New age

Well, well. It's the year 2008 and it seems that the internet is more and more critical.
As a result, it doesn't matter if I am at home, at school or at the mountain on holiday. At feels really good to be able to stay connected with the people or things i like. Even more, the speed is quite good considering the zone and the price.

I even downloaded TrackMania Nation Forever (about 500mb) and played it online without a problem. Online radio as well. Small issues with Joost but hey, I'm happy.

Of course, I try not to spend all my time in front of the computer even here at the mountain. I go out more often, I play sports more often so that I can really relax.

One more thing I am really enthusiast ed about is my new ipod which should be in my very own two hand in about 7 days. Really looking forward to this. More in a future post.
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Kaspersky Internet Security 8 beta

Well I have recently installed and used this security suite as a primary application on my Vista Business 32-bit edition on the laptop.
It does it job preety well, I haven't seen to be hogging on my resources BUT I have noticed that my browsing experience slowed down. After turning it off, I could browse much faster.
I really like the new features in this edition and i like the interface.
If they keep the price, it will be a best-seller in my opinion.

I have recently read an article praising the new solution from Symantec, which surprisingly doesn't not consume many resources and protects ones computer. Looking forward to test that solution that day sometime.
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Tall is good. Or not.

I actually had a debate with someone on this subject. Is it better to be a taller person or a shorter one? Well I kinda sticked to the point the it's best to be tall.

Somehow, I managed to prove the contrary. Because I am taller than the guy I spoke to, I managed to hit a street sign. Of course he did not even noticed it but...I got myself a brand new hole in my head :)) . Quite sad actually. Anyway, went to the hospital, patched me up and waiting now another couple of days to go so they can remove the thread(as in a thinner string) from my head.

Not a very pleasant subject so..fewer words in this post.
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Upgrade

It was time for an upgrade for my PC. This time though, no internal component changes. I choose to buy a new wireless router. The first problems I encountered were with the signal. For no reason at all, it stopped transmitting data. Moreover, it security protocols were very old and it had a nasty habit to loose every configuration made.
Also, after discovering that my computer were actually connected, network-wise, I made a simple test. Using the notebook, I tried making a live streaming of an HD movie. It didn't work - it stopped every 2-3 seconds. Practically, you couldn't see the movie.
I said, maybe it's normal so let me try a SD movie. For my surprise...although it ran better the sound kept interrupting and the image also from time to time. This was the last drop.
So, I got a new one. After installing it(physically) I started the setup. First was the PC. No problems. Then the notebook. No problem. The first test was with th SD movie. Again, no problems. A big smile on my face. (I hadn't had a change to test an HD at this time, sorry). The next and final step was the internet.
Here I had some problems, not because of the faulty router of anything but the internet provider. I called them to inform of the recent hardware change, they asked for my modem MAC but the guy said that his computer shows only the TV service offered here, not the internet one. Until everything is sorted out, I have to stay with the old one so final impressions are still to be made.

L.E: Happy! Today the provider gave me a go and now the internet is running on this new piece of hardware.
Plus, i tested streaming from network an HD movie and worked like a charm this time, unlike when I had the old router. Very glad for my purchase.