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Monday, September 14, 2009

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Here are some pics of GTA before and after.
Both are playable at 40 to 45fps.

Vista is overclocked video chip / mem ~ 745mhz / 1265mhz
Win7 is stock video chip / mem ~ 705mhz / 1215mhz

Vista .5
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Vista 1
Win7 1
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Vista 2
Win7 2
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Vista 3
Win7 3
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Vista 4
Win7 4

Labels: 2009, games, games for windows, graphics, screenshot, vista, Windows7

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

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So I've spent the weekend... well, I guess that could be extended to the past month, doing computer stuff. I placed the hardware order on December 31st (so I could include it in the business costs for 2008) and received them on the 7th or so.

From there on it's been computers, computers, computers. I upgrade my own to free up a power supply and memory for my new Media PC for the living room. I took all the old stuff I had and got a brand new media pc case for it all. It's about the size (amazingly close in size) to my receiver and now have it all nicely arranged in the new entertainment center.

The original order started with Jamie. Her computer was up to the gill in spyware and antivirus and she was looking for a way to record TV. Since the existing setup couldn't quite pull that off I came up with a solution for her - a Media PC / desktop. That got me thinking about an actual media PC for myself and lead to me ordering the new case and replacement parts for my desktop so those old parts would be available for the Media PC.

In any case I came up with a really nice Thermaltake box case (like a shuttle case on steriods) and TV card arrangement. I waited on the TV card for myself until I could confirm if Comcast is QAM in my area. Per my experience with Jamie's PC being plugged into my cabe I can confirm it is not. They give me one digital channel in high quality off the line and it's always an add for a Wrestling PPV. So the only channels on my network are analog and most of those have that little known property that Comcast actually just got fined for - many of the channels say "this channel is still available on the digital teir" to try and entice the $13 a month-ers.

So I was working on 3 computers, more upgrading 1, making another from old parts in a new case and building a new system. Then Joe from Finishline called me. I haven't done business with him in a while - over a year in fact. It got where I was spending a lot of time supporting him over the phone with questions and the like and not getting anything from it. I finally started charging him for phone support and he didn't pay those invoices. I took the loss and moved on but he recently started calling me again when "his computer got stolen". He had taken it to a local shop for repair and they closed up and took his computer with them. They didn't return it and wouldn't return his calls. He ended up getting it back but it had been in the middle of a system refresh and was apart all over the place. He was in a bind and I'm planning on charging full price, so I agreed - that made the 4th.

So here I am in the office all weekend, with multiple computers on a KVM going back and forth between them, installing, downloading drivers, tweaking, and loving it. Of course, my ADD (or so the pamphlets would have me believe) never lets me focus for very long so I'm in and out of the office as things format and download so I'm not completely holed up the whole time. As a matter of fact I even had dinner with my wife last night, then we watched the office (had to resort to Hulu due to the cable issues) and then caught up on the Kyle XY finale from last year (we'll probably check out this season tonight). I then had Nicole try out Civ on the PS3. It's a pretty good game, and she didn't experience anywhere near the performance problems I had. She won via domination but to be fair she was building the United Nations... it just happened that Abraham Lincoln got his panties in a bunch before it could get completed.

So though I've been busy this weekend, but all in all it's been fairly enjoyable. The only thing I might like more is if the office was clean, but I can get around to that once I'm not using it to build. I so need to sort through my stuff and throw out the old parts(PIII and under). As it is I could never receive purely professional customers.

Side note - found this while browsing: The Unwanted Blog
It's got a lot of very cool general interest stuff as well as technological and historical items. A great blend of all things I'm interested in.

Labels: 3dmark, games for windows, graphics, hardware, link, technology, vista

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side note about the link - of course nothing is perfect and though this blog is great otherwise, he does seem a bit bitter about Obama. Just have a little hope, give it some time, and I'll welcome your point of view in a couple years.

By Josh, at Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:09:00 PM

Saturday, February 09, 2008

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Some random stuff for today. I was trying to use the VISTA dictation but it's very difficult. It types when you want to select something on the screen and it selects something on the screen when you want to type. It always seems to assume the opposite of what I actually want to do.

A creepy message to Scientology ~ where do I sign up?
Newsweek article about it.

Labels: link, video, vista

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

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I played BIOSHOCK last night - loved it, in fact, here's another bioshock screenshot I got "on the way down".

I purchased it on the way home today. It is a very very nice looking game. I enjoy the concept, and I LOVE the art deco. The artists who created this masterpiece should be congratulated and hugged.

I'll be posting more of the interesting screenshots as I go. I'll be replaying the demo levels so I'll know when to snap. Hopefully XFire grabs them this time - last night it didn't want to work so I had to use print screen which doesn't always work how you want it to.

Oh... forgot something - XBox controller. It was designed around it - so I can sit back and I don't have to be all up in the piece that is the keyboard and mouse.

Love... it.

downsides:
Widescreen <-debunked via www.cultofrapture.com (official site)
Online Activation - can only activate 3 computers, must be online to activate

Labels: fun, games, graphics, vista

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Monday, May 14, 2007

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I'm testing out dictation I'm not sure how this is going to work I'm not sure how this is going to work stopped jumping on the monkey please. Stop jumping on the monkey please. Jumping on the monkey please stop jumping on the monkey please! Next paragraph

I am a coal miner's daughter and I'm wondering why the world is so vain. if only I was a scarlet albino. Then I would get the respect I deserve. I see a turtle it is as Scarlett as scarlet can be. Can you be my magic whale child? I always wanted one of those. You could see how blue her eyes can be when she says, when she says she loves me.

Taking so damn long I swear I can type much faster than this you are so lying to me!
I'm not taking any more of your shit, I don't care what you say bastard!
6 you tried typing six now are you walking into space? I've been there six times I bet you didn't know that monkey shit!

I think it took me about 45 minute to type these damn four paragraphs. And it still doesn't know when I say the number six. While maybe it does god damn.

Labels: fun, vista

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