Community creator Dan Harmon isn’t a stranger to video games; he’s been public about his love for the medium, so it wasn’t surprising to see the first episode of last night’s season finale hat trick devote itself completely to old-school gaming references. What would have been a throwaway gag in any other sitcom took over most of “Digital Estate Planning’s” 22 minutes, as Jeff, Britta, Pierce, Shirley, Abed, Annie, and Troy found themselves participating in a multiplayer platformer in an attempt to wrest the Hawthorne Wipes fortune from the grasp of a bastard child. This episode overflowed with visual gags devoted to the blocky roots of gaming culture, most of which flew by at a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it pace; but, thankfully, your friends at 1UP are here to comb over this chunk of comedy gold to dig out the purest pieces of retro gaming nostalgia. Read on, and be sure to let us know if any references slipped past our intricate knowledge of gaming’s past.

“Digital Estate Planning’s” title sequence doesn’t seem to point to any specific title; it’s more of a pastiche of retro games that gave the player a brief preview of all the playable characters and their awesome abilities. Though Gilbert’s fake game offers a resolution and color depth the NES could only dream of, the opening credits feel a lot like the intro to the NES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Jeff and company beam into the Greendale study lounge from an impressive skyline, similar to how Mega Man made a dramatic exit at the beginning of his first sequel.

Again with the beaming. We can only assume that the cast of Community can’t check their inventory and climb ladders at the same time. It’s a terrible side effect of this particular mode of transportation.

Yes, here’s yet another nod to Capcom’s forsaken series. Jeff Winger strikes a very Mega Man-ish pose while jumping, even if he looks very unimpressed by the act in question.

This scene brings us an assortment of references, with a very Super Mario Bros. 2 waterfall, a raccoon leaf from Super Mario Bros. 3, and some Guts Man-style blocks to Abed’s right (which Jeff tries and fails to break through later in the episode).

Gilbert crafts his way to murderous success with a very Minecrafty system. Notch’s masterpiece might not be retro, but it sure looks old — and that’s what really counts, doesn’t it?

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AT&T plans to increase revenue by reducing mobile phone subsidies and encouraging consumers to share data allowances between multiple devices, according to a May 17 Reuters report on an AT&T investors meeting that day.

The news follows Verizon Wireless CFO Fran Shammo’s statement, at a JP Morgan conference taking place this week, that Verizon plans to stop offering unlimited data for $ 30 to subscribers holding on to their old contracts through a grandfather clause, once those subscribers upgrade to Verizon’s 4G services. Eventually, Shammo explained, all subscribers will be moved into shared data plans, which will help encourage the use of tablets on wireless broadband networks, instead of just over WiFi—a tack many subscribers have taken, not wanting to accrue the cost of an additional wireless contract.

“We need to … allow customers to connect those tablets to some of the existing data plans that they have to be able to share them in a way that will drive more revenue for us, but also give a good deal to customers,” Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility, said during the call, according to the report.

AT&T executives added that they plan to “keep 2012 smartphone sales limited to 2011 levels to cut down on upgrade costs,” according to Reuters. Such costs include the subsidies that AT&T and other carriers pay, in exchange for the ongoing fees paid to them for their wireless services.

De la Vega said he was working to reduce subsidies for the phones AT&T sells, though he wouldn’t offer more detail.

“You can take it to the bank that our thrust is to lower that in every case we can,” he added, according to the report.

Carriers pay higher subsidies for the Apple iPhone than for any other smartphone. In the September timeframe, Apple is expected to begin offering its latest iPhone, which, with high consumer demand, will require a considerable investment from the carriers—though one that pays off.

Technology Business Research Analyst Eric Costa recently explained this to eWEEK, offering AT&T as an example.

“Despite margins tanking each time a new iPhone model is released, AT&T actually increased its OIBDA [or operating income before depreciation and amortization, a slippery accounting term for income] and operating margins since the iPhone’s introduction to the carrier in [the third quarter of 2008],” said Costa. “This is due to increased iPhone activations and data usage driving data revenue upward, which is helping the operators overcome the impact of the higher equipment subsidies.”

Where the carriers do manage to avoid paying a subsidy is on the Apple iPad.

Verizon’s Shammo, at the JP Morgan conference, went into some detail about this, saying that for now Verizon is “holding pretty strong” to the no-subsidy model for iPads, and that with dongles and other Internet-connected devices, it has “really compressed that subsidy down.”

Sounding not unlike AT&T’s de la Vega, Shammo said that several European carriers have managed to move away from the total subsidy model on smartphones, and Verizon is taking note.

“They are going to more of an installment sale, leasing-type transaction. I think the industry is going to look hard at these types of models going forward, and I think that is all a benefit for us,” Shammo said. “But I do not see us moving away from the no-subsidy model on the iPad and the other [tablets] that we sell. I think we will stick with what we have.”

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Also, I’m NOT hating on any of these. I love Ubuntu and Mint! Can’t say the same for Debian, though…

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You take a distribution file from Debain, edit it in some way or another, then save it with a Ububtu extension. There are hundreds of Linux distributions base on Debian and Ubuntu. The files and programs in almost every Linux Distribution is the same for the base operating system. One difference is a matter of what hard drive format they use when it is installed to the hard drive. Mint Linux 8 uses a high secure level of formating the hard drive, sometimes that will make it hard to work with the operating system at the machine level. Mint Linux did not take Debian files and modify them for there own system, they simply used Ubuntu files. Not everyone wants to rewrite system files to make them personal and specific to their distribution.

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The Fuze SE, which has an integrated screen cover, ships soon and is on sale till May 24 for $ 49.99.

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Otterbox has built a booming business out of its ultraprotective iPhone cases but today has a lot more competition — and it’s only getting fiercer.

Case in point: iSkin’s just-announced Fuze case, which also comes in a special-edition model, the Fuze SE. What’s nice about these is that they offer full protection, including an integrated screen cover, in a relatively low-profile case.

The standard Fuze model comes in multiple colors.

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While they don’t offer the same level of protection as the $ 80 Lifeproof case, which is waterproof, the overall concept and design is somewhat similar.

iSkin says the new Fuze cases took months to develop and are thin enough to be used with speaker docks and the Apple Universal Dock (with cradle adapters removed). The step-up SE model has a brushed aluminum front plate.

The new cases aren’t shipping quite yet but will soon. The standard Fuze retails for $ 49.99 while the Fuze SE costs $ 59.99.

iSkin is offering $ 10 off the Fuze SE and $ 5 off the Fuze until May 24.

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Hi,
Thousands are having all kinds of problems with their mail since the new format, with Server Farm issues with Original Mail AND Beta Mail, several months ago!
Yahoo! and Sun Java are also having conflicts. Rather than trying to work around them, here is the easy and fastest way to cure them (for most). Go to Tools, open Internet Options, and select Advance tab. Scroll down the list and see if you have Microsoft Virtual Machine listed, if so, uncheck the 2 java’s listed. Make sure JIT is checked, click apply then ok. and then Close. This lets MSN virtual machine launch Yahoo! mail.
If you don’t have MSN VM, get it here:

http://mad.msnfanatic.com/index.php/Download_the_lastest_java_virtual_machine

Also: you will have less problems with Mail if you sign in via Messenger! Go to preferences, general, then check box: Automatically sign me in when I click a Yahoo! link in Messenger. Then click on the little envelope icon on top of messenger box. Or go to My Yahoo and click on your mail link. Or click on the Big RED Y! on the Yahoo! Toolbar. Bottom line is any link that already has you signed in!!!
I recommend that you use Original Mail until beta works out the bugs. Just click on Switch Back on the top of your mail page. FYI, beta means TESTING. Go back to IE6 which works just fine and is problem free. It is still installed on your pc. Just go to Start, setting, and add/remove programs and delete IE7. If you are using Yahoo Mail Plus, and your server farm has problems, switch to the free service until things are worked out.
NOTE: Use beta software at your own risk; it is intended for testing and evaluation purposes only. Do not install beta software on your primary computer or production environment.
You may also need to update your Windows.

http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/mstoolbar.aspx?ln=en-us

http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/mail/c…

yahoo phone number::::: 408-349-1572 (customer care)
yahoo fax ::: 408-349-3301
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May 18, 2012 at 12:08 pm

Following a number regional U.S. carriers that launched the iPhone this month, Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular today announced availability of the iPhone 4S. The carrier covers a large section of Northwest Oklahoma and will be launching the device in-store at select locations today, followed by other locations on May 29, June 4, June 11, and June 18. Click the image to the right for a full list of cities and dates.

The carrier hasn’t announced pricing or iPhone specific plans for the device, but it currently has data plans starting at $ 30 for other smartphones. Earlier this month regional carriers in Kentucky, Kansas, and California launched the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4, some with prices starting at $ 149 for the 4S and $ 49 for the iPhone 4. In April five other small carriers added the iPhone.

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