Recent content by Pete

+1 for the O11 I'm looking at LIAN LI LANCOOL II MESH. PCS do seem to have reduced number of cases at the moment, even the 1st Lancool has gone awol. Love to get a chunky air cooler in there too; Noctua NH-D15 or BE QUIET! DARK ROCK PRO 4 but PCS don't stock them due I guess to compatibility...

Hi all Before HDD manfacturers were flooded i bought a Western Digital MyPassport (i think) the quick one, not the slower blocky one. for about £70 Now i find that occasionally it's making a bit of a clicking noise, so it's time to get a backup for my backup. But prices for WD still seem...

...Have a new album out later this month. If you've not heard of them before give it a go. and if just one person listens to this and becomes a fan, then my work here is done. http://youtu.be/GyAJ4V06izg I first found them by watching the film Garden State, can a film with Natalie Portman go...

is it just not being recognised in windows or doesn't the drive have power ? could be the jumper if it has one set i.e. it's set as master, see pic below. different companies can use different pin layouts.

http://www.thestoneroses.org/ reforming for some live gigs and worldwide tour.

Just had an email from Warehouseexpress, thought it was funny but also possibly quite handy if you have a DSLR with video but no external mic. I haven't looked for cheaper or bigger muffs as i don't want to get in trouble with my ISP and i don't do that much video recording...

I'm pretty sure most SMB's will still be in the process of moving from XP to Windows 7, so will probably skip 8. The claim that it boots in 8 seconds; is that into the desktop or just into the icon type screen ? you've got to like the new blue screen of death though - no info what so ever

ok, so it's not out for a few months but i am looking forward to it and there are (literally) tit-bits showing up online... ... a female Shepard? http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/18/femshep-fan-feedback-sought-again/ i wonder if you continue from a previous save that, similar to DA2 you wake up on...

way back when PC's were a replacement for the typewriter and consoles, the good ones had Amiga written on them, there was a game called Syndicate. it wasn't your typical platform or shooter and introduced me to the world of RPG type games, in short it involved taking your four man cyborg team...

Hello I've just had a problem trying to copy some files to a DVD got write errors that i didn't pay much attention to, as tried another disk with the same result and then rebooted, tried again with another disk, only to get the same problem. now i just tried a DVD game disk and that's not...

http://www.reghardware.com/2011/07/27/ms_dos_turns_30/ anyone here old enough to remember DOS ?... the joys of upgrading to 6.22 which involved copying some files. trying to get games to run by editing config.sys and autoexec.bat and shall i risk double spacing my hard disk ? ahhh thank...

I'm after a laptop for my folks, mostly just browsing but some image editing via Elements. Out of interest, what's happened to 16:10 laptop screens ?? Budget of £500 ... this is what i thought Chassis & Display Xenon: 14.1" HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768) Super Clear Glossy Processor...

I've been handed a friends old PC, XP, 256mb ram - nightmare! Trying to connect via WiFi, can see the router in the list of available networks, can connect. can ping the likes of the bbc.co.uk as a test and do get a response. However can't browse any web pages (times out) or get avast to...

Just a heads up, looks epic. http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html#/game-of-thrones/about/video/exclusive-preview.html/eNrjcmbO0CzLTEnNd8xLzKksyUx2zs8rSa0oUc-PSYEJBSSmp-ol5qYyFzLnszECoXRiaUl+QU5ipW1JUWkqJyMjAG2-Fzg=

So an new RedDwarf series in the pipeline http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/12/red_dwarf/ http://llewblog.squarespace.com/red-dwarf/ as much as i'd like to see a new series i'd rather live in hope of a new series rather than be disappointed by one. Like the Stone Roses reunion rumours...