Thursday, February 28, 2008

Parental Advisory Stickers

Well It appears that since I am the RP OG that I have been chosen to explore the Videogame Rating Councils (VRC) system.

Personally I believe it is a bunch of crap. This because I have never seen a sticker actually stop a child from figuring out a way of getting a adult rated game if they really want it. If they cannot than they just go to a friends house that has the game.

My Sister and her Husband think differently on this. They feel that it gives the parents a feeling of being in control.

Well if the parents feel that that gives them control of what their children play, maybe they should just learn how to say NO! Also if they think that their child cannot understand the difference between a cartoon a video game and real life. maybe they are not old enough to be playing any games yet.

I do find it amusing though that the VRC was brought about by Sega. Good strategy to get the youngsters to want to play your games. All they need to do know is make the packaging smell like cigarettes!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

RPGX contest

Ok here goes, within the next week or so there will be a contest. The rules have not been decided on as yet. But I can tell you this the prizes will consist of cash and RPGX.ORG gear!!!

First though you must be registered member of RPGX. And it will help to have some geeky knowledge. So get ready to put on your thinking caps and tell your friends because, the more people that enter, the higher the prizes will be.!!

Thursday, January 10, 2008

The Holy Grail of Wireless



In the case of Wireless N Vs. G, it is a total knockout! I have just changed the wireless card on my laptop from G to N and the difference is like night and day.
The range is much better. I am as happy as a giddy schoolgirl!

The N also picks up the other freqs' so it is well worth the upgrade. At a cost of $89.00 it is a very good buy.

The Blue card Linksys is the N card.

Monday, December 24, 2007

Upgrading of Computers.--> Emachine T6212

Well, some people have asked me; "Are you really going to upgrade an Emachine?" Why yes I am is the reply. As I do this, I will give my thoughts of the parts that I use. Pros and Cons. I do hope it will help someone on a part they are thinking of buying.
This is what I started with...
Specifications
CPU: AMD Athlon™ 64 3200+ Processor (with AMD 64 technology)
(2GHz, 2000MHz System Bus, 512KB L2 cache)
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home (SP2)
Chipset: ATI Radeon® Xpress 200
Memory: 512MB DDR (2 × 256MB), 400MHz Dual Channel
Expandable to 4GB
Hard Drive: 160GB HDD – 7200rpm, 2MB cache
Optical Drive: 16x DVD±RW multi-format double layer; 48x CD-ROM
Media Reader: 8-in-1 Media Reader
Secure Digital™ (SD), Smart Media, Compact Flash, Micro Drive, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO, Multimedia Card, USB 2.0
Video: ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 (PCI-Express® )
128MB shared video memory
Sound: 6-channel Audio
Network: 10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet
Modem: 56K ITU v.92-ready Fax/Modem
Peripherals: Premium Plus Multimedia Keyboard, 2-Button Wheel Mouse, Amplified Stereo Speakers
Ports/Other: 7 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front; 4 in back; 1 in Media Reader), 1 IEEE 1394 port (1 in back), 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio-In & Out
Dimensions: 7.25"W x 14.125"H x 16"D




Friday, November 23, 2007

Which falls faster a Wii or a rock?



Just heard through the vine that the Wii is being recalled due design flaws. At the moment I am not able to confirm nor deny this. With the exception of the original straps being recalled.