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Chimpware prefers… Steam

Posted by cware on January 18, 2006

When I first threw the idea of a chimpware prefers… about Steam at Si his initial reaction was “Against what?” But this simple question actually helps to illustrate my point. Steam is THE game delivery system around now. Sure it’s not the most used, but it is the best. Si’s question shows just how far Valve are ahead of the pack, what other delivery system around can compare to Valve’s masterpiece? Well EA have “EA downloader” on which you can buy stuff like the Special Forces expantion for BF2. This works just like steam when you buy the game too, a bit like a p2p network, you can turn off your computer and continue the download from where you left off.

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Chimpware Prefers… Firefox

Posted by cware on January 9, 2006

Another new year, another new Chimpware Editorial. This new editorial will talk about what ChimpWare contributors prefer as their favourite software, hardware, music, film etc. etc. in their specific genre, and why. Firstly, Sideath talks about his internet browser of choice – Firefox.

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