Humid Riding
I decided I wanted to get a haircut and made an appointment earlier in the day. I wanted to ride for a bit before going there and I knew it was humid, that is all everyone and myself was complaining about. We aren’t used to this humidity in Kuwait, but when it comes to riding humidity is your friend. When I was riding it was much cooler and as the wind was hitting me I felt cool breeze instead of the usual hot breeze. It was nice and streets was somewhat empty, and I was enjoying myself, but when there was traffic I got into a few close calls because some people just don’t pay attention when driving. I got home and I was happy I was riding Robo since I was blast out of corners, they really are two different machines. And it was nice feeling clean shaven after a weeks of the light beard.
WDDC 07 “Rumor” Wrap Up
Posted in Computer on 10 Jun 2007 at 6:01 am
This is a very brief breakdown of all that took place at the WDDC 07 with some interesting parts. To find out the real information then go click the link at Arstechnica. Apple is really doing some interesting things, we shall see what they will be releasing soon.
- .Mac overhauled
- Leopard secrets revealed
- New iLife
- Leopard is the star
- VoIP or iChat on iPhone
- Virtualization in Leopard
- “New” Finder in Leopard
- iPhone Widgets
- Illuminous
- iPhone Leopard demo
- New look in Leopard
- MacBook Thin
- iPhone SDK
- New desktop Mac (not Mac Pro)
- Vista ridiculed
- ZFS mentioned
- Universal MS Office demo
- “One more thing…”
- “Boom”
- Leopard release date
- Leopard != $129
- Leopard secrets remain
- New displays with cameras
Link: Arstechnica
PC Upgrade
I was previously thinking about upgrading my current PC with a few parts, but now I have come to the conclusion I want to build a new machine from scratch. And these are the specs that I’m currently going with. What I have in mind is simple, a powerful PC with a sturdy case which can handle all tasks without any fuss.
- Thermaltake Soprano DX VE7000BNS Black 0.8mm SECC Chassis/ Aluminum Front Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
- MSI P6N Diamond LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
- MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
- CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
- OCZ GameXStream OCZ1010GXSSLI ATX12V / EPS12V 1010W Power Supply 100 – 240 V
- ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler
- Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFDRTL 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
- 2 X HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 750 GB
- 2 X HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 (0A34915) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
This is combination that I have come up with, if you guys have any comments then let me know. I think this is a powerful system with this combination and regarding the hard drives then it would a combination of them not all of them.
Locked Files
I think everyone has run into this at one point in time when your trying to delete files. Currently I’m trying to clean up my main PC since its running into issues. When I’m trying to delete a file it tells me I can’t delete it since its currently in use which is really annoying. I have had a program for brute force deletion but in the past I have caused problems because of that.
After searching this is an extremely simple Windows utility called WhoLockMe which helps you find out which process has locked this file. All you have to do is right click on the desired file and then click WhoLockMe ? and it will give you all the necessary details. That way you will know if it is a critical file and not delete it, or if its a file you can get rid of without any issues. A simple program which does wonders for clean up.
Link: WhoLockMe
X-Box 360 Games
Currently I have a couple of games I have on the radar that I would like to get. But I will only get a few of them because they do take up a lot of time to finish them. And with multiplayer some of them can really get time consuming.
Games:
- Shadowrun
- Crackdown
- Ace Combat 6
- Battlestations: Midway
- Dirt
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warrior 2
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warefare
Shadowrun is a combination of Magic and Technology is a somewhat modern world. The setting is in the future when people rediscover magic and combine it with advanced technology. Its an interesting game and has the mix of first person shooter as well as Role Playing Game, so it has a different mix then usual and its time consuming.
Crackdown is the good guy’s version of Grand Theft Auto, but now as a police officer you develop powers to fight off bad guys. You have compelete freedom to roam the area and choose missions as you want. Developing your character depends on the missions you choose.
Ace Combat 6 is probably the best fighter pilot game out there if its better then Ace Combat 5, so I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
Battlestations: Midway is a game I’m curious to try out and see how they developed the naval battles in these games.
Dirt is a game I have wanted to get my hands on since X-Box 360 hasn’t had this style of game, its a free for all off-road game with lots of available vehicles. It has a lot of good reviews so I bet it will be a good multiplayer game.
GRAW 2 is said to be better then the original, and I really am enjoying the original. For people to say that the second version surpassed the first it has to be damn good.
Call of Duty 4, well this is the version of the game that I have been waiting for. I really enjoy using modern weaponery in the games, and Call of Duty has always been a fantastic but I have been waiting for this game to be updated with Modern Weapons and my dream has come true. If the track record of the previous games are anything to speak of then I can only imagine how good its going to be.
Currently if all are available and I can only purchase two at a time then it would be like this:
- Shadow Run
- Ace Combat 6
Review: TMNT (X-Box 360)
TMNT was released at the same time as the movie and has some relevance to it. This is one of those games that you get but you have to be into the whole thing to enjoy it in the first place. This game revolves around your skills in controlling each of the ninja turtles (Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello). It involves lots of acrobatics and fighting skills to get used to the game. It is a combination of a race and how fast can you beat the “foot” soldiers. The whole point is to follow the story line and enjoy the whole thing. There is a bit of repetitiveness in it but I still found it very enjoyable. What is different is your ability to switch characters in mid-missions, also the ability to use cooperative acrobatics and attacks, what is important throughout th game is timing your actions and that helps you to complete the game. If you aren’t into these types of Action games that avoid this game because once you complete it there isn’t much to it, but I found it really enjoyable while playing the whole game. It is relatively easy compared to other action games, and I finished in 4 hours and 10 minutes over a couple of days.
Rating:
Pyro Update II
I got an update from Tristar regarding my tire and what exactly they found. They patched the tire and returned Pyro to me but don’t recommend riding it hard. So I won’t be riding since I tend to have a heavy right hand at different times. What they found was a thin metal seam that cut cleanly through the tire and was lodged inside the tire, that is why it slowly deflated.
The only thing I can do now is wait for Zed Motors to bring in their shipment of tires so I will have to wait two more weeks for them. At this point I am happy since Pyro looks all healthy again, I will just ride him to keep the battery from going dead but it will be at light cruising speeds.
Chill Weekend
Posted in Personel on 09 Jun 2007 at 7:20 am
It was one of those needed weekends where I just got to relax and watch a couple of DVDs, and not do much. I wanted to remain lazy all weekend but at the same time I wanted to go out for a change.
What I did do!
I caught up with my sleep, on friday I slept 12 hours which was just right.
I played a lot on X-Box 360 and I watched a lot of anime.
I cleaned up my media area and organized my DVDs in the basement.
I made a to do list for the week, it was pretty damn long and I would be happy with finishing half of it.
Which Hero’s Character Are You?
Posted in Funny on 08 Jun 2007 at 5:25 pmI took the test after taking the 24 test, I wanted to find out which Heroes character I was but I wasn’t expecting this.
You are Sylar. You are very aggressive. You like to pick fights and play mind games. You’ve got it coming.
I am pure evil.
Link: Brainfall
Back and Kicking
It has been a while since I have ridden Robo, but I’m happy as hell I was riding on Thursday. Got on Robo around 7 am and I knew I had to be at work by 8:30am so I was going to go for a joy ride before going to work. I knew I had presentation to do but I wasn’t worried, more like I was enjoying the ride and the good music. It was 33 degrees but not too bad since it was still early morning.
After work is when I went for a ride down the gulf road from Shuwaikh all the way down to Miseela. It was an enjoyable time since I have been on Robo for a while and I forgot how much fun this bike is, but it took me about 20 minutes to readjust to the different feeling of this machine. They are two very distinct machines and with this one I have to tune myself differently when riding. As soon as the song by Stonebridge ft. Therese came on I dropped a gear and just flew, that song gets me going and its as if everything is in slow motion and I’m flying. When looking at Robo I really do feel that he is a transformer with that look, real brute strength ripping the ground apart.
It was pretty damn hot but I was enjoying myself at 46 degrees without too many issues as long as I was moving. The one thing I noticed was how much cooler Robo ran compared to Pyro, my legs weren’t getting cooked and I was happy about that. As soon as I got home I parked and cleaned Robo a bit, and then I put my gear back in the closet cleaning my Haga helmet and taking off my boots. Then I was in the basement and I noticed the little guy sitting in the shade of the window in the basement. This guy was so lazy it is was funny, he didn’t even care that I was right next to him taking pictures, he looked comfortable and happy to find this shade. The funny part is that I have seen him there twice now, and it seems this is his territory where he relaxes and nobody bothers him.
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