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How to get a Free Apple iMac

May 11th, 2009

 I am going to explain to you how you can get a Free iMac for nothing at all! If you don’t have faith in my words why not check my ‘Proof‘ page where I have some personal pictures of the Free Gifts I have received. I’m sure that will give you confidence in my words and be able to get your very own free iMac.
Also be sure to check eXceem a forum dedicated to getting free gifts such as the Apple iMac.

So this is how it works:

Sign-up to the freebie site and choose your gift. In this case it will be a Free iMac. (Now Available Worldwide!)

Complete an offer…the question is

Are you prepared to try a no obligation two week free trial…

                                                                           …to get your hands on a free iMac?

By clicking one of the images below you will be able to complete one of the no obligation free trials, be it LOVEFiLM or Homestead. Once you have signed up and completed the offer you will qualify for your free iMac.

   

Eagerly await the post! This is the best part…where you sit back, relax and wait for Amazon to deliver your free iMac (courtesy of the freebie network). Trust me, there is no other feeling like it!

So wait? How does this happen? The system they use is a relatively new one called affiliate marketing. Large companies (like Intuit and LOVEFiLM) pay large sums to affliate markets who advertise with incentives such as a free iMac to gain potential customers. The process is given below.

Who

Spend

Gain/Receives

You

Nothing

A Free iMac

Freebie Website

£1000 on the iMac

Commission for the 25 referrals ranging from £40-60 per referral (from the Offer Company).

Offer Company

(e.g LOVEFiLM, Coral, Total Credit Check etc)

£40-£60+. Small price considering the price of other advertising mediums.

25 People who have tried their service and may end up being a regular customer, who could potentially make them all their money back!

 So why not give it a go and get your Free iMac!

Free Macbook Free iMac

*Feel free to comment below if you have any queries.

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How to get a Free Apple Macbook Pro

May 11th, 2009

I am going to explain to you how you can get a Free Macbook Pro for nothing at all! If you don’t have faith in my words why not check my ‘Proof‘ page where I have some pictures of the Macbook Pro I have received free.
Also be sure to check eXceem a forum dedicated to getting free gifts such as the Macbook Pro.

So this is how it works:

Sign-up to the freebie site and choose your gift. In this case it will be a Free Apple Macbook. (Now Available Worldwide!)

Complete an offer…the question is

Are you prepared to try a no obligation two week free trial…

…to get your hands on a free Macbook Pro?

By clicking one of the images below you will be able to complete one of the no obligation free trials, be it LOVEFiLM or Homestead. Once you have signed up and completed the offer you will qualify for your free Macbook.

Eagerly await the post! This is the best part…where you sit back, relax and wait for Apple to deliver your free Macbook (courtesy of the freebie network). Trust me, there is no other feeling like it!

So wait? How does this happen? The system they use is a relatively new one called affiliate marketing. Large companies (like Intuit and LOVEFiLM) pay large sums to affliate markets who advertise with incentives such as a free Macbook to gain potential customers. The process is given below.

Who

Spend

Gain/Receives

You

Nothing

A Free Apple Macbook

Freebie Website

£1000 on the Macbook

Commission for the 25 referrals ranging from £40-60 per referral (from the Offer Company).

Offer Company

(e.g LOVEFiLM, Coral, Total Credit Check etc)

£40-£60+. Small price considering the price of other advertising mediums.

25 People who have tried their service and may end up being a regular customer, who could potentially make them all their money back!

So why not give it a go and get your Free Apple Macbook Pro!

Free Macbook

*Feel free to comment below if you have any queries.

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How to fix RROD (Three Red Rings of Death)

May 7th, 2009

Free Xbox Live

 

Tools needed:

  • as5 silver thermal paste (ebay-£5 or pc shop in town, cheaper stuff-£3.50)
  • 8 M5 10MM screws (12mm  from rowlets- 80p for 10)
  • 28 5MM flat washers (10 for 35p at rowlets)
  • total cost: between £5 and £6.50

Time taken: approx 30 to 45 minuites

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Now lets remove the motherboard from the metal casing. Look at the powerswitch in the front. There are 3 Torx8 (T8) screws that you must remove. One of them is concealed by that white light diffuser. Memorize the position it is attached, so that you don’t accidently clip it on wrong, just to find out your 360 won’t turn on AFTER you reassemble it.

 

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After you remove the T8 screws, simply pull out the chip and set it aside. In some versions of the 360 there are a bunch of T8 screws that hold the motherboard from the bottom of the case. Unscew those, and your motherboard should come out of the metal casing.

Flip the motherboard over and face the culprit that has plagued your 360. Microsoft’s ingenuis Xclamps design. These Xclamps are the reason why your Xbox 360 gets the 3 red lights. My guess is that somebody got really stoned one night and decided to hold in these brackets by pressure, instead of the logical, conventional… screws. Instead of evenly distrubiting the pressure, it pushes down on the back of the cpu and gpu chips. When the 360 gets hot, the motherboard flexes. The combination of that and the xclamps pressing down on the chips causes the cheap bga solder connections underneath the chips to break. This is why the towel trick temporarily fixes this, it reflows the solder to create the connections again, but the xclamps are still there to screw it up again.

 

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Indulge yourself in prying those pieces of **** off the motherboard. I used pliers to get them off, but be VERY cautious not to damage the motherboard itself while you’re at it. You must pry off 2 out of 4 ends before they pop off.

 

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After removing the Xclamps, flip the mobo over to remove the heatsinks from the CPU(left) and the GPU(right, 2 chips; 1 big 1 small). Now stop, and lets take a moment to applaud to microsoft’s awesome thermal paste job, it looks like very few of it actually ended up on the CPU/GPU to conduct the heat released from the chips to the heatsinks. Great job microsoft.

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Use a 1/4″ socket to remove the screws from both heatsinks.

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Lets get the screws ready before we apply the thermal paste. I recommend putting 1 washer on the screw and then 2 washers between the motherboard and the heatsinks so that in case you tighten the screws a little too tight the heatsink won’t crush the chip. Now you are ready to apply the Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste.

But before that, I would suggest that you scrub off Microsoft’s thermal paste off the heatsinks AND the chips, be careful though not to actually damage the chips. Now put some AS5 on the CPU and on both chips of the GPU. Apply a reasonable amount of this stuff, don’t drown the chips in it because it might actually all get squeezed off the chips(just like it did for MS) if you apply too much pressure when screwing back the heatsinks.

 

 

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Top image is the GPU(2 chips)
Bottom is the CPU

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Now it’s time to put the heatsinks back on the CPU & GPU with the thermal paste on. Like I said before it is best to put 2 washers between the motherboard and the heatsinks.

 

 

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The tricky part is to actually screw in the screws onto the heatsinks without flipping the motherboard over. For the obvious reason of course. What I did was simply lift the motherboard up with my hand and turn the screws clockwise until they firmly held the heatsink in place. If you find that a little difficult you can slide the mobo over to the edge of the table just so you can screw them in. Don’t screw them in too tight, just enough so that it holds it in place.

 

 

 

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You should have something that resembles the picture below. Once again do not overtighten the screws, and don’t let them hang there too loosely.

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Now plug the front panel(where the On button is) back on, and also the fan. Do not put the heatpipe or the DVD rom in place yet though

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Plug the Xbox in to the power supply and the AV cable

 

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And turn it on using a remote or your controller. Most likely your 360 will still have the 3 red lights, and the reason for that is because the solder connections are still broken. Let’s fix that…

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And by let’s fix it I mean let’s let it fix itself. Turn the 360 on without the heatpipe so that it over heats and resolders the connections. If you get 2 red lights that means the screws are too loose. Correct that and let it stay on for about 10 minutes, until the fan gets to full power. I just let mine overheat until it turned itself off not to fry the CPU/GPU. After it goes off(or you turn it off) let it stand for about 10 more minutes without touching it(otherwise you’re screwed if you move it after it resoldered the connections).

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Now turn it back on and it should have green lights. If the AV cable isn’t plugged you will get 4 red lights, if it is plugged in to your TV, then you probably squeezed the thermal paste off the CPU and GPU while readjusting the screws. My first time repairing the 360 I had to take out the mobo from the metalcasing about a dozen times to make sure everything was done correctly, so if your first time isn’t a charm either try the above process several times to get it working.

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After you get the green lights, take it a part again(last time I promise) to tighten the heatsinks’ screws. Play around with your 360 before closing it up, make sure it works properly.

 

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AND THERE YOU GO YOUR DONE NOW YOU SHOULD NEVER AGAIN I PROMISE GET THE RED LIGHTS OR RROD!

Please as a thanks take a moment to signup to get free Xbox live gold and more from freebiejeebies.

 

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Finance: EA Reports Loss of $42 million

May 7th, 2009

EAElectronic Arts have posted a loss of million in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year (ending March 31st). Despite the high number of this loss, it is actually quite positive news for EA, who suffered a much more severe loss of nearly 0 million in the same time the previous year.

Overall, EA have said they are pleased with the result, which was actually better than what most analysts were expecting. Considering the state of the economic world at this time, it’s actually quite good to see some positive news (despite the negative numbers!)

With EA releasing some popular titles in the coming months, we can only expect the publisher to go from strength to strength in the long run. Some of these titles include Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and Sims 3, both of which have been big hitters in the past.



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Second Call of Duty Map Pack hitting PSN and LIVE in June

May 7th, 2009

Nazi Zombies!Despite numerous claims by critics that World at War is nowhere near as good as the previous Call of Duty, Modern Warfare, Treyarch has had tremendous success wit the first Map Pack dlc they released, reaching over 1 million gamers within the first week of being released on both the Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network online services.

Following on from this success Treyarch, with the backing of their publisher Activision, will be releasing their next Call of Duty: World at War downloadable content. In a similar style to the first, it will be a map pack containing three standard multiplayer maps and one new Nazi Zombies map.

But that’s not all, apparently it will also add new Trophies/Achievements, Perks, a new weapon and even “flaming Hell hounds” according to Joystiq.

The Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 is due for a June release.



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PixelJunk 1-4 Trailer – Plus a chance to be in the game

May 7th, 2009

PixelJunk 1-4PixelJunk 1-4 was recently announced, finally, along with a few teaser images which seemed to hint towards an underground type game. While this seems to be quite ture, the gameplay was somewhat different to what I personally expect. A trailer that has recently been released on the PixelJunk 1-4 mini-site shows off some of the gameplay elements that are also described on the site.

The trailer below shows how you can utilise the dynamic fluids system to obliterate enemies or simply shoot them using your ships(?) built in weaponry.

ALso on the new website is an announcement about a competition to name PixelJunk 1-4. The winner of which will have their name put amongst the staff credits, five runner-ups will receive a unique T-shirt.

The contest closes on May 11th, 2009.



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Microsoft Apologises and Gives Out Refunds for Braid

May 7th, 2009

Microsoft MoneyIn February, Microsoft launched their “Deal of the Week” scheme on the Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA). As with most new gaming services, especially online ones, there was a technical hitch or two. The problem was, many people who ordered the game from the DotW were charged the full 1200 points instead of the discounted 800 points that was advertised.

This glitch was soon fixed so not everyone was affected by the issue, however those that were have been asking for justice to their over charged payments.

Finally, Microsoft has come clean on the issue, issuing emails apologising for the mistake and thanking users for their patience, loyalty and the usual PR blabber.

Customers who were ripped off accidentally overcharged may have, or should be, receiving the following email from Microsoft:

Dear Xbox LIVE Gold Member:
We launched Deal of the Week program on Feb 23rd, 2009 as an added benefit to your Gold membership and we are very excited to see the overwhelming response we have received from our loyal users such as you.

As a result of the increased transactions we know that you experienced an intermittent Xbox LIVE issue, which resulted in you being charged full price of 1200 points for the ‘Braid’ deal instead of the discounted price of 800 points. We sincerely wish to apologize for the technical glitch and would like to take this moment to thank you for your patience and understanding as our team worked around the clock to fix this problem.

We will not only be crediting back the 400 points that were overcharged, but also be crediting an extra 100 points as a token of our appreciation and as a thank you for your loyalty during this period. You will see a credit of 500 points in your account in the coming weeks.



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Sony Has An Electrifying Announcement to Make on 27-04-09

May 7th, 2009

Electrifying Announcement

A video has appeared on the Sony PlayStation website. It can be found amongst the slideshow of videos that appear on the homepage. The video is in the following 5 stages:

  1. Text: “An electrifying announcement”
  2. Picture: Infamous
  3. Text: “will be revealed”
  4. Picutre: Uncharted 2
  5. Text: “04-27-09″

I even made a nice little picture for those of you that prefer visual aids.

Sony intrigues us with new website teaser video

Sony intrigues us with new website teaser video

I can only guess that this must have something related to the two games involved in the video sequence, namely Uncharted 2 and inFamous. But they might just be there for visual cues and it may be a general announcement related to Playstation. If the latter is the case, then it is most likely PS3 based, seeing as both the games are on that platform.

Any ideas? Let us know what you think in the comments below.



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Killzone 2 “Steel and Titanium” DLC Priced

May 7th, 2009

Killzone 2If you haven’t heard of the first downloable content map pack coming to Killzone 2 then you’ve obviously been under a rock the last few weeks.

As mentioned in my previous post about the Steel and Titnaium DLC, the release date was set as April 30th but no price tag had ben set at the time.

However, it seems a price has been settled, you can purchase the two new maps for .99. This emans in the UK expect something in the region of £4-£5.

The official PlayStation blog also released a trailer displaying some of the features of the enw maps, including the ability to jump moving obstacles on the Wasteland Bullet train level.

Take a gander for yourselves:

Update: Apparently the Killzone 2 v1.24 patch is now live in the US.



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Stephen Fry Hints at LBP Second Edition

May 7th, 2009

LittleBigPlanetAh, Stephen Fry, one of my favourite Twitterers. Those of you who live in the UK, like myself, may remember he voiced the tutorials and some other narration tidbits for LittleBigPlanet.

Going on from this information and combining it with one of his latest Twitter updates, it seems the second edition of LittleBigPlanet may be in the works. If it does indeed refer to LBP then it is interesting to note how he used the term “second edition” as opposed to sequel or, for example, PSP version. Obviously he is trying to be cryptic so it could simply be down to that.

Fry’s Twitter states:

“Morning all. In studio today voicing 2nd edition of a video game. Will check when I’m there if I’m allowed to say what it is…”

Of course, he might be referring to a completely different game and it doesn’t necessarily state he did any work for the first iteration of the game anyway. Still, seems a bit coincidental.



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