Month: January 2015

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Is Steam Legit? Yes, And Here Is Why…

Dennis

Up to this day I do often still find some people asking in different gaming related forums if Steam is legit. Some trolls would then usually answer if this question is legit and that’s just sad because there could be several reasons why you asking this question, maybe you are new to PC gaming or whatever. So, let’s dig into this subject. The short answer is, yes, Steam is a very legit and a quite popular service in the PC gaming world. So, why is Steam legit? First of all we should clarify what Steam is. Steam is a digital … Continue reading Is Steam Legit? Yes, And Here Is Why…

Nature and Animals, Photography and Design, This and That7 Comments

New Plant For The Living Room – Phoenix roebelenii

Dennis

I found this nice palm that is called Phoenix roebelenii in one of the local stores. I only had one plant at home, you can’t see that one fully as it is the plant in the orange pot, but I really liked the Phoenix roebelenii that I found in the store and searched in the internet if this plant could be toxic and dangerous for pets. I found out that this plant is not listed as a dangerous plant for pets and went back to the store to buy the palm. I researched that this plant is also sometimes called … Continue reading New Plant For The Living Room – Phoenix roebelenii

Technology2 Comments

Banks As We Know Them Today Are Outdated

Dennis

Sometimes there are things I can’t and won’t understand. As the title of this post states, I will tell you why I think that the banks we know today are pretty much outdated and should be replaced by something better at some point. Why do I think so? Well, there are several reasons. One of the reasons is about time. How can it be for example that it takes up to two weeks for a cash remittance to show up correctly on the bank account statement, and in most cases also to transfer the money? I live in Germany in … Continue reading Banks As We Know Them Today Are Outdated

Nature and Animals, Photography and Design, This and That4 Comments

Photoshopped Doggy And A Story With A Happy End

Dennis

I thought it is time again for some Photoshop work. Above you can see the result of the work. I had this very bad base image of a quite funny looking dog. If I mean bad, then I really mean bad. There was almost everything wrong with the base image but since the dog looked so funny I gave my self the task to get the best out of the image as I can. I didn’t really think that I can get great results as the original image is just horrible, but I am anyhow quite happy what I have … Continue reading Photoshopped Doggy And A Story With A Happy End

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Is Steam Down? How To Check The Steam Server Status!

Dennis

As a gamer you know this question, is Steam down? That question comes up as soon as you can’t login to Steam anymore or if parts of Steam like the community or store section don’t load properly anymore. Maybe you also can’t go on with you game as you lost connection but it requires to be logged in to Steam, or the game downloads don’t work right and so on. Is Steam down? That is a question that all Steam gamers know. So, how can we find out more about the Steam server status? There are ways to find out … Continue reading Is Steam Down? How To Check The Steam Server Status!

Technology15 Comments

What Are Internet Memes And Why Did They Become So Popular?

Dennis

Introduction I am a little bit fascinated by internet memes since some time. I asked myself why they became so popular and how it could be explained. The answer to this question might be obvious or not but I want to dig a little bit deeper into this subject now. What Are Internet Memes? The chance is very high that you noticed them already, it’s in fact quite hard to miss them in the internet these days because internet memes are a widespread phenomena. But maybe you noticed them, you just didn’t know that they are called memes. Internet memes … Continue reading What Are Internet Memes And Why Did They Become So Popular?