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Tongass Fjords XIf you liked Tongass Fjords scenery for FS9 wait till you see what Holger and Bill did with Tongass Fjords X! Where's my bandwidth?You got a nice Gigabit home network and think you can reach that Giga speed? Think again! See why with this short and simple article at Tom's Hardware AVSIMMost of you know by now that the AVSIM web site has been hacked, you can visit the temporary forums while the team works on the new server. While the act of hacking and trying to destroy the servers is itself despicable, some reactions and controversy about the hacking have shown that both the best and the worst can be found in our little community. My best wishes to Tom and the team in restarting the site and salvaging as much data as possible, hang on to the flow of support and dismiss the rest! Gaming Graphics ChartsTom's Hardware updated their Gaming Graphics Charts for 2009 Best Graphic Cards for the MoneyTom's Hardware posted their March/April update to their guide to the current Best Graphic Cards for the money Conficker Eye ChartWondering if you have been bitten by the Conficker worm? Head over to this Eye Chart, simple quick check to test your computer! Two new toysGuru of 3D has reviewed the very latest entries in video gaming cards for PC: the ATI 4890 and the NVIDIA GTX 275, learn more about these mid-high range cards that would complement well an Intel I7 based computer for a good price! Visit Nick's blog!Nick, MVP extraordinaire, met with previous FS team members at the MVP summit in Seattle this week. Check his blog post about FSX tools for the future! Phil Taylor asks for a group hug!Head over to Phil's blog for this entry FS Insider latest newsAbout the Aces Team: "By now, many of you have heard that Microsoft has closed Aces Studio, the publisher of Microsoft Flight Simulator. This was not a reflection of the quality of the products Aces has developed, the sales performance of the games, or the quality of the team at Aces..." ESP InsiderI am sure that we all know about FS Insider by now but what about ESP Insider? Tip of the hat to Polypoke! Best Graphic Cards for the Money at Tom's HardwareFirst new month of the year for Tom's Hardware "Best Graphic Cards for the Money". New hardware keeps coming up, making prices go down and performance go up, no complaint on this end! The Universe Today Top 10 Scientific Endeavours of 2008The Universe Today blog posted today a list of its readers choice of the Top 10 Scientific Endeavours of 2008. Among them we find the Shandra X-ray observatory, MESSENGER, the Large Hadron Collider and Cassini's explorations. Head over to Universe Today for the list and other blog articles. Happy New Year!Best Wishes for 2009! Which is the International Year of Astronomy! When not indoors busy with Flight Simulator get outside with a pair of binoculars or better yet a scope! The Best Graphics Cards For The Money: November 2008Tom's Hardware Guide to the monthly Best Graphics Cards for the money is out for November, check out their recommendations here. MSFS GatewayTony Smith just updated his long-running web site Pages of Microsoft Flight Simulator Links, well worth regular visits and a bookmark in our favorite web browsers! This is only the beginningWow, I did not even notice that it had been this long since I last posted, I wish time did not fly as fast as Flight Simulator at an accelerated rate... I have to post, even if not technical or computer related. I am so glad my family and I could witness such a historic event with the outcome of the US elections last night, that my kids could follow both candidates speeches and that hopefully we are all now part of a new era of hope. Congratulations to President-elect Obama! FS Insider NewsletterYou all know about FS Insider, right? And you all subscribed to the newsletter, right? So enjoy Hal's latest effort at prose with the latest issue that should have landed in your mailbox recently, or fly to the FS Insider web site to subscribe now and browse the previous editions! Happy reading, and don't forget to visit Hal's blog, always something to laugh about and learn from at this place :-) Microsoft Flight Simulator - FSInsider Newsletter Tom's Hardware: the fastest 3D cards go head-to-headVery comprehensive new article at Tom's Hardware with plenty of benchmarks and information on today's latest video cards performance. A must read if you are looking to upgrade your hardware or build that new machine for gaming and... flying of course! The Fastest 3D Cards Go Head-To-Head : Taxing Modern CPUs With Powerful Graphics - Tom's Hardware |
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