How to play Playstation games on an Ubuntu 20.04 machine.

Playing Playstation games on a Linux machine is very easy, the pcxsr package allows emulation of Playstation games on a modern Linux machine. Install the package. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~/Documents └──╼ ╼ $ sudo apt install pcsxr┌──[[email protected]]─[~/Documents └──╼ ╼ $ sudo apt install pcsxr Then plug in a USB controller. A Logitech F310 is perfect. Then load up … Read more

Manage the Corona-virus lock-down with these great computing deals.

Manage the time hiding in your bunker with great computing deals. Mwave.com has great computing deals for gaming and working from home. Go here to build your own custom PC or select a pre-built machine. https://www.mwave.com.au/. The machines built at Mwave are top quality and would be able to handle any Doom Eternal or Dota … Read more

Nostalgic thoughts about computers and computer gaming in the old days compared to today.

I have been thinking about the future of computer gaming. Considering the size of the map in Far Cry 3 compared to the computer games of old. There are two massive islands connected by a very deep and blue ocean. That is a massive play area. I love piloting a boat across the ocean, and … Read more

New super powered Linux PC from System 76. Up to 64 Gigabytes of RAM!

This computer from System 76 is an absolute beast. System 76 ship Linux powered computers for those of us that want to play Linux games and do 3D modelling with Blender. This computer can ship with these specs for the base model: Quad-core Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70Ghz 8GB DDR3 RAM (1866 MHz) 1GB nVidia … Read more

UNIGINE engine shows how good PC graphics can look; this is a massive open area simulated in a computer.

This is what the UNIGINE engine looks like right now, http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/UNIGINE-Shows-How-Beutiful-Linux-Games-Could-Look-Like-with-Its-Latest-Update-2.jpg. The UNIGINE demo is showing us what the future of PC graphics will look like. This will be a future of massive open areas and amazing graphical quality with wide open areas emulated in a computer. This demo has graphical quality that would amaze … Read more

Purchasing a new desktop computer in 2012. The technology has come so far.

The desktop computing platform has gone through a massive change in 20 years, with the climb in power between the 8088 and the Intel 286 computers of old with processor clock speeds less than 10 Megahertz to the multi-core i7 beasts that we have now; with more RAM than a 486 had hard disk space … Read more

Liquid cooling to keep your hardware cool when it is under load.

These rack servers are busy soaking in a bath of mineral oil, using natural convection to carry away heat. This is totally different from the oil that the McDonalds fries are cooked in. This oil is non conductive allowing working electronics to soak in the oil and keep cool. This is a good trick to … Read more

Big Bang Theory & old movies.

Penny walks on stage towards Shledon, the audience is snickering”What are you doing Sheldon”   The audience bursts into laughter   “Oh nothing, just installing some RAM”   The audience is falling over now, punching themselves in the stomach from laughter   “Why”   The laughter dies down a bit   “I just upgraded my … Read more