Posted 12/01/2008 at 06:49:37pm

I installed Crysis some months back. I then had an intermitent problem with my optical drives not being recognized. There are fixes which I will not take the time to discuss here but the issue reocured over and over again. It cost me much agrivation and a lot of time. I DID NOR REALIZE THAT CRYSIS HAS INSTALLED SecuROM, there was no warning, no notice. I looked for it and found it, It took me a few hours to get it totally off my system. Once I deleted Crysis and removed SecuROM including the blocked registry items everything runs well once again.

Here is an excellent link telling you how to dump SecuROM. http://www.reclaimyourgame.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=40

 I swear, I am off EA games and off all SONY products. For the first time in my 28 years messing with computers I sympathise with the pirates. I recommend that anyone that cares about how reliable your computer is never install ANYTHING from companies that out his crapola on your computer.

Posted 09/14/2007 at 10:05:25pm

This unit looks great but it has some flaws. First of all it CANNOT be easily read at all angles, you almost have to look atraight at it. The temp probes are way too short, I know that makes it more accurate but if the probe can not reach anything what good is it? The USB input cables are also somewhat short, if you have a big case like mine then you will have to extend them. One final comment, be careful you do not acidentally pull any of the plugs out, they are difficult to re plug in if the unit is installed in a case. Having said that, it looks great, it works well. I give it a solid 7.

Posted 09/07/2007 at 10:39:01pm

Wired is always better, Yes I have Wi-Fi but in the office section of my home I have three computers and two network printers. I have wired that entire half of the house with CAT5-e and have never been sorry. No glitches, everything is fast, If I have a guest I can hand them an ethernet cable instead of a 40 charachter password and then have to consider changing it. Way to go, do it the right way instead of the easy way.