Token Female Gamer

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Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

Upgrade time, DSi XL!!

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Left: DSi XL - Right: DS lite

It might be a sign of getting older, but I am LOVING the larger screen. Brings to mind large print books. Can’t see? Lets just make it bigger!

Okay, so I exaggerate a bit, its really just a slightly enlarged DSi. =P

Actually the whole size thing had me a little worried. The portability of the previously sized DS’s was quite convenient. I needn’t have worried, the size increase is noticeable and does mean that you can’t carry it around in your pocket, but its plenty small enough to carry without looking like you are lugging your laptop around. =P

Funny, size wise, it seems like Nintendo’s hand helds have come full circle. GameBoys of old were pretty much the same size as this lovely DSi XL. Amazing all the stuff you can pack into that size now a days – two much larger screens, camera, SD card, and wireless internetz. Only thing its missing is a GameBoy cartridge slot. Guess I will have to save one of the old DS’s just in case. =D

<3 TFG

Bye iPhone, helloOOooo 3Gs!

Monday, July 6th, 2009

We were one of the original adopters of the iPhone. While we did pay the original (very large) price for our matching original iPhones, it wasn’t terribly hard for us to switch as we were already had the proper phone service. In fact our transition was so smooth we could hardly fathom anyone having troubles with it at all.

Initially my husband came home with only one. I had denied wanting one. My minimal cell phone use didn’t warrant spending that kind of money, I thought. After ten minutes of holding it in my hand and playing around with it, I was sold. So I adopted that one and my husband ran out and got himself another new iPhone. The iPhone singlehandedly made texting possible for me.

Its been two years and my old phone is wearing out. There is a crack in the glass and the battery is wearing thin. But yet again I had to see my husbands new phone before I was convinced that upgrading was worth it.

iphone 32G white holding - token female gamer

So worth it!

<3 TFG

Gamma Radiation Maybe?

Monday, May 4th, 2009

This past weekend my laptop started acting funny again. It was worrisome since it had just made it back from being soaked in water. (Turns out laptops don’t like it.)

Anxiously I returned to the Mac Genius bar and explained how the touchpad buttons don’t seem to work anymore because there seemed to be some sort of bulge and maybe it had to do with the previous damage. Very politely the guy cut into my nervous babbling (I was picturing weeks again without my laptop), turned over the computer and popped out the battery. Computer worked like a dream after that.

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Earl Grey, Hot!

Friday, March 6th, 2009

My Dad sent me this the other day and I found it fascinating.

It’s a clip from a show called Jay Leno’s Garage and they talk about scanning an object to create a 3D computer image and then they PRINT IT OUT!

3D Printer Site
3D Scanner Site

I am left with an urge to ask for Earl Grey tea, hot of course. =D

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The Prodigal Laptop Returns!

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

mac powerbook returns from being fixed

It’s finally back, and talking to me. I’m still not sure if its better then before, but at least I have all my old setting back. Even though its not quite as familiar as it was before. I guess we have to reestablish a comfortable working relashionship. =P

With the return I have lost all excuses not to finish the million projects or so I started. /sigh And of course while it was gone I took on a whole load of different stuff, like raiding. Thats right I am taking my WoW hunter raiding. Lets just say there is a huge learning curve and loads of mods to download.

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TokenFemaleGamer

Laptop semi silence

Friday, February 20th, 2009

The silent treatment had evolved into being more selective. Specifically anything involving the letter ‘c’ and the number ’4′. Also any press of the shift key gets us stuck in shouting mode.

So my little laptop is going to visit the mac genius bar to see if anything can be done for it.

/sigh

Token Female Gamer

Computer + Water = Silent Treatment

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

mac apple logo sad face token female gamer

Last night I accidentally spilled a glass of water all over my laptop. It’s clearly not happy with me since today it refuses to acknowledge any key presses. I feel like I’m getting the silent treatment.

Hopefully after giving it a bit more time to dry out it will start registering my existence again.

/mourn laptop

TFG