Sunday, 16 January 2005

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Mein host spotted on Apple's payroll

Many moons ago I was sipping Babychams and chin-wagging in the Cow & Goose with Apple luminary, Steve Jobs, when it dawned on me that what the company needed was a new sweetener to make discerning, potential switchers look twice at the Mac. I decided to broach the topic with Steve; clearly captivated, he leaned closer, resting his glass on the table to give me his full attention. I put it to...

Thursday, 6 January 2005

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How do I gauge how many frames per second my games are running at?

One method would be to use the freeware TSR utility, Fraps. This sits in your task tray and works in the background while you play your favourite games. The current frame rate is appended to the corner of the screen so you know at all times how well your kit is performing. As an added bonus it is capable of capturing screen shots and saving movies of game play with the click of a button. It works...