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Archive for October, 2006

Oct 31 2006

Dashboard Update

category: Shorts author: Ashwin

The XBOX 360 is getting another dashboard update today. Features included in this update include support for 1080P video modes, HD DVD player support, play videos from CD/DVD disks, and whole slew of video upgrades. #

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Oct 30 2006

Ridiculous Airport Security

category: Rants author: Ashwin

I’m out of town at my company’s head office for the beginning of the this week and I got to experience our wonderful airport security after a very long hiatus. I’m here to report that everything is as annoying and messed up as ever.
Apart from having to remove my laptop from it’s carrying case, remove [...]


Oct 27 2006

Rainbow 6 Vegas

category: Gaming author: Ashwin

I got a chance to play the Rainbow 6 Vegas demo last night. This demo hasn’t been released in the US yet due to some exclusive deal with OXM so you will have to the trick of I talked about here to get your hands on the demo. I already own G.R.A.W and found that [...]

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Oct 26 2006

The Day Has Arrived

category: Baby, Noteworthy author: Ashwin

Today is the day that we find out whether we are having a boy or girl. Geeta, needless to say, has been anxiously waiting for this day to arrive for quite a while. She naturally has the inability to be kept in dark about anything for long, and to have survived until now without knowing [...]

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Oct 26 2006

R6 Vegas Demo on XBL Marketplace

category: Gaming author: Ashwin

One of the smartest things that a game developer can do to better market their game and sell many copies is to release a playable demo that showcases the game. The XBOX Live Marketplace infrastructure allows for an easy venue for releasing these demos.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has decided that certain demos are only worth releasing in [...]


Oct 25 2006

A Winless War

category: Shorts author: Ashwin

President Bush acknowledged Friday that “it’s tough” in Iraq and said he would consult with American generals to see if a change in tactics is necessary to combat the escalating violence.
Karl Rove recently suggested that the US and coalition troops wouldn’t pull out of Iraq until the war on terror was won and the [...]