Originally posted by drag00n365

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ok cool thanks i only have two more years of high school lol so i have to be prepared.

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No problem, feel free to ask anything school related in here whenever you want. I'm more then happy to help!

Alucard- Well generally my classes at my college are each an hour and fifteen mintutes, however this might vary between different colleges. I'm sure though won't be much longer or shorter from college to college. To answer your second question, I had about two to three weeks in between semesters through the winter into the spring semester. And as for the summer, it's pretty typical, I get out next week until August 21st. If you go during the summer this might change for you obviously.

dragoon- Well there's certain things they take into perspective when processing your financial aid application. They will give you a state and federal grant when processing this along with loans, scholarships, and such, so as you meet the requirements for them. Don't feel overwhelmed by this because most likely, you will receive some type of aid to support you through college.

I believe college is as hard as you make it. I say that because if you keep up with your studying, show-up to class, ask questions for help, and use all the many resources given to you by the college then your college career will be easier for you.

I also believe it may depend on what you want to go for. Different subjects maybe harder then others. If you have any ideas of classes you want to take or questions about classes such as this one, then I would ask your student advisor at the college you desire to go to.

EDIT: Didn't see your second question there, lol. I applied for financial aid and got a mix of both. I can't really give you a clear answer as to how this will work for you but when you file for it, you will see what's available to you, to help with the costs for college.

*So today is the release of the Map Pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It includes three all new maps as well as two old maps from the first modern warfare for 15 dollars. XBOX as many may know, had an earlier release due to Microsoft bribing Infinity Ward to give them an earlier release then the PSN*

Anyways, I am really writing this in regards to the downloadable content and such. I have some questions for you guy's to answer including:

- Do you think the DLC on consoles these days is overpriced?

- Do you think there should be more content on the DLC's coming out these days?

- What are your problems with DLC's?

- What do you like most about DLC's?

*Also feel free to add anything I might not have covered within my post here...

I think what you mean't to ask was "post more", I can fix that for you if you want. Besides that I say yeah, it gives people something to work for per se and maybe even gives them some motivation to post more at times. Kind of looks cool as well.

I love Jeff Dunham, he's funny and very talented. I actually seen him Live last year. He's up there with my favorites like Katt Williams, Dane Cook, Seth Rogan, Adam Sandler, etc. I know I added some comedians but they did stand-up as well.

Yes, use the link that Zamiel has provided to you. I personally have an XBOX 360 controller myself and I use Xpadder. It works for every game from the RGR, web flash games, PC games, and so much more. What it does is basically emulates the keyboard keys as the buttons on your controller. You can even use padder to configure the joystick as your mouse if you wish. If Xpadder doesn't work for you or you prefer other, there is other programs out there but they cost money.

I'm also going to close since your question has been answered...

What exactly is giving you a problem now?

Who would win in a race out of these three contenders?

SONIC

ROADRUNNER

SPEEDY GONZALEZ

Originally posted by Flibbith

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Aww, I have to buy Final Fantasy 13 just to apply for the PS3 beta

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I know, that sucks in a way because the PC beta is free. I rather try and play it on PS3 and see what an MMORPG feels like on the console.

Read this article and tell me what you think:

(CNN) -- If you want to buy a consumer-friendly tablet computer today and you don't want to purchase Apple's iPad, you're pretty much out of luck.

The iPad currently has no real competitors, and the touch-screen computer is so far ahead of the market that it has some gadget makers running back to the drawing boards, according to technology industry analysts.

"In essence, what Apple has done is created a wake-up call to the rest of the industry -- that they need to look at what they're offering," said David Daoud, research director for the firm IDC. "They raised the bar significantly."

Tech analysts still expect as many as two dozen different tablet computers to go on sale before the end of the year. But they say it's questionable whether any of the devices will be able to replicate the iPad experience, which includes not only hardware but also a phone-like operating system, a touch-screen interface and a robust app store.

Meanwhile, it appears that some of the most-talked-about iPad competitors may be getting retooled to better compete with Apple's high-profile gadget.

The HP Slate and the Microsoft Courier -- two prototypes of iPad-like devices -- were both expected to go on sale later this year. Microsoft has scrapped the Courier, according to the tech blog Gizmodo; and HP is reworking the officially unnamed "Slate" after its acquisition of the phone-maker Palm, according to the blog TechCrunch. Neither of those reports was confirmed by CNN.

Apple's success is "causing a lot of tablet entrants to rethink what they're bringing to market and how it's being used by consumers," said Van Baker, an analyst at Gartner Inc.

Baker's company predicted that, of the 10.5 million tablet computers he expects to be sold this year, the majority will be from Apple. On Monday, Apple announced it had sold 1 million iPads in the 28 days since the gadget went on sale.

Other tablet makers will have to get in the game soon to have any chance of competing with the Cupertino, California, company, which also makes the popular iPhone and iPod, said Ashok Kumar, senior technology analyst at the investment group Rodman & Renshaw.

"You need to have a product on the shelf by fall to make the holiday deadline," he said. "If you miss that window of opportunity, you essentially give Apple an insurmountable lead."

Leslie Fiering, a researcher at Gartner, said as many as two dozen consumer-friendly tablet computers -- also sometimes called slate computers -- will debut by the end of the year. It's unclear who the main competitors will be, she said, but it may take more than a year for other companies to create a product "ecosystem" that is as useful as Apple's.

"Don't be dazzled by what it looks like," she said of iPad rivals. "You've got to be looking at overall usability and make sure that the apps are there and that the device really does what you're buying it to do. It's not a simple thing."

Daoud, from IDC, said he doesn't expect any iPad alternatives this year, in part because the iPad has been so successful.

He expects Apple to come out with a new version of the iPad before another tech company takes its first swipe at the idea.

Despite the positive reaction from analysts, there have been complaints about the iPad.

Some tech writers have bemoaned the fact that the device doesn't support Flash-formatted video and animation. Others hate that it's not easy to print from the iPad, and that it doesn't have a standard USB port for connecting other gadgets. The iPad also doesn't have a camera, which some said would be useful for video conferencing. Its touch-screen keyboard is tricky.

Some owners of Wi-Fi-only models of iPads, which went on sale April 3, also have reported difficulties getting or maintaining Wi-Fi connections on the devices.

But, as Fiering emphasized, Apple does have a robust app store and tablet ecosystem, which means there are interesting things to do with the iPad, like play games, rent movies and download e-books.

That may not be the case for its upcoming competitors, she said.

Kumar said tablets that run Google's Android operating system, which is already used on smartphones like the Droid and Nexus One, will have the greatest chance of success.

"You need a credible competitor, but so far there's not one," he said. "If there's one that emerges it likely will be in the Android camp."

A number of companies, from cell phone makers like Samsung and Nokia to computer manufacturers like Dell and even search giant Google, are working on Android-based tablet computers, according to unconfirmed reports.

HP's Slate was said to run Microsoft's Windows 7, the operating system that's common for PCs, but, according to analysts, may not work well on tablets.

HP recently bought Palm, a cell phone maker, and could use Palm's quicker webOS platform for its upcoming tablet.

Phone operating systems work better on tablets than standard computer operating systems because people control tablets by touching them, not by clicking icons with a hardware mouse, said Baker, the Gartner analyst.

Windows also boots more slowly than a phone operating system like Apple's or like Google's Android. Think about how much longer it takes to start up a desktop computer than a phone.

That's a turn-off for modern tablet users who've seen the iPad, Baker said.

"These devices are sort of impulse devices. You pick it up, you do something with it. You open a book. You want to look up something on a map," he said.

"And if it takes longer for the system to boot up than it does to do the task you want to do, then it's kind of counterproductive and people are unlikely to use them."

It's unclear exactly what the leading rivals to the iPad will look like, and who will make them, the analysts said.

But one thing is clear: They will have some catching up to do.

This information was retrieved from: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/ptech/05/04/tablet.competition.ipad/index.html?hpt=C2

I'm using chrome myself and it worked, but like I said in my last post. FireFox works best with the games in the RGR. Also take drama's advice and try resetting the game and controls.

I use an XBOX 360 controller and all the games work fine. Are you using Xpadder? I would also say, that you may need to reconfigure the controls.

Does the game work for you, or does it just stay on the black screen? Also try resetting it when it does this...

Well my name derives from my friends and such. I actually write raps and within my lyrics I tried to never lose who I am by lying and saying fake stuff in them. I'm actually in a band now, we do like Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit style music, the whole rock and rap feel to it.

Also my name came to be, because my names Justin and I keep it real between my words and actions...

Thanks for all your suggestions! I played some of Fallout3 like it so far and I also started playing Doom 3, which is awesome.