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If you’re old enough to remember all those awesome Atari games folks played back in the day, I have some good news…
You can play many of those classic Atari games on your Xbox One console! And unlike today’s games, they won’t cost you an arm and a leg either.
The Windows Store is currently offering two multi-game collections that include a total of 100 of Atari’s most popular classic games.
The first collection, Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1, consists of 50 classic Atari games including ultra-popular titles such as “Combat”, “Centipede”, “Swordquest” and “Star Raiders”. [Read more…]
Back in my school days I usually did quite well at taking tests. I guess I was blessed with that gift.
Some people are just better at taking tests than others, and it really has little, if anything, to do with intelligence or preparation.
I remember several major tests and exams on which I ended up receiving higher scores than friends who I considered to be “smarter” and better prepared than I was.
All of that being said, the results of a 2014 research study headed by Mr. William Poundstone indicates that there are tricks (statistical and otherwise) that can help anyone do better on most any test. [Read more…]
I’ve had several people ask me where they can buy a replacement power supply for their Xbox One game consoles.
Apparently Microsoft isn’t all that eager to sell replacement power supplies to users whose consoles are out of warranty.
There are actually a number of places where you can buy a third-party replacement power supply for your Xbox One, but you have to make sure you buy a high quality power supply that won’t end up damaging your machine. [Read more…]
Have you ever looked at an item on an online shopping site and then seen an ad for the very same item show up on the next website you visited?
Or perhaps you’ve done a web search on a topic only to see ads for items related to that topic follow you around the web from site to site?
Those creepy “follow me around” ads are officially called “targeted ads”, and they’re extremely effective at getting people to buy the products they’re hawking.
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