Techstatic » Uncategorized http://www.techstatic.net Mad about technology Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:35:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Stop Google.com Redirecting to Your Local Google http://www.techstatic.net/2009/03/stop-googlecom-redirecting-to-your-local-google http://www.techstatic.net/2009/03/stop-googlecom-redirecting-to-your-local-google#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:37:44 +0000 viran http://www.techstatic.net/2009/03/stop-googlecom-redirecting-to-your-local-google/ googleicons In my Firefox bookmarks toolbar I have two bookmarks for Google, one for Google.com and the other for Google.co.uk – where the “pages from the UK” radio button is already selected.

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]]> googleicons In my Firefox bookmarks toolbar I have two bookmarks for Google, one for Google.com and the other for Google.co.uk – where the “pages from the UK” radio button is already selected.

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2009/03/stop-googlecom-redirecting-to-your-local-google/feed 0 Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard Update brings highly requested features http://www.techstatic.net/2007/04/xbox-360-spring-dashboard-update-brings-highly-requested-features http://www.techstatic.net/2007/04/xbox-360-spring-dashboard-update-brings-highly-requested-features#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:37:47 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/xbox-360-spring-dashboard-update-brings-highly-requested-features/ With the May 7th (and onward) Dashboard Update date looming on us, I thougght I’d give a quick recap on the features listed by Major Nelson and the news release at Xbox.com.

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]]> With the May 7th (and onward) Dashboard Update date looming on us, I thougght I’d give a quick recap on the features listed by Major Nelson and the news release at Xbox.com.

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2007/04/xbox-360-spring-dashboard-update-brings-highly-requested-features/feed 0 Microsoft downgrade Xbox 360 Premium – releases Xbox 360 Elite http://www.techstatic.net/2007/03/microsoft-downgrade-xbox-360-premium-releases-xbox-360-elite-2 http://www.techstatic.net/2007/03/microsoft-downgrade-xbox-360-premium-releases-xbox-360-elite-2#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:22:07 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/microsoft-downgrade-xbox-360-premium-releases-xbox-360-elite-2/ Xbox 360 Elite - Pic courtesy of Microsoft Microsoft have announced the upcoming release of the much rumoured Xbox 360 Elite – a black Xbox 360…with a HDMI socket and 120GB hard drive. “Is that it?” I hear you cry, oh…thats the voice in my head.

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]]> Xbox 360 Elite - Pic courtesy of Microsoft Microsoft have announced the upcoming release of the much rumoured Xbox 360 Elite – a black Xbox 360…with a HDMI socket and 120GB hard drive. “Is that it?” I hear you cry, oh…thats the voice in my head.

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2007/03/microsoft-downgrade-xbox-360-premium-releases-xbox-360-elite-2/feed 0 European PS3 Backwards Compatible List Revealed http://www.techstatic.net/2007/03/european-ps3-backwards-compatible-list-revealed http://www.techstatic.net/2007/03/european-ps3-backwards-compatible-list-revealed#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:17:07 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/european-ps3-backwards-compatible-list-revealed/ ‘Semi-official’ Sony blog ThreeSpeech has revealed the list of PlayStation 2 and PlayStation One games that will work on the PlayStation 3.

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]]> ‘Semi-official’ Sony blog ThreeSpeech has revealed the list of PlayStation 2 and PlayStation One games that will work on the PlayStation 3.

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2007/03/european-ps3-backwards-compatible-list-revealed/feed 0 London Bridge Lighting – identifies owners of Bluetooth Devices http://www.techstatic.net/2007/02/london-bridge-lighting-identifies-owners-of-bluetooth-devices http://www.techstatic.net/2007/02/london-bridge-lighting-identifies-owners-of-bluetooth-devices#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:51:38 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2007/02/14/london-bridge-lighting-identifies-owners-of-bluetooth-devices/ As a part of Switched On London, a number of landmarks in London have been lit up using LEDs.  A few of the displays are interactive and the most interesting (to me, at least) of these is the lighting on London Bridge.

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]]> As a part of Switched On London, a number of landmarks in London have been lit up using LEDs.  A few of the displays are interactive and the most interesting (to me, at least) of these is the lighting on London Bridge.

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2007/02/london-bridge-lighting-identifies-owners-of-bluetooth-devices/feed 0 Windows Live Messenger Error 81000306 in Windows Vista RC2 – Cannot Sign In http://www.techstatic.net/2007/01/windows-live-messenger-error-81000306-in-windows-vista-rc2-cannot-sign-in http://www.techstatic.net/2007/01/windows-live-messenger-error-81000306-in-windows-vista-rc2-cannot-sign-in#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:08:51 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/windows-live-messenger-error-81000306-in-windows-vista-rc2-cannot-sign-in/ I haven’t posted on the blog for a while but I thought this was worth publicising so more people can solve the problem.

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]]> I haven’t posted on the blog for a while but I thought this was worth publicising so more people can solve the problem.

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2007/01/windows-live-messenger-error-81000306-in-windows-vista-rc2-cannot-sign-in/feed 2 Xbox Live Video Marketplace is LIVE! http://www.techstatic.net/2006/11/xbox-live-video-marketplace-is-live http://www.techstatic.net/2006/11/xbox-live-video-marketplace-is-live#comments Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:43:23 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/xbox-live-video-marketplace-is-live/

I just reveived an alert from Major Nelson’s site that the Video Marketplace due for today is now online and working! I had a quick look and it seems to work with a Silver account with an address based in the US…from the UK. I had a quick look at the preview for V for Vendetta, which appears in a small window in the right half of the marketplace pages. 

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I just reveived an alert from Major Nelson’s site that the Video Marketplace due for today is now online and working! I had a quick look and it seems to work with a Silver account with an address based in the US…from the UK. I had a quick look at the preview for V for Vendetta, which appears in a small window in the right half of the marketplace pages. 

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2006/11/xbox-live-video-marketplace-is-live/feed 1 TV Shows and Films Coming to the Xbox 360 http://www.techstatic.net/2006/11/tv-shows-and-films-coming-to-the-xbox-360 http://www.techstatic.net/2006/11/tv-shows-and-films-coming-to-the-xbox-360#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:33:50 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/tv-shows-and-films-coming-to-the-xbox-360/ [via Major Nelson]

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2006/11/tv-shows-and-films-coming-to-the-xbox-360/feed 0 Xbox 360 Autumn/Fall Dashboard Update Announced http://www.techstatic.net/2006/10/xbox-360-autumnfall-dashboard-update-announced http://www.techstatic.net/2006/10/xbox-360-autumnfall-dashboard-update-announced#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:44:29 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-autumnfall-dashboard-update-announced/ Major Nelson has updated his readers with info about the Autumn/Fall Dashboard update for the Xbox 360. The update will go live at 0200 hrs PT (ooer), that’s 1000hrs GMT for those in the UK, on Tuesday 31st. After listening to and reading many suggestions, this is the complete list for the second bi-annual update tomorrow (also listed below). One feature that was requested across many communities - the ability for the dashboard to display the disc title in the disc tray – was left out! Anyway, here are the features of the update:

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]]> Major Nelson has updated his readers with info about the Autumn/Fall Dashboard update for the Xbox 360. The update will go live at 0200 hrs PT (ooer), that’s 1000hrs GMT for those in the UK, on Tuesday 31st. After listening to and reading many suggestions, this is the complete list for the second bi-annual update tomorrow (also listed below). One feature that was requested across many communities - the ability for the dashboard to display the disc title in the disc tray – was left out! Anyway, here are the features of the update:

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]]> http://www.techstatic.net/2006/10/xbox-360-autumnfall-dashboard-update-announced/feed 0 Lik-Sang going out of business, blames Sony http://www.techstatic.net/2006/10/lik-sang-going-out-of-business-blames-sony http://www.techstatic.net/2006/10/lik-sang-going-out-of-business-blames-sony#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:32:49 +0000 viran http://techstatic.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/lik-sang-going-out-of-business-blames-sony/ It looks like Lik-Sang, a Hong Kong based retailer exporting gaming gear worldwide, has buckled under the legal pressure put on by Sony for explorting PSPs to Europe. Sony won a case at the High-Court in London due to an apparent no-show by Lik-Sang on Wednesday (18/10/2006). The court found in favour of Sony Computer Entertainment citing the practice of grey imports being a “..breach of intellectual property rights” [gamesindustry.biz]

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]]> It looks like Lik-Sang, a Hong Kong based retailer exporting gaming gear worldwide, has buckled under the legal pressure put on by Sony for explorting PSPs to Europe. Sony won a case at the High-Court in London due to an apparent no-show by Lik-Sang on Wednesday (18/10/2006). The court found in favour of Sony Computer Entertainment citing the practice of grey imports being a “..breach of intellectual property rights” [gamesindustry.biz]

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