Monthly Archives: February 2008

Quick Review – GLC_Player: OBJ files Viewer

Tested Version: 1.02 GLC_Player is an OBJ {Alias|Wavefront} object viewer. OBJ is the ascii standard file format to describe 3d objects. This format is very simple and do not force to follow a strict file structure. But this liberty has … Continue reading

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CryENGINE2 vs Reality

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GPU-Z 0.1.7 – Wrong GPU Temperature

The new version of GPU-Z is out. So let’s do the quick test of GPU temperature: Well… for GeForce GPUs, it’s not better than version 0.1.6… On the other hand, for Radeon GPUs, the temperature is right:

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Quick Review – KeyBreeze

If you are a keyboard addict like me, then here is an utility really handy to boost your productivity. KeyBreeze is a floating command line that makes it possible to launch almost everything. Once configured, it’s a precious tool for … Continue reading

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Multithreading and Keyboard Reading

Multithreading programming is a world apart and you have to be aware of that fact. In one of my demos I’m working on, there are two threads: the main thread that manages window messages via the usual GetMessage() based message … Continue reading

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Unlocker

A must have in your toolbox. All explanations are in Unlocker’s homepage. Simple and effective! These last days, I’ve had regularly a file locked by an unknown processus (ProcessExplorer, now I know it!). Without Unlocker it was difficult to know … Continue reading

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Quick Review – Tree Generation with Dryad

Dryad is a tree gnenrator. It’s an OpenGL application and is available for Windows and MacOS X. Dryad allows to select a tree from a space called “the space of all trees” (in the right side of the app). The … Continue reading

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Dell XPS M1730 Gaming Laptop

Extremetech has reviewed the new gems of Dell, the XPS M1730: This is a beast, with a Core 2 Extreme X9000 mobile CPU running at 2.8GHz, a pair of GeForce 8800M GTX cards in SLI (the dream for all graphics … Continue reading

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GPU: a floating-point MONSTER

Here is a sum-up of the next GPGPU: far more important than you think. Think 10x a CPU’s performance. This article discusses about the use of GPU for non-graphical purposes or GPGPU (General Purpose (computation) on Graphics Processing Units). The … Continue reading

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Sapphire Radeon 3870-X2 ATOMIC

Sapphire’s 3870 X2 ATOMIC version will hit US and Europe market next month. This card will have 1Gb of GDDR3 memory, Dual DVI / TVO with Water Cooler. Nice product. You can see two kind of power connectors: 2×3 and … Continue reading

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