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[Heaven Angel]

Scroll down friend's list, you will see "cancel friend request".

[ALPHA17]

Joe update this into the OP please,

Steam update allows background downloading while playing a game

 

A new Steam update will allow users to download software while playing a game. This means in-progress downloads will no longer pause when a game is launched in the Steam client, though this functionality can be toggled on a case-by-case basis if your internet connection isn't up to scratch.

 

The update will also allow users to set times for automatic updates. Full update notes are below:

 

General

• Add ability to limit what time of day Steam is allowed to automatically update apps
• Add option to let other games download while a game is running (this is a per-game setting)
• Add download regions for Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Ottawa in Canada
• Add 'Copy all text to clipboard' context menu option in the System Information dialog.

Steam client UI

• Improve downloading status text at the bottom of the main window

Big Picture

• Added ability to opt into game betas and edit launch options
• Added Inbox item under Linux if your machine requires a reboot due to OS level updates
• Fix infinite loop of Cloud sync error dialogs on game launch
• Fixed mouse cursor being visible during startup animation even if it hadn't moved

Linux

• Fix paste pasting stale text.
• Fix Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V in client-hosted web page text controls.
• Fix incorrect foregrounding of a blank window in some -silent startup cases.

 

Source: PC Gamer

[Heaven Angel]

Updated, cheers.

[Heaven Angel]

Valve explain Steam in-home streaming, as early closed beta begins

 

 

"Any two computers in a home can be used to stream a gameplay session and this can enable playing games on systems that would not traditionally be able to run those games," Valve write. "For example, a Windows only game could be streamed from a Windows PC to a Steam Machine running Linux in the living room. A graphically intensive game could be streamed from a beefy gaming rig in the office to your low powered laptop that you are using in bed. You could even start a game on one computer and move to a more comfortable location and continue playing it there." The second computer is used purely to receive audio and video signal, and send controller inputs.

 

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/11/21/valve-explain-steam-in-home-streaming-as-early-closed-beta-begins/

[Heaven Angel]

 

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• Edit and share your Steam Reviews Any Steam Recommendations that you have written in the past have been automatically converted to Steam Reviews. You can now edit what you wrote or you can mark them as 'Public' to allow them to appear on the store page.

 

For F.A.Q and more info, visit: http://store.steampowered.com/reviews/

[spindoctor]

 

Never heard of MOLpoints but it's worth looking into. Does anyone have experience with this?

[spindoctor]

Part 2. Steam is starting to get serious about South East Asia.

 

[Bird Bird Bird]

^ What is it ? All you can play sub for 60$ a month ?

[Heaven Angel]

It's Steam wallet. You can use it and buy games/market item using it.

 

Not a good idea to buy cards online due to extra fee. $4 for $60 when you can directly add funds to your account without any fee.

 

http://store.steampowered.com/steamaccount/

[MoonStruckHorrors]

 

Never heard of MOLpoints but it's worth looking into. Does anyone have experience with this?

 

Well apparently it works with Indian Debit cards & uses Skrill. Plenty of other modes of payment too, including Paypal. They also charge an additional 8% for each transaction.

 

So no point using it if you've already got a card you can directly use on Steam.

 

And even for debit card users the 8% is a bad deal since Entropay charges only 4.95% for each transaction. Only good thing about this is the minimum recharge amount which is 55 INR, which is 20$ for Entropay.

[Bird Bird Bird]

8% is day light robbery.

[santanu18]

Bought Trials Evolution for $5.39 using MOL so it cost me Rs 24.86 extra. That's fine since I don't have a cc.

[bippukt]

I used my ICICI Bank VISA Debit card on Steam today. Direct transaction failed but payment via Paypal using the same card was successful. Strange are the workings of online transactions. I guess it won't work from next month when the RBI's mandatory chip/pin security kicks in

[Snake]

Outlast, yes or no.

[Heaven Angel]

Yes, it's good game.

 

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This guy made $10000+ via Steam market. Valve banned him for cheating (using bots).

 

http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/1e03tn/iama_steam_market_bot_writer_who_recently_got/

[Heaven Angel]

2011 news.

It's fake.

 

You cannot get virus by adding someone to your friends list.

[Big Boss]

 

So, what is this message floating around steam today?

 

"Listen. If two people by name (NisseFar and Nivek) wants to add you to their list, not accept. It is a virus.Tell it to everyone on your list because if one person on your list adds him or her, you get it too. It is a hard drive killer and a very horrible virus. Please pass it on to everyone on your list. We need to find out who it is"

Is something like this possible? My hdd died last week or so, and i was on steam at the time, in fact, was exiting it at the same time windows crashed. Have been trading alot on steam of late, adding a whole lot of starngers. Now, i dunno what to believe? Jst changed my hdd, want to be on the safe side so making sure.

 

[Big Boss]

Always back stuff online. Thought that is also not safe, but something is better than nothing. I was laughing at the fact that you actually believed that adding someone on your Steam account will destroy the HDD.

[Big Boss]

Plus it happened jst as i was exiting steam , n everything froze up, n thn my hdd won't load again

 

That does sound scary. But you sure HDD is not the only problem? A faulty PSU can also lead to HDD crapping out.

[Madhan]

Try to stay away from porn and free downloads. Especially public torrents