Archive for August, 2006

Organ donation now enforceable in UK

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Going sightly off topic on my usual topics I would like to talk about the new organ donations law coming into effect as of midnight tonight.
Up until now a person can be on the organ donation register or carry a donor card to express their wish to donate organs after they die. However, this was […]

Vista + Office 2007 Beta = Depressing

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

What was Microsoft thinking when they designed the black Aero Basic theme?  Were they all drunk and dreaming about the Grim Reaper?
Okay, Vista black on its own is okay and quite nice, but when you add Office 2007 to the mix it really looks drepressing and grim. 
Someone please reassure me that the final versions are going […]

Windows Vista Pre-RC1 release

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Downloaded the new Vista pre-RC1 beta today. That is the beta after beta 1 and 2 and the one before RC1… get it? So many beta versions and RC1 is apparently out next week!
I had played with Beta 2 version previously and this new version is way better than the previous one. Its more stable, […]

Saints Row Review by IGN

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Go read the article here as it is a very interesting read.
In a nutshell, its a good, solid copy of GTA - 8.5 score.
Presentation - 9
Graphics - 8
Sound - 8
Gameplay - 8.5
Lasting appeal - 8.5
Overall - 8.5 Great
Please do read the article though, while they slate it for copying every aspect of GTA, they also […]

Lego Stars Wars II

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Hot on the heels of Lego Star Wars, the sequel is soon to be on us. Or is it the prequel?  One can never know with Star Wars.  Featuring scenes from the first 3 films, episodes 4,5 and 6 (Star wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) this game will pamper the souls […]

Internet Explorer 7 - The spawn of the devil

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Microsoft have released some excellent freebies lately, from Windows Live Writer to free Visual Studio for the coding types and even Windows Live Mail Desktop is not bad at all.
Then along comes Internet Explorer 7.  Well what can I say?  This is this most bloated browser I have ever used.  Its damned ugly with its […]

Windows Live Writer

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Been going through the latest array of live services from Microsoft and came across this little gem - Windows Live Writer.  In beta stage at the moment, this is a standalone blog entry creation tool so you can send blog posts from the desktop.  Now for me this is quite good as I find the […]