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  • My New Laptop

    Got my new laptop on Friday (18/7/08) and OMG this thing is soo cool. I love tablet PC’s now. Here’s some pics:      The laptop is really sweet, and runs really well. Because it’s a laptop, my documents folder is stored on my S:\ which...
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  • I’m now Nick Brown BSc MBCS

    Just finished my final year of my BSc in Computing, passed with a 2:1, which is good considering I did really badly in my final exams.  Anyhow, with this result, I can finally start looking for a job full time. FYI MBCS = Member of the British Computing...
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  • Dual Monitors

    Got my second monitor today, and hehe, I don't have enuf room for both of them. :P But I managed. O and if your wondering what that bottle is doing on top of the shuttle, that's my signal booster bottle. It improves the TV signal so it's watchable when...
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  • The magic of Antec Formula 5

    OMFG, my processor's idle temp has dropped 10*C since applying Antec Formula 5. Seriously. Usually my CPU would be sitting idle (vista) @ 44*C. Now with Antec Formula 5 thermal grease, it's now idle @ 34*C. That's a huge difference. Here's another amazing...
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  • Fixed: Heat Sink + CPU stuck together

    Anyone got any idea's on how to remove a heat sink from the processor. The processors a intel core 2 duo, so it's locked to the motherboard and the latch is under the heat sink. I've tried a thin wire, twisting, and using boinc for an hour to heat the...

  • Vista SP1 Faded Colors - Warning!!!

    Just a word of warning, SP1 completely messes with the Colors with nvidia drivers, doesn't seem to effect my laptop. Compare the Pre and Post SP1 installation's blacks, look at the side of gorge W, and of the bank. Lovely freeview's BBC news 24 in 16...

  • Vista SP1 + Me

    Thanks to my lovely technet subscription, I've legally gotten a copy of the SP1 installer. Here's some screens of the installation All of the other screens are from a phone cause I can't take screenshots when vista is loading, lol. Well only one cause...
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  • Exchange 2007 SP1 + Windows Server 2008 RC0

    This weekend I took down my mail server, and home server, and reinstalled it. Upgrading from beta 2 to RC0, I've found RC1 to have a couple more bugs in it with regards to profiles and folder redirections. After installing Windows server 2008, i got cracking...

  • Almost, GFX card KIA

    I think my GFX card frooze my pc again today, while playing FSX. Restarted the machine (hard reset) and the monitor wouldn't start. Anyhow, my GFX card had a heart attack earlier, so it's almost Killed in Action. O ***! Thankfully just before I started...
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  • Lower CPU temp in 32 compared to 64

    Ok, just about finished getting my pc back to what it should be, lol, but one thing I've noticed is that my CPU is now running 5*C cooler than it did under 64 bit windows. Hehe freaky. Another cool thing is the Microsoft fingerprint reader, now I had...
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  • How to install vista + all programs in under 5 hours

    Well I've done it. I've installed vista, which took 30 mins, installed all drivers, which took another 30 minutes, installed some programs which didn't need restarting, another 30 minutes, and now just left with Adobe CS3 Web Suite, Office...
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  • Community Server Extensibility

    The 1st code type presentation is Scott's CSE. Extending CS. Talking about CSModule Events,PrePostUpdate, PreProcessPost, AuthorizePost, PostPostUpdate... Telligent actually uses CSModules for programming CS. The UserKnown Even is raised to check...
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  • CSDC Day 2

    Day 2 has just begun, with breakfast here at CSDC in dallas, TX. Been staying at Homestead Suite here in dallas, which is where all of the telligenti's have been staying, so getting a lift in isn't hard, the problem arises when I want to get home...
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  • Webservices

    Just had Scott and co talking about the web services coming up with Community Server 2008. They look cool, I asked a question , about coding a silverlight interface to use the API's. How cool would that be? A complete silverlight interface, no HTML...
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  • Themes - Part 1

    Live from CSDC this is the 3rd post from dallas, there's even more pictures in the picture for CSDC on my site. Ben is talking about the Theming method in CS. Talking about what it all does, and more. Mostly about Cameleon Controls. Talking about...
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