PC Upgrade 2011
Christmas was simple this year, did not have a big family gathering. Simple is not bad though and my PC got some love. I built my current PC back in May (2011) with the base stats of Intel i5 3.2 GHz w/ 8GB DDR3 and my old 64GB SSD & GeForce GTS 250. The Holidays brought about some new additions:
- Bamboo Capture Pen Tablet
- Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930
- OCZ Agility3 120GB SATA III 2.5″ SSD
- Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600 (2×4)
Good to be Green
We’ve just passed the one year anniversary of Cataclysm‘s release, and it’s good to be green!
I spotted a Disgusting Oozeling in the Auction House for only 5,000 
, so I snatched it up.
When you have the pet out, its aura turns you green — even while mount and such.
Oozeling's Disgusting Aura Effect
This pet dates back to Classic WoW, so it’s been around forever but it’s great to finally own.
ApexGamers.org Live
The new Apex Community Website I’ve been working on is live now! at www.ApexGamers.org
This new website will allow Apex to continue gaming in any capacity while still having a central website location. StarWars: The Old Republic will be out in less than 10 days and it will mark the first major game some Apex members will be playing and utilizing this new website.
Background: I joined Apex, the guild on Garona [US] in World of Warcraft back in April this year. This guild itself has been around since the first week of WoW and has actually existed throughout many games over the years including EverQuest II before WoW. The interesting thing is that Apex Guild merged with my old guild Divinity back in the Burning Crusade expansion and has been somewhat inactive in the raiding scene since then. Apex has been revived in Cataclysm and it seems things have gone full circle and sideways — as I have joined a guild that once merged with my old guild. As Scary Movie 3 would say, that’s some Quantum sh1t.
Apex ftw
Blizzard WoW Annual Pass, Check!
What is a WoW Annual Pass?
The WoW Annual Pass is a twelve month World of Warcraft subscription which can be paid for in monthly installments.
When do I get Diablo III and the other exclusive benefits?
You’ll be able to download and play Diablo III as soon as it’s available and once you complete the one-year term, it’s yours to keep, even if you cancel your subscription. Tyrael’s Charger will be available with Patch 4.3, and beta access will go live with the beta launch.
http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/promotion/wap/en-us.html
Now with over 11,000 AP
Time for a Warcraft update. Finally went back into ICC 10 to finish off Heroic LichKing that we did not kill at the end of WOTLK due to raid attendance dropping as Cata approached (my guild completed our Meta though).
So anyways, I dragged 9 other souls back into ICC last week to do Heroic LK for the Guild Achievement (and to finish player/individual version). We went back this last Friday and completed the Meta for those who needed it that showed up for our H LK kill last week.
Total time played as of this post: 316 days
*on my main character alone
Profile: www.Warlock.Uriah.Me
Firelands Alysrazor Flying Point of View
Figured I’d record and share my role in this crazy fight.
This is the Firelands boss Alysrazor from a flying Point of View
Tri-Monitor Setup now
My Monoprice order has been delivered so now I have my HDMI-to-VGA adapter for my 3rd (15″) monitor, seen on the Left below:
Picture of Desk/Setup
Screenshot of Desktop
Click the images above to view the full size.
Monoprice, Always Winning
Warning, this post is almost a real blog entry! *Gasp* Anyways, I wanted to share an awesome website for those who have been overpaying for various cables assemblies.
Monoprice is the word of the day. For all your cable and adapter-like needs. I used to use Ebay primarily for such things but now I just head over to Monoprice for such things.
This is why Monoprice is always winning: I can buy all that stuff below when it would cost me pretty much $20 per item in a store (like BestBuy and Staples, or even Walmart).
Just the simple DVI to VGA adapter (below for $1.56) would have cost me $20 at almost any brick-and-mortar store.
| (Monoprice) Product | Qty. | Unit Price |
|---|---|---|
HDMI Male to DVI-D Single Link Female Adapter |
1 | $2.41 |
15ft USB 2.0 A Male to A Female Extension 28/24AWG Cable – Beige |
1 | $1.84 |
DB9 (VGA) M/DB9 M, Molded Gender Changer |
1 | $1.02 |
DVI-A Dual Link Male to HD15(VGA) Female Adapter (Gold Plated) |
1 | $1.56 |
6ft 28AWG CL2 Dual Link DVI-D Cable – Black |
1 | $5.25 |
6ft SVGA Super VGA M/F Monitor Cable w/ ferrites |
1 | $2.94 |
Subtotal : $15.02
Shipping & Handling Cost (3-5 Day) : $8.30
GRAND TOTAL : $23.32
Fun with Pistons in Minecraft
So the 1.7 Beta Patch hit Minecraft a few days ago and I was able to update my servers within about 36hours thanks to the folks at Bukkit.org!
What has come of this patch? PISTONS! Visit Totally-Pro.com for my MC Servers
