that he wished he had a car to climb Olympus. The ride on his stallion was kind of bumpy.

Hephaestus Picks in the Lounge

2010 Detroit Autoshow – Highlights

Posted by LionV On January - 17 - 2010

The 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), aka Detroit Auto Show, opened its doors to the public yesterday. It features about 60 brands, but still carries reminiscences of a troubled past year for the auto industry. The auto show will be open until January 24. Here are some of the highlights… You will see [...]

What is Car Remapping and What Can it Do?

Posted by LionV On September - 6 - 2009

What is Car Remapping and What Can it Do?
Author: Nathaniel Bailey
All you need to know about car remapping and the services that can be done to remap a car’s engine. If you want know whats done with your engine before you have it remapped please read on through this article and you will have a [...]

Bioethanol the Green Fuel that Powers Green Cars

Posted by LionV On April - 13 - 2009

Author: Jo Alexander
With fossil fuel stocks in rapid decline and scientist around the world arguing the case for global warming, caused by increased CO2 emissions, the race is on to find both a greener and cheaper alternative to petrol. Bioethanol fuel may be one such possible contender, which is why both the mainstream car manufacturer [...]

Toshiba Satellite A305-S6908 Review

Posted by BlackSmith On April - 9 - 2009

Processor: Intel core 2 Duo T6400
Clock Speed: 2.0 GHz, FSB: 800 MHz, 2nd Level Cache: 3 MB
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
System Memory: 4 GB DDR2 (800MHz), maximum expandability: 4 GB
Hard Disc: 250 GB
Display: 15.4”
Graphics Adapter: Intel GMA 4500MHD
Very fine design and my personal favourite from Toshiba. This laptop can be used either [...]

Sony Vaio VGN-TT11XN/B Review

Posted by BlackSmith On April - 8 - 2009

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300
Clock Speed: 1.2 GHz, FSB: 800 MHz, 2nd Level Cache: 3 MB
Operating System: Windows Vista Business
System Memory: 4 GB DDR3 (800MHz), maximum expandability: 4 GB
Hard Disc: 160 GB
Display: 11.1”
Graphics Adapter: Intel GMA 4500MHD
Very good solution if you want to combine small size and power. Easy to carry due to [...]

Asus X71SL-7S078C Review

Posted by BlackSmith On April - 6 - 2009

Processor: Intel core 2 Duo P8400
Clock Speed: 2.26 GHz, FSB: 1066 MHz, 2nd Level Cache: 3 MB
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
System Memory: 3 GB DDR2 (800MHz) , maximum expandability: 4 GB
Hard Disc: 250 GB
Display: 17”
Graphics Adapter: NVidia GeForce 9300MG
A 17” laptop from Asus with very good specifications. With the P8400 cpu and 3 [...]

Acer Aspire 6935G Review

Posted by BlackSmith On April - 5 - 2009

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Clock Speed: 2.53 GHz, FSB: 1066 MHz, 2nd Level Cache: 6 MB
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
System Memory: 4 GB DDR2, maximum expandability: 4 GB
Hard Disc: 320 GB
Display: 16”
Graphics Adapter: NVidia Geforce 9600GT
The Acer Aspire 6935g comes out in several models with varied specifications. This one in particular is [...]

EUROLEAGUE BERLIN 2009 FINAL FOUR

Posted by BlackSmith On April - 5 - 2009

SCHEDULE
SEMIFINALS, Friday, May 1, 2009
Semifinal 1: 18:00 CET
Semifinal 2: 21:00 CET
3RD PLACE, Sunday, May 3, 2009
Semifinals losers: 17:00 CET
FINAL, Sunday, May 3, 2009
Semifinals winners: 20:00 CET
OLYMPIAKOS,PANATHINAIKOS AND CSKA MOSCOW QUALIFY FOR THE FINAL FOUR IN BERLIN SO FAR.
TAU AND BARCELONA PLAYING THE LAST GAME APRIL 9.

PANATHINAIKOS TROPHY CASE
Euroleague 1996,2000,2002,2007
Intercontinental Cup 1996

OLYMPIAKOS TROPHY CASE
Euroleague 1997

CSKA MOSCOW [...]

Metallica’s Death Magnetic is Still Number One!

Posted by H3RM3S On April - 4 - 2009

Author: Robert
In terms of the rock genre, nothing can really get better than Metallica. For some time now, they have been belting out hit tracks, one after the other. The latest addition to the Metallica gallery, Death Magnetic, has been topping the charts now for almost three weeks in a row. In a space where [...]

Sony Vaio VGN-FW21M Review

Posted by BlackSmith On April - 4 - 2009

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
Clock Speed: 2.4 GHz, FSB: 1066 MHz, 2nd Level Cache: 3 MB
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
System Memory: 4 GB DDR2 (800MHz), maximun expandability: 4 GB
Hard Disc: 400 GB
Display: 16.4”
Graphics Adapter: Ati Molitity Radeon HD3470
Due to its construction material, this laptop is very resistable to hits and shakes. [...]

Video

Games

Sudoku

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Sudoku courtesy of HephaestusLounge.com Note: the current version does not suplly the solution.

Rubik's Cube

ProfessorPlayer Rubik's Cube


Tetris

Java Tetris


Tetris controls:

  • Left - Moves the falling figure to the left.
  • Right - Moves the falling figure to the right.
  • Up or Space - Rotates the falling figure counter-clockwise.
  • Shift + Up - Rotates the falling figure clockwise.
  • Ctrl + Up - Rotates the falling figure randomly.
  • Down - Moves the falling figure all the way down.
  • N - Toggles preview of next figure.
  • P - Pauses or resumes the game.
  • S - Increases the falling speed (by one of ten steps).

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