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• Sweeet Mother of pearl!!!!!!! That is one hell of a engine. Damn I could only imagine a rpg in it.. : valcan_s
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  wasnt the original the same sandbox design style tool? i never understood why no one beyond crytek used ... : smacknca
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    didn't crytek's offices get raided because they had an assload of pirated software? : mikecyb
    • http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=31767 : SlamDunk
  • yeah. as for licensing there is an NCSoft mmo "Aion" using it, nothing much else big. I think one problem... : thebigbeefsandwich
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  shit man this game is going to require like 5 GeForce 8800s stapled together to run.. : melt_core
  • I'm willing to do it. Those tools look amazing. : -efx-
  • The staples are what makes it work. : dante2010
• My eyes just got some. : -efx-
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  I think I'll spend more time in that editor than in the actual game. effin fantastic. : kyllum
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    I spent way more time in the FarCry map editors building and tweaking by map (console) than I did actuall... : MatthewPhillips
    • SWEET! They finally implemented a tool for "digging" into terrain, to craft caves etc. That is so awes... : MatthewPhillips
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  Did..did you see the ocean water? Man. : Visceral Monkey
  • dude, I feel like I fucking swam in it : Nali4Freedom
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  They really need to hire an american marketer. he's just not excited enough : p4ck3tloss
  • lol........ : SlamDunk
  • that's what I love about it. very matter a fact about it. : bakanoodle
  • He's obviously a developer with in depth technical knowledge of the editor. I don't think many PR guys w... : aeg1x
• This is kind of scary. Wow. : nomaad
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  All that power just to shot something? What a waste. Stop glorifying violence. YouTube™ : tomservo
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    you could have put "Shack" at the end of that comment and it would suit here just fine :) : pancake humper
    • Internet: It Fucking Hates You.™ : tomservo
• I want this engine to have my e-babies. : lplasmatron
• Jesus H Christ. Okay the past media of this game looked awesome, but this is what made me most excited fo... : tomservo
• i cry to know ill be buying a new comp for their next game : oHnOES
• NEEDS MIRROR STAT lol taken down for copyright? : Downforce
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  It's down. Go here: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/9866 WMW download: http://www.gamevideos.com/d... : SlamDunk
  • holy shit fuck. thanks for the link!! good sweet jeebus I'll need some sort of mainframe computer in a ha... : Downforce
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    By Tom Cruise, that looks amazing! : pigvomit
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      THIS REALLY NEEDS TO FUCKING STOP. ITS NOT FUNNY. : bradsh
      • Holy zombie cruise! Some of us don't care! : Visceral Monkey
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        Ok guys - we've got to stop using Cruise for Christ. Brad's angry and he almost never gets angry at anyth... : Jonathan
        • it really is stupid though fyi :comedypolice: : redfive
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  no longer available due to copyright infingement of ZiffDAVIS, wtf? : hobosapien
  • Because the source is GV: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13988276 People putting it on YouTube whe... : SlamDunk
• O_O : Fredrik S
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13982833 :P : bakanoodle
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  NO MORE PORTALS!!!!!! *head explodes* : Durandal07
  • Valve begs to differ... : ChibiJosh
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  WOW. the voxel terrain editing thing knocked my socks off, sculpting holes and overhangs in real time lik... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Yeah. I've played with a voxel terrain demo some years back... I wonder if Crytek hired the guy because h... : SlamDunk
• wow, this is impressive. : VegasX
• My 5900fx just melted :( : skitzo
• What's an enwiroment and what the hell is swee-D? : NastyJack
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  Ugh, once again they completely fucked up. Making all your indoor sections in 3dsmax or maya really isnt ... : bradsh
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    not seeing cryengine1 anywhere was because their licensing fees and rules were ridiculous. : Maarten Goldstein
    • Shame, there needs to be a Predator game using Cryengine >:( not AvP Predator vs a bunch of mari... : Toraz Chryx
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      you think it has nothing to do with the indoor architecture problems? : bradsh
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        so much level editing is done with 3d modelling programs these days that no, i dont. : Maarten Goldstein
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          its a huge pain in the ass though to *constantly* be jumping back and forth to make minor adjustments in ... : bradsh
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            Doom 3 is alll max'd up. : SockMonkeh
            • It still uses brushes for the bulk of the geometry though. : thecray
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              a quick check reveals youre wrong; it still uses radiant, still uses brushes, and still is about a millio... : bradsh
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                You are just a bundle of joy, aren't you? You're more abrasion than abrasion has ever been. : Ebu
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                  It's his calling in life. Mad Bradsh would be redundant. : carnivore
                  • i just get mad when people say things that all of my experience tells me is wrong, and then they insist o... : bradsh
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                yeah but if you want to make levels that look anything like the vanilla game youre gonna need to do a lot... : SockMonkeh
                • for indoor games you usually do props in max, level geometry in the editor. so like, railings, ladders, t... : bradsh
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              In terms of Doom 3 or Unreal or Source level design (as in gameplay) is still completely in-editor. I don : SpaecKow
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                unrealed is sexy UNF : bradsh
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                  haha, yeah woo, death match levels. that's the wave of the future. : thebigbeefsandwich
                  • gears of war was made in unrealed, and so will ut2k7 and a number of other games : bradsh
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                You can make UnrealEd use objects as level geometry. : Drewus
                • I don't see what you're getting at. Yes, Epic made their static meshes a legitimate option in creating le... : SpaecKow
          • Lots of games are made like this. Why do you think they take so long? :) : lplasmatron
  • This engine is going to be awesome for the Fantasy Island game : zakk
  • i mean i just cant believe how they did all this other awesome stuff with roads, terrain, shaders, night/... : bradsh
  • Having to create level geometry in a popular modeling suite isn't going to prevent any competent develope... : MrAdults
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    you don't have to make it all in max. you can just make some common pieces and snap it all together in sa... : thebigbeefsandwich
    • ive used the farcry editor. its just not very versatile for indoor environments. its understandable reall... : bradsh
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    http://www.avatar-reality.com/Avatar_Reality_Crytek.pdf and there was another company using the cryengine... : Cashh
    • i wonder if that game will take place on a tropical island :P : bradsh
  • im not saying their editor sucks, it works great for what its for. but it doesnt work so great for citysc... : bradsh
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  Thats fucking awesome, but I'll never be able to run it like that. : jonin
  • "Never" is a word to be used with care, though... unless you're never gonna upgrade your comp, that is =) : SlamDunk
• wow. thats amazingly awesome. I cant wait to play with this : hirez
• I just saw that. I am shocked. : thejm4n

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• That's freaky. Never seen it before, however. : Bold
• Chrome Poser People are invading :( : SiW73
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  that is fucking CREEPY. and i have no idea what it is. must. stop. shacking. and. do. errands. : mattsull85
  • I'm going to have daymares now. :( : zanzaban
• a zip file? too much effort : alexthegreat2
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  You're gonna need Rowdy Roddy Piper + some sunglasses : strider_
  • Stop it! I'm lol'ing too much, my coworkers are starting to give me the wtf-eye. : asylumn
  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Fucking Brilliant!!!! : Solstice
  • Does he have to participate in a very long yet awesome fight scene? : zakk
• Do they all have Tivo's? : r4wk
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  ITS A COUNTDOWN : multisync
  • * I D 4 ' D * : orgcaptainnemo
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  A local cable commercial interfering with a national commercial. I believe that is from some art design ... : skitzo
  • You may be right! I thought it was a cold remedy, but I think you've got it. : mn3m0n1c
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    yep. this used to happen all the time when I watched Comedy Central of ESPN at my parent's house... they... : mikecyb
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      Thanks, this makes the most sense...now do you think someone can figure out what the underlying commercia... : sergeon
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        someone mentioned an art school and I actually do recall an add for I think it was devry university which... : mikecyb
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          see the screenshot link I posted below : aschulak2
          • I don't remember the add exactly but that doesn't look right... but I'm sure it's not the only ad with si... : mikecyb
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        Yes, it is a Devry commercial. It is specifically the one for their Video Game and Interactive Softwar... : fleabug
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          Some enterprising person get a hold of them and get us a real confirmation. : aschulak2
          • Hell, they play that ad like 20 times an hour on G4 in dallas, I'll DVR it up when i get home. : fleabug
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    Seriously, this is exactly what it is. I love how everything is a conspiracy/aliens. : king_darius
    • Here's an eerily similar photo I ran across completely at random. Coincidence? http://photo.livevideo.co... : aoliver
• Could be a local commercial overriding a national commercial, and the national one is a second longer. I ... : snuff
• its the presence..... http://iamtryingtobelieve.com/ : Str8Dog
• i'm scared but i'll watch it :-( : dahanese
• While both sitings invovled TiVos, I'm sure that has more to do with the fact that anyone without a TiVo ... : csitko
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  maybe silver surfer marketing? : jvox
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    that's what came to mind for me as well. : quietb0y
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      Silver Surfer has no ears.... : Jonathan
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        plus that's absurdly basic cg... : Jonathan
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          ARE YOU THE SILVER SURFER POLICE!?!? : quietb0y
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            What if I am.... : Jonathan
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              silver surfer sucks... : quietb0y
              • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13988402 : Jonathan
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  It's the intro from a TV commercial- can't remember the product, but I believe it was for a cold medicati... : mn3m0n1c
  • It does seem vaugely familiar. : zanzaban
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  lol, funny. i just IMed mike asking if this post was an inside joke i wasn't getting, then i realized it ... : dahanese
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    Why do medical professionals have to be so stiff and serious :( I guess I lost the sense of humor of m... : sergeon
    • nono. you are just way too ethical and honest to play a joke by posting a zip file of something scary/tan... : dahanese
• screenshot por favor? : lowpoly
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  This is the real deal, confirmed by TWO sources. This is around the Cleveland, OH area. : aschulak2
  • mike said it's devry, which is a tech school in cleveland OH, so that would make sense. can't find the... : dahanese
• http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=clipboard01zd3.jpg : aschulak2
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  Oh, foolish humans. You don't even know that your doom is nearly at hand. Blissfully surfing the intern... : stump
  • I'm not too worried. I saw Terminator 2. All I really need is some liquid Nitrogen and access to a steel ... : DarkWolf5
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13926831 : thejm4n
• Lawnmower Man. : u sir name

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• omg. I really dug the first episode as well as the original gmae. : -efx-
• Yes it does. :D : mn3m0n1c
• But it's not really good :(. The new one, that is. : melt_core
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  nobody tell him what happened, I hate to see him cry :( : mikecyb
  • Ritual is d.......err, pining for the fjords. : avatar_58
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  I totally forgot about that. I might buy this tonight! : tomservo
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    The new game isn't all that great, and it's pretty slow for it's level of graphics.. : melt_core
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      Yeah that's what I hear :( I figure it'll be worth it to just have SiN that works in XP, and the new g... : tomservo
      • I thought it was well worth my $20. It wasn't up to Valve standards, and the first few levels were a bit ... : mn3m0n1c
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      Ran fine for me, and was fun. 8/10 : EvilDolemite
      • I would compare it's gameplay to Soldier of Fortune; lots of baddies popping out of everywhere and a stor... : melt_core
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  The lack of location damage kept me from playing the original. It's just too hard to go back to pumping ... : exigence7
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    Sin uses locational damage and locational armor http://www.mobygames.com/game/sin/screenshots : EvilDolemite
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      I was about to say "what about all those guys I headshotted, then?!" : mn3m0n1c
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        No kidding? I only played it for a brief bit, but I'm pretty sure I had to hit those guys a ton of times... : exigence7
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          Oh you are. 1 pistol shot to the head makes a pretty cool hole in their head and drops people really fast... : sigpro
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            Magnum+head in crosshair = M A S S I V E D A M A G E ' D :D : mn3m0n1c
            • Totally. It was one of the first games after Action Quake 2 to do it if I remember actually. : node
    • Weren't they among the first to use it?? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  original was ok but not nearly as good as half-life 1 which came out at the same time. Episode 1 was real... : razlebol
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    I liked SiN better than Half-Life :O The JC/Blade banter > silent Gordon : RikiTiki2
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      Blowing shit up > Jumping puzzles. But we must admit H-L was, and is, AWESOME :( : dognose
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        waht about jumping while blowing stuff up? like in the movies when a bomb is going off and the hero dude... : Mr.SEX
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          I played a chicken-shooting game that had "bullet time" in it this week :( : dognose
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            i have no idea what this game is like but i am very intrigued now : Mr.SEX
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              For some reason I haven't been able to successfully download it from anywhere...??? : melt_core
              • Maarten saved you a copy http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/10257/Redneck+Kentucky+Demo My review http... : dognose
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  where is my fucking coffee >:( : pancake humper
  • ^^ : skitzo
• This is the truth! : Normality
• It appeals to the inner pubescent teenager in all of us. Virtual Boobs rule! : treefingers1
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  too bad Sin Episodes was a pile of steaming crap :/ : Bantis
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    ur a feg. SinEps had kickass combat and lots of little cool things. The story was shaping up to be ... : SpaecKow
    • you and I must've been playing very different games : Bantis
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  Where the fuck is Wages of SiN? Thats the real issue at hand! : manlyman
  • Sorry, I've got it in an old wooden Mooshead beer case where I store all my old FPS CD's. : capt tripps
  • Well, the patch to allow its use was just waiting on someone to fix a small server config issue so it cou... : RomSteady
  • This was a very good add-on :( : dognose
• shouldnt that be 'sin episode' now =( : hirez

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  er lasts about a *week* longer, not a month, check the page, sorry for the typo :/ - it still starts ear... : PlanetPerfecto
  • alkdfj wtf did they bother making it last a week longer!? : swoopx
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    i thought they extended it by 3 weeks. 1 in the beginning and 2 in the end. : Korban
    • I actually was just going by what the Microsoft Support page said, also the government page lists the cha... : PlanetPerfecto
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  lol at people comparing this to Y2K. : Phreakin
  • I'd suggest that this is worse than Y2K, because most stuff already worked with Y2K, whereas it's guarant : electroly
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    we've been patching machines for weeks here. You have no idea the amount of work that has been involved h... : sharkII
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      No,I know the amount of work involved if you don't use WUS or some other update automation. But for us, i... : Phreakin
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        WSUS patches Oracle, weblogic, linux now? wow, I'll have our corporate environment engineers fired. : sharkII
        • lol yeah our Linux dude is hating life right now. : beastrabban
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          Not sure about Oracle and Weblogic because we don't ue them, but yes, our linux boxes have a central upda... : Phreakin
          • Your linux boxes are patched by WSUS? wierd, we use a RHN local server to do it. : sharkII
      • Have an VAX, VMS, Mainframe or other older systems? Global Company? Any large scale, time sensative OLTP?... : bombay
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  i can't figure out how to fix my effing motorola q. it told me to download something and then wouldn't le... : dahanese
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    If you sync your q with a computer there's another way http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/daylightsav... : Jonathan
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      okay, i will have to find my sync wire to work on that. either that, or i'll take it to the verizon stor... : dahanese
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        or just move the time zone to central until the 22nd.... : Jonathan
        • I mean the 1st of April... : Jonathan
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          my phone is smart and will know i moved and set me back an hour. trust me, i considered it. :-( : dahanese
          • oh right - just let Verizon tell your phone the right time then... : Jonathan
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    http://support.vzw.com/how_to_use/daylight_savings_time.html then go to Q and select which patch you n... : beastrabban
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      I'm pretty sure that just points to the Microsoft website... : Jonathan
      • it does. if you open the link on your phone you should be able to download and apply the patch. that's ... : beastrabban
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        nono he gave me the link to a wireless sync thing, which will get me around having to hook up to a comput... : dahanese
        • how do you like your Q? I like my 700w but it can be ornery at times and I want to chuck it out our 5th ... : beastrabban
• Yay for not living in the US. : zanzaban
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  yeah we've been making sure all our clients have gotten the proper patches.. and are bringing in the cush... : beastrabban
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    I've basically resigned myself to Monday sucking. I've patched as much as I could, but we have laptop us... : EvilDolemite
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      If I have my computer set to automatically get the time from a time server, will it be okay? At work the... : electroly
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        honestly I'm not sure it all sort of happened pretty fast. I know the patch rolled out to desktops, serv... : beastrabban
        • wtg punctuation. I missed a period there in that first sentence. : beastrabban
        • Yeah, one of suggested actions is to update any meetings you've called to have the time of meeting noted ... : bombay
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  If you're running Exchange and Outlook there is a lot more to it than just making sure workstations and s... : CSParsons
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    Get this. It's the shit. http://www.intelliadmin.com/Downloads.htm?Product=NetworkAdministrator al... : Phil
    • meant for root, but yeah. : Phil
    • You know, I might get a raise if I present this information as my own. You rock. : treefingers1
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    signed.. this is a huge cluster fuck. huge.. the directions fucking suck.. its confusing as well. From wh... : bozer
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      Its amazing. Look at this document. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930879 Thats their support d... : CSParsons
      • Thats what I mean. Its worse then Y2K by far. Its just a big mess of information and I've got guys workin... : bozer
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  Do any of these solve the Outlook Meetings bug? All of the meetings are pushed ahead an hour. Meetings ... : treefingers1
  • If its Outlook connected to an Exchange server, look at my post above. If its just Outlook on its own... : CSParsons