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JetPack Reaches 2.1 [Updated]

MGAceman

JetPack is good for having some of the features on a self-hosted installation that you would normally only find on a WordPress.org hosted blog and now it has reached version 2.1 which brings a whole load of tweaks and fixes, so I’ve listed them in this bonus blog post (already done todays ‘Post-A-Day’ post). Changelog 2.1 Enhancement: Tiled Galleries: Show off your photos with cool mosaic galleries. Enhancement: Slideshow gallery type: Display any gallery as a slideshow. Enhancement: Custom CSS: Allow zoom property. Enhancement: Stats: Show WordPress.com subscribers in stats.…

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Speeding Up The Web

MGAceman

I’m always looking to streamline and optimize Mental Gamers in any way I can to conserve bandwidth while also keeping loading times low, that’s why when I saw someone mention CloudFlare (thanks @weefz), I checked out the site and saw that there’s a free option, so I signed up and started using it. The site still seems to load at around the same speed as before, even though it’s now running through CloudFlare’s DNS servers and I’m using WP Super Cache, although, I sometimes wonder if using the cache really…

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GA: It's PC To Be Skyrim

MGAceman

Had a go at Skyrim on the laptop, it kind of runs OK with everything low, the main problem is there seems to be a slight delay with a controller, mostly with the right stick which is used to look around, it’s not quite right. Despite being on low settings, the game still looks pretty great, the specifications suggest you need a 512 MB graphics card, but it runs fine on a 256 MB card, although, mine is a Radeon 4200 HD with 256 MB dedicated RAM, rather than being…

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GA: Back Into Oblivion

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I’d been playing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for quite some time before Microsoft decided to give us a Cloud service to upload our saves to, the problem was, I left it a bit late to start uploading saves (I was in the process of packing away the old Xbox 360 to trade-in and upgrade), also, the Oblivion save wouldn’t upload.So, the natural thing to do is start over… There may be a way to obtain the old saves I have on a memory unit, but since the new Xbox…

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GA: You're Not Getting My Chocolate

MGAceman

So yeah, I’m still playing Skyrim after all this time, still attempting to unlock achievements with the latest being the one where you have a bounty in all nine holds (Master Criminal). I’ve managed to get a bounty in seven of them, but I encountered a problem when trying to get bountys in Dawnstar and Winterhold.The problem with Winterhold is that there are only two guards patrolling, the best way of getting a big bounty quickly is to attack and kill a guard, then swiftly exit before it goes too…

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MGaceman Online 2012 In Review

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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 64,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. Click here to see the complete report.

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(Potential) [How To] Get a Second Companion (Xbox 360)

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Here’s a little guide on how to get a second companion to follow you in your Skyrim adventures and it’s VERY simple, so simple, I will explain in three steps just how to gain that second follower.*Step 1: Go to Castle Volkihar. Step 2: Go around the {left) side, until you reach the Undercroft part where you’ll meet three skeletons which are easy to take out. Enter the castle. Step 3: Go through the only way you can, you’ll encounter a Skeever before reaching another door, open the door to…

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GA: Companions & a Daedra

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Later than planned, but as I was playing recently, I wanted to finish off the Impatience of a Saint quest, the one where you go into Soul Cairn and collect 10 pages of a book that Jiub has lost, but what was more interesting is what has happened since leaving Soul Cairn.Mjoll the Lioness is my wife and companion (yes, my character is also female…), but she wouldn’t follow me further than the courtyard in Castle Volkihar. That was ok though, because Serana started following me as we were making…

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