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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...

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...

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...

So my new pc has usb 3 (at the back) and i've ordered a usb 3 portable HDD. I also ordered a usb 3 extension cable, thinking i wouldn't need to keep unplugging the cable from the drive, to save wear - as if that goes you're pretty stuffed. not to mention blindly trying to connect it each...

Hello, As a happy owner of a PCS desktop, when my folks asked about a laptop, i though i'd have a goosie at your selection. Only you don't have any 15 inch models - any future plans to stock any ? i'm looking around the i3 and trying to keep under the £400 mark, if anyone has any...

I don't do as much IT support in work anymore but working for a coastal national park we do get our fair share of funny support calls : "Hello ranger Bob, what's that; you've dropped your laptop in a rockpool...again, bring it in". probably my best was a lady who rang the office, the computer a...

Since having my new PCS pc, i've just finished a run through of GTA4 - didn't have it on low settings this time ! which was great. I'm more into RPG style games and have done a couple of run throughts of Dragon Age, though i've not played any of the DLC or awakening yet. I've just ordered...

Order : 365160 Intel® Core™i5-760 Quad Core (2.80GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost ASUS® P7P55D-E PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT damn i was just just saying how nice it was to have a pc that boots every time.... tempting fate i guess. well i booted just now and it...

Well, it's arrived ! christmas has come early - sadly i'm in work so will have to check later if everything is ok - apparently the box is fine, which is an improvement on DHL's last delivery. I will post pics if anyone is interested My sub 1k pc will hopefully hold up for sometime, in the...

Basically i've just tweaked the intel i5 SLI from the homepage. My budget is 1k and want something that will last. I'm hoping this spec will see me right for a good number of years. Eventually i'll go SSD, so didn't want a raided setup now. with the option to SLI down the road too as well as...