Monthly Archives: February 2008

Quick Review – GLC_Player: OBJ files Viewer

Posted on February 25, 2008 by JeGX

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

Posted on February 23, 2008 by JeGX
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GPU-Z 0.1.7 – Wrong GPU Temperature

Posted on February 21, 2008 by JeGX

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

Posted on February 20, 2008 by JeGX

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

Posted on February 18, 2008 by JeGX

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

Posted on February 16, 2008 by JeGX

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

Posted on February 15, 2008 by JeGX

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

Posted on February 14, 2008 by JeGX

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

Posted on February 13, 2008 by JeGX

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

Posted on February 12, 2008 by JeGX

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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