Monthly Archives: December 2006

I won Cape Town NuMetro PGR3 Competition

Nu Metro, one of the major cinema companies here in South Africa, and Microsoft held a PGR3 competition.  In order to qualify, you had to purchase a movie ticket and set a lap time on one of the PGR3 tracks … Continue reading

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Down with DRM!!

I’ve been noticing a quiet, but nevertheless, very apparent shift in the industry away from that scourge known as Digital Rights Management. I’ve always been stongly against it, as I’ve posted many times in the past, and it’s extremely pleasing … Continue reading

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Disgruntled About Disk Replacement Policies

I am upset about the lack of customer service here in South Africa when it comes to replacing damaged game disks. Below is a letter I wrote to NAG Magazine (New Age Gaming), which probably the best gaming magazine in … Continue reading

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Revised iTunes thoughts

After using iTunes and my iPod for a while now, I thought I should revise my initial opinions about it.  It’s not too bad, I suppose.  Once I got my head around being forced to keep two copies of all … Continue reading

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Windows Vista Reliability and Performance Monitor

I’ve been using Vista since Beta 2, and I’m a little embarressed that I only found this AWESOME new feature today.  The Reliability Monitor keeps track of how reliable your machine has been over time, and notes when any software … Continue reading

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