GRiDlockUK

SkyHD

2010-02-08T05:38:00.001-08:00

SkyHD is now only £30 for self install if you already have Sky+. Took up the offer and the box arrived next day.

Virus infection on my laptop

2009-11-17T00:45:00.000-08:00

Had an infection of A.EXE which then created MSA.EXE. Mcafee missed this !!

Used http://NOD32.COM to clean it

Interesting - http://www.prevx.com/avgraph/4/McAfee.html

HP C309 - All in one Printer

2009-11-06T09:35:00.001-08:00

Bought a HP all in one printer, Wireless, Bluetooth.. Does a relly good job and very happy with it.

Samsung 64GB SSD & Seagate 1.5TB

2009-06-22T00:59:00.000-07:00

I have replace the 2x 500Gb Samsug drives with a 64Gb SSD drive (which is amazingly quick) and a 1500Gb Seagate drive. The SSD holds the Windows XP, Office 2008, various other applications and a few games. The rest of my games and files are on the Seagate. The SSD means Windows starts incredibly fast and office applications load instantaneously.

Switch Broadband to O2

2008-10-31T13:38:00.000-07:00

Switched today from BT. Was getting 7Mb for 24.99, now getting 8Mb for 7.50. So far the service and costomer support have been excellent.

Could even switch over to the 16Gb service for £10 per month but my line seems to mas about 12Gb and what Ihave is great.

Plaxo

2008-08-12T14:17:00.000-07:00

Trying Plaxo as a tool for centralise various other social networking sites

DimDim

2008-04-28T04:23:00.000-07:00

Added account GRiDlock to DimDim - Virtual meeting hosting tool

ASUS PK5 Premium - Black Perl

2008-04-24T14:18:00.000-07:00

Ordered a new motherboard to take advantage of my new Q6600. Will use the DS3 and E6600 in a water cooled PC. Hoping for a bit more stability at higher speeds.

NDS - DSTT + 2Gb MicroSD

2008-04-22T07:16:00.000-07:00

Added a DSTT to my collection of gadgets. Now I can store backups of DS Lite games on the micro SD card and play games without carrying around all the cartridges.

Quad Core Q6600 @ 3.3Ghz

2008-04-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

Bought a top quality Q6600 that looks to be a very good example. Currently running at 3.3Ghz with onlt 1.25v BIOS 1.22v in CPUZ. Still have SpeedStep enabled so runs at 2.2Ghz when not doing much and 3.3Ghz when being pushed. Zalman cooler is okay, but not perfect - temps are near 70c when on full load

PSP - Now running 3.90M33-2 (via Pandora)

2008-03-09T07:44:00.000-07:00

I bought a Pandora battery converter (for about £15) and used this and a spare 4Gb MS Pro duo to convert my PSP to 3.80M33-5. This was then updated very simply to 3.90M33-2. This is a great little tool that allows me to run the very latest firmware but still run the fantastic array of homebrew software.

Useful Links

2008-02-17T06:05:00.000-08:00

Free
2Gb online storage - https://mozy.com/?ref=6ANJBL
Website host and design - http://weebly.com/

2008-02-07T05:29:00.000-08:00

I'm now managing another commercial website - by all means visit

www.safensecureliving.com

Cheers

Speedtest.net - Impressive

2007-11-13T08:29:00.002-08:00

Xbox 360

2007-10-23T14:19:00.000-07:00

Just bought an Xbox 360 - GamerTag is GRiDlock238

http://profile.mygamercard.net/GRiDlock238

Games List
Assasins Creed
BioShock
Blue Dragon
Burnout Revenge
Dead of Alive 4
Devil May Cry 4
DiRT
Forza Motorsport 2
Gears of War
Halo 3
Lost Planet
Mass Effect
PGR3
PGR4
Stuntman Ignition
Table Tennis
Tiger Woods 07 (sold)
Test Drive Unlimited (sold)

Links
Hints and Tips - http://www.gamewinners.com

My Computers

2007-10-23T14:16:00.000-07:00

Networking
BT Total Broadband @ 8Mb (with BT Home Hub / Phone)
Netgear DG834GT - http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/dg834gt.asp
Netgear MP101 - http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/mp101.asp
Palm Tungsten C (WiFi)

Screens
Dell 2407 WFP A04
Samsung 940MW

Games PC
Pentium D940 DualCore 3.20Ghz @ 4.00Ghz (Gigabyte 81955X Pro / Zalman 9500)
2048Gb GSkill DDR2-800 4-4-4-12
2x 160Gb Seagate 7200.7 (Raid 0)
HIS 3850Pro 256Mb @ 700/2000
Samsung Sata LightScribe DVDRW
Coolermaster 201 "Black Widow" Case (4x Blue LED fans)
Hiper Type R 480W PSU
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=190976
SuperPi = 38s

Main PC
Core 2 Duo Q6600 2.40Ghz @ 3.60Ghz (Asus P5K Premium / Zalman 9500)
2048Mb G-Skill DDR2-800 @ 1000 5-5-5-15
2x 500Gb Samsung 501LJ
ATI X600 256Mb
Samsung Sata LightScribe DVDRW
Coolermaster 200 Case
Antec 430W PSU
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=355653
SuperPi = 15s

Testing PC 1
Pentium P4 2.00Ghz @ 2.66Ghz (Shuttle FS51)
2048Mb DDR-333
200Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 8Mb Cache
NEC DVDRW
Spacewalker SS51G
Netgear WG311T - http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/wg311t.asp
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=117965
SuperPi = 96s

Testing PC 2
Pentium 641 3.20Ghz @ 4.25Ghz (Shuttle FB95)
1024MB DDR2-533
2x 250 Maxtor Maxline III Sata (Raid 0)
Shuttle SB95PV2
DVDRom
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=225073
SuperPi = 31s

Testing PC 3
Dell Vostro 200 Core 2 Duo E4300 1.80Ghz
3096Mb DDR2-667
2x 160Gb Seagate 7200.7
2x DVDRW

Consoles
Nintendo Wii
Microsoft Xbox (softmodded + 80Gb HDD)
Sony PS2 (network adapter + 80Gb HDD)
Microsoft Xbox360
Sony PSP (3.90 M33.3) + 4Gb Pro Duo
Nintendo DS + DSTT + 2Gb MicroSD

Spares
ATI X850XT PE
Gigabyte DS3
E6600 @ 3.2Ghz
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=159857