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Get Portal 2 Soundtrack: Free Download

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Portal 2 Soundtrack: Songs to Test By

Whether you are a Portal 2 fan or a techno lover, this news should please you: the first two volumes of the Portal 2 Soundtrack are now available for free download.

Coming in at 2 hours and 15 minutes, these 40 tracks (aptly named “Songs to Test By”) are attributed to the Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratory and will simultaneously render you nostalgic of your testing in Aperture Science’s test facilities and prepare you for continued testing. In other words, it’s good music to throw on while you go about your other tasks, be that blogging, coding, reading, doing dishes, or whatever.

These two zip files are hosted by Joystiq. Get the first volume here and the second volume here.

TweetCaster: Android App Review

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Article first published as “Android App Review: TweetCaster” on Blogcritics.

I signed up for a Twitter account a few years ago, but I never really got into it until I started blogging. I created a separate Twitter account for my blog and quickly started tweeting, following, and being followed. Having two accounts was the best way for me to keep my personal contacts and my blogging contacts separate and to also start promoting my blog’s brand.

TweetCaster by HandmarkThe problem was that my HTC EVO could natively only be registered to sync with one Twitter account. I didn’t want to give up on my personal Twitter account (my friends do tweet useful things sometimes), but I needed to be able to access my blogging account also. This is when I found the powerful Android Twitter app TweetCaster.

Developed by Handmark, the app is available in the Android Market in two versions: the free TweetCaster for Twitter and the $4.99 TweetCaster Pro for Twitter. The only difference between the two is that the paid version doesn’t have ads. I opted for the free version and haven’t had any problems: the ads are very unobtrusively located in a small banner at the bottom of the screen.

Both the paid and ads-included version of TweetCaster are full of useful features, in addition to its multiple account support. Handmark developed what they call the “Zip It” feature, allowing users to ignore tweets from annoying tweeters without un-following them. The app also allows retweeting with or without comments, customizable notification settings, robust search functions (search for topics, users, and by location), as well as a suggested user function, which suggests people to follow.

TweetCaster ScreenshotTweetCaster not only includes a vast array of features, it also incorporates them all into a very user-friendly interface. From the default feed of tweets, it is easy to jump to the top to see the newest tweets, or switch over to other feeds: retweets and replies, direct messages, your favorites, and your lists. It’s also easy to navigate to the main account screen where you can add other accounts or access information about trends, who to follow, and other search options.

All-in-all, TweetCaster is a wonderful app that I am glad to have found. Even though I found it because of its multiple account compatibility, I would use it even if I only had one account. If you are on Android and use Twitter, you should definitely check out this app.

Click or scan the QR code below to find TweetCaster in the Android Market:

TweetCaster QR Code

 

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Hippy-Stomper Duke Nukem Forever Achievement

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Hippy-Stomper AchievementThe Duke Nukem Forever Hippy-Stomper Achievement requires the player to “foot stomp 12 aliens” and will give 20 gamer points when unlocked. Follow this brief achievement guide to find out the best way to unlock this Duke Nukem Forever Achievement.

You might be asking yourself: “How do I foot stomp an alien?” That’s an excellent question. To foot stomp an alien, the alien must be shrunk. In Duke Nukem Forever, you will encounter some aliens who are already shrunk, and other aliens you can shrink with the shrink ray gun. If you are shrunk too, you won’t be able to foot stomp them. You must be normal size.

When you are normal size and the alien is shrunk, run (push in on the left stick on Xbox 360) towards the alien, and look down to see Duke do a foot stomp.

The best chapter to do this is the Duke Burger. In one area of the Duke Burger, you will enter a room where there are many shrunk pig cops under cups. As I explained above, just run over them to give them a good foot stomp. There aren’t 12 of them in this room, though. To get the others, you will need to continue to the end of the Duke Burger mission.

At the end of the mission, you are on the roof of the Duke Burger waiting for evacuation. While you are waiting, a lot of alien ships keep coming and dropping of pig cops and other alien bad guys. If you look by the dead body on the roof, you can find a shrink ray gun. Use this shrink ray gun on the aliens that are dropped off to attack you, run over them like I described, and you will easily unlock the Duke Nukem Forever Hippy-Stomper Achievement.

Need help with other Duke Nukem Forever Achievements? Head over to the Duke Nukem Forever Achievements List.

Did I forget anything? Do you need help with something? Leave a comment below.

Duke Nukem Forever Walkthroughs

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Duke Nukem Forever, the long-awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D, is finally out. Here you will find a list of each chapter in Duke Nukem Forever, each of which will link to a walkthrough for that chapter in the game. If the title of the chapter is not linked to a walkthrough yet, that’s because I haven’t posted one. They will all be up as soon as possible. When they are all up, these walkthroughs will take you through every chapter in Duke Nukem Forever, helping you complete each chapter and unlock every achievement in the game. Thank you for using SLee’s Duke Nukem Forever Walkthroughs.

Again, thank you for using these Duke Nukem Forever walkthroughs. If you have completed Duke Nukem Forever but don’t have all the achievements yet, check out my Duke Nukem Forever Achievement Guides.