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January 2007 (continued)

1. Microsoft giving away 1000 copies of Vista and Office 2007 (UK only)

   The competition [http://www.microsoft.com/uk/launch2007/dev/competition.mspx] (aimed at developers) opened at 5:30pm, so in likelihood all copies are gone…

1. Using Visual Studio is fun!

   I think only the Visual Studio IDE dev team could make their software do crap like the following without actually crashing. Hmm...

November 2006

1. New notebook, part 2

   Well, I decided against buying the Acer models since whilst stock is now available, I don't think their build quality is up to scratch. The Samsungs…

1. Uninvited guests

   Do nice hackers exist? Apparently so. One such hacker left a file on my web server with the following message: > "Birgun Herkes Beyaz Kefen Giydiginde Siyahin…

October 2006

1. Finding a decent notebook...

   ...is apparently impossible? I just want a notebook with a dual-core x64 CPU (i.e. Turion X2 or Core 2 Duo), WSXGA(+) 14/15.4" screen, reasonable spec…

1. On-board audio - does it ever work?

   I am more and more regretting my purchase of the M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard (over the Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5). Since I have started to use the…

1. The Joys of Owning a Computer...

   Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe + XFX 7900GT + Zalman VF900-Cu = No Go So, after my supposedly high end 7900GT fell to pieces, I thought it may be worthwhile investing…

1. Mmmm... Toasted 7900GT for breakfast please!

   So, you happily set up Vista RC1 to install and leave your computer alone whilst it does so. But when you come back, the monitor is off... strange.…

1. Canon i865 under Windows XP x64 Edition?

   Yes, you can get the Canon i865 printer working on Windows XP x64 Edition with proper drivers :) It just takes some creative thinking... Here are the steps…