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Friend sent me a 10 day “resurrection” pass to try and get me back to World of Warcraft. OK, what the heck, it has been quite a while since my last little fling. I’ll get the patching going tonight and hopefully be able to play later this week.

Oh wait – what’s this? I can download

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Vista x64 Lowered My Score

I mentioned that I went back to Vista a few weeks ago and so far everything seems to be working just fine. Upon reflection, I think I can safely say that if it wasn’t for my gaming I really wouldn’t have much preference between Linux and Windows (Vista or XP). They all get the job

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Fixed the Hitch in My Giddyup

Earlier today I decided it was time to re-subscribe to my old weakness, EverQuest, once again. I have upgraded my system since my last time around and was pretty excited to see how this new rig would fair against the stress that EQ can bring to bear.

Here’s the current Vista Experience thingy (click for full

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Everquest Opens the Doors

Long time readers will recall that I’m rather fickle with my gaming. I tend to cycle through World of Warcraft, Everquest 1 and Everquest 2. I like all three and I have friends playing all three — the trick is just finding the time and staying entertained. I tend to be gung-ho for a month

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New (AGP) Video Card

I bought a new video card last week. An AGP video card. For those wondering why I mention AGP: that’s a lot like buying a new VCR for the home entertainment system. AGP is the old standard, largely replaced by PCI-E. However, I’m not ready (nor have the need) to build a new PC

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