TV: Desperate Housewives!

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Break.com: Naked Pictures of Buddies Girlfriend

For those of you who don't know there is a website called break.com. It has some funny videos. Here one I found on there website enjoy...

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Caption of the week

"Wait, Wait, Wait! Let me get this cone out of arse first!

TV:Skins, Season 2 Episode 9

Yesterday I watched Skins Episode 9. For those who don't know what Skins is, its hard to describe click here for official website.

Spoilers Ahead

I Have to say I wasn't impressed by this episode. Mainly because it was based around the character Cassie and to be Honest I don't like the character Cassie. In this episode Chris dies and Cassie is there at the moment of death, Naturally she is a little rattled and she runs away. Here the thing, all of a sudden we cut to her in New York. My questions are How did she get there?, Where did she get the money? and Why did she go there?. Then we follow her journey in New York which isn't that eventful, I was too busy being baffled by the fact she was all of sudden in New York. Another Point is, I was waiting for it to cut back to UK to see what was happening with Chris but once in New York it stayed there. I hope in the next episode they answer some of the questions I highlighted. Skins has some explaining to do... Until next episode muwahaha!

YouTube: Broke Trek

Here a funny parody of the Brokeback mountain trailer using old Star Trek Footage. Goes together well and is funny. Give it a watch!

My Rant: World of Borecraft...

This is not just about World of Warcraft it is about the latest craze in online gaming MMORPG. I have played Star Wars Galaxies briefly and I downloaded a free trial of World of Warcraft. In order to get anywhere you need to do missions etc e.g. get 10 boar snouts. The trouble is, this is mainly what this game and most MMORPG games are based on. These games lack depth and story. Your next mission is to collect or hunt something different and then bring it back to the person who asked you to do it, then you get a reward e.g. Sword of Metatron! and XP Points. XP Points help you level up for example to get to level 10 you need 110 XP points. With Each Level you get to chose what you want to upgrade e.g. strength agility attack and all that RPG stuff. Let me compare this to Oblivion on PS3. Oblivion has more depth and story and when you attack someone or something you press the action button and your character attacks in real time and blocks etc if you want to attack something on World of Warcraft just press the mouse button 5 times and you have selected to attack them 5 times( basically click and wait). Maybe I'm not a fan of this fighting system, Fair Enough. These games all do same tho. When you progress, mission get harder by asking you to get more of something or the monsters etc have higher levels. Now to the nitty gritty

Money, Money, Money..

OK so maybe I am just not a fan of this type of game but even hard core MMORPG or World of Warcraft player have to agree with me on this one. You payed £9.99 or £19.99 (Star Wars Galaxies) for these games and then they ask you to pay £8.99 or £7.99 a month to play it online. I agree that server upkeep and staffing cost, and it cant be free but £7.99 a month is a bit much even £3.99 is asking for allot. I would ONLY pay £2.99 a month for the service they offer MAX. Lets do that maths, OK so apparently there is 1.5 Million World of Warcraft (Source Google Search) users and 1 Million Star Wars Galaxies. That's £14,985,000 for World of Warcraft and about £19,990,000 for Star Wars. That's just from the game, that allot of profit but developers have to get paid. Now lets pay for our Internet at £8.99 for World of Warcraft and roughly £9.99 a month for Star Wars that's £13,485,000 for Wolrd of Warcraft and £9,990,000 for Star Wars a MONTH! from user! Come on, no one in there right mind can say that they need half that a month for admin costs, if So I want to work as one of their help desk operators! OK lets take my £2.99 a month that's £4,485,000 for World of Warfcraft and £2,990,000 for Star Wars, This is still allot a month. So lets half it to equivalent of £1.50 a month (my kind of price), now we got £2,242,500 for World of WarCraft and £1,495,000 for Star Wars. At £1.50 a month I think its more than enough for electricity, network, staffing, and maintenance etc. I think all user of any MMORPG should go on strike!

Another point is its got addictive game play and never ends meaning they just keep adding mission you will NEVER complete the game EVER.

EDIT: I have just been informed there are 9 million World of Warcraft users making it over £100 Million a month! more reason to go on Strike!
*Special thanks to Amanda Elliot for Title

Review: Sony Ericsson K850i

I’ve had this phone for about 6 months now and I thought I would review it from that point. I previously owned a Nokia N73 and hated it. I was a bit dubious about switching to Sony Ericsson.
Full spec Here

Look and Build
The phone looks stylish. It has a shiny outer surface and a silver side with a choice of green or blue trims. The buttons seem small but eventually become a joy to use. The phone is a bit bulkier than some phones today and because of this the phone appears heavier than it is. Warning this phone is a fingerprint magnet but putting it in your pocket give it a little clean up when you pull it out to use etc. The phone seems sturdy I have dropped it twice with no problems a few scratches and abrasion here or their.

Features
It makes calls! Only joking, yes it does make calls. It has java for all your gaming needs and lots of handy little programs like timer (I use that one a lot). I like the Track ID on most new Sony Ericsson phones it works well; I used it to identify a song from a car radio. I went from a N73 Symbian(What is Symbian? Click here) phone to a standard phone and I haven’t really missed any features except the crashing!

Cybershot(Camera)
This is the best camera phone I’ve had. The picture quality is really surprising. The flash is very bright, so bright that I used the torch function when we had a power cut and it lit up a whole room 7 meters by 7 meters. Now the only downsides is that sometimes the flash overdoes it making objects close white, and I don’t know if this is just my phone but sometimes the phone takes a picture and it all comes up black (Like the flash hasn’t gone off)

Music
You can also use this phone as a music player if you wish. It has the standard walkman phone features. I have to say I bought a normal headphone adapter for this phone and the sound quality wasn’t great (Please note my headphones are High Quality). Its ok for avid listener and if you just listen to music through phone speaker then you cant complain at all!

Final Verdict
Overall this phone does well is most areas the only problems I’ve had is SOMETIMES the phone restarts itself. It also feels a bit bulkier compared to other phones (N73 is bulkier). If I was to compare this to my old phone this would be a must have. It has a good battery life 2-3 days with general use. If you’re looking for a Walkman and a good camera phone look here.
7/10

My Rant: Standby....

I am all for saving the planet and being Eco friendly. But here is where i draw the line. Why should I have to turn my electrical products off at the wall to save energy or even use energy saving light bulbs. I will do these things to save me money but not to save the planet. I pay for the electricity, so shouldn't it be up to the energy suppliers to use renewable energy sources. I agree with buying Eco friendly cars but telling me to turn my stuff off at the wall is ridiculous unless the reason is to save money. Some products don't retain there settings e.g. Microwaves. I am aware they cannot cope with demand from renewables, but they should find a way so I can PAY for my electricity I want to use and not be guilt tripped into not using standby.

Review: SpeedLink Medusa SL-8793 5.1 Headset

My first Review. Let me start with the Speedlink Medusa 5.1 Headset I bought recently. So you got a PC with a 5.1 sound card but you don't have the space or money to buy 6 Speakers. Never fear the Speedlink Medusa 5.1 Headset is here, Or is it?

Why do i want 5.1 Sound I've only got 2 ears?

Well you can hear sound that are all around you all the time from Behind, In front, Side etc although you only have 2 ears you know where a sound is coming from. This is where 5.1 sound comes in.

Set-up
This headset comes in a handy carrying bag and with all the relevant connections for connecting to AMP or PC. It also has a USB to normal plug converter. Setup is simple just plug into your sound card with corresponding colour and plug USB into a free USB slot on your PC for power or use the plug adapter if no USB slots are free.

Sound Quality
I Have to say i was very impressed with the sound quality. I plugged in stereo at first and this was very good. Good bass and very dynamic. You can get a 5.1 Plug-in for Winamp which enables you to use this headset to its full potential download it Here.

Games
5.1 sound in games was also good. It gave that surrounding feel. I used Half Life Episode 2 and work like a dream. What didn't work like a dream was Windows Vista but that not the headset fault.

Build Quality
This is the only thing that puts this headset down. The headset feels very flimsy and the mic doesn't detach, but you can move the mic upwards out the way.

Value for Money
OK so this is the real point your looking for. You can buy the headset Here for around £45 which isn't bad compare to other 5.1 headsets. I Would say this is excellent value for money.

Summary
Overall This headset really is quite good. While it will never sound as good as real 5.1, It does a good job. Aside from some build issue the sound quality really shines and is a steal at £45.
8/10

TV: The Next Episode

Here is some of the television I like to watch and the next episode air dates for anyone else who likes them.....

America

Family Guy(Must Watch)Airs: Sunday April 27, 2008

South Park (Must Watch)Airs: Wednesday April 9, 2008

Desperate Housewives(Great Program)Airs: Sunday April 13, 2008

Lost(Hope it gets better)Airs: Thursday April 24, 2008

House(Great Program)... no date yet will keep you updated

UK

The Apprentice(Great Program)Airs: Wednesday April 9, 2008

Skins(It has grown on me)Airs: 10:00pm Mon 7 Apr

TV: The Apprentice

For anyone who didn't know there is a new series of The Apprentice UK. I don't like this reality TV stuff but this show is actually quite interesting. In the last episode both teams had to set up a laundry business from scratch. I know your thinking that sounds really boring but it isn't. For more information on the program click Here and to watch the latest episodes download the BBCI Player that i talked about on my last post.

Spoilers Ahead!
Anyway just wanted to express my dismay with the girls team.They really did a crap job. They were asking for tips, TIPS! this is a business not a bar. They didn't even research the price so they quoted £5000 for a job that should cost around £300, I mean how embarrassing is that. Oh and to compensate for the extra £4700 they said that they had a 24 Hour hot line. I mean come on a 24 Hour hot line for laundry how would that go...
Customer "How is my shirt doing?"
Them"70% of the ironing is done?"
Customer "Wow thank you, i really just want them back on time i don't really care about the progress"
They also lost people laundry!. Finally the team leader was a bit of a bitch to be honest. So I guess that didn't help.