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Ultimately Vista
23.May.08 | 5 Comments
My trusty old PC started another round of hardware issues this week - primarily cooling based this time. The heat-sink fan was getting sluggish and one of the case fans was having a rough time as well. I’ve limped this thing along through a series of cases, motherboards and upgrades for almost 6 years [...]
More on the EQ II Trial
27.Nov.07 | Leave a Comment
A long holiday weekend followed by two vacation days find me still experimenting with EverQuest II. In fact, I’m starting to feel a bit hooked. Some random thoughts and impressions follow.
I’m pleasantly surprised at how much fun I’m having dinking around with harvesting and Trade Skills. I’m only a level 12 trade-skiller, but I can [...]
3-in-One
04.Apr.07 | Leave a Comment
Where would repair folks be without the wonder that is 3-in-One oil? Years ago, my father taught me the trick for repairing or improving most computer fans. Peel off the little adhesive “bearing cover” (aka sticker), use a drop of 3-in-one, allow it some time to penetrate. Wipe clean, reattach sticker and [...]
WoW and Hardware Update
11.Mar.07 | 3 Comments
[This follows last night's post "World of Warcraft Has Defeated My Computer"]
After another day semi-dedicated to tracking down my hard crashing issues with World of Warcraft, I think I’ve made some good progress.
Late last night I thought I traced it to which of the two Ethernet cards I was using (see the update on the [...]
World of Warcraft Has Defeated My Computer
10.Mar.07 | 4 Comments
[Updated at the bottom!]
Last weekend, I reloaded World of Warcraft for yet another try. I’ve been playing and quitting once or twice a year since right after it went live. It’s not that I don’t like it, I just tend to run out of the necessary free time…
However, this time I’ve been [...]
