Atma Xplorer

Xploring Games, Computing, Photography

Protecting your content

Scrapers are the worst type of visitors to your site. Why? They “scrape” everything, your posts, your images, even links which are likely at the bottom, and post it as their own.


Guide to Programming Series: Week 4

After a bit of delay here’s the last of the Guide to Programming Series: The Life Cycle of a Typical Program. Why the delay? A lot of personal stuff (like my impromptu


Guide to Programming Series: Week 3

I’m a bit distracted as I was editing this (I’ve had the post ready for about a week which awaited minor changes) because I just got to view my grades today. Although it’s


Guide to Programming Series: Week 2

To those following the series, sorry for being late. It was the last week of the term (AKA Hell week) and I had tons of to-do on my list that I didn’t remember to


Protect yourself from malware

Malware vulnerability is on of the few reasons I stay away from my Windows PC when surfing the net. While some of these can be just common annoyances like tracking cookies or keyloggers,


Programming Tools

As additional resource to the programming I have started, can be made easier if you have the right tools. I’ve categorized each according to use. PDF Reader: Not all students have books.  Sometimes, a free


Guide to Programming Series: Week 1

After taking my refresher course on Java (which was basically getting down and dirty with coding), I decided to make a Programming Series that aims to help beginners with cope with the basics of


General Programming Tips

Every developer follows a set of guidelines no matter what language he/she is handling. These guidelines can be good or bad depending on how they’re used and on how much they speed development up


Microsoft ‘Stealth Update’ Proving Problematic

Microsoft ‘Stealth Update’ Proving Problematic

if you’ve read my post about the confirmation of Microsoft’s Stealth Updates for Windows XP and believed Microsoft’s claims, stating that this is a ?normal behavior? for XP and Vista machines then think again. According


Choosing a programming language

Although it’s probably the first thing that would-be programmers should consider, sometimes, choosing which programming language to learn or focus on is a daunting task. As a newbie, you might be looking for the


Freelancing vs Corporate Programming

If you ever decide to take up a career on programming, then there’s only two paths that you can take, becoming freelance and or taking up a job at a certain company.


Tilera launches 64-core processor

Here’s some news to wet those tech savvy appetites. A new company, Tilera has introduced the a new processor for the server line called Tile64 a with a 10K tray priced at $435 per chip.


Nintendo Switch System Update 15.0.0 Is Available Now

A new firmware is available for the Nintendo Switch. Aside from general stability fixes, we get some improvements on how screenshots can be


Nintendo 3DS System Update 11.16.0-49U Is Available Now

A new minor update is available for your Nintendo 3DS


Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC

Crisis Core fans rise up!  Zack’s story which was previously a PlayStation Portable exclusive will now be available on all existing platforms!The best part?  It will launch this


Microsoft starts Xbox Game Pass preview in Southeast Asia

The Xbox Game Pass is a great way to break into gaming but it’s mostly an EU and US only affair at the moment.  As of today, Microsoft is bringing a preview of the


PS5 Firmware 5.00 (22.01-05.00.00) and PS4 Firmware 9.50 released 

Sony has pushed firmware updates for both of it’s current consoles – as with other updates, be sure to read through other people’s experiences before proceeding with the update


FINAL FANTASY VI pixel remaster is now available on Steam and mobile

One of the most endearing titles in the Final Fantasy series has finally gotten it’s well deserved Remaster as Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster launches on iOS, Android and


Wii U and 3DS titles to leave Nintendo eShop in March 2023

Nintendo has officially set a date for the digital demise of it’s beloved portable console, the 3DS and it’s previous home/portable console the Wii U and that date is March


The Nintendo Switch outsells Wii and PlayStation

Nintendo has a portable machine that prints


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