Monthly Archives: November 2008

Windows Vista Home Premium: My Experience

Posted on November 30, 2008 by JMarsden| Leave a comment

Windows Vista… What more can I say for all of the people out there that have been brainwashed by someone else that got brainwashed by someone else that had a bad experience…

I am a 15 year computer technician.  I do not like getting the new software for the most part.  This is not because I don’t want it, but I like to see how it does before I get it.  When it comes to Vista, I got it, and installed it because I kept hearing how customers couldn’t get the hang of it.

Realistically… There isn’t much a person can get confused doing on Vista.  Vista is a cleaned up XP.  The interface is much more pleasing to look at.  Believe it or not, there was a patch that someone made for XP that made it look identical to the now sold Vista.  Vista has a lot more features than any of Microsofts earlier versions.

Media Center, Movie Maker, DVD Maker, Games are just a few of the additions.

Yes, there are bugs in Vista, but there are bugs in everything we buy nowadays.  If you can find something without bugs, then you have gotten real lucky.

The way Microsoft prevents piracy, and borrowing of OS software is very efficient.

I give Vista a 8 out of 10.

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Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3)

Posted on November 30, 2008 by JMarsden| Leave a comment

Battlefield: Bad Company is a FPS made by EA/Dice. This game is available on the XBox 360, and the PS3.   Compared to the earlier PS2 version titled Battlefield: Modern Combat, there are substantial differences.  Realism is key, and this game has more than most could imagine.

From the actual weapons, to the actual vehicles that are in the real world, there isn’t much left to imagine.  This is one of the first FPS that a player can actually destroy building, trees, and… Well, let’s just say almost everything.

Single Player Story mode at 100% completion can easily be accomplished in 1 long day.  Finding all the hidden weapons, and gold crates is the hard part, but I will post about that later on.

Online mode is about as good as it can get currently.  The online mode has up to 24 players going 12 on 12.  The different modes are Conquest, and Gold Rush.  Conquest is basically “Capture the Flag” for the unfamiliar people.  The first of 2 teams to capture, and hold all flags wins.  Gold Rush is totally different in that one team must capture the gold crates the other team posesses.  Each time a base is fully captured, the defender moves on to another base.  During all of this, the Attackers have limited amounts of respawns available.  When all crates are captured, or all Attackers are exhausted the game is over.

All in all, I must give the game a 9 out of 10.

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