If there’s one thing we love as geeks, it’s using multiple monitors. We walk through libraries, universities and homes watching people slave away with only a single screen, and we sigh an audible sigh. The extra lolcats they could be viewing if only they maximized their efficiency. We’ve written about them before in this article , where we showed you how to make them look nice. But it seems that even we might be losing serious YouTube viewing seconds due to Windows’ restriction of the taskbar to the user’s primary monitor. This is an issue that MultiMonitor Taskbar attempts to address. Note: The free version may possibly work on Vista, but it doesn’t natively support the Vista theme. Installing MultiMonitor Taskbar To download this software for free, simply navigate to the product’s page and click on the free version in the lower right corner. Once you’ve done that, simply run the install and get yourself nice and acquainted with this little button. Follow … [Read more...] about Extend Your XP Taskbar Across Multiple Monitors for Free
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BlizzCon 2021: Everything we saw at BlizzConline this year
Audio player loading… BlizzCon 2021 Dates BlizzCon 2021 (or BlizzCononline) will be taking place from February 19 to February 20. TechRadar will be reporting all all the biggest news, announcements and reveals, so keep this page bookmarked for the the latest BlizzCon news. BlizzCon 2021 is over, having pulled off its first all-virtual event due to Covid-19 restrictions after having to cancel the event entirely last year. Whether this year's BlizzCon happen at all remained uncertain for a period of time. The publisher cancelled BlizzCon 2020 last May, citing health and safety concerns as the main reasons. But, instead of cancelling Blizzard 2021 event, the company opted to host the event online instead, promising fans an "all-digital celebration and exhibition of Blizzard games and universes". While it certainly didn't have the same punch as past events, all in all, Blizzard did a pretty good job of it? We got some major announcements like World of Warcraft: Burning … [Read more...] about BlizzCon 2021: Everything we saw at BlizzConline this year
Dwarf Fortress financials mark fairytale ending for indie developer
In a nutshell: Various tech giants like Meta, Google, Amazon, and Apple posted negative quarterly and annual statements this week. Amidst the corporate gloom, it's nice to see financials that tell a hopeful story for a small company, especially one behind a game as popular as Dwarf Fortress. A month after the first commercial release of Dwarf Fortress, the game's developer revealed this week that it earned $7.23 million in sales. According to Bay 12 Games' comparison, the number eclipses returns from the previous four months by two decimal points. In each of the months between September and December 2022, Bay 12 Games brought in around $15,000, most of it likely from Patreon donations. After offering the immensely popular Dwarf Fortress exclusively as freeware for 16 years, the company released the first commercial version on December 6, and a few weeks later posted the astronomical January increase. In a post on the Bay 12 forums, the developers say almost half of the money … [Read more...] about Dwarf Fortress financials mark fairytale ending for indie developer
Cette nouvelle carte d’Overwatch 2 est peut-être horrible pour Mei mais pour nous, elle est géniale
Ce n'est un secret pour personne ! La grande nouveauté de la saison 3 d'Overwatch 2 devrait être une carte. Blizzard a clairement indiqué que chaque saison apporterait avec elle de nouveaux contenus, alternant entre un nouveau héros et une nouvelle carte. La saison dernière a apporté Ramattra, donc une carte devrait être au menu de la saison 3. Cependant, lors d'une interview avec l'équipe de développement de Blizzard, nous avons découvert de nouveaux détails passionnants enfouis dans cette toundra glacée. Ce nouveau mode, baptisé Péninsule Antarctique, se trouve au bord de l'océan Atlantique, au plus près de la partie la plus méridionale de l'Amérique du Sud. Ici, le héros d'Overwatch 2, le climatologue Mei, a entrepris de rechercher les effets du réchauffement climatique sur les calottes glaciaires. Comme il s'agit d'un mode de contrôle, nous n'avons pas une, mais trois cartes distinctes. Ce style de capture d'objectif est un mode de jeu en trois rounds, où le but est de … [Read more...] about Cette nouvelle carte d’Overwatch 2 est peut-être horrible pour Mei mais pour nous, elle est géniale
Insiders say Sony slashed PlayStation VR2 production; Sony says, “No we didn’t”
Rumor mill: Word on the street is that Sony's PS VR2 pre-orders were disappointing. As such, insiders say the company is allegedly cutting back production. The two million units it expected to sell in the first quarter of 2023 are now projected to take until March 2024 to move. However, Sony says these reports are false, and everything is on track. With Sony's PS VR2 only three weeks from release, Bloomberg reports that the company has cut shipments of the next-gen VR headset in half due to low pre-orders. The company previously estimated it would ship at least two million units in its launch quarter. However, anonymous sources say those sales are now projected at one million. Sony expects another 1.5 million units to ship between April this year and March 2024. Bloomberg reached out to Sony for official comment, but a spokesperson said, "the company does not discuss its product inventory." However, shortly after publishing the story, Sony told GamesIndustry.biz that it had not … [Read more...] about Insiders say Sony slashed PlayStation VR2 production; Sony says, “No we didn’t”
It’s Time to Stop Using Desktop Icons
Modern computers carry a lot of baggage from the past, and desktop icons are perhaps one of the most unsightly remnants of the earliest days of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs). If you’re still living with them, it’s time to quit. Desktop Clutter Helps No One Whether on macOS, Windows, or another graphical operating system, the desktop is a big open space that plays host both to files and to shortcuts to other resources on your device. Over time those desktop shortcuts and files can quickly accumulate to fill the entire screen. However, even if you only have a desktop with a moderate number of icons, you’re still creating an inefficient space to actually find anything. Hunting for icons on a desktop, especially a modern high-resolution desktop, is a pain. The desktop is a great space for working with applications, but as a place to access apps and store files, it leaves much to be desired. Docks, Taskbars, and Instant Search Is Superior Desktops were meant to give users … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Stop Using Desktop Icons