Mahjong by Josh Riverside
Mahjong, also known as mahjongg, majiang, mah-jong or mah-jongg, is a traditional Chinese game. Mahjong is a game that involves skill, intelligence, estimation as well as luck. Mahjong, which literally means "the game of a hundred intelligences" in Chinese, has been traditionally a gambling game. ... Today, Mahjong is an international game with tournaments being held all over the world, including the Mahjong World Championship. ... There are also computer versions of Mahjong that can be played with the computer, online with other players or it can be downloaded for playing.

Why Purchase a Dell Laptop? by Garry Allen
One of the most well known brands on the market are Dell laptops. Of course, this comes from a lot of advertising. But their quality goes a long way in explaining why they are so big in the IT world. Let's take for example the new Dell Inspiron 6000. ... You can also pack the computer with optical drives like a DVD double layer burner or a writeable CD/DVD combo. ... All these numbers and abbreviations mean only one thing, no matter what you need your computer for, there are Dell laptops out there that are perfect for the task.

Sony Moved into Laptops with the VAIO Brand in 1997 by John Gibb
Sony was started in the aftermath of World War II, during the rapid reconstruction of Japan that gave birth to its world-leading electronics industry. The company originally had a Japanese name, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (TKT), but the founder changed this feeling that a short, catchy name using the... The company immediately started innovating, building Japan’s first tape players and the first successful transistor radios in the world – they specialised in taking American inventions and making them smaller and better, and then exporting them all over the world.

Toshiba Laptop Computers by Alan LeStourgeon
For nearly three decades, Toshiba, a Japanese company, has been ranked as one of the top computer manufacturers in the world. Although it has been involved in many aspects of manufacturing and industry since its creation in 1939 by the merger of two smaller firms, it is best known now for its... Toshiba's slightly newer line of notebooks, the Tecra, offers raw power, amazingly lightweight machines, small footprints, and a near cult-like status in the business world. ... They make perfect gaming computers, as well as a solid platform for audio and video editing.

Dueling Duals: ATI Puts SLI into the CrossFire by Nicholas Spriggs
Let’s face it. In today’s modern world we like things fast. Fast cars, fast food, and especially fast computers. So when it comes to graphics on today’s PCs, we not only want them to look good, we also want them to perform as fast and as smooth as possible. ... Not to mention that NVIDIA was almost a year ahead in the dual video card market with their SLI technology, leaving ATI even further behind in the race for the PC gaming market. ... The CrossFire technology is very similar to SLI in that it allows your computer to use two graphics cards instead of one.

Web Animation by Gelfey Sterling
At a basic level animation can be thought of as a flicker of life in objects. For example a flying bird is an "animate" object while a glass vase is an "inanimate" object. In real life inanimate objects move because of external forces, but in the virtual world, technology and imagination work... This involved a move from 2D to 3D, the difference being that in 2D animation the effect of perspective is created artistically, but in 3D objects are modeled in an internal 3D representation within the computer, and are then 'lit' and 'shot' from chosen angles, just as in real life, before being...

Learn Typing With Typing Games by Shu Jun
For children, the ability of using the computer is becoming fundamental in nowadays, so learning to type is must for them. But most children get bored with any repetitious task and give up or whine and even want to stop, parents or teachers always feel nothing else bother them more than when... With playing typing games, the typing program helps children easy master a skill needed in today's computer oriented world. ... By playing the game, children type the letters, and can be familiar with the keys.

So You Want to be a Multiplayer Web Games Developer? by David Bolton
In my first article “So You want to be a Games Developer?” (http://ezinearticles.com/?So-You-Want-to-be-a-Games-Developer&id=70920), I discussed various games genres, including Web/Email games. This is one of the easiest ways to start developing games- you aren’t restricted to one language or... I recommend http://terranova.blogs.com/ as an excellent blog on this- you’ll find articles and quotes from luminaries such as Richard Bartle who produced the first Mud (its short for Multi User Dungeon), and Professor Edward Castranova; an expert on virtual world economics.

The History of Mahjongg by Jill G
During a recent visit to my parent's house I noticed a solid black briefcase on the kitchen table. I was curious as to what was inside. From it's size, I thought it might be a laptop computer. My mom opened the briefcase to reveal several colorful tiles and game pieces. ... I am a big fan of playing Mahjongg on the computer. ... I wondered if there were differences in the rules of my mom's physical board game versus my computer game. ... I find playing the computer versions both entertaining and relaxing.

QueenAlice - The Site for Casual Chess on the Web (A Review) by Timothy Trimble
I've been playing chess since I was 15 years old. I was in the Chess Club in school. And I remember the big media blitz on chess during the Boris Spasky versus Bobby Fisher matches. Whew! That was a long time ago. But I'm still a big chess player. As such, I'm always on the lookout for a good... I have found QueenAlice to be an excellent location for playing chess with many of my friends who are not computer or internet experts. ... Now if you're looking for high end chess discussions with international chess masters and advocates, then you'll be happier on other sites like The World Chess...