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11/20/2011

Photo Card

Post by Redeye |

Big Bright Joy Holiday
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10/09/2011

Steam Double Duty

Post by Redeye |

While downloading Shogun 2 on my desktop and installing some Torchlight mods on my laptop today I found a neat trick. It has to do with downloading a game via Steam on one computer and playing a game (or downloading, chatting with friends, etc) on a second computer via Steam using the same account. It can be done with minimal hassle which I will detail below the break.


1. On the computer, "first" computer, you plan to just download (not play) games on go ahead and start downloading whatever games you want and leave it running (to the download screen if you want to monitor). Be sure to start all downloads at once because in order to add new games to the download queue you will have to restart this entire process.

2. Start Steam on your other, "second" computer.

3. Even if you have Steam set to auto log-in It will ask you to enter your password because you are already logged in elsewhere. Do it and Steam should start normally.

4.Now observe on the first computer that the "You've been logged out" prompt asking you to log back in appears, however your games continue to download in the background. Don't hit "cancel" or Steam exits and don't log back in or it will log you out on the second computer. If you left the first computer on the download monitor screen you can review their progress as you normally would, but you can't otherwise interact with Steam.

5. Enjoy playing a game on your second computer while downloading on your first!



I haven't verified that this works on Mac, but I imagine it will behave similarly.

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5/14/2011

Un Awful

Post by Redeye |

Saw this in a park; makes perfect sense to me.


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4/28/2011

The Great Hunt

Post by Redeye |

Had a great weekend with family and the monkey moose had fun hunting for Easter Eggs! Plus it was a great excuse to dust off the DSLR which I have had far too little time to screw around with. Find some awesomely cuteness after the break.


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4/11/2011

Media to the Max(imum PC)

Post by Redeye |

Maximum PC | Rip, Watch and Organize Everything: The Ultimate Media Guide

Maximum PC has done it again. For a dead simple, feature rich guide to ripping, watching and doing whatever you might ever want to do with your media that have released an updated one stop shop. Want to know my favorite parts of the article? Hit the Read more link, if you want to skip all that rambling hit the link at the top or head over to Maximum PC!

With streaming services getting more and more popular everyday (it is how the wife and I consume media almost exclusively) having to put in a DVD or Blu-ray feels archaic. By far the most useful and relevant portion of this article is the step by step guide to ripping your media for hosting on your own home server or backup. Being able to sit back and flip to any movie you already own is an astounding experience and shouldn't be skipped. Go read up on the article and let me know your favorite part.

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2/22/2011

Stardock's 2010

Post by Redeye |

Stardock has released their annual report which you can browse here at your leisure.

Best part? Sins of a Solar Empire announcements due this year! Woot!

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2/14/2011

My Android

Post by Redeye |


I think the resemblance is uncanny. A strikingly handsome Android if I may say so myself.



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