Is everyone having a fire sale? I just bought some SimPoints and there are too many good bundles.

Mmm, screenshots of Sega Saturn games remind me of the Nintendo DS more than the PlayStation.

Linky?

Funny thing how easy it is to install new content in Sims 3. Just temporary switch out of the game and wait a bit for it to be installed.

Not to mention the drivers

A bit of everything? :3

The 630M is miles better than the HD 3000

Is it a good thing or a bad thing that I can now max Minecraft (not counting extended distance settings)?

MultiMC does come in very handy, aside from the fact that it's really two separate instances, but who can complain? :3

There seems to be nobody on the MC servers these days...

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and the like!

Merry Christmas!

Hey Shade, Merry Christmas! ^~^

I remember reading a magazine about cursed laptops running the AMD CPU + NVIDIA GPU combination. How many of them have failed?

Hmm...

At least I got her to start it, clicking and two-finger scrolling down pat, and how to open photos in the Photos folder. I also got her to open Safari 6, switch between full-screen apps.

Probably will also get her to use iTunes for music and stuff.

I'm now teaching my mum how to use her MacBook Air (it's hers now) with OSX, Outlook.com, and *****. Hmm...

Find Logan Cunningham saying words? Plant it.

Things I've learned after using my P840 for a while:

NVIDIA Optimus works as advertised.
The GeForce GT 630M is very capable at the monitor's native resolution, up to and including tessellation.

It feels a bit weird to have a lot of games run in excess of 60 FPS on settings originally used by a HD 3000.

It's funny when a high-end card from years ago is now equivalent to HTPC-friendly performance these days. What used to eat up over a hundred watts can now get by with just 33...

Heh.

I'd rather use a multi-process 32-bit browser, though.

Sure. Why not?
I'm running Firefox 10.0.11. I wonder why I picked ESR over the stable release channel? Not wanting another Chrome-like updating? So many minor fixes for 10, and I think the next ESR is very soon-ish.

Still maybe I should try out Waterfox.

Interesting. So the P840 has more features than the P845, including a GeForce GPU in addition to HD 4000, 2MP camera, and a fingerprint reader, and screen brightness rivalling a MacBook Air, of all things?

Hang on a second.

ULV Intel processor, 4.3 pounds...

If it weren't for the thickness, the P840 would have been an Ultrabook.

Let me try redownloading Java

I seem to be running into issues with logging in. Trying to connect to the MC server just gives me "Connection refused". For what's its worth, opening mc.victoryroad.net using a web browser shows the Overviewer just fine.

Aaaaaand now I'm typing on the P840! Man, good thing I got this instead of the M840. I can't give up certain things, it seems... and having a Windows-centric keyboard feels just right.

I suppose I'll still enjoy the improved graphical performance and extra disk space, then, compared to what I have

Hmm

So yeah, I think I'm swinging between these two laptops like mad!

CPU performance or usability and battery life? Maaaaaan.

The specs are wrong. :3

http://pc.toshiba-asia.com/my/notebo...satellite/P840

(Look at the specifications tab first, then look at the "promotion" tab.)

(How can we love you, combination graphics on laptops?)

The fact that the M840 doesn't have a backlit keyboard, and also doesn't have a clickpad, means that... well, I'm going to have fun working in the dark with that. :3

On the other hand, if the P840 doesn't have a 640M, it's woefully underpowered.

HAVE A TWIG

I want to believe.

I'd like to make myself belieeeeeeeeveeeeee the planet Earth turns around sloooooooowlllly

Hmm... I think I'll just ask you for laptop advice. Looks like the choice between an M840 and a P840 is tougher than I've thought. Inaccurate brochures are not fun!

If the P840 has a 630M instead of 640M, well, looks like I'll just get the M840... if not for the fact that I'd have to pay extra for a working regional/international warranty, which the P840 already has. (Comes with the premium, it seems.)

Either computer has CPU that is faster than my dead desktop anyway, which is not the case with my current MacBook Air. (My, perf-per-MHz has come a long way.)

I'd also like to be able to work on the bed

I spy a Shade.

Hmm...

My MacBook Air is 1.08 kg.

The Toshiba laptop I'm looking at is 1.99 kg.

Actually, I think I'm going to be fine with it.

"I set my sail... fly, the wind it will take me. Back to my home, sweet home....
Lie on my back... clouds, are making way for me. I'm coming home, sweet home.
I see... your star. You left it burning for me. Mother, I'm here."

In case you needed a bit of Bastion.

I spy a private Shade.

Thriller dance, anyone?

Finally got around to claiming all those codes. They all worked! Thanks.

Whoa, I didn't know Umbreon came equipped with their own headlights. Guess you learn something new everyday! x3

*finds himself having to retag several albums in the bundle*

Missing metadata? Oh my.

...But wait, there's even worse!

Unwritable tags! What the...

The problem albums seem to be Jottobots, Joypad Powerup and Kanto Symphony EP.

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The problem seems to be from having a version of ID3 too new (ID3v2.4 has too many compatibility problems, using 2.3 works better). I used a batch editor to resave the tags.

Why all the non-hassle? Zune works better, plain and simple.

Hopefully you get paid pretty well if you have to work so much.

How have you been?

Hello Shade.

Shinies Eons.

v pwned

Hmm...

Hmm... One thing I know is that my dad is satisfied with his Toshiba laptop and there haven't been any heat or durability issues with it.

Seems like my school's bookstore doesn't think highly of a 2011 ultraportable by Apple. Asking a shop that I frequently use... SGD 700. That's more like it. Now for the box...

Hmmm.

Now to figure out how to restore it to factory state. My network seems to be on the fritz.

Where did you find that info, anyway?

Mmm, free candy

I like clear screen protectors because you retain display quality with them. Glare isn't much of a problem with modern high-end smartphone screens anyway, which usually have high brightness and low reflectance ratings. (Actually, my phone ranks very high, followed by the phone that went into recycling yesterday.)

The Umbreon's favorite holiday?

I've been pretty good, actually! Busy with school. I'm enjoying it a bunch this semester! I have Japanese, physics, Spanish and French everyday for half the year, and then I have English class every other day for the whole year. So every other day I have 4 language classes and physics!

What about you? Anything interesting? Anything boring? I'd love to hear it all! :3

Thanks for the... um...

Firefox is still single-process these days, right? If one tab blows up...

Halloween Shady

What are you measuring memory usage with?

One thing I like about modern operating systems is that they chug along nicely even at 99% memory usage.

Also, I never liked Google Chrome, although I did have a brief stint with it as the default browser. Then something faster came. Windows or Android, it's the same thing in my personal opinion. It's too clunky and doesn't respond well to system changes.

Hmm...

The device is certified for Flash Player 11.

I was able to install it from nothing.

I find the experience to be satisfactory.

I wonder whether Pokémon Global Link could run on this tablet...

One thing I have learned: Always stick with the default browser, because it will be more stable and faster. Android browser starting from 4.x works really well.

Chrome, on the other hand... I think I'll stay away from that piece of... well, it's pretty much useless on my tablet.

*Pokes your sides* Shaaaaaade! Hello there. :3

I think I am better off disabling autocorrection on the keyboard, though. It keeps tripping me up with subpar predictions.

I find the Windows Phone keyboard to be very nice in comparison.

I like bringing my tablet to my bed.

Hmm

So my tablet ships with Droid Sans, Droid Serif, Choco cooky, Roboto, and... Helvetica. I wonder why the Helvetica?

Out of curiosity, how's the hardware in a Galaxy Nexus?

The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 ships with three fonts - the default font (what did you expect? Roboto?), Choco cooky (Samsung's Comic Sans equivalent), and... Helvetica. Guess which one looks best.

Hmm

If I manage to play White 2 for more than 10 hours in a go, that's good enough for me.

That Nyko battery for the 3DS sure lasts long. Blinking for one hour straight AND not dead?

Sometimes, the cheapest way to buy something is to just go out and walk into a computer store.

*ends up with a Sony portable battery that charges anything that can charge off USB and two capacitive styluses*

Capacitive styluses can work surprisingly well. Just remember that they don't need to be pressed despite having a squishy tip. I've tested it in Nokia Diagnostic's Screen Test, and it seems like everything is as accurate as a capacitive screen could be - direct from the centre of the tip.

The Sony portable battery charges off USB and provides 1 USB port to power portable devices. It's a 2000 mAh battery - good for a full charge for my Lumia 900, with some residual power left to spare just in case. (Obviously, buying the device myself is way cheaper than ordering something online and having to pay for shipping.)

The "Game Genie" album combines SNES and NES-like audio. Hmm... That reminds me more of GBA games, to be honest.

Also, these new headphones are super comfy.

I swear I'm hearing new things on stuff I thought I have heard for forever. That includes these memetic stuff.

After getting the new set of beyerdynamic headphones and using it, I've noticed that I've been missing out on a lot of audio dynamics until now.

There's a portal to the End activated near my house. If you go down the ladder from the netherportal leading there, it'll be the sixth path down.

Shade, is there a portal in the nether that leads to the stronghold on the server? I'd like to get to The End and start work on an Enderman farm soon.

It's a bit of a delight to see the 3DS battery to be at 3 bars after two days.

Mmm, yummy photos.

On second look, I've looked at a Galaxy S III again.

The PenTile matrix doesn't really bother me at that resolution, but ew at the colour temperature. It's too greenish for comfort. Even though my Nokia is a bit oversaturated which comes with OLED territory, at least it has natural greys and whites.

Jelly Beans are fun.

pickpickpicky

*plushies Shade*

Is it Jellybean, or Jelly Bean?

Don't you wish apps could be optimized right after installation? (That's what some .NET Framework apps could do on Windows.)

App optimization?

Mmm. Thank goodness for that extra 44 GB of space. At least I have enough space for all my media now.

Aside from a good half of The Wave, that is, but whatever.

Hey, Shade, you know what?

Best. Music. Bundle. Ever. You know me very well, don't you? And I spent $5 instead of $1, well, just because.

I think I'm also finding myself growing well towards synth-y music, especially after that and Owl City.

P.S. What's a good genre to assign them to? Genre unspecified is a nightmare.

P.S. #2 Use Audacity's track mixing with The Wave. I like it! (It does sound like a different kind of retro, though. A certain portable comes to mind. Deliberately cranking down the sampling rate of the live track does make it sound more like it!)

nothing much thought i would drop back in and visit my family one last time since my cancer is back:/

havent seen you in a whlile

If only MCPE was available for WP.

I think I now know why Nokia decided to ditch OLED displays. 1280x768 but PenTile is effectively a downgrade. Hope that the black levels don't suffer too much.

It actually even beats the iPhone display when it comes to pixel density by a slight margin! Your move, iPhone 5.

Wanna share the chat log about the accidental farm nuking?

According to my calculations, my phone charges from 0% to 100% in 2:20.

Uh huh, the old Shade!

*highpaws*

Now to check my old house

And we're back full circle!

Yay~ Confetti~ Thank you Shadie~

Likin' the new/old avii ;D

Thanks Shade, and don't worry about being late ^^ *gives him a piece of cake*

Sent.

cat has approved me on the server :3

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