3rd
May
2009
TAG City creates history with a wonderful idea. It’s a free online sweepstakes where winners are drawn every 120 minutes twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, twelve months a year. Win up to $200 cash or a wonderful prize from one of the site advertisers. As well as cash prizes you can win other prizes such as make-up from well known companies like Mary Kay.
You have to be a site member to be entered in the free random sweepstakes, but site membership is free and you can’t get a better deal than that.
This sweepstakes selects winners from the entire TAG City membership. Sweepstakes winners are selected by the program based on the first letter of each members login name. So, for this sweepstakes, all the members whose first name starts with the letter J will be drawn. Jack, Jill, John, Julie etc. Next it may draw all the members whose first name starts with an L and so on. Once a letter has been drawn, the program will not draw that same letter again until it has drawn all other letters of the alphabet.
The way this random sweepstakes is set up to draw winners means that every member of the site will be chosen as a prize winner once every 2 days. Taking this a step further, once you sign up for free membership you will be guaranteed to be drawn as a prize winner one hundred and eighty-two times throughout the next twelve months. I looked but I failed to see where Pogo or Gamesville offered anything near this good for their members.
So what else does the site have in addition to the most frequently drawn sweepstakes on the Internet? It has games, games and more games. Play the Buzzing Bee and Butterfly slots to win TAG points. Use the TAG points you win to bid on items in the free online auctions that the site has. If you thought the sweepstakes was to good to believe, wait til you check out the free online auctions.
Here’s how the free online auction works: You play free games to win TAG points. You then go to the auctions and bid your TAG points to win cool items that have been placed in the auctions by advertisers and other members. If you don’t win the auction your points are returned to you and that allows you to bid again on other items. You can’t lose.
So what are the items?
They include holidays, gift vouchers, cash, books, jewellery, make-up and other personal products.
In addition to the above, the Trader Auction Games site has a chat beneath each game where you can chat to other people whilst playing games.
The site also provides some helpful information on history of sweepstakes as well as the history of auctions if you’re interested in reading or learning about history.
Read the personal members pages on the site to find new friends and learn about the interests of other members.
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3rd
May
2009
The PlayStation 3 (abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the PlayStation 2. It is PS3 vs Xbox 360 as the PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It is included as a part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. A major feature that distinguishes the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors is its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, which contrasts with Sony’s former policy of relying on game developers for online play. The PS3 was also the first Blu-ray 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player on the market. The PlayStation 3 was first released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, November 17, 2006 in North America, and March 23, 2007 in Europe and Oceania. Two SKUs were available at launch: a basic model with a 20 GB hard drive (HDD) and a premium model with a 60 GB hard drive and several additional features.
The Xbox 360, the successor to the Xbox, is the second video game console produced by Microsoft. It contends with Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. A prominent feature of the Xbox 360 is its integrated Xbox Live service. It allows players to compete online and download arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, and movies. An Xbox support manual explains many Xbox features. They are Windows Media Center multimedia capabilities, mandatory support of high definition in all games and game downloads from its online marketplace. It also includes the ability to watch HD DVD movies with an add-on drive. The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005. The detailed launch and game information were divulged at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The console sold out completely upon release in all regions except in Japan. According to Microsoft, as of January 5, 2009, 28 million units have been sold worldwide. The “Pro”, the “Elite” and the “Arcade” are the currently available versions, each with its own selection of access.
The Xbox360 problems are many in number and quite common. Many issues can be identified by a series of red lights flashing on the face of the console. These are the three flashing red lights or the Red Ring of Death. Other issues are discs becoming scratched and “bricking” of consoles due to dashboard updates. Many articles have appeared in the media portraying the Xbox 360’s relatively high failure rates. When a Microsoft Xbox 360 console experiences a “general hardware” or “core digital” failure, the warning signs include freeze-ups, with the screen having strange, spontaneous graphical problems, such as checkerboard or pinstripe patterns, frozen and strange, static-like sound, and the console only responds to pressing the power button to turn it off. In newer consoles, there can be three lights flashing with a green light flashing in the center for power outages
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3rd
May
2009
The 3 red lights malfunction, also known as the “ring of death Xbox 360,” is a hardware problem that blocks Xbox 360. 3 of the 4 lights that surround the start button flash red instead of green. If the Xbox 360 console is showing 2 red lights or showing a message on the screen means there is an error 74. Whenever some error messages or red lights are displayed, it needs to be fixed quickly so that further damage to the console is minimized. Usually, the console gets heated and an important scalar chip of the system burns out. The Xbox 360 has a built-in system that allows technicians and operators to identify what part of the video game console is wrong when it breaks down. When the Xbox 360 breaks down, the machine stops working after a number of these lights go red. An indication of the problem is the number of green lights that go red. The Xbox 360 one red light malfunction is much more specific. Either the hard drive or the DVD drive is having the problem.
Many of the technical problems can be identified by the blinking red light on Xbox 360 (”Red Ring of Death” or the “Three Red Lights of Death””). When a Microsoft Xbox 360 console experiences a “general hardware” failure or “core digital” failure, these flashing red lights appear around the power button, in lieu of the four green lights indicating normal operation. Warning signs may include freeze-ups, in which the screen has strange, spontaneous graphical problems such as checkerboard or pinstripe patterns, frozen sound and strange, static-like sound, and the console only responding to pressing the power button to turn it off. The four lights can sometimes also be seen when power surges or very brief power outages occur while the console is running, in which the console needs to be unplugged and plugged back in again to reset the error. In newer consoles, there can be three lights flashing with a green light flashing in the center for power outages
In order to repair your Xbox 360, first Remove the hard drive and/or memory units, then Run “Initial Setup” under the system blade. Then Decline inserting HDD or memory unit when prompted and Sync the controller and pop in a game. Whenever a red light flashes then there are some problem with Xbox 360 console and we need to fix it. If gaming console has a problem and we don’t know how to fix Xbox 360 red light or rectify the problem, we have two options to get console repaired; either we take the help of a service engineer from market or send the console to Microsoft for repair. Additionally we will need to spend $100 to $ 150 for taking help of a person in the market or we will have to send $140 to Microsoft for Xbox 360 red light fix, so that gaming console is repaired.
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3rd
May
2009
Xbox 360 videogame console has brought hours and hours of fun and entertainment. The 3 red lights malfunction, also known as the “ring of death Xbox 360,” is a hardware problem that blocks Xbox 360. Of the 4 lights surrounding the start button 3 flash red instead of green. The Xbox 360 console showing 2 red lights means an error 74. There might also be 1 red light error. In many cases, the console might get heated and an important scalar chip of the system may have burnt out. The Xbox 360 has a built-in system that allows technicians to identify what part of the video game console is wrong when it breaks down. It uses the green lights that are normally used to indicate how many controllers are being used during game play. When the Xbox 360 breaks down, the number of green lights that go red gives an indication of what the problem is. Xbox 360 one red light malfunction means that the problem is either on the DVD drive, or with the hard drive where the information is stored.
The Xbox 360 repair guide with instructional videos help us step-by-step through the repair process. Take the outer case apart. Prior to unplugging of cables, remove the DVD drive. The fan and the mother board are removed. Turn the motherboard upside down; take off the x-clamp under the heat sink. Remove the heat sink; this will reveal the GPU and CPU. Carefully clean any dust and debris from the GPU and CPU. Upon purchasing arctic silver thermal compound at any local computer store apply the compound over the GPU and let sit for 15-20 minutes. Add two nylon washers on each screw from the heat sinks and screw them back on the motherboard. With the two screws screwed up through the motherboard add another 2 nylon washers to those same screws. Place the heat sink on those screws, and then screw them up ensuring they are tight. Put all the other pieces back together and start it up.
In Xbox 360 the red ring of death is the most common of all the malfunctions. It is important to fix Xbox 360 3 red lights in an efficient and cheaper way, so as to enjoy your favorite game. If your gaming console has a problem and you don’t know how to fix Xbox 360 red light or rectify the problem, you have two options to get your console repaired; either you take the help of a service engineer from market or you send the console to Microsoft for repair. Additionally you will need to spend $100 to $ 150 for taking help of a person in the market or you will have to send $140 to Microsoft for Xbox 360 red light fix, so that your gaming console is repaired. Both these options are not suitable as they are time consuming and you will have to spend at least $100 to get the Xbox 360 red light problem fixed.
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