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The Best Online Flash Games: Helicopter Game

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Once in a while I get bored from work, and my favorite time waster are online flash games. They are available on any browser, fast to load, funny, and usually it is pretty easy to get aware from them when you need to go back to work (the same cannot be said about Counter Strike and other games…).

For this reason, we will create a weekly column here mentioning the best online flash games around the Web.

The first mention goes to the HelicopterGame.net. Now, I said that for most flash games it is easy to get away when you need to, but this one might be an exception.

helicopter game

When I started played this game I was immediately hooked. I played for 30 minutes without a break, until I reached over 1000 points of distance.

What is the game about? Well you just need to click on your mouse to make the helicopter go up, and release the buttom to make it go down, while avoiding obstacles on your way.

Sounds boring? Go try for yourself then!

This is Why I Hate PCs that Come with Windows

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I have been running Linux both on my desktop and on my laptop for a couple of years already, and it just works. Recently I decided to sell my laptop to get on a better one, though, so I figured I would need to load a fresh Windows install on it (after all the probability of finding another Linux user to buy it is pretty low).

So I just loaded the OEM Windows copy, installed it, and once I was done BAM! All those bad memories came back suddenly. How much preinstalled crap do they manage to put on those things?

i hate windows

I know that this is not Microsoft’s fault. PC manufacturers are bloating the installs to make some money from the software vendors. I find this annoying nonetheless. And if you think there is not enough crap on that install, just consider that it came both with Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security 🙂 .

RSS Awareness Day

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Today is RSS Awareness Day. What is that all about? It is simple: a day to spread the word about the RSS and feed formats, and to get more people using it. As of today just 5 to 7 percent of the Internet users are actively using RSS. That is a shame given the usefulness of that tool.

RSS Awareness Day


Check out the RSSDay.org website and help spread the word.

Ah, and if you are not subscribed to our RSS Feed yet, make sure to do it!

The Worst PC Disasters and Their Solution

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I just came across a very useful article on TechRadar, titled The worst PC disasters (and how to survive them). Quoting the article:

You might have spent big money on a great PC, installed only the finest software and spent years learning how to manage it all properly, but the First Rule of Computing still applies: things will go wrong eventually.

Hardware will fail, you’ll delete the wrong file or find your system doesn’t boot, and that’s it – you’re facing a major PC disaster. And if you’re panicked into the wrong actions, then the situation can rapidly become worse.

Here are the problems that they are covering:

  • My hard drive has died!
  • Windows won’t start!
  • Um, I’ve forgotten my Windows password
  • Now my PC has a virus…
  • I’ve accidentally deleted my files
  • Somebody stole my PC
  • My Internet connection doesn’t work
  • My PC keeps locking up and I have to restart it
  • I’m getting errors on my DVDs

South Park Zone: Watch Free Episodes Online

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If you are a South Park fan you probably know that there are several websites where you can watch episodes online. Most of them, however, tend to have broken links, poor quality videos and very slow servers. Even the official Comedy Central website was below my expectations.

south park zone

One website that appears to have an edge over the competitors is South Park Zone. They have pretty much all the episodes from all the seasons, and the video streams fast and the quality is reasonable. Once in a while there is an annoying full screen ad, but other than that the user experience is good.

By the way, even if you are not a South Park fan try watching a video or too, I am pretty sure you will like it, so check South Park Zone!

The 101 Most Useful Websites

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I came across this list a couple of weeks ago, but it is a really interesting one so I will share it with you guys. Basically the Telegraph (a British newspaper) compiled a list with the 101 most useful websites around the net, divided into technology, entertainment, advice, house and home, social, shopping and travel.

Here are the 10 websites included under technology:

  1. Google
  2. Anonymouse
  3. iLounge
  4. Only2Clicks
  5. Zoho
  6. Backpack
  7. GetNetWise
  8. DaFont
  9. Pando
  10. FlipClips