Archive for May, 2007
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May 31, 2007
I hate it that I can’t tell how much I hate
Posted in Rants
I hate my new PC. It’s an unstable part of chicken-doodoo and produces more blue screens than ILM would ever need. I hate Windows Vista and I hate my defect GeForce 8800 GTX. I hate my not working 2 Gigs of RAM and I hate my interestingly long rendering times.
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May 29, 2007
Size Matters
Posted in Vista Issues
Introducing my new category “Vista Issues” with a short question: 3.41 MB or -3.41 MB?
EDIT in August 2009: Yes, the bug is still there. What are the guys at Microsoft doing apart from planning to take over Yahoo! and then the world? I guess that’s a fulltime job. -
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May 28, 2007
I Give Up…
Posted in Programming
…trying to write my own WordPress PlugIn that opens a DivX Webplayer window. I was so close… But coding HTML in JS that is nested in PHP is a little too much for me today… you’ll have to wait if you’re wanna read and see about my graphics card problem… i gotta get some sleep.
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May 27, 2007
Bake me a Movie! No, Ice Cream!
Posted in Reports
If you ever happen to drop by in the Leopoldstraße in Salzburg than make sure you got an hour or more on your hands and take some time to relax in the wonderful Café Fingerlos. It was the first café I dropped by in Salzburg when it was Open Door Day at the FH Salzburg in 2005 and Lisa and I were craving for some coffee. At the Fingerlos we found a great cup and something even tastier: Cakes, pies and ice cream. The best in town and probably nation wide. -
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May 26, 2007
Hello Kitty, Hello Magazine
Posted in Reviews
For those who haven’t noticed it yet: I’m a die-hard Hello Kitty fan and possess a very large collection of Kitty knick-knackery. That’s why I couldn’t resist purchasing the Hello Kitty Magazine today while shopping for groceries with Lisa. The following is a short review of this magazine and my test results. Yes, of course: There are tests in it. And a poster! -
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May 23, 2007
More Fun when Playing with Yourself
Posted in Games, Reviews, Vista Issues
Yes, that’s right: Microsoft finally decided to redesign Solitaire for Windows since it’s first appearance in 1990. While downloading 539.1 MB worth of Updates I decided to write this short review. Now with pictures and hence even more pleasing to the naked eye. This is an updated version of the article I posted yesterday evening, but still I decided to keep its timestamp — the good ol’ times….
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May 23, 2007
My New PC – Intermezzo
Posted in Vista Issues
It’s incredible but I hate Vista. I’ve never spent more time installing a simple operating system for a new computer system. It took me a good 6 hours until it worked – more or less. It only boots when I keep the Vista DVD inside the drive, but don’t boot from it. Strange. Otherwise I get an error message that Windows is misconfigured or even some kinda “INSERT SYSTEM DISK” error.Installing Software for Vista itself is a completely new pain in the butt: The driver CDs and DVDs only support *any* other Windows. I am more or less out of any drive(r) because Vista 64 bit seems to be so awkward to code, that most of the hardware manufacturing companies make a big circle around it.
I was happy and proud of my two EVGA Geforce 8800 GTX cards I wanted to use in SLI mode. Here’s a little secret, nobody told me before about SLI: Only one screen is supported. So my nifty dual screen solution just lost its appeal. Did I mention, that the first time I switched into SLI mode Windows wouldn’t start anymore?
After installing and running the the 3DMark06 in SLI mode to really show off with my score I got some bad graphic errors. I ignored them for a while, but it only got worse. And in the middle of the canyon demo the system shuts down. “What the…?” I checked the temperature of the two 8800 GTX’s and they were nearly melting. And I didn’t dare to check the temperature of the Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum that is sandwiched *between* the graphic cards.
But now I gotta get some sleep. News will follow.
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May 22, 2007
Back Online!
Posted in Random Thoughts
Thank heavens — I’m online again! This time even with a working FTP support and my very first .com-adress! The following days I’m going to update all my previeous posts with in terms of pictures & photos: more and bigger — thanks to the generous 200 MB webspace.
ToDos
- Redesign the ugly Kubrick layout with something even uglier. But selfmade.
- Pixeling a nice favicon and some category icons too.
And I thank you, my avid reader. Or occasional reader. Or, according to my new stats plugin, you came here by mistake… Well, happy surfing then!
