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    I have been looking at viewing stats for the entries I make, and can see that the graph looks similar to the side elevation of a mountain range. Some topics are way more popular than others, but I am not running a popularity contest here.

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    A blast from the past..
    Those of you who remember this.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro .. might also remember this character. His name was Repton, a lizard who had a propensity for wanting to gather jewels. All you had to do was to carefully guide him through a maze...
    Posted: Dec 11 2009, 09:47 PM by Mike Hall | with no comments
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    After a bad day..
    .. essentially any day which ends with the letters ‘….day’, what better than to fire up Halo in a trainer and just shoot everything to pieces. This is what I have used as a stress reliever since the game first appeared in 2001/2002. Windows XP handled...
    Posted: Nov 28 2009, 02:48 PM by Mike Hall | with no comments
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    Ultimate Extras..
    The promised 'extras' were not a good reason to purchase Vista Ultimate. We have until now received some dreamscenes (oh my) and Texas Hold'em (yeehaw, NOT). It couldn't have been much worse, but nobody in their right mind would have bought...
    Posted: Oct 03 2008, 03:18 PM by Mike Hall | with no comments
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    'Why games don't play so well' Update..
    Since writing the first part, I have reloaded Halo for PC, Combat Flight Simulator 3 and Fable Lost Chapters. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the DirectX 9 'pack' has improved the way the games play now. I can set detail in each game...
    Why some games may not play too well..
    When I first started to use Vista, I was surprised at what would run. Virtually everything I had was ok, games included. However, while games in general would run, some didn't run particularly well. The high end games like Fable, CFS3, Halo and Age...