This tutorial may be labeled “Windows 8” but it works in other versions of Windows. The tutorial will apply to Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. It will work in 32 and 64-bit versions of each Windows operating system. There are various ways to get to the Windows Control... Read more
The official release date for Wildstar was on June 3rd, 2014. If you pre-ordered the game, you were able to play a few days earlier. I found this game after looking up new MMOs that do not have tab targeting and actually forced you to… aim. After reading about Wildstar it... Read more
Tera Rising was officially released in the United States on May 1st, 2012. This was the first MMO I played that offered action combat aiming as opposed to the usually Tab target + aiming then hit your macro. Since I am also a fan of FPS games like Crysis and Call of Duty, I really... Read more
Call of Duty: Ghosts was officially released for Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers on November 5th, 2013. COD: Ghosts is rated “M” for Mature 17+ individuals. As usual this version of Call of Duty: Ghosts is only available for the Windows PC and game consoles, no Mac version... Read more
When I was new to computers I would often ask PC techs I knew in my personal life for help. When I brought home a new computer they were unfamiliar with they would ask me to give them my new computer specs. I honestly didn’t know WTF my specs were and I was clueless on ...Read... Read more
The Sims 4 was officially released for the Windows PC on September 2nd, 2014. It is rated “T” for Teen. Sorry MAC owners, Electronic Arts official statement is that they are only focusing on the PC version at this time. They have no word on a future MAC version. It’s been 5... Read more
The original Starcraft was released on March 31st, 1998. With its release came a plethora of die-hard Starcraft junkies that could not get enough of the game. Years later Blizzard announced they were working on a Starcraft 2. Starcraft junkies were hoping year after year Starcraft 2... Read more
I have worked about 8 Black Fridays sales during my lifetime. Some of those years I was an employee at a national computer retail store and the other years I worked at several retail stores as kind of a sales representative for a major computer manufacturer. Black Friday sales can and... Read more
In the past 10 years I have downloaded cool movies/videos or songs/audio files and have been very excited to view/hear the content. Each time when the download was complete I opened up the media file and was very disappointed that my computer could not recognize the new, foreign media... Read more
Max Payne 3 is a Hollywood movie style game full of action and gore. It was released on May 15th, 2012. For those of you that are 1st person shooter addicts or are unfamiliar with the Max Payne series this is definitely something to check out if you are looking for a bit of a ...Read... Read more
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 system requirements are higher than the original Black Ops. The COD: Black Ops 2 system requirements were raised due to an enhancement upon the Black Ops 1 gaming engine. You might ask, “What exactly does this mean to me? Speak English.” According to the... Read more
There is something to be aware of while reading the different “Black Friday” sales advertisements, specifically those once in a lifetime, amazing computer and electronic deals that seem too good to be true. What happens often is that the greatest deals in the ads have less than 10... Read more
Guild Wars 2 officially launched to the general public on August 28th, 2012. If you pre-purchased GW2 (like me) you had 3 days early access on August 25th (actually 9 PM PST on Aug. 24th). I have been playing Guild Wars 2 since they had open beta tests for customers that pre-purchased... Read more
12 years after the release of Diablo II Blizzard Entertainment will be releasing the long awaited Diablo III. The Diablo III release date is Tuesday, May 15th, 2012. Diablo III will have 5 classes, “Witch Doctor”, “Barbarian”, “Wizard”, “Monk” and “Demon Hunter”.... Read more
The Mass Effect 3 official release date is Tuesday, March 6th, 2012. If you are a fan of the Mass Effect series then I am sure you want to know if you can run Mass Effect 3. The Mass Effect minimum system requirements have not changed from ME2 to the new ME3. So if you ...Read... Read more
I have been helping avid PC gamers on ClearTechInfo with computer gaming related problems for a several years. I noticed there are a lot people I help that barely meet or are just under the minimum system requirements of the computer game they just bought. The PCs that barely meet the... Read more
The official release date of Star Wars: The Old Republic is December 20th, 2011. I can’t wait for this date. SWTOR is another MMORPG I will buy that will cause me to lose track of time and not want to do anything else but play the game. I haven’t decided if I want to be ...Read... Read more
A school teacher I know asked me one day how he could download an educational video off of YouTube to show to his students in class. He needed to do this because YouTube and many other sites are blocked at the school he teaches works at. It took me a while to research this for ...Read... Read more
My nephew sent me a text message recently saying he could happily play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Single Player Campaign and Spec Ops without any problems. But when he attempted to play the Multiplayer MW3 game it did not work. The error said something in the neighborhood of,... Read more
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been developed from the ground up with a new graphics programming core named the “Creation Engine”. Along with a new graphics engine comes the need for a higher powered computer to run it. If you still have the same computer that you were using to... Read more