Category Archives: Computers

Passwords

Yeah yeah I haven’t posted in a while, but to be honest no one’s mentioned it so I don’t think too many people are paying attention anyway. But I posted this recently on Reddit.com about how I choose my passwords, … Continue reading

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Timeline of a PC upgrade

The last upgrade: late 2004, when I was given a development AMD FX-53 CPU. I had to get a new motherboard because at the time I was using an older AMD CPU with a different pin configuration. The new motherboard … Continue reading

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Fallout 3 and the perils of PC gaming

Well I’ve been really enjoying my playing of Fallout 3, it’s an amazing game and the first ‘current’ game I’ve played in ages. Usually I’m happy to play older games with good content, such as Colin McRae: Dirt, Civilization 4, … Continue reading

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MIDI Christmas songs

Remember ye olde days of the internets? The tubes were filled with MIDI music and beeps, boops and chirps were the order of the day. Especially around Christmas time! Now you can enjoy the best MIDI versions of Christmas classics, … Continue reading

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Why Use Linux?

Yeah…I haven’t posted in a while, on either of my blogs or any of the ‘social’ sites I have pages on. It’s a combination of busy/lazy…but I’m going to try to keep up with a sort-of regular posting schedule. On … Continue reading

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Podcasts

No, this isn’t a post about me wanting to do a podcast, rather this is about the podcasts I listen to. In case you’re not familiar with podcasts, in simple terms they are radio shows that you download from the … Continue reading

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Is fandom dead?

This post on ExtremeTech suggests that fandom is dead. Fandom, in this case, applies to extreme cases of collecting mania for a movie, book, game or other franchise, searching through multiple stores and driving across the city (or state) to … Continue reading

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A cheap computer for everything you need

For less than $250. Web surfing, personal finance, music, word processing, a bit of photo editing maybe, everything you need for under $250. Who would shrug that off? The guys at Computer Shopper put together a machine from NewEgg.com (my … Continue reading

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New power supply in hand

Tonight’s the night I try out the new power supply that was delivered today. I got a Scythe Infinity CPU cooler to go with it too, so that down the road I can fit more RAM on the motherboard. The … Continue reading

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crrrrraaaaaaaaap!

My computer is bust. Was online all night the other night, and in the morning it was off. Could have been a power cut, I didn’t think it had crashed so bad as to shut itself off. It hasn’t crashed … Continue reading

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