Sniped!
Battlefield 3 get the Sniper
Seagate Cheetah 15.K7 write performance issue
I bought a Seagate Cheetah 600GB ST3600057SS SAS hard drive and it has a problem with file transfers. I have tested it on three different PCs and three different SAS Controllers. Transfer rate with a Seagate Cheetah 15.7k and a WD VelociRaptor 600GB is initially fast, 80-100MB/s, but later it slows down to 10MB/s and stays there.
Fallout 2 – Repository of our elders
- Good to see that intelligence is alive and well in the post-nuclear world.
- Ha! And it’s kicking around inside the body of a 70-year-old man! Continue reading
Wet flowers and water drops
These fotos were taken during the day, with flash to make the water drops more shiny!
Microsoft’s whole product portfolio in one image
I have created an image from the Microsoft’s whole product portfolio in one image silverlight presentation. Now you can download and view it offline, in your favourite image viewer (mine is FastStone Image Viewer)
120Hz monitor refresh rate
120Hz refresh rate
120Hz will drastically improve your desktop and gaming experience.
Nokia Lumia 800 issues
Various issues I have found with my Lumia 800. I can’t recommend this phone until these are fixed.
Lifting the 60fps limit
Many programs and games have 60FPS or 60Hz limits. These should be lifted to benefit and promote 120Hz monitors.
Steam vs Origin UI responsiveness
Steam vs Origin UI responsiveness test. I noticed Steam was slightly jerky to use, and I compared it to a similar program. Both are digital distribution services for PC games, but one is coded more natively to Windows (Origin) and the other more open source WebKit (Steam).
Windows 8 – Metro no grow
When an unstoppable force meets an unmovable object. This is Microsoft pushing a touch pad UI onto their desktop users. It is pixel bloat and inefficient. If they are going to make something new, it must truly be better than what it replaces.
