Windows Vista x64 to Windows 7 Beta

With the new Windows 7 beta out from Microsoft, I decided to try to upgrade an existing Windows Vista x64 which has been very stable and not had a problem, has a fair few applications installed and lots of documents.  I wasn’t putting up much hope, but backed up all the Documents and proceeded to [...]

HTPC software configuration using MediaPortal

For my HTPC, I now have configured most things up, so it is all working just like it should be. It took a few OS reinstalls to get it exactly where I wanted it, but I more or less have it, just have to sort out Blu-ray & HDDVD playback sorted first.
Here is a [...]

Built my first HTPC (Home Theatre Personal Computer)

The idea of an HTPC is to have a PC that can fit in with your amplifier/receiver underneath your TV which will act as a DVD player but with more features.
Hardware wise it is identical to a normal PC with CPU, RAM, motherboard etc etc but generally put in to more stylish cases specially built [...]

Burning FLAC files to Audio CD using Nero 8

By default Nero 8 does not include a decoder for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) files. This should also work in prior versions of Nero as well.
This is tested and working in Windows XP and Windows Vista.

How to add games to the Games panel of Windows Vista

This tutorial will show you how to add a game in to the Games panel in Windows Vista.
For this tutorial I will be adding Call of Duty 4 to the Games panel which is not put on automatically.

Crysis – 32bit vs 64bit on Windows Vista x64

After finding out the performance of Crysis on a Windows Vista x64 machine running in x64 mode in DX10, I wondered about how much different it made over 32-bit.

Crysis Benchmark – DX10 Vista x64

Here are some benchmark results for a medium-high spec PC running Crysis on Microsoft Windows Vista x64.
The PC in question is the following specification:

Intel Core2Duo E6750 overclocked to 3.2GHz
4GB DDR2 PC6400 RAM
250GB SATA 7200RPM HDD
Nvidia 8800GTS 320MB overclocked to 560MHz core, 850MHz memory

This including case and PSU etc, excluding monitor and [...]

Microsoft Flaming

Why is flaming Microsoft so common around the Internet now? I know people have always said Windows is shit and Microsoft are a bunch of evil cunts but it seems everything is wrong with Microsoft. Most references on community forums commonally abreviate Microsoft as M$ or Micro$oft.
So what are you trying to say? [...]