How to get the developer mode working in Lost Alpha DC 1.4007

This is how to get this working in the latest Lost Alpha DC 1.4007. The instructions are here in Russian. https://stalkermod.ru/Treneryi-STALKER/spavner-dlya-lost-alpha-dc-1-4007.html. But simply, edit the shortcut on your desktop to look like this. "E:\stalker\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – Lost Alpha DC\Lost Alpha Configurator.exe" -developer"E:\stalker\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – Lost Alpha DC\Lost Alpha Configurator.exe" -developer Add the -developer parameter to the end … Read more

Trying out Ubuntu 12.10. Initial impressions are good and it performs very well as a desktop OS.

I am trying out Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha, the installation and first boot both went very well indeed. Since I already had a custom installation of GNU Grub 2.00, I loaded the installer on the Live CD with this command: ubiquity –no-bootloader and that enabled me to install Ubuntu without installing the Grub boot-loader, then I … Read more

A first look at the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal distribution.

The Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha has been released and I am taking a first look at this release. The new wallpapers are quite impressive, there is a nice Forbidden City wallpaper and many other lovely photographs gracing this release. The web browser is Firefox 14.0, and the music playback is taken care of by Rhythmbox 2.97. … Read more

Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Alpha available for download right now.

The Ubuntu 11.10 distribution does support a wide range of hardware, I just bought a Logitech wireless mouse with a nano receiver and it worked instantly once I plugged it in. The mouse would work with Windows as well, my experiences with Windows show that it is slower to load a driver for a USB … Read more

Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha released into the wilds.

The much awaited alpha version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution has been released. This version of Ubuntu comes with kernel 3.2.0-2.5, which is based on the latest mainline v3.2-rc3 kernel. The server release of the AMD64 version has been merged into the generic Ubuntu release to ease the burden of maintaining this release of Ubuntu. … Read more

windows 8 alpha leak september 2011.

Windows 8 Metro User Interface.

The alpha build of Windows 8 has been leaked onto the world wide web. The previews are available here: http://dev.windows.com/, later today. They are incomplete developer builds, so do not expect to be able to install these and run your business or other critical applications, but they are perfect for testing out the new features … Read more