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| it was time to upgrade my technology and purcahse a new notebook. my hp pavilion 4315ca has serviced me well over the years of university, but its time to retire it. my new notebook is the dell vostro 1500 customed. this is what i'll be running with. this was alittle more that a thousand. -Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB), English
-Genuine Windows XP Home Edition, SP2, English
-15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™ (about 6lbs)
-Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
-2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
-80G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
-8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
-256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
-Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
-High Definition Audio 2.0
-56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
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| just wanted to share some of the tweaking and computer nick nacks i use for my notebook:
FreeRAM XP Pro 1.52: refreshes your ram when you have programs hogging way too much ram than its suppose to... highly recommanded for anyone.
http://www.download.com/FreeRAM-XP-Pro/3000-2086_4-10516960.html?tag=lst-0-1
CCleaner 1.41.544: this prgram clears up all old files and deletes old registry keys that lead to lag, crashes, and blue screen of deaths. i use this once a week and manage to always clear up like +300mb of space.
http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2144_4-10720990.html?tag=lst-0-1
Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.6: this is my opinion the best free adware removing program. its easy to use and its colourful =p
http://www.download.com/3000-8022_4-10719977.html
Auslogics Disk Defrag 1.2.6: this defragments you computer better than the default windows defrag. i find with the windows defrag, theres always some files that cant be fixed and i hate the red lines. SO, i used this and it fixes up more, and it tells you how much your system has improved.
http://www.download.com/Auslogics-Disk-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10726610.html?tag=lst-0-2
Tweak UI 1.33: tweaks and personalizes your windows settings.
http://www.download.com/Tweak-UI/3000-2341_4-2830963.html?tag=lst-0-1
ATITool: overclocks most ATI video cards. i pushed my very crappy RADEON IGP 340M almost to 175% of its max potential. but i have a cooling system so that it wont overheat.
http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/
so yeah this is what i use. | | |
| ok well after taking imput from the very loyal people left that still have me subscribed, im going with an extra colour theme and to tone down the brightness. ive taken this colour theme and remixed it from the everyday mp3 player winamp, city night. some movies i checked out recently: the simpsons movie
overall: 3/10
storyline: 1/10
down-low: just an avg simpson episode but just longer (about 80mins). dumb storyline with typical stereotype american family problems where the husband is fat and stupid, and doing things recklessly. hence, our beloved homer is causing a ruckous. i dont understand what all the hype was about this movie, its a sleeper. im glad i downloaded this movie.
# thumbs: 2 down, wait for the pmall verison, and even then debate about it hot fuzz
overall: 7/10
storyline: 7/10
down-low: british based movie. mild comedy with lot of guns and explosions. certain scene with brutality, there blood scene but done more like 'kill bill' type where blood ridiculously squirts out. ending was interesting; takes on a jackie chan feel but with guns.
# thumbs: 1
mr. bean holiday (BTed)
overall: 9/10
storyline: 5/10
down-low: its funny, its something about mr bean and his cluelessness that makes it so hilarious.
# thumbs: 2!
The Bourne Ultimatum
overall: 8/10
storyline: 8/10
down-low: the final sequal to the jason bourne saga. thought theres a lot of flash backs, the chasing and running scene are noable. the hand to hand fight scene in the room, where it ends in the washroom was incredible. very exciting.
# thumbs: 2!
well up coming and really excited to see are rush hour 3 and the last legion... cant wait for those. | | |
| after almost a year of staying off xanga, i decided to try this again. theres something about ranting and talking to yourself thats gratifying; its unexplainable. ive been focusing and exploring the other free homepage sites ie myspace and facebook. though the two site are very user-friendly, they are very much alike in that they provide a very easy to access and display picture albums. there is a blog part in each but i dont believe anyone really clicks on it to read the daily stories. xanga on the other hand is just mainly journaling, though it has upgraded its photos, videos, and audio sections. nevertheless, i guess ill work on a new layout since im trying to start this thing over again. ive had this white theme for quite sometime. ok ill sign off here and work on a new theme... to be continued --- ok worse mistaken ever was to upgrade xanga and to use the themes. its to buggy, and i cant get my page to load up anymore. plus, im having trouble going back to default. baka | | |
| BIRTHDAY SHOUTS
-happy birthday annie and have a great christmas break!
-happy brithday RED, omg youve disappeared on me, so expect an unexpected visit from me soon SUSHI FEVER
-annies bday went all went to maison du japan, met tons of her friends, avg food but you dont go there for the food more for the company which was awesome
-just came home from sushi lunch with karen and serena; good laughs all the time we go out, heck now i know why people go out for smokes lol ... pls no more sushi, im starting to hate cold rice SUGAR or BITTER
-chillage with angee and ok i suck with the black stuff lol MOVIES
-finally catching up with my movies, spending too much quality time with my ms lol
-007 casino royale was 7/10 - no real plot, too bad the girls die
-the guardian 5/10 - interesting beginning then i fell asleep
-happy feet 9/10 - fck you all but i liked it, im buring it as we speak
-tons of chinese and jap movies to watch from tones... not to mention all the anime lined up .. more holiday fun to come | | |
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