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Archived News - November
2001
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 Billy
"Wicked" Wilson, of VoodooExtreme,
known for "pimping" game news (whatever that means) has launched
a new gaming news site: GamingGroove.
I obtained a list of names they were considering but rejected, here's
a taste:
486net
AltairNews
CommodoreExtreme
BansheeTimes
AllAboutDOS
I'm suprised they picked a name that wasn't about an obsolete product
so people wouldn't know what it means  ...
Go put it in your favorites, so you know what's up with the latest games.
What I really am suprised about is that they didn't call it "XBox
Time", since I have a feeling that's all that will be on there soon...
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Proximitron to block ads
source: TweakCentral viewer, Dave
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updated: 12/19
11/04 - 13:27
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A few weeks ago, a visitor Dave, sent me a link to a filter called Proxomitron:
I use a program called Proxomitron
which does all this and more, for free. It rewrites the HTML of a page
before it reaches the browser so you can take out anything, or put stuff
in.
It uses filters, little text files, which users can download or make
up themselves - there are filters to do everything from removing javascript
/ banner / tx3 adverts, taking out flash, adding custom menu`s or css,
killing autoplaying music, re-using or killing popup windows and getting
rid of add on HTML (like that of Geocities sites) to changing HTML headers
to hide referrers or use browsers on sites requiring specific brands,
etc etera.
This sounds like a dream-come-true. I just installed it and it's already
blocking ads the hosts file doesn't catch.
Related links:
Proxomitron web site
Tweak Central article: Get rid of ads
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Windows XP tweaking goodness
source: HardOCP
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A couple things for Windows
XP users today:
It seems that microsoft has an Expert
Zone for "Windows XP enthusiasts" who apparently want more
hype about XP.
Change your WinXP start 
button:
ColdOC has posted this
guide.
I found this site on Microsoft's WinXP expert zone:
Doug's Windows 95/98/ME/XP Tweaks and
Tips - there might be some stuff for you there...
Create a shortcut to lock your computer:
Instead of giving the ol' 3-finger salute (ctrl-alt-del), and L or Enter,
you can create a shortcut (icon) to do it. According to HardOCP reader
Kris, a simple  Windows
Key + L will do it too (may only work in XP only, it doesn't seem to be
working for me with Win2k).
Related links:
Microsoft Windows XP home
Microsoft
Windows XP expert zone
Microsoft
Windows XP expert tips page
A side note: This guy seems to have a pretty good idea:
Fat Chuck's Corrupt CD's
It seems the music industry has started shipping cd's that either
1. Prevent you from copying it for personal use
or
2. Prevent you from playing on any computerized device (computers, DVD
players, game consoles like PlayStation, MP3 players, consumer CD duplicators,
high-end stereo equipment and car CD players).
If you come across a corrupt cd that isn't listed, you can send it in
and Fat Chuck will post it. Seems like a good idea to me.
This
article on InfoWorld shows Windows 2000 outperforming Windows XP on
typical(?) workloads. The tests did show WinXP closing the gap with multiple
processors, but still slower than Win2k (and only nerds run SMP  ).
Maybe it's not quite time to upgrade. Like any of the "latest and
greatest" from Microsoft, you might want to buy the latest and greatest
hardware to run it on.
Related links:
Microsoft Windows
2000 home
Microsoft Windows XP home
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