Crysis Warhead (trailer)

Crysis Warhead is a stand-alone follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed Crysis

It's the first game to be developed by Crytek's Budapest studio, and it will be built on a new version of the German developer's graphically groundbreaking CryEngine 2.

Crysis Warhead puts players into the nanosuit of Sergeant "Psycho" Sykes, who deployed to a different side of the island than the original game's protagonist. Psycho apparently arrived on the island better equipped, given that he will have access to an expanded array of customizable weapons and vehicles.

Warhead is set to launch in North America on September 16, preceded by a European release on September 12. Cant wait for it to come!

Here is the trailer

CounterSpy 2.5

Here is the review of the antispyware that I am currently using. Its CounterSpy from Sunbelt Software. It has won a silver award at Top Ten Reviews site being second to only gold award winner Spy Sweeper. It is also far outclass Ad-Aware which I reviewed earlier


Well, it is simple to use. It is a good try for beginners who haven't use any antispyware product before. The default level already offers the best protection for most people. For those who simply likes to tweak, there is customization options available.

The software offers Active Protection which act as a shield that monitors suspicious activities in real time. There are 4 levels of protection to choose from i.e. Paranoid, Cautious, Trusting and Custom.

Select...	...to set...
Paranoid	Active Protection to the highest possible level where you will receive alerts for all known security risks.
Cautious	Active Protection to a moderate level where you will receive alerts for only serious and moderately serious known security risks.
Trusting	Active Protection to a low level where you will only receive alerts for the most serious security risks.

Well, I take the middle ground and choose Cautious.
With frequents updates, it boasts a high efficiency detection and removal rate.

Advantages of CounterSpy V2 ( from the company website )

• Heavy-duty antispyware protection treads lightly on system resources.
• Kernel-level Active Protection™ defends 24-7.
• Hybrid design combines antimalware technology with our award-winning spyware detection and removal.
• Deep-rooted malware is exterminated at boot time, before Windows loads.
• Incremental definition updates greatly reduce update downloading time.
• Over 750,000 Threat definitions!
• Vista compatible: Integrates seamlessly with the Vista Windows Security Center.

Its light on resources even on older systems. On my PC, it uses only 40Mb of memory. It doesn't much affect PC performance and start up time.
There are 3 scan options i.e. Full, Quick and Custom
On my 1st full scan it took 97 minutes which is quite long but all the while I was surfing the internet and having some small downloads. Maybe my pc is full of junk btw.

The System Tools contains 4 features

1. My PC Explorers-- monitors startup programs, running processes etc
   
2. My PC Checkup-- suggest changes to improve security after a small scan
   
3. History Cleaner-- for those who frequents porn sites hehe..
   
4. Secure File Eraser-- files that erase are unrecoverable, a better option than burning ur hard drive

There is a 15-day free trial available here.
To those who find that it is useful and wish to upgrade to full version can purchase it for USD 19.95 or personally contact me for the link to *ahem* version

Malaysia Mega Sale 2008

Just come back from KL for the shopping spree in conjunction with the Malaysia Mega Sale 2008. Went to Berjaya Times Square and Sunway Pyramid and my feet are still recovering from the trauma!

Purchases made on a MasterCard card during the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival season will give cardholders fantastic privileges and gift redemption. At Sunway Pyramid, purchases above RM100 will be entitled a KFC voucher.

Among the items that burns me a hole in my pocket is this pair of Nike Free (unfortunately not for myself) sobs.. sobs..

Nike Free claims it simulates barefoot running while wearing a shoe. I rather go barefoot! Sobs...

Costs RM 242 after 30% discount

Download Accelerator Plus 8.6.7.1

The latest version of the ever popular Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) is available now. DAP has been around for many years and helps to accelerate the snail download speed since the dial-up internet days.


Increased download speeds are the program's bread and butter, speeding up downloads by almost 200 percent in most cases! (its true but depends on the server and location of the hosting site). Besides splitting files into smaller pieces, it automatically seeks faster mirrors. It also can get a file simultaneously from several sites, which is useful if a particular site limits the download speed.

During installation, Download Accelerator Plus will ask for your e-mail address in hopes of sending you special offers, but you don't actually need to submit any information. Just click next and ignore the special offers offered to u. Although the program is free, the trade-off is the "information panel" that displays software advertisements. Its not a nuisance btw. DAP also installs a handy toolbar in Internet Explorer and integrates with Firefox (which I think quite useful). In Firefox, when u click to download a file, it will pop up a window and asks you whether you want the download being handled by DAP or the default.

Other useful tools include the ability to resume interrupted downloads, log on to protected sites, and schedule downloads at low traffic times for faster downloading. The pay version allows you to resume all downloads, whether a server supports it or not.

Bottomline: No more watching the download bar painstakingly inching milimetres by milimetres.

Click here to download DAP

My Dream Gaming Rig

Its the HP Blackbird 002 Exhilaration Edition.

The jaw dropping specs

• Liquid cooled Intel QX9770 Quad Core Extreme Processor
• Dual Nvidia Geforce GTX 280 Graphics Card in SLI Mode
• HP Voodoo approved Nvidia Nforce 790i Ultra Motherboard
• 2 Gb of Corsair 1600Mhz DDR3 Memory
• Creative Audio Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional
• Super Multi Blu-ray Disc & HD-Dvd ROM Drive

With this super powerful gaming rig, it can handle all current games with a piece of cake. Imagine an out of this world experience in gaming with high definition visuals and no struggling framerates. The only drawback is it won't make u jump from ur seat and fly.

Sure, this monster costs a lot. But how much?
The answer is a whopping $6,600.00 which is equivalent to about RM 21,780!
Either I have to sell my kidney or go to Genting for a "show hand" for this babe!
Thus, it remains as a dream.

For those of u super damn rich sitting on a pile of cash using it for toilet paper, it is available here

Far Cry 2 (trailer)

Its the second installment of the famous Far Cry which was developed by Crytek who went on to make the highly acclaimed shooter Crysis.
In this 2nd installment, Far Cry 2 was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and the setting was deep in the wilderness of Africa's savannah. I bet this would be one of the most explosive shooters of the year. It will be available at Q3 08. Here is the trailer for those who cant wait to get their hands on this game.

Nuffnang Gift Ideas

Just found out this Nuffnang Gift Ideas Contest from the ad shown in my blog.

Well, after an intensive search and browsing through hundreds of items available at the RealMart website, I have decided to give to my fellow buddy nuffnanger Motormouth an electrical toothbrush which is the Braun D12 Vitality Precision Clean-Oral Care D12


Since motormouth is a food blogger who likes to discover and devour any food that he come across, this would be an ultimate gift for him. He can enjoy his food without worrying about his oral hygiene. This would be his best defensive weapon against myriads of plaque or dental decay that are bound to attack him anytime!

Motormouth is also a very busy person during work (well, some may disagree) and the electrical toothbrush can save his time and energy during tooth brushing. I hope Motormouth will like this gift. Do tell me ok?