Left 4 Dead was Valve's big shooter title last fall. It's a cooperative 4-player shooter with a survival/horror theme. It introduced procedural monster and item spawning through an AI called the "Director", and also added true multi-threading support to the ever evolving Source engine.

Sins of a Solar Empire is 2008's award winning 4xRTS title from Ironclad Games, with multiple game of the year awards in an assortment of categories. I bought it late last semester and started playing it online with a few friends. We were hooked.

It's well known that software RAID solutions are noticeably slower than hardware ones. Still, when I built my PC last year, I chose to use the onboard G-RAID anyway assuming that at least it was better than nothing. I wasn't expecting the performance to be so horrendous.

Most gamers don't think of their mouse pad as a key ingredient for success. Hardcore gamers know better, though. The Destructor is a firm pad with a hard, low-friction coating on the top and a soft rubber coating on the bottom. It is my third gaming mousepad, replacing my previous Razer eXactMat. This one even comes with its own carrying sleeve, which helps it give off that 'high-end' feel.

As promised, Gu looks back on his iPod Touch and the range of applications he's obtained, including Diner Dash, Facebook, Enigmo, Dizzy Bee, Facebook, AIM, and more. Don't know if you should partake? Gu gives his take on whether or not they are worth their cost.

Zheng Gu shares his overall positive experience using the Badaboom Media Converter beta, a device that formats video and audio files for wide range of devices through a process called transcoding.

Just yesterday, the public beta of Google's first web browser made it online . I've been using it as my default browser for a day now, and I love it. The download is less than 500KB. This browser is very lightweight, fast and efficient, but packs many new features (all detailed in the online comic).

This is a documentary of a nightmare come true. Back in mid-February, I decided to order the hardware needed to build my new desktop computer. Newegg shipped them to me very promptly, being a reputable e-tailer and all. You can imagine the excitement when I received the last package in the mail. The hours immediately following were spent putting all the pieces together.