Interesting weekend. And by interesting, I mean my motherboard apparently melted down Saturday night, as my PC was fried when I got up yesterday. So my Sunday was spent re-assembling my old system and installing Windows.
My old box was meant to be a server, but I have to actually get the 50ft network cable so I can put it in the basement where it belongs. The reason, other than space, is that it's extraordinarily loud. Plus, the external hard drive that has all my music is also, independently, really loud. But, for now, it gives me something to work on other than my laptop.
It also gives me a chance to install Vista Ultimate (you can use vista without a license for free for a limited time). I'll probably end up upgrading to Ultimate on my main machine eventually, just because I'll need the extra networking capabilities and other infrastructure features. But the thing that amused me most with Ultimate is that it has these "Vista Ultimate Extras."
At the moment, the only one I've really seen is Vista's idea of a Texas Hold 'Em game. It's served its purpose of being a short time-waster, but it's just not very good. For example, if I want to raise a bet very high at all, I have to click and hold on the upward arrow for, sometimes, upwards of a minute instead of just entering what I want to bet. It's absurd.
Anyway, I hope to hear back from Asus today or tomorrow about getting a new motherboard, and then I'll be back with my old system. Believe me, if the warranty service experience is not good, I'll write about it here.
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