Windows 7 on the Eee PC
I installed Windows 7 today on the Eee PC 1000h. So far so good. The performance really isn’t that bad at all. Majority of the drivers worked, but I did have to use the XP drivers for the wifi and network, and after that everything worked. I was surprised that Aero worked fine, but some things were a little slow such as some of the screensavers. I installed the new version of Windows Live with Messenger. One annoying this was I couldn’t find a way to turn off tapping, which I hate. I’ll write more if something happens.
Resident Evil 5 Demo
Capcom released a demo for Resident Evil 5 in Japan a couple days ago. With the help of the guys and girls at NeoGAF were able to figure a way out to burn the demo to DVD and play it over here in the US, and that is what I did.
The demo itself is fairly short. You have two areas to play in. The game feels very much like Resident Evil 4, but with pretty graphics. It was a little odd getting used to the controls on the 36o controller as I played Resident Evil 4 on the PS2. The game is very action heavy in the demo, with lots of reloading and trying to fend off countless enemies. I haven’t tried it co-op yet, but it seems to be pretty cool with the branching areas and teamwork moves similar to Army of Two.
Upgraded to WordPress 2.7-RC1
WordPress 2.7 RC1 has been released. The Dashboard is REALLY different. I need time to adjust.
Planet Earth Bluray = WOAH!
I picked up the BBC mini series Planet Earth on Bluray and it is amazing. If you have a HDTV and a Bluray player, you must do yourself a favor and buy it now. It is truely amazing to watch. The detail is jaw dropping, and seeing nature in such scale that is almost looks fake.
Black Friday Loot
It is Black Friday and I decided to go out and take advantage of some of the deals going on today. I went for things that had a savings of $40 or more. I ended up getting some pretty good deals.
- Two 26″ Westinghouse LCD TV. One for my Grandma for Christmas and my brother in law wanted one as well.
- Microsoft V Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo. I am typing on this right now. Have to get used to the mouse, but not bad or $29.99.
- Planet Earth Blu-Ray. I have this on my Christmas list, but I had to bite since Fry’s had it for $37. I priced matched it at Best Buy since Fry’s was a zoo.
- Got some random t-shirts at Old Navy for $4 or less.
Overall I thought I did pretty well. Just the TV alone were an almost $300 savings. I might go to Circuit City tomorrow to check on a Sony reciever, since mine died a while ago.
First Post with Asus 1000h
So I broke down and bought an Asus EEEPC 1000h. It is the 10.1 inch version with 160 GB hard drive. So far it feels really nice, good construction, light weight, keyboard feels nice but will take a bit to get used too. Overall I am happy. It will be great for travel and the photo blog. First trip is in a couple weeks down to Los Angeles to see Hymns.
Holy Crap! WordPress 2.5
So I downloaded and installed to WordPress 2.5 and I am REALLY impressed. This is freaking awesome. Talk about improvements. Great job WordPress Team!!
Call of Duty 4 is pretty awesome
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So I have had very little time to play game recently being in crunch for my own game, but sometimes you just have to make time and that is what I did for Call of Duty 4. I decided to check out the PC version and I was extremely impressed with what Infinity Ward was able to do. The attention to detail and polish was just outstanding, as well as the extremely well crafted combat scenarios that keep you on the edge of your seat through the entire game. The graphics were were not on Crysis level, but still very nice looking and consistent in terms of art direction which is becoming more and more important these days. The story while cliche, was memorable because of the shocking risks that Infinity Ward did with character development, I’ll try not to spoil what happens, but you rarely see anything like this in games these days. I have read various people complain about the length of the game, but I found it to be hitting the sweet spot of long enough without becoming a chore. I wouldn’t have mind a little longer game, but the experience was very satisfying. I am personally waiting to play multiplayer on the Xbox 360, so I really can’t comment on how it is in the final game. I was on the beta on Xbox Live and that was extremely fun, more so then the Halo 3 beta. I’m really interested in what Infinity Ward will be doing next, hopefully doing a new intellectual property as they are an extremely talented team and it would be a shame if they have to keep churning out Call of Duty year after year.