Archive for November 2nd, 2003

“The horror, the horror”

The new director’s cut of “Alien” reminds us the film is a powerful purveyor of existential dread, not just haunted-house thrills.
Unlike its increasingly baroque series of sequels, Ridley Scott’s original 1979 “Alien” is a film about human loneliness amid the emptiness and amorality of creation. It’s a cynical ’70s-leftist vision of the future in which [...]

November 2nd, 2003 | Posted in Entertainment | Comments Off

ActiveMac: Mac OS 10.3 or Windows XP?

Byron over at Activewin has this comparison:
What I find better in Mac OS 10.3 over Windows XP

Dialogue boxes: In windows you get things like Yes, No and Cancel - on a Mac you get Don’t Save, Cancel and Save - logical text information that is an improvement over Windows. This is just one really plain [...]

November 2nd, 2003 | Posted in Software | Comments Off

Screenshot Round-Up

Asterix & Obelix XXL (Multi) - Worthplaying

Battlestar Galactica (Multi) - Worthplaying

BREED (PC) - Action Vault

Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars (PC) - Worthplaying

Deus Ex: Invisible War (PC) - Gamer’s Hell

Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna (PC) - The Official Website

EverQuest II (PC) - Everquest 2 OGaming

Legends of Wrestling: Showdown (Multi) [...]

November 2nd, 2003 | Posted in Gaming | Comments Off

New BF1942 Galactic Conquest

A new version of the Star Wars themed Galactic Conquest modification for Battlefield 1942 is now available, a small fix to add compatibility with the new version 1.5 patch for the World War II shooter.
Blue’s News

November 2nd, 2003 | Posted in Gaming | Comments Off