Monthly Archives: September 2009

Blog Hardware Site Updates

Server Troubles + Thermaltake Level 10

September 30, 2009 – 09:50:08

So the database server has been under “excessive load” according to Streamline so I have been unable to get onto the site in days, however the problem has now been fixed, and I now have a redundancy I place lest it happen again…Huurah for that.

Right now I am also surfing the new Wi-Fi system that’s being deployed at Queens University (where I study) which, although it was a bit complicated to hook up my MacBook Pro to, is actually rather speedy and smooth (although they have blocked MSN ports :( ).

On the web-comic front – there are some in the works I am told, although I’m not sure if its going to be one artist or two yet.

And just to give you all something to drool over, Deuwin (my web goto-guy and my very good friend) pointed this out too me the other day…and boy was I found wanting…

Images taken from the exclusive review at MaximumPC, because I can’t afford one…

I think this is an awesome design. I can’t wait to see what the cooling potential of a case like this is, because with individual heat-source isolated, directed airflow will be so much easier, and hot-spots should be practically non-exisistant, or at least have no effect on the case ambient temperature.

I wish I had more money…

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iTunes 9.0 is here!

September 10, 2009 – 11:49:06

So I picked up my copy of Snow Leopard at the weekend and installed it to get some very nice surprises, including 12GB of my Hard Drive back, a new Quick Time, improved Exposé and overall snappier performance.

Quick Time PlayerQuick Time Frameless

Today however, Apple rolled out iTunes 9 to end users which, I must admit, is looking rather well. It’s obvious from a first glance they that have tweaked it graphically (most likely to match in with Snow Leopards modified GUI) including a new white background when viewing by album artwork and an enhanced 3D effect on the buttons and progress bars. However, they have also added some new features like Home Sharing, which allows an entire family (or network) to share all the purchased music from one iTunes store account across an entire network.

iTunes 9.0

iTunes Mini Player

Overall it does seem to have done the Snow Leopard thing, by making everything snappier and generally faster. It’s just a pity they didn’t use the same very pretty black skin that Quick Time has…

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Erm…Yeah I should explain..

September 1, 2009 – 10:25:32

Yeah, total lack of posting..But I have an excuse reason,

I was rigorously testing World Of Warcraft: Wrath of The Lich King…

Does that hold up? Well, I installed the game and defaulted it to the private servers *Big Shout to the guys at WoWScape for doing a super job* and am now level 20. Yes you do level up a bit faster but it still took me a fair amount of time…but its really good and if you like RPG’s and haven’t tried out WoW yet – I thoroughly suggest it.

That and the new “Cataclysm” expansion was announced last week which makes for exciting time in the World Of Warcraft as everything is about to be torn apart from the inside out!

As for me, still no word from any employers but I remain hopeful that I will get a job with G4S as I was pretty much interviewed and enrolled then and there…

Oh, also my XBox red-ringed and is currently in Germany being sorted. It’s odd but it seemed to happen around the same time as about 12 other people I know (Including our own Deuwin…) so must be M$ version of the millennium bug…it’s just been released late.

No surprises there…

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