Wind Storm ‘08 - Part 4
Posted in Comics at October 1st, 2008 by RC
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Heroes - One of Us, One of Them
Posted in RC's Rants at September 30th, 2008 by RC
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Though not as many surprises as last week, this weeks episode was still pretty cool.
Spoilers and full review after the jump…
Heroes - The Second Coming and The Butterfly Effect
Posted in RC's Rants at September 23rd, 2008 by RC
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Heroes is back and all like “to all of you haters complaining about last season we’re going to blow your mind grapes.”
My random thoughts and plenty of spoilers after the jump…
Wind Storm 2008 - It Blows!
Posted in RC's Rants at September 16th, 2008 by RC
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Because of the wind storm that went through Ohio on Sunday I’ve been without power for 2 days so far. The estimate on the news is that it won’t be restored in some areas until Sunday. Of course my office still has power so I have to work. Needless to say there won’t be comics until I get electricity at my house.
Microsoft Vista Review - The first few days
Posted in RC's Rants at September 2nd, 2008 by RC
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The running joke seems to be how sucky Vista is and how it’s better to stick with Windows XP. However, after my laptop got a nasty virus and had to be reformatted, I figured I would give Vista a shot. I had nothing to lose and could always reload XP if I had to. The laptop in question is a Dell Inspiron, about 3 years old, I can post the full specs later.
Pros:
- Install process ran smoothly with little intervention.
- All my drivers were installed automatically. In XP I would have to download network card drivers to another PC and transfer them via USB stick.
- Runs fast. This could be due to doing a fresh install.
- I like when you hover over an item in the task bar it gives you a preview window of the item.
- Network settings show you graphically if there is a problem between you and the router or the router and the internet.
- Uses a Home folder structure just like the Mac. I like having a Downloads folder by default.
- Windows look nicer than in XP.
- Haven’t had anything crash or used Task Manager to close anything yet.
Cons:
- Network options are buried. Instead of right clicking on the icon and going to properties it takes 3 or 4 menus to get to TCP/IP settings.
- New gadget bar on the right side, I haven’t decided how useful this is yet. Right now I just have CPU monitor and weather.
- The security messages do get annoying after awhile. It pops up a warning any time you change something in Control Panel or run an install exe.
I started installing World of Warcraft yesterday so I will keep you updated on how Vista runs for gaming.
