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Month: November 2009 (page 3 of 3)

Caution — Dragon Age: Origins May Make Your Head Explode

Dragon Age: Origins logo Like Baldur’s Gate? Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic? How about Mass Effect? Well then, prepare yourself… BioWare’s newest masterpiece has hit stores and is preparing to rock your world! Dragon Age: Origins has been officially released for PC, xBox 360 and Playstation 3. Dragon Age, touted as the “spiritual successor of Baldur’s Gate”, is a single player role-playing game that is a based in a completely original world and setting created by BioWare. There has been much buzz on the game, which has rarely scored below 90% in reviews to date and has been touted by some as the best RPG of the decade. Many gamers and fantasy fans, myself included, have been anticipating this game for years. I am so excited that I find myself especially glad that my 34th birthday is less than a month away…

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5 Needed Improvements in Windows 7

Windows 7 thumbs down Earlier, we discussed 5 compelling reasons to upgrade to Windows 7.  Windows 7 is a big step up from Windows Vista, with several compelling features, but it isn’t perfect.  While there are no deal breakers, there are a few spots where Windows 7 could use some improvement.  Here are a few of them.  I’m sure there are more, so let us know in the comments if you have any ideas for how to improve Windows 7 (and no, "get a Mac" doesn’t count). 

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5 Compelling Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 7

windows 7 thumbs up Unlike Bobby, the  other writer here at 40Tech, I wasn’t brave enough to install the Windows 7 Release Candidate or Beta.  As a result, I’ve only been using Windows 7 for about 5 days now (unlike Bobby, who has been using it and loving it for quite some time).  So far, I’m impressed.  Here are the five features that I’ve enjoyed the most, and have made me pleased with my decision to upgrade from Vista, at least at this early stage.  Later in the week, we’ll take a look at a few features that could use some improvement.

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