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Archive for September, 2010
StumbleUpon Announces iPhone and Android Apps
Sep 30th
StumbleUpon Apps for...
StumbleUpon has announced apps for Android and the iPhone and here are some details.These apps are optimized especially for your mobile device and is a quick download. For more details continue reading or visit http://www.stumbleupon.com/mobile/
You can also visit the link to read about the StumbleUpon app for you iPad, then download it free.
EXPLORE
You can explore pages in your favorite topics and on top sites like YouTube, Flickr, Photos, and News.
SYNC
Pages you bookmark from your phone are automatically synced with your online StumbleUpon account
on the web. Access your favorites wherever you are.
SHARE
Its easy to share with using Facebook, Twitter or Email.
FOR THE IPHONE
Download from the Apple Store
Or, on your phone’s browser, visit www.stumbleupon.com
FOR YOUR ANDROID
Point your Android phone to this QR Code.
Your barcode reader should be able to read
it and launch the Market. (no code?)
Or, on your phone’s browser, visit
www.stumbleupon.com mobile
Halo Reach Aiming Tips – Headshooting, Go for the Gusto!
Sep 29th
As in all Halo games you can pull off headshots in Halo: Reach. One lesser known “secret” is that you don’t always have to use a zoom weapon to kill your opponent by shooting their head/face. “Headshooting” – aiming at the face and/or head area while spraying your enemy with ammo – will get the job done more quickly than aiming at the body, though you will use more ammo this way as compared to zoomed shots with, say, a Needle Rifle. While “shooting from the hip” aim for the head or face. Shooting from the hip = shooting with any projectile weapon without zoom by looking through the sights.
MA37 Assault Rifle
For example, if you are facing an Elite with a MA37 Assault Rifle shoot at his face instead of his body. You will eventually kill him with body shots, but aiming for the face gives you the chance for a “lucky headshots” in the middle of spraying that ammo across his face that do more damage and kill him more quickly. Yes, you may miss more often at first as many of your rounds zing over his shoulders, but with practice you will get better at it.
>> Thanks to reader diz whose comment helped improve this post.
Book Giveaway off and Running
Sep 28th
Well, the book giveaway for Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites, Second Edition is now officially out there. Initial testing of the contact form failed until I realized it was working but somewhere the email was not coming through because I was using email addresses like george@example.com and the emails were not being delivered. A valid test entry confirmed the Book Giveaway form is working fine, so enter to win a free book!
Long Night of Solace Walkthrough (Part 1) – Spoiler Warning
Sep 25th
SPOILER WARNING: HALO: REACH WALKTHROUGH for LONG NIGHT of SOLACE
You are Noble 6, the newest member of Noble Team replacing one of their Spartans who died in battle (“Spartans never die, Jorge. They’re just Missing in Action”). Your arrival doesn’t go without notice as you immediately become the subject of discussion – specifically the ONI-edited account of your classified, and somewhat mysterious previous assignment. Moments later as you deploy with the Team Noble, Commander Carter (team leader) makes it clear that while your skills are a welcome addition, your lone wolf antics are not. Team Noble mounts up in Falcons and you are up and away and the mission (and the game) begin. More >
Tip of the Spear Hints (Part II) – Spoiler Warning
Sep 25th
SPOILER WARNING: HALO: REACH WALKTHROUGH for TIP of the SPEAR (Part II)
This post reveals Halo: Reach Tip of the Spear mission details, events and/or plot twists, and may “spoil” your experience if you continue.
The covenant are discovered on Reach, and its no big surprise that Noble team is dispatched as part of a UNSC counterattack. At this point you’ve taken out some key objectives for the UNSC moving forward to support their thrust into Covenant-held territory on Reach. More >
Android’s Gmail App Hits the Eject Button
Sep 21st
As of yesterday, Google announced that Android’s Gmail app has hit the eject button and punched out on its own, meaning Gmail app updates aren’t tied to Android updates any more.
As always you should check out the link above for all of the 411, but here is a quick rundown of some of the new features now that the Gmail app on Android has cut its tether…
- most important message actions will now stick to the top
- improved message replies
- access to quoted text (view previous message in thread)
- updated to support Priority Inbox
For more details including required Android OS version, a QR code to scan, and availability on phones, check the Gmail blog.
Tip of the Spear Hints – Spoiler Warning
Sep 21st
SPOILER WARNING: HALO: REACH WALKTHROUGH for TIP of the SPEAR
This post reveals Halo: Reach Tip of the Spear mission details, events and/or plot twists, and may “spoil” your experience if you continue.
The covenant are discovered on Reach, and its no big surprise that Noble team is dispatched as part of a UNSC counterattack. More >
Vote: Your Favorite Halo Reach Mission
Sep 21st
What is Your Favorite Halo: Reach Mission?
- Noble Actual
- Winter Contingency
- ONI: Sword Base
- Nightfall
- Tip of the Spear (Mission Walkthrough Pt 1 | Mission Walkthrough Pt 2)
- Long Night of Solace (Mission Walkthrough Pt 1 | Mission Walkthrough Pt 2)
- Exodus (Mission Walkthrough)
- New Alexandria (Mission Walkthrough Pt 1 | Mission Walkthrough Pt 2)
- The Package (Mission Walkthrough) incomplete
- The Pillar of Autumn
- Lone Wolf
Leave your vote as a comment below… Comments that are not votes may be deleted by moderator (me).
