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    Is Windows 8 the nightmare I've heard it might be?

    Your problem's solved by either what marcus134 said (editing file extensions, you may want it to be easier by un-hiding file extensions via folder settings) or if it's editing file associations, you can do it via the properties of the file itself or Control Panel -> Default Programs -> Associate...
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    The Humble THQ Bundle

    $5.50 here too, could've waited shamelessly to be cheaper, but nah. Each game is worth more than my paltry contribution.
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    Gaming Is There Any Deal

    I got pressured into playing pirated Skyrim by my brother, and surprisingly clocked a lot of hours in it, so $20 wasn't so bad when I was prepared to pay $40 for a boxed copy in my local brick & mortar shop. I do wish my local shops had sales. On the ITAD site, it couldn't update through the...
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    Gaming Is There Any Deal

    I used both this past Autumn/Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Thanksgiving/Winter(GMG) along with Reddit, and man, I got the best deals across the sites. Skyrim for $20.50, damn. Spent $50 easy, but for so many games, I couldn't resist.
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    i hate using Google

    Haha, well, I'm an '89 and only played them late in the 90's so I learned to categorize the vertical/horizontal shooters as shmups from the get-go. Love them to this day!
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    i hate using Google

    "Shmups" has been a term for as long as I can remember...
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    iGoogle to retire November 12, 2013

    Can't say I'll miss it, but that's me. I used it for a while, but got tired of it, and set my homepage to the plain ol' google.com. Simple, and it's the first thing I open anyway, even if I don't search.
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    Earth 2160 Free on GMG Today

    GMG is okay, and I'll take a look at this, thanks for the heads up. I think the trade-in works if they actually provide the game you bought via their Capsule Client(?). If Steam or otherwise, they would indicate that it's not eligible for trade-in.
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    Coffee Beans In Danger of Extinction

    I've seen the article before. I love coffee for the sake of coffee, not because of habit or a quick caffeine fix, so I'll be sad if or when coffee becomes a rare commodity. I even have a bean-to-cup coffee machine, for lack of a better name, just to get the best out of every cup.
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    Direct X 11.1 is Windows 8 exclusive, no plans to retrofit

    Perhaps, but then it's always fun to see "heated discussions." Brings out the passions, y'know. Hot passions.
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    Direct X 11.1 is Windows 8 exclusive, no plans to retrofit

    Well this quickly turned into another argument, but that was inevitable. That being said, I like change, and I'd get Win8 before next year (especially since I'm getting it for $15). I thought about the whole start menu thing and I realized I only ever use the start menu for clicking shut down...
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    Direct X 11.1 is Windows 8 exclusive, no plans to retrofit

    I'll definitely live. I recently just started PC gaming again and the lot of games I've been playing only ever show using DX9. And, I don't notice the small GR8 GFX OMG stuff anyway.
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    Those games you just keep beating

    I managed to keep losing and finding this when I was young: Always had to play the campaign again, never got old. Each time I find it there's a lot more scratches on the disk, yet it still installs. My most loyal CD. Haha. I also play these 3 games with my brother whenever we get...
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    Gaming Is There Any Deal

    I never realized that the SteamGifts tracker I've been using has been that site all along. Although with a narrower scope, I also use cheapshark.com to quickly check out deals.
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    Apple Anyone use f.lux?

    I haven't noticed any large battery impact and I've had it for as long as I can remember. Really neat.
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