Hardware

  • Hardware

    Even more Hardware :D

    So, i bought some more hardware, nothing i could not live without, but things that i just wanted :D

    So, what did i buy ? Well, i bought a new Harddrive for my server, it was a 500 GB WD Raid Edition drive, RAID edition, because they are meant to run 24/7 like my FTP does :) I Also felt like i had to have a TV Card, i have been wanting one of thoose for a long time, but now i finally have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1300MCE, and its worth every cent :)

    Despite the fact i just bought a used Logitech diNovo desktop set from a coworker, i decided to buy the new Logitech diNovo Edge, and that is a best buy as well, its a fantastic keyboard :) To go with it, i decided to finally get rid of my Logitech MX510 so i bought a Logitech G5 Laser mouse as well :) And since u need a proper mouse pad i bought a fUNC surface1030 Soft mouse pad as well.

    While i was in this spend money mode, i also replaced my old no name DVD Drive in my computer, with a Pioneer DVR-112D CD/DVD Burner/Reader, it burns even dual layers, and i cost almost nothing :)

    So … all i need is a printer, and i am set. Thats why i just ordered Canon PIXMA iP2500 printer :D

  • Hardware,  Software

    Vista, widescreen and speakers!

    I finally got Windows Vista installed, actually i did that last Friday. I just have not had the chance (read time) to write anything more than one line, so i decided not to. Vista, well i guess you could write several pages on first impressions, thoughts and suggestions to changes… if you wanted to, I wont, simply because i actually like it. The only problem i have had with it so far was when i was trying to install Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.

    I went to http://www.adobe.com/ and downloaded the 32bit Vista version of the adobe acrobat reader version 8 and tried to install it, i kept getting the error about my temp file was either full or i did not have the correct permissions. I even tried running the file as an administrator on my 72 GB system drive with 55 GB free disk space, without any luck. I ended up copying the files the installer temporarily unpacked (and again removed when pressing OK to the error screen) to another drive, and ran it from there. And suddenly there were no problems, it just worked…

    My good old faithful HP L1925 19″ monitor had to leave the party .. at least so i decided :) I did not know which one to buy next, until i came to think about whenever i saw some of my friends having wide screen monitors, i kind of envied them. At the same time, i was a bit cheap as in, i wanted the best, but did not want to pay the price. So i read around a bit and ended up looking at the Samsung 226BW, which is a 22″ wide screen monitor thats pretty much just .. brilliant!

    I also decided, that since i know have such a nice monitor, and i just cleaned a bit up in my office/computer room. I needed some nice sound system so i can enjoy watching DVDs on my wide screen monitor (while the girlfriend camps the TV for just another reality show) with some really descent sound, instead of having my Sennheiser P160 headphones glued to my ears all the time. I decided to order the Creative Inspire T6060 system, which according to Klavs, should be worth every cent :)

  • Friends,  Hardware,  Software

    Christmas is over!

    Yes, its true, its over :) Presents was okay i guess, actually just got money to buy a new digital camera for the Thailand trip. Don’t know if we should go for the Canon IXUS 65 or another one. Anyways im back at work, have 3 days with 12 hours of work before its weekend once again.

    Something good happend today though, a few weeks ago a friend told me he ordered a new wheel for hes PC, and i could buy hes old one. So today, i got the Logitech MOMO Racing wheel set, and on top, the nice fellow decided to give me a copy of the game RACE, which he helped beta test ( hes even in the credits in the game :) ) What a mate :D

  • Hardware,  Movies

    Weekend is closing in ..

    And i am currently at work, for another 5 hours anyways. Last night, after i came home from work, i booted up my old FTP server, its actually been a while since it was booted, and apparently a 200GB HDD was almost dead. Recovered most of the data though, and started cleaning up my DiVX section.

    Going to the cinema tomorrow to watch Eragon with my brother. Don’t know what to expect, from what i know it involves dragons :) I prefer not to know too much, that way i rarely get disappointed when i watch movies.

    Today theres 6 weeks will the girlfriend and me takes off towards Thailand.