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Microsoft wants my assignment now!
Posted by Rob Holmes in News, OS, Software on December 31st, 2009
Sorry for the delay in posting on here, I am far from my 2 posts a week. I have a full time job now and with that a college there isn’t a lot of time left. Still I will try to update this at least once a month. I have a few things in the pipeline to come, like these; Freesat in Win7, TF2 Videos, PC Building, News, Updates on myself…
For now tho, I would like to show you this, Microsoft must need my college assignment now!
Desktop Nov
Posted by Rob Holmes in OS on November 10th, 2009
Here is my desktop for November:
I have updated to rainmeter 1.1 (Few problems with been on a domain that’s got folder redirection) and its looking good. Love the WAN IP address that is very useful!
I am using wallpaper rotation thats built in to Windows 7 (Windows 7 was my idea, GOT IT!), here are links to the images:
You got to love Microsoft!
Posted by Rob Holmes in OS on October 1st, 2009
Microsoft recently have been doing pretty good, Windows 7, Compatibility, Courier and now System Essentials. But it didn’t last for long…
Now that is good! I wish when you click ‘Send’ it loaded IE and sent a error report!
Till next time! (I know I need to update this more)
Desktop Sept 09
Posted by Rob Holmes in OS on September 2nd, 2009
Hey, sorry its been a bit, been a bit busy. Anyway I have installed Windows 7 RTM now and got my desktop set backup. I have also install rainmeter, a HUD program you see at the bottom of the desktop. I haven’t done a lot of modification on it yet, but may do in the future.
I will have a nice big update in a week or so, I have a WRT300N on way (Hopefully today) and a Intel 5300 Wifi N PCI-E Mini card for my laptop and a extra antenna. I will do a guide on how I fit the card and what differences there are in range and speeds. Till next time! (Might have a little TF2 video as well soon)
Desktop Update
Posted by Rob Holmes in OS on August 15th, 2009
Not much of a post, but I thought I would show you my new desktop wallpaper. I’m still on 7232 build but have 7600 and a CD key (Genuine for once) to go on once I get my server domain working.
Got the wallpaper from here
More soon!
My Desktop July
Posted by Rob Holmes in OS on July 3rd, 2009
Well I just reinstalled again after waiting for ages! I wanted to get away from the RC and get on a new RTM branch build and see some performance increases. So after looking at windows7center i got the 7232 build, there are some newer but are not orginal ISO’s and some have activation issues. The 7232 was ment to have desktop performance benifits with games not changing, so lets see!
So after installing and setting up steam and skype I got round to my wallpaper, now I have glass effects on firefox and so I like to see the wallpaper behind it, and when firefox is full screen your wallpaper must show something. Must are just plain colours round the edge (eg top) and the object in the middle, which means the glass effect shows black, with no detail. I did find this abit ago, but only just found it today at the big enough resilution.
This is my firefox with ‘All Glass Mod‘ addon which is in development sage.
The wallpaper can be found here
Now just got to tweak the OS, which I may, i say MAY do a video on, might… Or might not.
Windows 8 User-Designed Concept Video
Posted by Rob Holmes in OS on June 17th, 2009
This video isn’t Windows 8! Just a concept video. With Windows 7 in code freeze for a bit more work on windows 8 will have started, with release due in 2013-2014, so a bit off yet!
My new toy
Posted by Rob Holmes in Hardware, OS on May 22nd, 2009
For my birthday I wanted to get a netbook, so I could use it on site visit for repair computers and networks. It took a long time for me to decide on which I wanted and went over a lot of reviews. Then about 1 day before my birthday, I found this. My mind was made up, but it was to late for my birthday. So I ordered it later with the money I got given. So the other day, it turned up! I also ordered a bag and 2Gb of Curcial RAM. This was from the Curcail website and was VERY good, ordered on Sunday and came on Tuesday! I will use you again!
So here is a nice picture of it.
It comes with 1Gb, which I soon replaced with the 2Gb, this help a bit (Not a lot, but worth the £21). I also had a little play with XP, before uninstalling all the shit that samsung like to install (mcafee! OMG). I then decide (Well, i had before I got the netbook) that ubuntu was going on it in dual boot. So I could still use XP for repair work and alike, but ubuntu for general work. I got Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 (9.10 is currently borken, damn). This is very nice OS, love the interface with the launch panel filling the desktop. Really work on a netbook. Its pretty fast, thought does have problems with hibernation (It doesn’t work…).
The battery on the thing last nearly 7hours, with wifi off and brightness down a little it should reach 7.30. Its light, and keyboard isn’t to bad. The touch-pad is the only thing that lets it down, cos the keyboard is large. The mouse buttons are a little, well, cheap. They need to be stronger. But that is only a small thing and you get used to it.
I was thinking of putting windows 7 on, but holding off for now, as XP will help more in repair computers, as I don’t have a XP machine now, only Windows 7 and Vista. XP is to old, lol.
I have also upgrade my main rig for my birthday. It now has 2x WD 320Gb SATAII 16Mb in RAID0, which boosted my WPI to 5.9 (CPU 7.4 GPU 6.2). I will post on that this weekend hopefully, I am having a little room move around to make a bit more space.
My desktop
Posted by Rob Holmes in OS on May 1st, 2009
Now I should really be posting some big blogs and developing my article writing, but as I was post on other site I thought I would post it here. Its my desktop! I am currently running on Windows 7 Build 7077 waiting for may 5th to get the RC. So here it is:
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