Ari’s Blog

Road warriors know what a pain it is to have to move there laptop from network to network. Especially when that means manually setting up IP addresses and other settings. What is worse is that when you get back to your own network nothing works because all the settings are wrong – They are set for the previous network.

NetSetMan – The Network Settings Manager is one answer. NetSetMan is a free utility that allows you to set IP information, DNS server, Workgroup and other configuration details with 2 clicks. You can set profiles and switch between them easily.

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While we are on the subject of games – There is a great Mod out there for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory called True Combat Elite. True Combat Elite (TCE) allows you to enter the roll of a terrorist or a Special Ops (SpecOps) agent. There are currently 2 types of game play – Objective and Body Count (CTF is coming soon). Objective has the Terrorists planting a bomb or achieving a target and the Special Ops agents have to stop the Terrorists. Body count is similar to team death match.

One of the things that sets TCE apart is the fact that in game play has no cross hairs (unless your weapon has a scope) – You have to use the sight on the gun you are using. You also only have one life in Objective mode. This means no Rambo style game play.

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Enough with utilities – Here is something that is 100% fun.

The world of MMORPGs (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) is filled with graphically intense games like the World of Warcraft and Star Wars Galaxies. Enter the Kingdom of Loathing (KoL). KoL is a MMORPG that has great game play and low end graphics. How low end you ask – Stick figures low. Do not be fooled by the low end graphics – This game is entertaining, complex and incredibly creative.

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I have been watching a great IPTV show for the last several months – it is called hak.5. The episodes come out on the fifth of every month and feature segments on hacking, moding, gaming and coding.

It is done very well. The hosts are knowledgeable and fun to watch. You can download the show from http://hak5.org

I have learned some really cool tricks from the show. Did you know you can get a command prompt during windows XP setup?If you are interested in cool tips, tricks, hacks and mods – check out the show.

http://hak5.org