Tag Archives: PC

Torchlite: Diablo 3 Lite

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Martin

After being barraged by a flurry of game announcements on Steam the other day, I decided I’d try out the demo for one of the more interesting looking titles, Torchlight. I was pleasantly surprised with the game, however — what initially looked to be merely a poor man’s Diablo 3 turned out to be a fun and addictive, if somewhat simple, dungeon crawler. Continue reading →

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Polished Windows – My Windows 7 Experience

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Martin

Though I would normally shun he (or she) who would buy an operating system on launch day, a week ago I bought, downloaded, and installed the newest version of Microsoft’s OS, Windows 7. It’s nice to have a modern OS on my recently assembled machine, and though the transition from XP was a bit jarring in some respects, any unexpected problems have been minimal so far. Overall, I’m glad I made the switch.

Here’s a quick run-down of how the (mostly painless) upgrade process went for me, from my old rig turning into a massive paper weight to the re-birth of Windows on my new machine. Continue reading →

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It’s Alive!

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Martin

I got my new computer parts earlier this week, and after a an hour or two of assembly, it gracefully sprang to life. And on the first try, no less. I’m proud of myself, because it’s been a while since I’ve built a computer entirely from scratch.

Here’s how the final build turned out… Continue reading →

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