Occasionally, we need to do some clean-up or perform a back-up of the content for the website and during those times we post a maintenance update, starting today we are going to change things up a bit. Instead of the relatively sporadic maintenance schedule we had, we are instead going to designate Sunday for maintenance tasks. The only exception to this would be in the event of a critical problem with the website.
Thanks again for your support!
-GWE Team-
Blizzard Entertainment has sent out emails to Diablo III owners with a notice that they are going to be shutting down the real money auction house on March 18, 2014.
The new feature initially received quite a bit of criticism but seemed to be holding it’s own during the first few months of the games release. Over time, Blizzard has changed it’s view of how the real money auction house impacts the game and has decided that it “ultimately undermines Diablo’s core game play: kill monsters to get cool loot.” Below is the official notice. Your can also read Blizzard’s blog post about the closure.
“We are writing tell you about an important change to Diablo III: we’re going to be removing the gold and real-money auction house system from the game.
When we initially designed and implemented the auction house system, the driving goal was to provide a convenient and secure system for trades. But after much review and player feedback, it became increasingly clear that despite the benefits of the AH system and the fact that many players around the world use it, it ultimately undermines Diablo’s core game play: kill monsters to get cool loot.
We’re working out the details of how the auction house system will be shut down, but we wanted to share the news as soon as we made the decision in order to give everyone as much advance notice as possible. Please note that the final shutdown will occur on March 18, 2014. We will keep everyone informed as we work through this process, but feel free to check out our blog post on the subject, and stay tuned to Diablo 3.com for further details.
– The Diablo III team
In what initially seems like one of the weirdest moves, Nintendo has just announced the Nintendo 2DS portable gaming system. No, that’s not a typo, it really says 2DS.
The Nintendo 2DS does not fold in half like the other DS systems and as the name would suggest, it lacks 3D capability. The 2DS is a complete redesign which at first glance seems odd but after looking at it for a while, it kind of grows on you.
All of these changes were put in place to put the 2DS at a $129.99 price tag, which for a device with as many capabilities as it has and not to mention an outstanding game library, is definitely more affordable. The 2DS will play the entire library of games for the 3DS, both downloadable and packaged, along with backwards compatibility with many DS titles.
The new handheld will be available on October 12th. You can get the full rundown on the system from Nintendo’s 2DS page.
What do you think? Love it or hate it?
Upon putting together some posts for older computers we realized that it may be helpful to access this website from one of those older machines. There is a bit of a problem however with newer websites on older machines, they just don’t work properly. There is just too much going on for older machines to process and even if the hardware is up to the task, the browser will likely not be.
There are also times where your connection speed may be less than optimal, perhaps in a deserted post-apocalyptic town that has become overrun with zombies. In both of these circumstances a “basic” version of our website would be most useful. Enter GeekwithEnvy Classic.
The new subdomain is currently in beta and has very little content and is very incomplete, but we will be updating the site regularly. Currently, GWE Classic will only feature specific content from the main site, mostly things that pertain to older machines including, how-to’s, older software and guides.
The link to GeekwithEnvy Classic will be at the bottom of our this site in the site navigation menu. To access GWE Classic directly, head to http://classic.geekwithenvy.com.
Hope you find it useful! (Suggestions on Content are Welcome) E-mail suggestions to support@geekwithenvy.com
Thanks,
-GWE Team-
Okay, this may sound simple enough but if you don’t have the updates on disc somewhere then it can be next to impossible to find the update files for Mac OS 9. Part of the reason it’s so hard to find updates to OS 9 is the fact that Apple has basically dropped all support for the OS. However, the aging OS is still used by many enthusiasts and vintage computer users around the world and if you need to do a clean install you’re going to want the updates. Everything is still out there, you just need to know where to look.
First, let me get you up-to-speed on some of the work you will need to do once you obtain the update files. These steps will help if you have a newer Mac or a Mac with OSX installed and will make the process much easier. Please stick around for the final steps or you might not get things to work.
Once you have downloaded each update folder, you need to prep them before you can use them on your older Mac. This guide assumes you are doing the prep work on a newer version of OS X. Here is what you need to do:
** Please note that attempting to use a USB stick to update instead of a CD-R will likely result in failure. Mac OS 9 doesn’t seem to recognize the files correctly when loaded on to a flash drive. Your best bet is to burn the files to a CD-R. Also, remember that many older Macs that run OS 9 do not have DVD drives, so don’t forget to use a CD-R for those machines. A CD-RW may also be suitable.