January, 2010 | Junglebiscuit

Technology – Ventrilo guide

As you may or may not now, many clans and guilds online use ventrillo for events.

What is Ventrilo?

Ventrilo (vent) is software for quality voice communication via the Internet.
Basically, its a program that lets you listen/talk to other players.

To begin, you must first have the ventrilo client to connect. Its Free!

http://www.ventrilo.com/download.php

When you’ve downloaded, open the file, and install. This will be a process of opening the downloaded file, click next untill installed.
Once, installed open Ventrilo.
You are now ready to follow the guide. Click the right arrow next to the box in the picture.

Press New to setup your new username as shown by the picture below.

After you put your username, you can enter it in the box that shows up.

After you choose a name, make sure you tell the server how to announce your name when you join. You can play around with to make it sound like your name. After you are done, click OK and continue the guide.

Once you have setup your name, click on the middle right arrow at the top of the Ventrilo window. This will take you to the server setup page where you will tell Ventrilo the connection information.

On the server setup page, or “Connection Editor” click new to add a Ventrilo server to connect to.

Note: You can have more than one server in this list.

Name the server something that you would recognize.

Note: Get the connection info from the owner of the server or anyone who you know has it.

Hostname: This can look like the picture below, or it can be a web address like vent.junglebiscuit.com

Port number: Ask anyone in the ventrilo for it.

Password: Optional on servers. If there is a password then you will need to enter it.

Click OK and continue the guide.

Then press connect on the right.

If you can’t connect re-follow the guide and focus on the problems listed below.
* Wrong information entered in the server setup section – This is the most common problem so check first!
* Double check IP/Hostname/Port in server setup.
* Make sure you are using a password only if there is one.
* Make sure you are connected to the internet.

Technology – Teamspeak 2 guide

As you may or may not now, many clans and guilds online use teamspeak for events.

What is teamspeak?

TeamSpeak (TS) is software for quality voice communication via the Internet.
Basically, its a program that lets you listen/talk to other players.

What do i need?

If you want to talk, you will need a mic. If you havent got a mic, its no big deal, you can listen to people on TS and they will tell you WHO to acttack and WHERE, you will need speakers to listen.

The best thing about TS is that its free and easy to use so get downloading now!

Teamspeak 2 Download Link

You will need to download Teamspeak 2 Client, it should be the top one. Either click Site 1 or Site 2, then agree to the License Agreement by clicking ‘I Agree’ at the bottom.

How do I connect to the server?

This should take about 1 minute to do, dont think its long to set up by the length of this answer.

So, open Teamspeak up (Should be in all programs or a shortcut on your desktop). At the top, click Connection, then click Connect – This will bring up a little panel.

Click the Local Addressbook tab at the top then right click Servers with the little box on the side of it. Then click add server. Label this anything you will remember it by, for example ‘Junglebiscuit Server’.

Click the sever you just added and look on the right, there should be a form.

Time to fill in the form

1 – Label should be already filled in. If not, label it anything you want.
2 – Put the server address in – normally an IP though can also be something like ts.junglebiscuit.com
3 – Tick allow server to assign nickname
4 – Tick Anonymous
5 – Fill in the server password (if required)

How To Fill Out The Teamspeak 2 Connect Screen

The rest of the form can be left blank.

How do I register with the server?

Once you’ve come onto the server, you will be allowed to remain unregistered or on some servers given access to register with the server – This means if the server keeps changing its password, you will be uneffected as you will use your own LOGIN and password, keep reading.

Once youve been given access to register, at the top click Self, then click Register with Server.

Enter your desired name and YOUR OWN password, dont tell anyone your password.

How To Fill Out The Teamspeak 2 Registration Screen

How do I log in with my registered account?

Once youve registered, you will need to modify your connect form.

1 – Tick the Registered button instead of anonymous.
2 – Enter your login name (The one you registered with).
3 – Enter YOUR password.

How To Fill Out The Teamspeak 2 Connect Screen with registered account details

If you have a mic and need to set it up, at the top click Settings, then click Sound Input/Out Settings. Make sure you set it to Push to talk!

Is there an quicker way to connect?

If your to lazy to do the normal connect (That literally takes 2 minutes), you can use the option QUICK CONNECT.

Click Connection > Quick Connect

Server Address : ts.junglebiscuit.com (example)

Nickname : Optional

Password : Registered password (NOTE: If youve registered – Enter YOUR pass and not the server pass, this will log you in as REGISTERED.)

Click Connect and your good to go!

Album Review – Muse – The Resistance

Muse – The Resistance

This is Muse’s fifth album. When you think that the trio simply cannot get any better they come back with this fantastic album.

The opening track on Muse’s first studio album in three years, “Uprising”, is a case in point. It takes a Goldfrapp-style schaffel beat and the “whoop-whoop” riff from Blondie’s “Call Me” and merges them into some great lyrics (“Rise up and take the power back/Fat cats will have a heart attack”).

“Undisclosed Desires” employs a sound that Timbaland might have knocked up at his missing desk, mixed with a Prince digi-funk riff which emerges into greater catchy symphonious words (“I want to exorcise the demons from your past”).

All in the entire album is mix of electronic and off the wall madness. If you missed out on their latest gigs earlier this month, then September 2010 stadium gigs should not be ones to be missed!