Create Your Own Games

Did you ever want to create a game yourself? If yes, now your dream comes true.

Crytek has released its "CryENGINE SDK" absolutely free of charge. Its the same engine that created Crysis 2.

Anyone can now download a full version of the best All-In-One Game Development Engine for free and use it without charge for non-commercial game development.

The award winning SDK provides the complete game engine to create AAA quality next generation games for PC, and includes the CryENGINE 3 Sandbox level editor, a production-proven, 3rd generation "What you see is what you play" (WYSIWYP) - tool designed by and for professional developers.

The free CryENGINE SDK will be updated regularly, to make sure you have access to all the advances made to CryENGINE 3.

System Requirements [Developer]

• Supported operating Systems: XP, Vista, Windows 7 (with Windows 7 recommended)
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz, AMD Athlon 64 X2 2GHz or better
• Memory: GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
• Video Card : nVidia 8800GT 512MB RAM, ATI 3850HD 512MB RAM or better

System Requirements [End User]

• Supported operating Systems: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 or SP2, Windows 7
• CPU: 32-bit or 64-bit processor (a multi-core processor is strongly recommended)
• Memory: 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
• Video Card: ShaderModel 3 capable graphics card (for example an NVidia 6 series card)

You can download it using following link:

Download CryENGINE 3 SDK for Free

Thanks to our reader "Leo" for sharing it...

Download “Age of Empires Online” Free to Play Game

"Age of Empires" is one of the best and most popular game and now an online version is available for free to play.

Age of Empires Online has been developed by Microsoft Game Studios for the Games for Windows - LIVE platform. Age of Empires Online invites players to create a living, growing online world, shared with friends and friendly rivals around the world. Marrying fresh features with classic RTS gameplay, Age of Empires Online pays tribute to the original game while incorporating a new look, feel, and approach that appeals to long-time fans, newcomers, and everyone in between.

The game features two of the greatest ancient civilizations – the Greeks and Egyptians and offers more than 40 hours of gameplay for free!

The following features are free to play:

• Familiar Age of Empires gameplay, and downloadable to any PC for free!
• The greatest ancient civilizations, including Greeks and Egyptians.
• Constantly new, exciting, and evolving content.
• Quest, battle, chat, and trade with other players.
• Build and show off your own custom Capital City.
• Enjoy historical settings with gorgeous visuals and a cool new art style.

System Requirements:

• Processor: Dual Core, 2Ghz or higher
• Video card: 128 MB Shader 2 supported card or higher
• Memory: Windows XP - 1GB, Vista and Windows 7 (32 bit) - 1.5GB, Windows 7 (64 bit) - 2.5GB
• Hard drive space: 2.5 GB required for downloads
• Internet: Broadband internet required

Age of Empires Online Game

Transform Windows 7 into Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Using “Ubuntu Skin Pack 6.0″

If you use Windows but love simple, minimal and clean look of Ubuntu, here is something interesting for you.

"Ubuntu Skin Pack" is a customization pack for Windows 7 users which can make our Windows look-likeUbuntu 11.04. The transformation pack has been created by our DA friend "hameddanger".

This pack changes almost everything in Windows 7 to transform it into Ubuntu. It changes login screen, boot screen, wallpaper, theme, start button, icons, etc. It also installs a few utilities to provide Ubuntu functionality.

It can be installed in Windows 7 SP1. It supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

You can download it using following link:

Download Link (32-bit)

Download Link (64-bit)

NOTE: Please create a system restore point before installing this skin pack so that you can restore default Windows look in case you don't like the new look or face any problem.

Government Debt and You

Ni la keadaan ekonomi US skrg.. maybe dlm msa tdekat nilai wang Dolar

akn jatuh. Time tu mmg huru hara la. harga barang naik, nilai duit makin

kecik. rakyat xmampu nk tanggung n mula bjimat. so, pbelanjaan akn

kurang n ekonomi akn makin lembab. pening2, tp tu la hakikat skrg.. benda

ni xprnh tjadi lg sblm ni. tggu n lihat la ape yg bakal tjadi.......

Skrg hutang US $14.001 trillion... byk tue. Jumlah pndapatan Malaysia

xprnh pn cecah trillion, plg tggi pn Billion jea. Kiranya hutang US skrg

lebih byk lg dr pndapatn Malaysia. Gilak r US ni. Kaki bhutang rupanya.

Top 5 Freeware Apps For Windows 7

Being a windows 7 user, the users have more freeware apps and utilities to tweak the user interface. Now, let us see the top 10 freeware apps list for windows 7 operating system. On every install of windows 7, these freewares must be installed.

1.CCleaner

CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It is our system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool.It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner.

2.Unlocker

Unlocker is an Explorer extension that allows you with a simple right-click of the mouse on a file or folder to get rid of error message such as error deleting file or folder, cannot delete folder: it is used by another person or program.

3.7-Zip

7-Zip is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, ISO, MSI, WIM, NSIS, RPM and DEB formats.

4.Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment. Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size.

5. Easeus Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition

EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition is a one-stop & free data recovery software to recover 1 GB data free of charge. It is a comprehensive file recovery freeware which can recover deleted files or folders even when they have been emptied from Recycle Bin, recover data due to format, lost partition, system crash, and virus attack.

Top 3 FREE Windows Media Player Alternatives

1.VLC media player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework, that plays most multimedias files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. It is simple to use, yet very powerful and extendable. It does not need any codec packs.

Latest Version: 1.1.5

2.Winamp

Winamp is a skinnable, multi-format media player.Winamp supports a wide variety of contemporary and specialized music file formats. Winamp supports many types of streaming media such as Internet radio, Internet telelvision, XM Satellite Radio, AOL video, Singingfish content, podcasts, and RSS media feeds. It also has extendable support for portable media players, and users can access their media libraries anywhere via internet connections.You can extend Winamp’s functionality through the use of plug-ins, which are available on the Winamp site.

Latest Version: 5.6

3.KMPlayer

The KMPlayer is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others. It handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots in many ways. The player provides both internal and external filters with a fully controlled environment in terms of connections to other splitters, decoders, audio/video transform filters and renderers without grappling with the DirectShow merit system. Internal filters are not registered to user’s system to keep it from being messed up with system filters.

Latest Version: 3.0.0.1439

Enjoy Valentine’s Day With Windows 7 “Love Birds & Lancy Hearts” Themepack

Love is a finely feathered thing, in this free Windows 7 theme featuring shadowbox-style lovebirds. Microsoft Officially released two new themes to celebrate with pleasure.

Download it in this time for Valentine’s Day.

Download Lacy Hearts Theme

Download LoveBirds Theme

Top 5 Ways To Improve Your Computer’s Performance

Improving Computer’s Performance is not so hard than maintaining, then let us see some useful and powerful tips to improve it so on.

Top Ways :

• Adjusting visual effects
• Adjusting indexing options
• Adjusting power settings
• Utilizing Disk Cleanup
• Utilizing Advanced tools

Adjusting visual effects:

You may be liked to apply your favorite and inspired theme but it may affect your system performance. So optimize performance by changing menus and windows appearance.

Adjusting indexing options:

Indexing options can help you find what you’re looking for quickly and easily on your computer. You can search more efficiently by narrowing your search to focus on those files and folders that you commonly use.

Adjusting power settings:

Try to changing power-related settings, so that your computer resumes from power-saving settings more efficiently, and adjust battery usage for portable computers.

Utilizing Disk Cleanup:

The Disk Cleanup tool deletes unnecessary or temporary files on your hard disk so you can increase the amount of storage space you have.

Utilizing Advanced tools:

Accessing advanced system tools, such as Event Viewer, Disk Defragmenter, and System Information, that system administrators and IT professionals often use to solve problems. You can also view notifications about performance-related issues and what to do about them. For example, if Windows detects that a driver is reducing performance, click the notification to learn which driver is causing the problem and view help on how to update the driver. Issues listed at the beginning of the list are impacting the system more than issues listed further down the list.

How To Use Windows 7 Aero Shake ?

You can use Aero Shake to quickly minimize every open window except the one you’re shaking. This feature can save you time if you want to focus on a single window without minimizing all your other open windows one by one. You can then restore all of those windows by shaking the open window again.

How To Minimize Windows Using Aero Shake ?

Step – 1 : Hold Win Key + Home to minimize all windows excerpt current active window

Step – 2 : Hold Win Key + Home to restore all windows minimized window

That’s It !

Download WinUtilities Free Edition 9.97

WinUtilities Free Edition is a multi-functional system performance and optimization suite for Microsoft Windows. This collection of tools lets you supercharge your PC’s performance, enhance its security, tweak and optimize its settings, and customize and personalize your screens. Registry Cleaner makes your system more stable by cleaning out the bad Registry entries that build up each time you install and uninstall software. The program’s Registry Optimizer defragments and rebuilds your Registry, making your entire system run more smoothly and quickly.

The program includes powerful tools to clean and optimize your hard drives. The Disk Cleaner removes clutter and unnecessary files from your PC, allowing it to run more quickly. The DiskDefrag module defragments your hard drive, keeping it running efficiently. WinUtilities’s Windows Optimizers keep Windows running faster. The Memory Optimizer ensures that memory is released properly when you stop running each program on your system.

WinUtilities Free Edition features:

• Optimize, clean and boost the speed of your Windows.
• Protect your privacy and security.
• Block spyware, trojans, adware, etc.
• Fix certain application errors.
• Simple, fast and User friendly interface
• For only private use

Built-in Modules:

• Disk Defrag: Defragment your disks and improve computer performance and stability
• File Undelete: Recovers deleted files on NTFS and FAT volumes.
• Disk Cleaner: Cleans disks from information that clogs your system and reduces the performance of your computer.
• Registry Cleaner: Scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the Windows Registry.
• Startup Cleaner: Helps you to easily manage program execution at windows startup.
• History Cleaner: Erases all traces of activity on your computer, save spaces and protect your privacy.
• File Splitter: Splits any type of file into smaller pieces and rejoin them to the original file.
• File Shredder: Erases files and make sure that no data thief can get his hands on your sensitive data.
• EXE Protector: Protects any Windows executable file with a secure password.
• Memory Optimizer: Optimizes the Memory Management of Windows. No special configuration is needed, Memory Optimizer will auto configure itself.

Compatible with Windows 7, 2000, XP, Vista, 2003 Server. 32/64bit version

Links :

Download WinUtilities Free Edition 9.97

Most Wanted Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you save time by allowing you to never take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse. You’ll need a Standard 101/102-Key or Natural PS/2 Keyboard to use the shortcuts. To turn these case-sensitive shortcuts on or off, click Settings, and then pick an option next toKeyboard shortcuts.

Shortcut Key	Definition	Action
c	Compose	Allows you to compose a new message. + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.
k	Move to newer conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit to expand a conversation.
j	Move to older conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit to expand a conversation.
n	Next message	Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
p	Previous message	Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
o or	Open	Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in ‘Conversation View.’
u	Return to conversation list	Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.
e	Archive	Archive your conversation from any view.
m	Mute	Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc’d directly to you. Learn more.
x	Select conversation	Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
s	Star a message or conversation	Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
+	Mark as important	Helps Gmail learn what’s important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox)
-	Mark as unimportant	Helps Gmail learn what’s not important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox)
!	Report spam	Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
r	Reply	Replies to the message sender. + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
a	Reply all	Replies to all message recipients. +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
f	Forward	Forwards a message. + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
	Escape from input field	Removes the cursor from your current input field.
+ s	Save draft	Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the key while pressing s and make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields — either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields — when using this shortcut.
#	Delete	Moves the conversation to Trash.
l	Label	Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation.
v	Move to	Moves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash.
+ i	Mark as read	Marks your message as ‘read’ and skip to the next message.
+ u	Mark as unread	Marks your message as ‘unread’ so you can go back to it later.
[	Archive and previous	Archives your conversation and moves to the previous one.
]	Archive and next	Archives your conversation and moves to the next one.
z	Undo	Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an ‘undo’ link).
+ n	Update current conversation	Updates your current conversation when there are new messages.
q	Move cursor to chat search	Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box.
y	Remove from Current View*	Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view. From ‘Inbox,’ ‘y’ means Archive From ‘Starred,’ ‘y’ means Unstar From ‘Trash,’ ‘y’ means Move to inbox From any label, ‘y’ means Remove the label * ‘y’ has no effect if you’re in ‘Spam,’ ‘Sent,’ or ‘All Mail.’
.	Show more actions	Displays the ‘More Actions’ drop-down menu.
+	Opens options in Chat	+ moves from edit field in your chat window to select the ‘Video and more’ menu Next, press to select the emoticon menu Press to open the selected menu
?	Show keyboard shortcuts help	Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you’re on.
k	Move up a contact	Moves your cursor up in your contact list
j	Move down a contact	Moves your cursor down in your contact list
o or	Open	Opens the contact with the cursor next to it.
u	Return to contact list view	Refreshes your page and returns you to the contact list.
e	Remove from Current Group	Removes selected contacts from the group currently being displayed.
x	Select contact	Checks and selects a contact so that you can change group membership or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to the contact.
	Escape from input field	Removes the cursor from the current input
l	Group membership	Opens the groups button to group contacts
z	Undo	Reverses your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an ‘undo’ link)
.	Show more actions	Opens the “More actions” drop-down menu.

These shortcut keys are by Google, so it might be works for all and if any problem persists, leave a comment here…