordwide Telescope.

Email Server Issues Resolved

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

We’ve now resolved the issues we were experiencing with our email server, and have begun the process of re-sending all emails that didn’t get through. If you emailed us in the last few days you should receive a response within the next 24 hours.

Again, our apologies for the inconvenience.

Email Server Issues

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

We’re currently experiencing issues with our email server, and hope to have them resolved within the next 24 hours. However, if you haven’t received a response from us, please send your email again or post your question on the forums.

Our apologies for any inconvenience.

MacHeist

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

As you’ve probably already guessed (being the developers of TopDesk), at Otaku Software we’re also big Mac users.

One of the talking points in the Mac software community at the moment is the MacHeist promotion. It looks like an interesting way to sell software, but (to me, at least) they’ve shot themselves in the foot by having their narrator attempt a terrible fake Scottish accent. Just what were they thinking?

Preventing phpBB Forum Spam

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Lately we’ve been getting around 2-3 spam posts a day on our phpBB-based forums, so it looks like spammers have found a way to bypass the built-in phpBB CAPTCHA functionality. Can anyone suggest a good spam prevention add-on for phpBB-based forums?