alaknebs

alaknebs

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Reply to Endless Space 50%coupon in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

i didn't actually want them (oddly enough, got the base game by pre-order... and barely played it... ).. was just curious. then i saw coupons without noticing the sub-heading bit about % off and was wondering how you got free game coupon.. and multiple people having them too XD was going to look in my steam account to see if they are doing some strange promo for their new games

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Reply to Impulse is dead... in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Stuie_" reply="17" id="3462887"] Quoting linux21st, reply 15 I joined TotalGamingNetwork/StardockCentral to buy GalCivII and subsequently other games. Then Stardock sold Impulse to Gamestop and it went down hill all the way. Worst of all, as of today, I can't login to my account using the GameStop App, the so call redemption link at http://impulsestore.gamestop.com/redemption/Redeem.aspx gave a connection timeout and I have zero access to all my ga

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Reply to Endless Space 50%coupon in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

XD the subheading doesn't show until you go inside the thread. big steam sales usually have this like 75%, don't they? yet to see a use for any steam % off coupons

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Reply to Alpha Centauri II? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="XWerewolfX" reply="8" id="3458830"] There goes my everything. Bills will go unpaid, food uneaten, pee unpeed, poop unpooped, and all other life balances, unbalanced. Thanks, Firaxis.[/quote]wait for the 50-75% discount 3 months later off steam

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Reply to IRS Still Running XP. Pays MS millions for additional patches not available to you. in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

you know how it goes. changing os means updating/rewriting the ancient programs that they've been using in xp and retraining people. most companies/organisations/entities think they are saving money by delaying that. if they can stick with something for 20 years as opposed to every 5 or whatever, you bet they'll do it. i can think of a very simple reason why ms offers support (at a price) to them and not individuals. those big entities will move off xp as part of some pr

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Reply to The dumbing down of software in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

depends on their target audience really. are they going to make it easy for your average granny or they going to target the those who tinker? those who tinker will get to do their thing with more steps anyway...

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Reply to Logitech grind my gears in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

not a laptop person, never got used to using touchpad. currently using an oldish perfomance mx (batteries require charging very frequently..... but at least i just need to plug the wire in, instead of sticking the mouse on top of a charger like the revolution mx) and the solar k750. (must be a winter thing.... gets laggy some times as if it's run out of juice or someone else receiving my keystroke XD) the thing i hate most about wireless peripherals. 1 receiver per item (u

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Reply to A "Free" version of Windows? in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

the weird thing is how some sites are saying ms is giving away this to win 7 users for free. why on earth would someone with whichever win 7 edition (aside from the most basic featureless one.. whatever it's called) want to upgrade to a win 8/8.1 starter (aka crippled) edition with ads flying all over the place? now, if they are saying a cheap/free upgrade from 7->8 equivalent (ultimate->ultimate) they might get somewhere...

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Reply to GCHQ Intercept: Yahoo users’ webcam images in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

integrated cam on laptops/netbooks, etc... would pose more of a problem.. haven't you heard of all those school owned equipment or rented stuff have phone home systems that take snap shots to see "if the person isn't doing some nefarious things with the equipment"? if it's a separate cam.. just unplug it when not in use. until you discover your monitor is actually a giant camera.... them sneaky sods..

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