The Off Topic Thread & Off Topic Thread II - Collectors Edition Bumper Pack

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Xavi6 wrote: »

Jsut bought myself a new laptop. Sweet as.

Vista is it?

Bring it back now, save yourself the hassle.

Xavi6

Tis Vista. What's so bad about it?

Frisbee

Just saw Madden 08 on Play for 9.99.
Worth a buy anyone?

Mr Alan

nothing Xavi.....Vista is cool.
Des just doesnt like change me reckons.

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Xavi6 wrote: »

Tis Vista. What's so bad about it?

There's a 10,000 character limit on posts.

I don't have enough space to tell you.

Xavi6

Frisbee wrote: »

Just saw Madden 08 on Play for 9.99.
Worth a buy anyone?

Most definitely. Fantastic game.

Des wrote: »

There's a 10,000 character limit on posts.

I don't have enough space to tell you.

Hmm well I never usually have rants that long so should be ok.

Frisbee

Xavi6 wrote: »

Most definitely. Fantastic game.

Haven't played one of those games in years. Just wondering, how do they work multiplayer now?
I mean if your mate is sitting beside you looking at the screen your picking your play on surely he can just set up his D in a perfect cover for your O?
And vice versa

Xavi6

Frisbee wrote: »

Haven't played one of those games in years. Just wondering, how do they work multiplayer now?
I mean if your mate is sitting beside you looking at the screen your picking your play on surely he can just set up his D in a perfect cover for your O?
And vice versa

Honestly couldn't tell you. None of my mates here are into it so I just play on my own.

The game play is superb though, especially in the career mode.

Frisbee

Xavi6 wrote: »

Honestly couldn't tell you. None of my mates here are into it so I just play on my own.

The game play is superb though, especially in the career mode.

Aight cool. Cheers. Main reason I'd get it is for Multiplayer. Assuming my brother would let me near his XBox of course... little ass****

Spud83

Haven't used Vista myself but I can tell you I will never be going near another windows machine for personal use. I hate the fact that I am stuck with it in work.

ShiverinEskimo

Xavi6 wrote: »

Tis Vista. What's so bad about it?

Seriously it's awful. Why do you think MS are making shapes for Windows 7 only a year or two after releasing Vista - XP has been around 8 years. Vista's life cycle will be about 3.

Even MS think it's shíte.

Xavi6

So what are the other choices? Mac?

Get me out of this place.

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Xavi6 wrote: »

So what are the other choices? Mac?

or an XP machine.

Or a Linux box

Necronomicon

I got a loan of a new laptop for my postgrad. It has a Vista sticker on it, but as far as I can tell it's XP. Never really used Vista so can't comment on the criticisms, but happy enough with XP.

Has anyone ever used a MacBook? My friend swears by them.

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Necronomicon wrote: »

I got a loan of a new laptop for my postgrad. It has a Vista sticker on it, but as far as I can tell it's XP.

You can tell by the start button

If it's green, it's xp

if it's roundy with the windows flag, it's vista

Xavi6

Hmmmm all I can do is give it a go I suppose. Feckin thing is takin ages to load itself up though.

Kold

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Get yourself one of these Necronomicon. I mine. Oh, and I've finished editing the Freakscene video, just need burn it up and get paid >_<

Necronomicon

Kold wrote: »

2008 013.JPG

Get yourself one of these Necronomicon. I mine. Oh, and I've finished editing the Freakscene video, just need burn it up and get paid >_<

Sweet. Are they gonna put it on their website? I'd love to see it. Must get the echo later, the photographer got myself and my friend a few times.

Xavi6

Any techies got a rough idea how long it should take for a new laptop to prepare its system? Mine's been running an hour now.....

EDIT: Nevermind, she's motorin now.

Spud83

Necronomicon wrote: »

Has anyone ever used a MacBook? My friend swears by them.

Yeah I got a Macbook pro last Feb and I now swear by it too. I get pissed off having to use XP in work so much, can't imagine what I would be like if they forced me on to Vista.

Unfortunately with the business world still largely controlled by Windows I will prob be stuck with them professionally for life.

ShiverinEskimo

Ever read the quotes on www.bash.org?

Great way to pass time. And one of the top 100 ones reminds me of the above conversations.

Jim - name one thing your PC can do that My Mac can't.
Bob- right click.

ibh

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Ever read the quotes on www.bash.org?

Great way to pass time. And one of the top 100 ones reminds me of the above conversations.

Jim - name one thing your PC can do that My Mac can't.
Bob- right click.

Computer nerd joke, or i just don't get it.?.

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ibh wrote: »

Computer nerd joke, or i just don't get it.?.

There's only 10 type of people who get computer jokes.

A Mac mouse only has one button.

ibh

Des wrote: »

There's only 10 type of people who get computer jokes.

A Mac mouse only has one button.

Proper order too. That button on the right does fcuk all.

My 2c on the Xp versus Vista debate is; Vista is sh'te and XP is much better cause my missus said so.;) Apparently this is close to being true anyway. She set up my sisters new laptop and said it was damn hard to use..

Edit: Just noticed the 10 people get computer jokes thing. WTF??? I can only guess this refers to binary or something. I know electronic programming uses binary so I’d guess computers do as well.

Spud83

ibh wrote: »

Proper order too. That button on the right does fcuk all.

My 2c on the Xp versus Vista debate is; Vista is sh'te and XP is much better cause my missus said so.;) Apparently this is close to being true anyway. She set up my sisters new laptop and said it was damn hard to use..

Edit: Just noticed the 10 people get computer jokes thing. WTF??? I can only guess this refers to binary or something. I know electronic programming uses binary so I’d guess computers do as well.

10 is binary for 2 so well done.

Kold

ibh wrote: »

Proper order too. That button on the right does fcuk all.

Whut? I be right clicking all the time. How else you gonna scope?

ShiverinEskimo

I right click very often. Especially when I'm too lazy to extended my left arm and use ctrl-c, ctrl-v to copy/paste. Which is often.

~Rebel~

newer macs, while only having 1 button, made it so you can click the right side or left side if you want 2 different functions, so it works a treat, easier then hitting the 'apple' key every time you click. Ill def be getting an apple next, can run windows beside MacOS on the same computer so theres no reason not to really.

Necronomicon, was just looking at the freakscene site, you and your buddy in all yer glory!

Frisbee

Kold wrote: »

Whut? I be right clicking all the time. How else you gonna scope?

Exactly what I was wondering. How you gonna awp someone in the face no aim??