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When it comes to video or computer game testing, the game testers play a roll that is just as important as the developers and designers. Without anyone experienced to test the new games and find the bugs, games would hit the market and the gamers out there would be upset when certain weapons, tricks, cars, and so on, do not work properly. Without game testers to find the problems in video or computer games before they are released, the gaming industry would be at a serious loss. So, what is it exactly that video or computer game testers actually do? Well, they have a long list of tasks that they do for video and computer game companies, but here are the top 4 main tasks of a video or computer game tester:

1. You will actually play through the entire game and make sure that everything works properly. This means that they have to test out all the weapons, objects, cars, trucks, animals, backgrounds, etc, to make sure that everything works right and that there are no glitches. When you think about all the different components that go into video and computer games, there can be hundreds of thousands of different combinations that have to be tested by a game tester.

2. You also have to test the "limitations" of the game. This means that many of the players who eventually buy the game will try to do things that the game was not really designed to do (such as creating the largest army or getting to an extremely far away point on the map). So, the game tester has to anticipate these things and try out some of the crazy or odd things that other gamers might try to do to be sure that the game can handle the stress or not.

3. You have to make sure that the game can actually be beaten. This means that they have to try to beat the game itself in all the possible ways, since there are all different types of gamers who will try to beat the game in many different ways. Game testers have to anticipate this so there are no glitches or bugs when gamers try that particular path.

4. You will also be responsible for making sure that the game works correctly on the system that it was designed for. Such as in the case of computer games, a game tester has to make sure that the game will work with a large combination of different brands of hardware, video cards, memory, and so forth.

There are many different aspects of a game tester's job, but these are the four main areas that a game tester has to be great at. Without these four basic areas to a game tester's job, most of the video or computer games on the market would not work right.

If you are thinking about getting into the video or computer game testing market, then there are many other things that you need to learn about becoming a video game tester. Do not be fooled by some of the so-called "guides" that are online today that promise you can get a job making $100,000 a year in just a week after reading their guide. This does not happen. But, if you are willing to learn and try hard, then head over to http://www.becomeagametester.com and read the guide that will really help you become a legitimate game tester and make real money doing it.

MD Weems has been a professional writer for over a decade and is an avid MMO gamer. She also runs the MMORPG/MMO gaming web site, Zownder.com, and is the head of an elite MMO gaming team. She has several MMORPG gaming guides to her credit and is constantly writing articles and information about all types of MMORPG and MMO games.

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Looking to download games onto PSP? Few people dispute the excellence and the versatility of the Sony PSP, but unfortunately many people consider the games themselves to be very overpriced. Fortunately, there are a number of places and methods we can employ to download games onto our PSPs, and better still its even legal!

How to Download Games onto PSP- Step 1-

Your regular PSP games will come on disc, or UMD as they are known. When you download games onto PSP however, you are going to be putting them straight onto a memory stick/card. (Some people call them memory sticks, and some people say memory cards, but they are in fact the same thing.) The standard PSP memory card of 32mb is just not going to be big enough to download games onto, PSP owners should generally get the largest one they can afford. These days you can find fairly affordable 2 or 4 gig models on Ebay and Amazon quite easily. Once you have your new memory card, you will need to format it before use. This is basically like wiping the slate clean before use, so be sure to do it.

How to Download Games onto PSP-Step 2-

You will need to locate somewhere to download the games from. There are hundreds of places online that will allow you to download games onto PSP, but unfortunately they are not all reliable-if you go to the wrong places you will encounter many problems and can even find your computer riddled with spyware after. Not good! Be sure to choose a reputable site to download PSP games from-the most reliable ones are the ones that charge a small fee upfront and then give you access to unlimited downloads.

How to Download Games onto PSP-Step-3-

Once you begin downloading to your computer, be sure to only download files that end in PSP or have PSP in the title, as they are the only files compatible. You will occasionally find that the untrustworthy sites out there will try and give all kinds of files as downloads, so be sure to double check everything before you download it. When downloading the games I save them to a little folder on my desktop called PSP Downloads, as its simply the easiest place!

How to Download Games onto PSP-Step 4-

Now that you have a selection of games downloaded, you will need to transfer them from your PC onto the memory card of your PSP. This is pretty simple, all you will need is an ordinary USB cable to connect the two, and the PC should then identify the PSP as some form of removable drive, like a flashdrive or removable HD. All you need to do from here is to open up the PSP using the PC and drag and drop the required files onto the PSP memory stick, much as you would with any other removable drive. When you are doing this, be sure to send the files into folders called PSP, and then GAME on your memory card. If they dont exist you will need to create them, and I would recommend using all caps.

How to Download Games onto PSP-Step 6-

Once the transfer is finished you should be able to play the games on the PSP by simply opening up the GAME menu and selecting the games from the stick. Any errors or error messages are likely to be due to incompatible firmware-this is especially true if downloading homebrew games. You may find it necessary to downgrade your PSP in order to play these homebrew games.

Hopefully this guide has helped you see that its not that tough at all to download games onto PSP once you get the hang of it, the real trick is finding a reliable download source!

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If ever there was a radio station that played nothing but television theme songs, it's safe to say that's where I would permanently set my dial. Now, I'm not saying that television theme songs are better than all the other music out there, but there is definitely something about them: they are catchy, they are fun, and they take you back to memories that other songs can't. From the sing-along-tune of The Brady Bunch to the piano playing of Hill Street Blues, television theme songs are a part of our lives, whether we like it or not. The following is our list of the Best TV Theme Songs ever written, songs that made shows as much fun to hear as they were to watch.

Laverne and Shirley: Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated. You know a television show is going to be good when it begins with the main characters skipping down a sidewalk street while linking arms. In the opening song to Laverne and Shirley, sung by Cyndi Grecco, we are introduced to the show's premise: two women determined to follow their dreams and make them come true. From the start, we are fair warned that this duo was going to do it their way, even if their way was often laden with clumsiness, absurdities, and trouble. A show that was all about fun, the theme song from Laverne and Shirley will be recognizable for decades and decades to come.

Cheers: Not only did this show make us feel better about going to the bar everyday, but it also made us long for a place where everybody knew our name. The opening song, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy, talks about life's troubles, with the complete lyrics discussing a husband who wants to be a girl as well as getting left at the altar by a third fiance. These lyrics, coupled with the opening pictures of past political movements and celebrations, makes the theme song to Cheers particularly memorable and oddly moving. There is something almost nostalgic about it, something that will make everybody know its name for a very long time.

The Jeffersons: If any show made us wish we were moving on up to the East Side to a deluxe apartment in the sky, it was The Jeffersons. A show that portrayed an upper-class African American family who moves to Manhattan's Upper East Side, The Jeffersons made us all laugh, think, and long for a piece of the pie. The opening theme, "Movin' on Up," was sung by Ja'net Du Bois and a gospel choir. Though the song was short and quick, it remains highly well known: it has been over two decades since The Jeffersons went off the air, and yet it's still hard to hear the expression "moving on up" without thinking of Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford .

The Dukes of Hazard: A show that followed two troublemakers as they evaded the law in rural Georgia and drove around in a modified Dodge Charger, The Dukes of Hazard was a show that did two things: it made every little boy in America name their toy car the General Lee, and it left a theme song in all of our heads. The opening song, "The Good Old Boys," was both written and performed by Waylon Jennings. Jennings, in addition, had a role as "The Balladeer" and provided the narration for the show.

Greatest American Hero: A show in a genre you just don't see enough of - a superhero, drama-comedy - the most memorable thing from the Greatest American Hero is most likely the theme song. "Believe it or Not" was written by Mike Post and Stephen Geyer and performed by Joey Scarbury. Not only did this theme song become popular during the show's short run, reaching number 2 on Billboard's Top 40 in August of 1981, but it still remains one of the most popular and beloved television songs of all times. "Believe it or Not" is easy to sing, enjoyable to remember, and that episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza parodied it on his answering machine brought it from fun to absolutely hilarious.

Jennifer Jordan is a senior editor for http://iturbocharge.com. Possessing an infatuation with pop culture and a gift for stalking she keeps up on the latest news of the musical world.

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