Click To Run and Office on Demand

Previously, I had the curiosity of trying out the new features of Office 2k7 in the past during my Multimedia Technology days such as the glow effects, the 3D shapes, the more customizable text in any form that replaces the WordArt feature as well as newer transitions and animations. Another previous curiosity from me regarded the newer interesting interface of Windows Vista Home Premium and above although I might be warned that that operating system took a lot of resources. Instead, I tried out their successors, Windows 7 and Office 2k10 when they were in prototype forms and now it is the same with Windows 8 and Office 15. After the beta period expired for Office 2k10, I had one more chance to try out by trial period and that was under Click To Run feature upon installing the program. In Office 15 Customer Preview, it is the same under Click To Run feature but even then, the animations are kind of choppy due to having support for Windows 7 and 8. Not only those during the installation and the program’s startup, there’s also the trailer video that I already explained earlier.

In the past, the installation was done with CD-ROM or floppy disks and of course, I recommended that you installed the previous Office software with CD-ROM to save time but even then, the CD-ROM drives were still sensitive in the 90s and the DOS based Windows OSes caused you a bunch of BSODs from CD-ROM related problems. Even worse is that you might need to restart the computer and perform the disk scan for errors. What a wasted childhood like this! Also, having to install by floppy disks might be even worse because all the disks had to be in working condition and the process took a very long time compared to installing on virtual machines with virtual floppies. Things have changed. From the basic file copy method, the installation method was moved to ACME installation that allowed flexibility for automating the installation. After that came Windows Installer which was the next evolution of the installation technology as we use today in today’s operating systems and in fact, even InstallShield series is now part of Windows Installer. With that, you can add or remove features of the product as well as to repair it. This started with Office 2k0 but starting with Office 2k7, there was also the multi-MSI installs with the Catalyst install technology to better support multi-language and multi-product scenarios. Today, the installation of Windows and Office products is done with DVD-ROM but they can also be installed through USB Flash Drives and Network Installation. Unfortunately for the developers, the internet was quickly emerging as a primary vehicle for obtaining software and the efforts they had done were not great enough for the users. This is because we have been installing things we have downloaded from the internet mostly besides having to buy the software from retail store.

Click To Run

The first time you install Office using Click To Run, it downloads the respective packages from the internet for you but the technology was available for a limited number of consumer SKUs in some markets. Unfortunately, there were things that still needed improvement for version 1.0.

• The technology that was used under the covers was too impactful, it required local file system drivers and created a new virtual partition in the system which is the infamous Q Drive that might have caused problem for some users. This is no embedded machine that requires the virtual partitions that are temporarily needed to run the embedded program from the main disk.
• Running on the first time may not be easy in terms of performance.
• Integration with other software was not as rich as with traditional install technologies in some cases and compatibility could suffer. This may be due to having like a few add-ons you want to use for greater enhancements but that can increase the amount of time the program takes to load.

With version 2.0, it is designed to be always up-to-date and modern and agile. By getting agile, there may be options for customized installation but what we got when getting Office 15 Home Premium Preview was the general or full installation that involved other programs I don’t even use.

Like always, you cannot mix 32 and 64-bit versions of Office products when doing the installation. One thing to note is that 32-bit version is selected by default to avoid some sort of technical problem but in general, it can cause some technical confusion when using 64-bit computers that you may want to install 64-bit version instead on 64-bit operating systems.

The bootstrapper is a small sized file that is both product and language specific. Don’t wait too long though because it contains some specific licensing information that is unique to your account and your Office product can’t be activated once it expires.

When you run for the first time, there will be First Run Experience as well as the Hero application. The Hero app is the first Office app users will run when they install Office. During the installation, I recommend that you wait until the installation process is complete so that you can use the entire product. You must stay online during that process to ensure smooth and complete installation, otherwise, when you start the product, it will download the parts needed for it which can be a waste of time.

There are multiple ways to repair Office 15. First is Quick Repair and second is Online Repair. Online Repair requires internet connection to do the product repair and it takes longer time compared to Quick Repair.

Office on Demand

This one is temporary because the way you use Office is that the data is not stored on the computer permanently. It’s sort of like using RAMDisk to store Office products so that you can use them but the thing is, how can the application start quite fast? More factors include the need license to use the products, the need for declarative install, the need for add-ons and most importantly, the general way to run the application without needing administrative rights. Office On Demand is built on the technology called “User-Mode Streaming” and available to Office 15 subscribers and allows them to run temporary instances of the Office applications on the computers where normally they are not able to install the software. In case the installation is completely disallowed for security reasons, Office On Demand is the better option for the users. Provided that you have your Office account, you are able to start the individual Office on Demand applications from My Office tab of Office 15 Customer Preview site. Downsides though will be the speed of the internet connection, the traces of Office 15 cache files stored on whatever computer you’ve used and the rights for Internet access depending on the environment.

Dodonpachi Saidaioujou for Xbox 360

At the Microsoft Xbox event in Japan called Xbox 360 Great Appreciation Festival, Cave had announced that there will be an upcoming Xbox 360 port next year in Spring. It will have an additional Elemental Doll as well as the Arrange Mode in which we don’t even know at this moment. Unfortunately, while the game trailer was shown in the event, it wasn’t posted online on YouTube.

Speaking of Great Appreciation Festival, it seemed that the developers of Ginga Force also had their game on the trial list but unfortunately, it seemed that Cave was the first to show-off the earliest at the event yesterday at 4PM although their latest game, Dodonpachi Saidaioujou is NOT in the trial list. This was when they just announced that there will be a release of it on Xbox 360 in the future. Who knows what games will be on the speech list in September 1st? Another unfortunate thing was that Ginga Force is delayed and the release date will be pushed to sometime later this year than August 30th.

Hmm, we may be nervous that if there is a bad global future, there will be no chance for this release to happen and besides, the arcade version will be the only focus so far we can get before all those bullshit destructions wipe the shit out of us all.

New Microsoft certified courses in the future

Currently, the operating systems involved in the courses have been Windows Vista and 7 and their server variants and I have never got any single Microsoft certificate before for real. Previously, there were modules like System Administration, IT Security and Windows 7 to name a few in which I learnt these before. For System Administration, it is how you manage the complete computing environment like servers, networking equipment and other computer stuffs but for that module, it consisted of the various topics of the original Windows Server 2k8. You can use R2 release which is identical but it has more features than the original release and the R2 release of Windows Server 2k8 is what IT Free Training has been using as part of the training. There are features that the original release doesn’t have but they are actually parts of the other Microsoft certified courses.

There are three levels of certifications formed into the pyramid. First, is the Associate level which contains Technology Specialist and Solutions Associate and this is where your foundation for your IT career starts. If I can start with that, so be it. Next is Expert level and from that level onwards, it is not easy for me but your IT standard can be globally recognized for IT excellence. You can choose to be an IT professional, professional developer, solutions expert or solutions developer. Last is Master level and it is the hardest level to get. This is where the distinction for experienced IT professionals starts with Master Certifications or Solutions Master Certifications.

Starting with the future, the MCTS or Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certification will be retired. Current MCTS exams will be expired when mainstream support ends. For MCTS, this is for those who want to validate their abilities to successfully implement, build on, troubleshoot and debug a particular Microsoft technology. Indeed, I have great skills in using Windows OSes but I still have to improve even more by trying to take some opportunity to learn the Windows Embedded and Server OSes. The first step for me will be to try Windows 7 certified course as learnt from IT Free training videos which is about installing and configuring the operating system for the business environment and I believe that you can install and repair the operating system yourself on your own computers as well.

For MCSA or Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate, there are some changes. First, if you’re new to certification, you can start with Active Directory course, Network Infrastructure and Server Administrator courses to obtain this completion certificate. If you want to update your skills to the future MCSA, you can sit for the 70-417 exam which is available until July 31st two years later. However, if you already have passed the exams for the current MCSA, you can try completing it and upgrading to the future MCSA rather than starting directly with the future MCSA. For the future MCSA, it is aimed at supporting Windows Server 8 which had recently gone RTM at the same time as Windows 8. There are three more courses to learn such as Installing and Configuring, Administering and Configuring Advanced Services of Windows Server 8.

Next is MCITP or Microsoft Certified IT Professional. Unfortunately, it is being retired due to the arrival of the new technology. Currently, almost all MCITP certification have expiry dates of July 31st next year. Some MCITP certification based on technology earlier than four years ago will be retired on September 30 this year. For the next level for me to choose in the future, there will be options like Enterprise Desktop Support Technician or Administrator on Windows 7 but that requires learning 70-685 and 70-686 respectively and I don’t think IT Free Training has already offered those courses to learn. Unfortunately, these will expire next year so what’s the freaking point?

Next is MCSE or Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert. It was previously known as System Engineer which was already retired and replaced with other certifications like MCITP and MCSA. This caused a lot of people to be confused as MCSE was seen as a brand name. Unlike the previous certification, Solutions Expert looks a solution based on the current technology at the time. To keep such a new certification in the future like this, you will need to recertify as the new technology is released. This is different than the old certification which was based on one technology.

Lastly is MCSM and MCP or Microsoft Certified Solutions Master and Certified Professional. They are the hardest certifications to get because you must obtain the certifications you want to get the master certification. Once you have obtained those certifications, you can apply to Microsoft for the master certification. They will review your experience in order to determine if you can achieve this certification. That is for MCSM but for MCP, it can be obtained by passing any certified exam. Once you are an MCP, you can gain access to the MCP website giving you additional information and also tools like viewing your transcript.

You can visit Prometric website to get information about the examination venues so that you can book the exam for the certified courses you’re in.

Indeed, I had already subscribed to IT Free Training YouTube channel so that I can learn even more from those Microsoft certified courses. Right now, it seems that Windows 7 70-680 course list from IT Free Training was already complete this year but then, during the attachment last year, I already issued the questions based on what I learnt from IT Free Training to my juniors when the list was already incomplete at that time.

Ginga Force for Xbox 360–Delayed

The original release date was supposed to be August 30th but it was delayed for game quality improvement. They might have plans for this game to be part of Xbox related event in Japan that will be taking place in late August and early September respectively but the opportunity was ruined when the game was so buggy to the developers at this moment.

Ginga Force, the secondary game from the creators of Eschatos, has the similar graphical, gameplay and audio concepts which may be equal to similar development concept but this time, the whole gameplay takes place in 4:3 horizontal format while being a vertical shooter similar to Strania on XBLA. The character concept however is kind of different than Strania and there will be scripts located at the top right of the screen. If there’s voice acting, good for us and that’s how the character concept should be followed with various criteria, not like Strania which has a lack of Opening and Ending animated sequences as well as lack of scripts and voice-acting. How can Eschatos be a retail disc game when the file size is pretty damn small when downloaded from Games On Demand? It should be more like a Xbox Live Arcade game instead even though it contains two additional games.

The storyline takes place in the future beyond our star system and the technology is very futuristic in fiction. One of the keywords is IPv12 which is kind of funny to me like the whole humanity has spread all the way out of our star system to explore the newer systems for similar planets to live on with future technology. Other than the character concept, story concept and gameplay concept, there will be additional stuffs coming in from the developers in the future so stay tuned.

Idolmaster Shiny Festa update 2

The release date for this pack of 3 games will be sometime in October 25th and that’s something that should be an anticipated product of October this year instead. Just like the Idolmaster games on the PSP which are divided into different version, this one seems to be the having the same way except that the whole game is like the competitor to Project Diva series. This is what an Idolmaster arcade game should have been in the first place.

From Package Information taken from the game’s official website, you get to receive the accessories that are the tributes to the game and the franchise. However, the accessory list is incomplete and more works still have to be done. From there, those will lead you to other websites.

At Gameplay Information tab, there will be songs taken from the original Idolmaster series in addition to the newer songs, newer music videos in multiple forms and additional story. Indeed, unlike Project Diva series, this one has story mode in which you are invited to the International Idolmaster Music Festival. What is that International Music Festival? Does it take place outside Japan? Well, who knows but better still, the console itself is region free but there will be no translations whatsoever to avoid attracting the stupid people out there from the west from trying to make stupid comments about the franchise like saying that certain music artists from the west are better or something. For gameplay, there will be notes approaching from the left and right sides and when they reach the target which is on the center, you press the corresponding buttons. Notes that appear from the left will be pressed with any button on the left side of the console so the gameplay should be quite easier enough than Project Diva series.

There’s also the Shop menu similar to Project Diva series and Idolmaster franchise where you can enhance the idols and the gameplay system. There are extra stuffs Project Diva series doesn’t have which are the Idol Unit Ranking and the number of fans depending on how well you play and manage the idols to the stardom. There will be cutscenes and the Shining Burst taken from Idolmaster 2. To activate the Shining Burst which is simple, you must make sure that the meter bar on the top left is completely full then watch out for the Star notes and hit them when they reach the target. There will be green notes as well in which both sides of any buttons must be pressed, one button from left side and the other from right side.

Finally, when you start the game, you get to see the anime opening sequence but keep in mind, there will be additional anime cutscenes and music videos in which the anime based on the game doesn’t have.

Neowin August 9th Update–Windows 8 RTM Lock Screen Wallpapers

Starting from Consumer Preview version of Windows 8, you’re able to change the Lock Screen pictures with any picture you want just like changing the desktop wallpapers but what about the Start Screen full customization. You can choose the preset of colors and wallpapers of the Start Screen which may make the freedom quite inaccurate. One of the Lock Screen pictures is Metro looking like it doesn’t seem to be friendly enough for everyone of every age while the other one of them seems to be the Android Honeycomb wallpaper rip-off. What the hell? You know, I may rather use that than that Android Honeycomb rip-off wallpaper. At this rate, there may be lawsuits between Google and Microsoft with Google being the winner, musically and graphically. There are other Lock Screen pictures but in the meantime, we may have to wait until October 26th when Windows 8 will be released.

Reference: http://www.neowin.net/news/a-look-at-the-default-lock-screen-wallpapers-in-windows-8

New file formats in Office 15

Ever since Office 2k7, there have been newer file formats such as the XML version of the current Office file formats which are the file extensions as we already know of but with the letter x added at the end to call them the new file formats for Office 2k7 but with Office 15, there are newer compatibilities for other file formats as well like editing PDF files directly in new Microsoft Word 15. But before Office 15 existed with such compatibility, there are other PDF EDITOR software that allow you to do so in case Adobe Reader itself is not enough. However, there are some flaws in Microsoft Word 15 Customer Preview. First, you cannot update the existing PDF files you've edited, perhaps some things are not compatible with the PDF reader software as one of the assumed reasons but instead, you have to save the edited PDF file under the new PDF file or the new file in other format. Hell, in Office 2k7 and above, you can export your documents to PDF file format although I had never attempted such an opportunity like that before before Office 15 existed with improved opportunity and ability for you to amend the existing PDF files.
Lastly, there will be more file format compatbilities for Office 15 as well as newer functionalities for various Office programs. Amend the PDF files as you like in Word 15 but then, Microsoft Word is supposed to be the word processing software. Yes, there are hidden capabilities of Office programs but I guess that we're already figuring out ourselves.

Windows RT devices to be delivered in October

Reaching RTM milestone for Windows 8 like this is something people cannot wait but even then, there are still glassy sort of icons seen on the desktop mode and that's not making the operating system fast enough. It's more like the whole operating system that fits well on the embedded systems like you can call it Windows CE 8 with all the modern features out there.
Today, there are newer  types of computers such as the ultra-thin notebooks, netbooks, desktop computers that are stored on one monitor screen, nettops which are quite rare and more Windows 7 tablets that are still sensitive to touch un-friendly interface. There will be newer graphics cards and sound cards coming in this year and certain graphics cards are quite anticipating to us such as the Tegra 3 series from NVIDIA which provide better gaming graphics while having newer CPUs and GPUs processors. The speed for tablets does not have to be 2Ghz and above and the tablets may spot better battery life.
Recently, there was a new Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 2 which is powered by Windows 8 while the original runs on Android. Can you work on Microsoft Office suite on that tablet like that with that freaking Office 15? Like I realized when using that new Office 15, there are still inaccuracies that you may need to keep using the stylus, mouse and keyboard when working on the office documents like that. Other software that tablet will run include Photoshop, TurboTax and more. There was a warning from Acer and various game companies indicating that the entire operating system is going to become a messy catastrophe to the technology in the future. At least, Windows Phone series is quite good enough to use, right, because everything seems to be simplified?
Other tablets include ASUS Tablet 600 as well as that freaking Microsoft Surface tablet. There were already large embedded computer devices on the table named Microsoft Surface but for that first-party tablet, you can call it Mini-Surface for sure. Speaking of ASUS, there will be a showcase from this year's ASUS Computex.
But that's not it after that blog post from Building Windows 8 official blog as there will be more tablet devices from the other computer manufacturers running Windows RT to be released after the release of Windows 8 and RT.

Project Diva F Update–Flash Mob

If we probably think of having a School Flash Mob with Weekender Girl short version dance thingy, we should perhaps think again because not all people may appreciate the Vocaloid technology and the famous virtual music artists utilized using that technology that people may end up complaining against us for executing such a plan like that. It’s like their complaints will consist of robotic voice in which we don’t care about that complaint as long as we still like that technology as well as the virtual artists from Crypton Future Media. The other but stupid complain we had seen on the net may indicate the existence of the artists and third is the language itself. Simply translating the whole song, Weekender Girl, into English and then using the translated version for that Flash Mob may worsen the situation and especially when using the non-original singer which may cause a different complaint. I think it is best to use the original version as it is indeed the best way. Use that in your school if you want provided that you are one of the Bridge Leaders or whatever for orientation next time but be careful, because like I predicted here, there doesn’t seem to be guarantee for things similar to this to happen and especially when you choose the other Vocaloid songs instead of Weekender Girl for the orientation. When complaints come in like that no matter how accurate your plan is, you may either get trolled or scolded for sure that you will not come up such plan again next time but it’s going to be a great opportunity, right? So what the hell is wrong with not using that kind of idea in the future?

Office Store

Wow, even more apps to try out like I'm always looking for new apps I want to obtain from Windows Store. Here comes Office Store where you can obtain the add-on apps for the respective Office programs which may be easier than finding those add-ons on the net to install them manually which is NOT easy.
For Excel's add-on apps, there are some interesting examples like the Bubbles Chart and Medal Tracker. What an opportunity for Microsoft to add the Medal Tracker just because the Olympics is still on-going until August 12th, huh. And speaking of Olympics this year, Google has implemented the interesting mini-games doodles that are the parts of it. The first game reminded us of Track & Field by Konami but the controls were kind of weird that I had to figure out and eventually, I figured out that you're supposed to tap both the left and right arrows simultaneously as fast as you can while using Space key to jump. You have to do this without knocking down any single one hurdle as doing so can slow you down and take more time. For Medal Tracker, this is one great opportunity for you to try and record down the scores which may be kind of easy but the difficulty of entering these may depend on the games. For Bubbles Chart which is like making a chart mixed with Science. It's a new chart but it's an external one. Lastly is the Bing Maps and you can use that to visualize the set of data geographically. These apps are kind of unique to use in Excel but for me, I'm gonna try out the Bubbles Chart after this blog post one day.
In the preview builds, apps for Office so far are available for Word, Excel, Project and Outlook so the final version will include support for PowerPoint. Will that give me the best opportunity for further multimedia work using those addons for PowerPoint? Who knows? Maybe in the future when I have found the apps that are suitable for me to use in the new PowerPoint.
The apps are separate in terms of process but they can take up extra resources and extra start-up time. So the more add-ons you install, the longer the Office program takes to start but it's best to use the add-ons you use regularly with the other add-ons turned off to save time. If the external apps crash like Adobe Flash crashing on the browser which may be irritating, it seems that Office programs are not affected. You can restart the apps that have already crashed but then, there must be improvements to the apps to prevent future crashes. Another thing is that, if you insert stuffs from those apps into the document, the app you use to insert will be activated. Or when you open the document that contains the app objects, the apps whose stuffs are inserted will be activated as well.
So there you have it, the new kinds of add-ons which are the Office Apps for Office 15 only. You can try to backport the stuffs inserted using those apps into Office 2k10 by firstly screen-shooting the document and then selecting the app parts you want to insert into the document that is backwards compatible. I bet that it's an imaginative trick you can try to show off in the meeting presentations like your colleagues will be like, what the hell is up with these and how did you insert those and where did you get those from. Depending on the opinion, the apps may be cool or perhaps unnecessary enhancements to the documents.

New Outlook Web App

Wow, it seems that Hotmail users are migrating to the new Metro Outlook Web App in which you can also use the Outlook 15 but I don't know if that is available for Home Premium edition of Office 15 because we all know that Outlook is like Hotmail for business use. But with the use of the new Outlook Web App, we are able to use the Hotmail account to retrieve our emails from there besides using the Hotmail website. I guess that our Hotmail account is still up to date like that no matter but I don't think it is the same when using other apps to retrieve emails on your Hotmail accounts. Maybe because the way your Hotmail account is up-to-date is inaccurate.
There are three versions of the online app which are truly compatible. First, is the normal computer use in which there's not much to say. Second, is the tablet use in which the app is divided into two to three parts depending on the tablet device you're using. It may be the same for the older computers whose screens are 4:3 but I guess that Outlook Web App has like more features than the standard Mail app on Windows 8. Lastly is the phone use and the whole GUI design is like the style of Windows Phone. But then, on other devices, the whole opportunity is like a joke.
In addition, there may be Outlook Apps such as the LinkedIn App for Outlook that can be activated in Outlook Web App. Other features include the Forgotten Attachment Detector, improved Draft indicators and the inaccurate drag-and-drop of files from the desktop in which you're better off going to the Metro version of File Attachment screen if you're using the tablet device.
Well, it's Outlook or perhaps Hotmail, right, and you get to see certain features formed in to one whole app? The new view in the calendar is MOGENDA which is the combination of Monthly and Agenda view. You can also peek at the schedules in the calendar to know the premises or perhaps the importance of what's happening. There will be factors, telling you what you're supposed to do when you try to follow the schedules so make sure you're prepared.
Now for Browser and Operating System Support, you get two flavors.

• OWA Premium: It requires IE8 and above as well as newer versions of Safari, Chrome and Firefox on the computers. For tablets, the requirements are Windows 8 Tablets, IOS 6 on Ipad 2 and Iphone 4 or later in the initial release in which IOS 6 is still under development. You can still use the preview edition of this on IOS 5 but on Ipod Touch 4th Gen with IOS 5, what a joke when I just accessed Outlook Web App, lol.
• OWA Light: This is the basic version that IE7 for example, can support in case you do not have the latest version of the web browser on your computer.

Now, it seems that the future of Microsoft Office has been spread that normal users may have the opportunity to try out newer programs that were for business use such as the Office 365 service and this, the Outlook Web App.

New Office and Skydrive for Windows

In Office 15, you can connect your account to various services like the social networking sites, other E-mail accounts and even the cloud services like Skydrive. From the Skydrive menu, you can choose various folders to retrieve documents from and save the documents to. But unfortunately, because Microsoft Office 15 is the desktop app, it may be unfortunate that you have to end up using the Skydrive desktop app or something when trying to retrieve documents like that for example. You may have a better bet in using the Skydrive Metro app to retrieve the documents on the document as the interactivity is easier that way.
There are now few ways to obtain the new Skydrive desktop app for windows. First, is the standalone way. Second, it you have Office 15 Home Premium Preview installed, Skydrive is already on your computer. Third, there's even the new Windows Essentials Wave 5 that has Skydrive app that replaces Windows Live Mesh entirely. Downside though, the programs still look like the Wave 4 version of Windows Live Essentials  and in fact, there's no major progress whatsoever like that. The glassy ribbon interface is still there and there are STILL NOT enough features for Windows Live Movie Maker or some sort compared to other third-party video editors. That is the most disappointing part of Windows Live Essentials of like all time.
In addition to saving your documents to the cloud on Skydrive, there are other Web Locations, other online storages on other Microsoft accounts and other computers on your network. Besides saving your documents on your network, there are other places for you to save your documents to. Due to having the Save As Sub-Menu like that in Office 15, you have to be careful on where do you want to save your documents to so it's a little bit challenging while the data synchronization with the use of Skydrive is already easy enough on the computer. However, since you're in the desktop mode, it may be unfortunate to interact like that on the dialog boxes on the tablet and it should be WHY the hell is Office 15 the desktop app. One of the reasons is that Office 15 can be fully-featured app which may be finer on the normal computers, not the tablets.
When you have the Office documents stored on your Skydrive, you can use any device to access your Skydrive documents where-ever you go, provided that you have internet access. You can also use the Office Web Apps that are also upgraded to the online version of Office 15. Other changes include the Microsoft Website and the Microsoft Account Login pages which are apparently metro-ized. When your Skydrive data is automatically synchronized between your cloud storage and your device, it is automatically up-to-date  just like using its rival cloud services.
There's also the Office Upload Center that connects with the Skydrive but even then, I don't happen to be using it to transfer the documents.

Otomedius Excellent and Every Extend Extra Obtained!

Oh man, Otomedius Excellent being rated an average score? OK, the first time I played this, I realized on what the hell was wrong with it. First, the certain weapons which are always used in Gradius games are horrendous when trying to take out the enemies and the weakspots of the bosses. Second, some of the platonic breaks are tremendous but the other platonic breaks are already the best all along. Third, the gameplay quality isn't perfect either just like Radiant Silvergun for XBLA in which I already had the same realization. Forth, the way you charge the platonic break is horrendous like hell compared to using the D-Burst feature from the original which is kind of easy but on the Xbox 360 version, the lack of touchpad buttons may be kind of difficult compared to playing the arcade version. Sure, there's the touchpad on the controller when it comes to buying the original, no wonder the original version could not be released on Asian Games On Demand. And speaking of Asian Games On Demand, the sequel was already released a month ago without any notice from me until I checked again one more time to see if there is something new. In addition to Japanese and Asian Games On Demand release, there also happened to have US Games On Demand release. Last flaw is the inaccurate character concept for boss battles like, why the hell are certain traitors joining the Baterion?
And that concludes the rant, it is already mediocre to me but still, it is supposed to be as fun as playing the original Otomedius and Gradius V. Perhaps this is some game you should spend your money on instead of KOF Sky Stage which is slightly below average to me. So the rating is 5.8/10 for how screwed up the weapons are and the way you charge the platonic break whose attempt is kind of delayed before the charging starts.
For Every Extend Extra, it appears that the Original Mode has everything replaced except for the background, enemies, effects and especially the self-destructor ship. Yes, the Original Mode is what Every Extend Extra is inspired on. Not to mention by surprise that there is Numa Numa in this game, I already saw a video of some final stage before I bought the game.

MegaTex Electronics and IT Show

IT shows are finally back at Singapore Expo and I couldn't even wait to attend it! Other than the newer computers from the respective brands, there happened to have the new Smart TV technology which will happen to be applied in the future. Last time, it was too tedious having to enter in the text without the keyboard support on TV but now, with the use of compatible wireless keyboards, you are able to interact with the TV easily. However, it seems that the Samsung TV Web Browser can't allow you to open multiple pages in multiple tabs compared to LG TV Web Browser which allows you to do so. One more thing from Samsung was that, I was told about the upcoming feature that will allow you to see two different screens from one TV if you wear the glass but I don't know if this feature is going to work although wearing 3D glasses removes the blurry sort of stereoscopic effect as if this kind of technology is like the privacy sort of thing that tries to blur the shit out of what's going on. Furthermore, there's only Flash support for LG and Samsung TV web browsers like there's nothing else. You can use search engine, social networking, watch videos on video sharing sites as long as they use Flash technology. Unfortunately, there's no way for you to patch the software on the TV because I think it is part of the TV firmware that updating it can be kind of risky. I don't know if Sony and LG Smart TVs will allow this kind of update to happen as I already talked to one of the Samsung staffs. Speaking of wireless keyboard, I tried one to interact with the Samsung TV but the trackball didn't work at first on me that I asked someone for help. However, the keyboard I tried was NOT from Samsung but rather, the third-party wireless keyboard which can work on the computer and Smart TV.
For prices of those TVs, those without 3D support are less expensive like they range from $350 to $2000. That is like buying a smartphone, tablet or a computer which is less than $1000.
Other discoveries included the Dell Alienware computers which have futuristic visuals and are optimized for gaming, more wireless keyboards as well as the Western Digital Live TV device which allows you to watch YouTube videos in addition to viewing Facebook contents for instance. That cost like $150 estimated. There's also the hand gesture for some Samsung Smart TVs similar to Kinect but because some device was not enabled yet, I wasn't able to make that feature work.
So if you're buying those TVs just because of new technology or perhaps they are damn new, you can try purchasing one to replace the non-Smart TV sitting in your home for technology upgrade.