Is it possible to play OpenTTD with a Magic Trackpad?
Question Is it possible to play OpenTTD with a Magic Trackpad? The game uses a rigth-click and move mouse while pressed to move around map, and it is almost only way to move around. It is possible to...
View ArticleTrueCrypt hinder performance? gaming + normal uses
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View ArticleHow does one go about backing up older CD-ROM games from the 90′s?
Question I have a bunch of those point and click adventure games from the 90′s (my youth) like Pajama Sam, Putt-Putt and Spy Fox. These CDs are becoming old and scratched. Being that these were such a...
View ArticleHow can I tell my computer to use multiple cores for gaming?
Question Possible Duplicate: Force a single core program to use multi core Whenever I play games (specifically Minecraft) on my computer, only one of the cores is being used to run the game, which...
View ArticleWhat 8-bit game creator software runs under Linux?
Question Anyone knows about some 8-bit game creator software that runs under GNU/Linux? I want to make some funny game in my spare time, but I prefer to have a tool (or a set of tools) that will help...
View ArticleWindows: How to make programs think they’re not running in a terminal server...
Question I am using the program “SoftXPand 2011 Duo” by Miniframe on my Windows 7 PC. It makes two workstations out of one computer. It uses the terminal services built into Windows to create the...
View ArticleKilling explorer.exe when a process starts and restarting it when a process ends
Question I have a game which doesn’t look perfect as long as explorer.exe is running. Currently the process is to start the game, kill explorer.exe from the task manager then once the game is done...
View ArticleQuake 3 won’t install on Windows 7
Question Today I tried to install Quake 3 from my original 1999 CD on a Windows 7 laptop. Windows 7 resolutely refused to run the installer, helpfully explaining that I might need a 32- or 64-bit...
View ArticleComputer randomly freezes when playing games
Question My computer just randomly freezes when playing certain games. It has happened to me in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Call of Duty 4, and Blacklight: Retribution. It has not happened to me with...
View ArticleFrequent connection drops when playing online games (StarCraft 2, Battlefield...
Question I am having some trouble with (I suspect) my wireless router. It’s connected to the internet with a regular lan cable and has a static, public IP address. Our two home PCs connect to the...
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