Ok, family and friends who only read this blog for travel updates, please excuse me while I talk a little bit about my newest tech purchase, an XFX 8600GTS Graphics Card. Update – 8th Nov – You may want to consider the 8800GT as an upgrade instead of the 8600GTS. I’m still happy with my …
Category Archive: Tech
Jun
09
It’s like seeing Windows for the first time
Every now and again, I hear about or see a technology and am left almost speechless. If you have an interest in technology and haven’t heard about Microsoft Surface, you need to. I thought that the physical user interface in Minority Report was great, but after thinking about it, pretty impractical. This is much more …
Apr
14
8600GT, 8600GTS and 8500GT available + UK prices
I’ve been keeping an eye out for the new series of cards from Nvidia. Today I was pleasantly surprised to see that the 8600GT was available on Amazon.co.uk. The 8600GT comes in two sku’s, initially only available from XFX. One is the “XXX” model (£109.24) while the other is “non-XXX” (£97.98). I have no idea …
Apr
02
8600GT Launch Delayed
One of the new pieces of technology I’m pretty excited about is the new range of video cards from Nvidia. These are cheaper versions of the barnstorming 8800 boards including; 8600GT, 8600GTS (aka Ultra) and 8500GT. They had been expected to launch on April 17th. However in news out from The Inquirer, the G84 and …
Mar
31
USB Bandwidth Exceeded with GT-1900u
Our friends and family who are reading this blog will need to excuse me for a minute (or rather a post) while I address the internet. I tend to do this from time to time, especially when I’ve found a fix for a technical problem that I want to share with others. That is the …
Mar
14
Unprofessional
Cheers DataComms, forgive me if I don’t get broadband from a company that can’t spell broadband.
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