Dennis Faas

Do you plan on shopping online Amazon.com for your holiday purchases? Amazon.com will contribute 4% of your total purchase to Infopackets. Proceeds go directly to support our website and staff of writers, which is greatly needed. Contributing is ... quick, easy, and seamless. All you need to do is: a) click the link on our website which links to Amazon.com (below) b) make a purchase through Amazon.com c) we receive 4% of your purchase Our link to Amazon.com is here. Please note that purchases must be completed upon clicking the link (within 24 hours), or we won't receive the 4%. You can ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader 'Ray' writes: " Dear Dennis, Do you make or have any recommendations on ... products that would be helpful to people like myself who are getting on in age and who are becoming visually impaired? I've been using computers in some ... form since 1970, yet, I know that goes back a ways but I'm not really familiar with everything that is currently available. I'm 63 and have macular degeneration and want to keep using ... [my computer] as long as I can. Thank You. " My Response: I have a few suggestions that can help with making your screen easier to read. Off the top of my head: 1 ... (view more)

Description Travel from the Dark Middle Ages to the present to save the inhabitants of the Orion kingdom in Echoes of the Past - The Citadels of Time! The witch is back and is more powerful and inventive than ever! After trapping you in a time ... limbo, you must use your Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure talents to escape and save the day! The fate of the kingdom is in your hands in Echoes of the Past – The Citadels of Time! Key Features Incredible gameplay Fantastic graphics For a more in depth experience, check out the Collector's Edition Get the Strategy Guide! Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista ...<a href="/news/7012/echoes-past-citadels-time" class="more-link">view more

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox v3.0 Manage and keep your Intel SSD running properly with Intel SSD Toolbox. The Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox (Intel SSD Toolbox) provides the following functional capabilities: Accessing Intel SSD management ... features (Intel SSD Optimizer, System Configuration Tuner and Secure Erase); Reporting the drive identification data for Intel SSDs, as well as other drives; Accessing the Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) attributes for Intel SSDs, as well as other drives; Checking the SMART thresholds and viewing recommended actions for Intel ... (view more)

Description Step into Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Premature Burial , where Julien has hired the world famous Detective Dupin to investigate the sudden death of his beloved Victorine. After her passing, Victorine's husband, who she has no love ... for, has her buried incredibly quickly, making Julien uneasy. Become Detective Dupin's assistant and use your Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure talents to unravel the mystery! Key Features Bonus gameplay Stunning Soundtrack Wonderful Wallpapers Concept Art Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista CPU: 1.4 GHz RAM: 1024 MB DirectX: 9.0 Hard Drive: 761 MB [ ... (view more)

Description After crashing his ship, and being tossed overboard, Columbus sees a beautiful apparition reaching out to him. Waking up on a mysterious island, Columbus begins to explore his surroundings and stumbles upon ancient treasures and ... perplexing puzzles. Find important items that will help you move on in Columbus: Ghost of the Mystery Stone, a fun Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game. Key Features Gorgeous gameplay Incredible artwork Explore an island! Get the Strategy Guide! Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 CPU: 1.0 GHz RAM: 1024 MB DirectX: 9.0 Hard Drive: 227 MB [ Try Now ~ 192.49 ... (view more)

Description Explore The Dark Hills of Cherai and find The Regal Scepter in this unique Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game! Locked away behind a door that can be opened only by combining 12 amulets, protected by a guardian creature, lies a powerful ... piece of regalia etched in the history of the village of Cherai as the Regal Scepter. Follow Tara, Maya, and Rahul as they embark on an amazing journey to find the ancient artifact! Key Features Spectacular story Incredible adventure Find The Regal Scepter! Get the Strategy Guide! Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 CPU: 1.4 GHz RAM: 768 MB DirectX ... (view more)

Chromium 16.0.901.0 Chromium is an open source web browser that was designed in order to provide for all users a safer, faster, and more stable way to experience the web. In the long term, we think of Chromium as a tabbed window manager or shell for ... the web rather than a browser application. We avoid putting things into our UI in the same way you would hope that Apple and Microsoft would avoid putting things into the standard window frames of applications on their operating systems. http://dev.chromium.org Dolphin Text Editor Menu 2.8 Add extra formatting / sorting to any text editor, ... (view more)

... continued from Part 1: Infopackets Back Online; New Server, and More ! Once XenServer was installed on my machine by my hosting company, I had to install a program called 'XenCenter' on my Windows machine which allowed me to access my XenServer ... using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) over an encrypted virtual private network (VPN). Once I've got access to my XenServer, I could install virtual machines running any operating system I want (Linux, Windows, for example) and connect them to the Internet and use them as servers. The Old Server Setup vs The New Server Setup The old server setup ( ... (view more)

Dear Infopackets Readers, Our web server was shut down on September 23rd around 12:05AM EST as part of a mandatory upgrade (the operating system was no longer supported). Since the server was 6 years old, I decided to retire it and upgrade to a new ... server for the same cost. This also allowed me to upgrade my operating system at the same time (but also required all files be transferred and reinstalled to the new server). Not fun! Read on to find out exactly what happened over the course of the past 4 weeks. Connectivity Lost Starting September 21st Access to our website was blocked from ... (view more)