Category Archives: computers

Problems with Eudora 7.1.0.9 fonts or fonts in Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, possible fix

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Kip

This was driving me nuts. I’m an old-school Eudora user — version 7.1.0.9, you can keep your fancy new open-source Eudora; I love the one I have. After a recent Windows update, all the fonts in Eudora suddenly looked bold…or … Continue reading →

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Crossfire tab missing/how to enable Crossfire on a Dell XPS 630i or equivalent with two ATI Radeon Cards

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Kip

This problem almost drove me insane. I’ve spent weeks wrestling with it. Finally gave up and got an nVidia Card. But before I installed the nVidia card, I tried one last thing, and it WORKED to enable Crossfire! I can’t … Continue reading →

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Running The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings on a CrossFire motherboard

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Kip

A lot of people with ATI cards on CrossFire mobos are having problems running The Witcher 2. Here is how I managed to get it running at a pretty good, steady framerate (around 50-60 fps), while still using most of … Continue reading →

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Fix for Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings Launch Bug

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Kip

I’ve noticed on a few gaming boards that several people are having problems starting up Witcher 2. They launch the game, see a wolf splash screen, then they’re either returned to the Launcher screen, or, if they launched with the … Continue reading →

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PSN back up

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Kip

PSN is back up. Though there are tons of people trying to log in so servers are jammed. Good luck logging in. Will get back to more in-depth blogging soon.

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Watson Beaten by Congressman

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Kip

This story is a few days old but I figured I’d get it in there. Watson was beaten one-on-one recently: Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) beat Watson $8600 to $6200. Holt is a nuclear physicist and a 5 time Jeopardy champion. … Continue reading →

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Watson’s Jeopardy Transcript

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Kip

I don’t have the time to copy and paste everything from the J! Archive, which archives all Jeopardy games, but I can at least give you links to every single question and answer in the IBM Jeopardy Challenge. You’ll see … Continue reading →

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“Media is write protected” error in Bittorent (or any torrent program)

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Kip

If you get the titled error (“Media is write protected”) out of nowhere and it’s driving you nuts, try the following: Hit Windows-R and bring up the Run dialog box. Type “cmd” in the box and watch the DOS-like screen … Continue reading →

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Disabling the Civilization 5 opening video

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Kip

Civ 5 was driving me nuts. Every time I started it, I got the annoying opening cutscene, and it seemed the only way past it was to randomly hit keys, until it would eventually stop. I’ve found a better fix, … Continue reading →

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Civilization 5 for the PC: Review

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Kip

Great Balls of Fire, Civilization 5 has hit the shelves. This is a great, great game. It always has been. And the fifth installment just makes it better. The beauty of Civ 5 is that if you’re new to the … Continue reading →

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