Tips for Buying a PC by Pawan Bangar
Buying Your PC Buying a PC that’s right for you and your family is not all that simple task. More so if you’re going to buy an unbranded or an assembled one. But branded or not, you have to get you facts right before you shell out your money. First, why do you want to buy a PC? ... Play music and videos, some light games and multimedia CDs Specs: Celeron 550 MHz or above/AMD K6 series or Duron 550 MHz or above 64 MB RAM 15” color SVGA monitor 10-12 GB ATA/66 hard disk On board video abd sound 48 x or higher CD-drive 101-keys Keyboard 3-button mouse 56 kbps modem...

Mahjong Fun by Jakob Culver
Mahjong is a traditional Chinese game that involves skill, intelligence, and a little bit of luck. Mahjong means “the game of a hundred intelligences” in Chinese and it lives up to that meaning. It’s traditionally a gambling game and it has gone by many different names in the past. ... There are tournaments held all over the world. ... There is even a World Championship for the game. ... The point of the game is to make a set of four defined groups of tiles. ... There are 136-152 tiles that are used when playing.

What Is The Right Amount Of Computer Time? by Sandy B
In a country that settles each night in front of the television, it just seems strange that more and more people are finding the allure of the computer screen sometimes more important. There is no doubt that children do as their parents do. They enjoy exploring the vast world of the Internet. ... By giving them a computer game like these, they can make their computer time, well, worth it in your eyes. ... Regardless of what they will say, we know now that it is important to limit the amount of time children use the computer.

World of Warcraft: Could it be Killing our Teens by Mark MacKay
The parents of a teenage son who committed suicide just over a year ago claim that their son become addicted to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft. They believe that as a result of this addiction he took his own life. ... Following this same logic we could then say that spending large amounts of your day playing World of Warcraft could not kill you. ... The details of just how many hours this teen had been playing World of Warcraft prior to his death has not yet been published.

Games To Encourage Thinking Skills by Steve Hall
There is no doubt about it, using computer games is a great way to encourage children to expand their realm of thinking. Your options for entertaining your child may seem numbered. Many people allow their children to spend quite a bit of time in front of the television. ... Okay, so too much time in front of the computer isn't much better, but there are ways to you make what time you do allow them to sit at the computer to be good times. ... But, if you would like your child to be the one who does know how to flip the switch on and solve the problem, consider allowing them to sit in front...

The Benefits of Educational Software by Julianne Krutka
Don't underestimate the educational value of some of today's top selling computer games. Research suggests that the true success of childhood learning begins at home. While our public school teachers do their best to teach our children, they are faced with many challenges that often disrupt our... Computer software games are a valuable way to impact your child's learning skills. ... For example, who would think that a computer software game such as Rollercoaster Tycoon would offer such a wealth of learning opportunities?

A Review of The Sims Online by Morgan Hamilton
‘The Sims Online’ is in a stunningly popular multiplayer version of the smash hit ‘The Sims’ series of PC games. Game makers are an incredibly bright group of people, and have quickly realized the huge potential in massively multiplayer online games. ... You can just pop on the Internet and do a search on video games, or computer games and come up with thousands of titles to choose from. ... There are other computer software teams out there that I feel you get a much better bang for your buck with.

Online Games - Touching Horizons With Teeming Popularity by Jonathon White
Creative signatures of the human brain, depicting horizons of creativity and imagination, online flash and shockwave games are catching up for their entertainment and educational value. The contributions of the multi-billion-dollar industry is commanding attention, respect and interest from all... The age-old beliefs as regards the detrimental effects of computer games on health are also being defied with science revealing computer games as an exercise for eyes and the brain. ... Now computer games are being looked at more than means of entertainment, as studies portray online computer...

How to Select TFT LCD Monitor for Gaming? by Willson Peterson
You have probably heard it before, but it bears repeating...the best way to know if a monitor is right for you is to view it in person. Specs are a great tool for narrowing down your choices, but they are no replacement for hands-on experience. Plenty of large resellers stock a wide range of... Viewsonic is advertising their VP201s monitors as having Response Times (Pixel Response, Video Response) that are fast enough to present "Realistic, artifact-free 3-D gaming." These monitors have a "blistering 16 millisecond (16ms) Response time." Hitachi also advertises their CML174B and CML 175B...

Discover New Uses For Your Sony PSP System With The New Update by Chip Westley
Your Sony PSP system can be used for much more than just playing games. The Playstation can be used to play video clips, download and play music, store and view photos, and more. Now Sony has announced that the PS3 will include support for your bluetooth and an optional onscreen keyboard for... Interestingly, the PS3 is able to perform these calculations many times faster than the typical home computer. ... The project uses the computing power of your Playstation to help perform computer simulations which help researchers better understand various diseases.