Hauppauge have been in the PC-based video capture business for years. With a wide variety of products, they have always provided a device to capture the latest video standards at a consumer-level price point. The software side has tended to be a bit of a mine-field though, and the HD PVR is no exception to this. Hopefully this guide will lessen the pain for anyone who just wants to record some beastly gameplay from their HD games console. Continue reading »
The server browser for Battlefield 3 on consoles is a godsend. Not perfect by any means – but as a means to customise your online experience it is invaluable. Continue reading »
There are a number of Surround-Sound gaming headset around from the likes of Turtle Beach, Astro and Tritton, however if you want to use them on your console the pickings are slimmer. The excellent wireless X41 from Turtle Beach are probably the best of a batch of “Xbox 360 Ready” headsets – but they are … Continue reading »
If, like me, you don’t have a webcam but you do have an Xbox Live Vision Camera from You’re in the Movies on the Xbox 360, you can plug it into your Windows PC and use it like any other camera for applications like Skype. I’ve finally set up Skype on my Windows XP computer … Continue reading »
(More about Minecraft ‘seeds’…) (Get Dr. Zoidberg skin…) (What’s seed 404?) The main character in Minecraft is a cheerful chap but if you play multi-player or you just fancy a change you may want to change the way he looks. You can change the complete texture for the character model but remember you can’t change … Continue reading »
The current version of Minecraft allows you to generate a new pseudo-random world whenever you want. You only need to give it a name, but for those that want to you can provide a “seed” for your world to generate from. Every world generate from a particular seed will be identical every time. Though your … Continue reading »
The following guide will hopefully help others who are plagued by the annoying strict NAT syndrome that used to be standard on all BT Home Hubs. The good news is with a little tinkering this is easily resolved, but still just as frustrating. Software version 8.1.A.E (Type A) 8.1.H.G (Type A) Following this latest firmware … Continue reading »
Having recently decided to invest in some additional video capture and editing software, it became apparent that much of the markets leading tools were still stuck in the dark ages, supporting a Windows only environment. A few years ago this may have resulted in yet another device to clutter my now streamlined setup, in one … Continue reading »
Here are some undocumented actions that your Xbox Live Avatar can perform on the dashboard and in the Avatar Customisation Menu.
Do you like to dress up your avatar? Or do you dye your hair blue in real life? The Avatar feature editor normally only allows you to choose ordinary hair colours. However Microsoft have hidden an extra page of 9 colours that are a little more extravagant.
