I finally have a new computer after many years of i would say struggling with my old computer, it was long over due for myself to get a new computer. My new computer is so much faster etc, its probably about 10 times faster i would say.
The hardware is mighty impressive:
- Dual Core AMD 3.10GHz
- 4.Gig RAM
- 500 Gig HD 16MB Cache
- ATI Radeon 4800 2Gig Graphics Card
So now my computer really does fly, and it will be able to play the latest games, and run all the software packages i need too. As before i was finding it hard on my old machine to run multiple programs at the same time due to having only an AMD 1600 and 512MB RAM whch is pathetic compared to my new computer, which i see as a good investment for the future.
I will add pictures soon, as well of my new setup 
Published on
19/05/2009 at
2:11 PM. in
Technology.
Tags: bios, broken, caddy, CD-Rom, external cd rom drive, hard drive, laptop, removal, repair, USB, windows, windows error.
Broken Laptop, Chereen’s laptop is broken, so hoping to fix it. The problem is worse as the fact the CD-Rom drive doesnt work and that the fact also is that its reporting a corrupt windows error which makes it a bigger problem as i cant use a Windows disc to repair it.
I tried using a External CD-ROM drive to see if i could use the laptop Bios to boot off the USB External CD-ROM drive which wouldn’t work as the Bios in the laptop is very basic no advance boot options which is disappointing.
So investigated on how to remove the hard drive which was very simple to do, as the hard drive has its own panel on the back of the laptop which allows easy drive removal.
So I went into the local computer repair shop on Parkgate Road in Chester, to make a few enquires as Chereen’s laptop is broken.I enquired on the price of data extraction, god they are pricey, to transfer 4 Gigabytes of data off the drive it will cost £25.00, which is extremely expensive.
For a new CD-ROM drive it will cost £50 – £60 to replace which not too bad, but the data transfer price is through the roof!
So im now thinking of investing in a USB2 2.5 hard dive caddy which shouldn’t cost too much, which means i could then use that to plug the drive into and copy all the data off. Hopefully it will not cost too much.
Published on
07/05/2009 at
10:55 AM. in
Games and Technology.
Tags: 21st century, 3d realms, Duke Nukem, duke nukem forever, duke nukem game, duke nukem series, first person shooters, game, joe siegler, upcoming games, wolfenstein 3d.
Veteran games developer 3D Realms has closed down because of a lack of funds.
Founded in 1987, the firm popularised the concept of shareware gaming and published the seminal Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein 3D first-person shooters. The company was working on a follow-up title, Duke Nukem Forever, which after being in development for 12 years has become the object of industry derision. Publisher Take-Two says it will no longer fund development of the game but retains rights to the title.
We can confirm that our relationship with 3D Realms for Duke Nukem Forever was a publishing arrangement, which did not include ongoing funds for development of the title,” said Take-Two’s Alan Lewis in a statement.
There has been no official comment from 3D Realms, other than a forum posting from the company’s webmaster, Joe Siegler, who said: “It’s not a marketing thing. It’s true. I have nothing further to say at this time.
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Published on
07/04/2009 at
9:42 AM. in
Technology.
Tags: central database, common measures, communication, council of the european union, criminal investigations, data retention, ec directive, government plans, government regulations, information, information transactions, Internet, internet privacy, internet service providers, internet telephony, ip telephony, shami chakrabarti.
Internet service providers are to keep records of emails and online phone calls under controversial new government regulations that come into force today.
ISPs will be legally obliged to store details of emails and internet telephony for 12 months as a potential tool to aid criminal investigations. Although the content of emails and calls will not be held, ISPs will be asked to record the date, time, duration and recipients of online communications.
The new regulations are contained in an EC directive on data retention that already applies to telecoms providers and is now being extended to ISPs.
The directive was conceived as a response to the London bombings of July 2005, following which the Council of the European Union highlighted “the need to adopt common measures on the retention of telecommunications data”.
“Knowing when someone sent an email or made an IP telephony call, and knowing who they emailed or called, is very revealing information – these regulations potentially put that information in the hands of a wide range of public bodies,” said Sam Parr, a lawyer specialising in communications at Baker & McKenzie.
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All i can seeing this do is to expose and give a greater risk to privacy of peoples information, transactions and giving rise to a bigger big brother style way of Governments. And in the long term a threat to all civil liberties and rights on the Internet as a whole.
