Why Windows Vista Rocks Part 1

1. It looks a hell of a lot better.

2. Start Menu with Search function means a lot of extra time to do everything else!

3. Start Menu itself looks nice and it's still easy to use. (with some changes from XP, of course)

4. New " beginner's " version of the control panel is actually usable! :D

(And to those who can make out what my Windows Vista username is from the screenshots, don't try. Don't waste your time. There's an even larger loophole than my username for which you don't have to guess the password. And no, I didn't do anything funky to Wordpress. :D)

WordPress 2.0.6

Yep, it took me a while to realise there was a new WordPress lying around in wait. I've updated my blog software as usual, so please do test it and tell me if any new bugs appears to have arisen out of the upgrade. (which usually doesn't happen, but better to be safe than sorry)

(Yes, I don't care about the XBox 360. Why? Because I didn't like the games for it that much, even if I liked the marketplace. :P)

Crazy FlashGet!

If you've been using the new FlashGet 1.8, you might have noticed an odd quirk in the system.

Yep, it appears to be running more connections than it should. 60/5. Is this some pseudo thing or for real? I think it's for real, because I know roughly how many connections it takes to sustain that speed, considering our now less-than-optimal Internet here in Malaysia.

As for the really nice graph I like to watch as Flashget grabs my files:

(Yes, I tend to call them ants. Why? Probably some old thing about NetAnts, which used to call these individual connections ants.)

Gaming Sessions

I've been gaming quite crazily over the past few weeks. I finished Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade and Xenosaga Episode III. I'm currently going through Disgaea 2 and probably (on Shockrave's recommendation) Tales of the Abyss later. I've already tried Warhammer Mark of Chaos and NFS Carbon, of which neither is to my fancy. I think I'm about a third through Disgaea 2. Many more hours to go. Time to go back to thinking about Sword Fantasy. I think it's high time I build a site proper for it.

Silent update: Anyone notice a new link somewhere? *hehe*

Welcome to 2007!

Another new year, another new operating system, another new day, another new 'new year' resolution. :P(Yes, I've already tried Vista, I've already tried Office 2007. They rock. I have no complaints whatsoever. Besides the lack of some device drivers, and maybe some software like firewalls. They're coming by 30th Jan, I'm sure.)

Well, last year the resolutions were admittedly pretty lame. This year? What new resolutions could I possibly think of? I think it's time I finish off the rules for Sword Fantasy. I know I've removed and deleted the forums. I believe I have the data somewhere. I think it's time I finish off what I started and complete Sword Fantasy once and for all. The game itself obviously will have to wait, but it's high time I stop procrastinating and finish off the RPG rules.

Update : I've made a small dump file at cfgt.net/forums of whatever I could salvage of the mySQL database for the forums. A lot of it was plagued with spam, so there might be things missing. Inform me if you notice anything missing. What else? I suppose I shall resolve to lose some weight this year. :D

Then, we have the story. I think I'll rewrite the first chapter into a more legible and cleaner form before attempting to further along the story.