| Cancel Steam Pre-orders On Your Own Posted: 26 Jan 2014 04:45 PM PST  No more buyer's remorse for hasty buyers
How many times have you pulled the trigger on a Steam pre-order, only to decide a few days before release that suddenly, you're just no longer into it? Buying in advance just isn't a good idea sometimes, as any seasoned gamer will tell you, and now Valve has implemented a way to protect you from at least some of the impulse buying its digital distribution platform inspires. According to PCGamer by way of the Steam forums, it now appears that you can cancel pre-orders opened up in a moment of temporarily insanity without a ticket. What was once before a grueling support ticketing process has now dissipated into a painless few steps. Simply click on the "refund an item" link listed by the item in your library and you can get the process underway all on your own. It may not be a perfect process as of yet since all the details haven't been ironed out thus far, but it's certainly a better idea than just plunking down the cash and hoping you actually like the game you preordered. |
| Google Pwnium 4 Event Invites Hackers to Crack Chrome OS Posted: 26 Jan 2014 04:16 PM PST  May the best hacker win
Google will once again play host to the Pwnium hacking contest to draw star hackers and crackers out of the woodwork. Prizes up to $2.7 million total will go to anyone who can hack Chrome OS so Google can better patch specific exploits and issues. If you're up to the task, there are several cash prizes at stake, which you could take home as an individual or a member of a team. Pwnium 4, as the challenge is affectionately known, will allow contestants to choose to hack Intel or ARM-powered laptops as they attempt to hack Chrome OS. Those who make the grade will be rewarded with $110,000 and $150,000 with big money going to those who can maintain control of the hacked systems even after rebooting and other fixes. To qualify, winners must be able to provide the code they used to get the job done as well as point out the vulnerabilities they found while working. Seeing as last year Google planned on paying out a whopping total of $3.14159 million and only had to pay out $40,000 it's not likely much of this prize money is actually going to go out. Still, if you're down to try then Pwnium 4 will take place on March 12 at CanSecWest in Vancouver, British Columbia. Official rules are listed here. Do you think you're up to the task? Give it a try! You've nothing to lose and a whole lot of prize money to gain. |
| Navigate Word Web App with New "Tell Me" Feature Posted: 25 Jan 2014 06:28 PM PST  "Tell me" offers suggestions rather than asking you to be specific
Microsoft is making a move to aid users when it comes to finding important features and options they may want to use when it comes to the Word Web App. A brand new "Tell Me" feature has been implemented that aims to act as a kind of virtual assistant for those needing a little extra help when it comes to Word. Tell Me, via PC World, allows you to search for ideas and concepts for what you want to do, so even if you're not sure exactly what it is you're trying to accomplish, there's a way to find it. You can give Tell Me a vague idea of what you want to do, like "enlarge text" and it'll offer you sufficient options with which you can do this. It's handy, especially for users with a little less experience navigating the tools and options of Word. This feature is nowhere near as garish and annoying as the paper clip that haunted our collective dreams back in the day, and it looks to be pretty useful. Have you given it a try yet? |
