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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...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 4:02 PM by Nick

Filed under: My PC, New Stuff

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...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2008 8:17 PM by Nick

Filed under: My PC, New Stuff

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...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2008 5:54 PM by Nick

Filed under: My PC

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...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2008 11:22 PM by Nick

Filed under: My PC, Vista

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...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2007 8:45 PM by Nick

Filed under: Days, My PC, New Stuff, Home Network, Technet, Home Network Version 5

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...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2007 8:56 PM by Nick

Filed under: My PC

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...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2007 11:48 PM by Nick

Filed under: My PC

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...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2007 12:00 AM by Nick

Filed under: Days, My PC

Exchange 2007 SP1 Beta 1+ Windows Server 2008 Beta 3

OMFG, trying to get Exchange 2007 SP1 Beta 1 Working on Windows Server 2008 is a fracking nightmare. Firstly, you can install the hub transport role, and the mailbox role, but try to install the client access role, nope, it doesn't like IIS8, lol, nice...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2007 10:15 AM by Nick

Filed under: Days, My PC, New Stuff, Home Network Version 4, Home Network, Technet, Windows Server

New PC

Hehe, got my new PC on Wednesday, a nice new shuttle. It has: nvidia geforce 7950 gfx intel chipset realtek onboard sound Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (overclocked to 2.66ghz) 2 GB DDR2 666mhz ram new DVD drive 8 in 1 card reader new Linksys Cable Wireless...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2007 6:08 PM by Nick

Filed under: My PC, New Stuff

Workmen @ home

My mum has hired some workmen to redo the lounge in our house. On Thursday, they pulled down the celine Plaster boards, exposing the beams. This enable the electrician to get in and put new wires in for the new lights, as well as allow me to run a network...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2007 9:54 PM by Nick

Filed under: Community Server, My PC, New Stuff, Home Network

Bye Bye Logitech, Hello Microsoft

I've gotten a new Keyboard and Mouse set, this time from Microsoft. It's the Windows Entertainment Desktop 7000 (Link: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=081 ). I wanted the 8000, but that has been delayed in...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2007 9:32 PM by Nick

Filed under: Days, Community Server, My PC, New Stuff

Windows Vista Ultimate Extra - Dreamscene

The Windows Vista Ultimate Extra - Dreamscene, is now available on Windows Updates, along with a couple of Windows updates and Office Updates. In total, with that new Extra, 5 new windows updates. So as soon as I saw that on there, I immediately downloaded...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2007 10:33 PM by Nick

Filed under: Days, My PC

O2 XDA Orbit - My New Phone

Got my new phone today, woooo , it's really cool, very light, and holds alot better than my previos XDA, the miniS. Got the GPS software (CoPilot) on Friday last week, so was expecting the phone this friday, but O2 did good and got it to me today...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2007 3:51 PM by Nick

Filed under: Days, My PC, New Stuff, Phone

Hetict Period now starts

It's going to get hetict for me over the next 2 weeks as I rush to get a Access Database system working for some university coursework move all of my stuff back sown to plymouth find time to go out with a few mates in aber finally get round to fixing...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2007 11:23 PM by Nick

Filed under: University, My PC, New Stuff, Home Network Version 4, Home Network

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My New Laptop

Dual Monitors

The magic of Antec Formula 5

Vista SP1 + Me

Exchange 2007 SP1 + Windows Server 2008 RC0

Almost, GFX card KIA

Lower CPU temp in 32 compared to 64

How to install vista + all programs in under 5 hours

Exchange 2007 SP1 Beta 1+ Windows Server 2008 Beta 3

New PC

Workmen @ home

Bye Bye Logitech, Hello Microsoft

Windows Vista Ultimate Extra - Dreamscene

O2 XDA Orbit - My New Phone

Hetict Period now starts