Re-living my childhood
Posted on | April 2, 2008 | No Comments
Well, after 4 days of trying I now have Broken Sword 1 & 2 on my Mac in ScummVM.
First off I found my old copy of the game on CD. From ‘91 I believe? So I ripped all the files off and installed it in ScummVM only to find that the voice effects weren’t working (technical info ongoing here for those who care). After trying quite a lot of stuff to fix it I eventually gave up and ordered the PC DVD pack with the sequel (The Smoking Mirror) on too. Once this arrived and I used a PC to unpack the files (self extracting .exe) – which is a bit dumb, as ScummVM works on pretty much every operating system out there, so why limit it to a PC? Could have sold quite a bit more there Sold Out Software!
Well now its working perfectly and I look forward to playing through the games again. Except for that feather bit, that was a bitch. Anyway, just to say I feel like a kid again, and I have genuinely forgotten the bulk of this story so I’m sure I shall love the time I take to run through these again. Just like The Dig and Day of The Tentacle. Of which I have 
Packing your Weener
Posted on | March 31, 2008 | 5 Comments
Well, the other day at work I noticed a big box ‘o’ Weener. Surprised; I was!
But I felt better with the Welfare message on the side. Remember guys, plastic wrap your Weener!
On a slightly more serious note, I’ve upgraded the blog to version 2.5 now, there’s a lot of new bits to get used to. So I’ll be trying to blog a bit more and make this a little more regular. Hopefully with less Weener
But that’s it for now, it’s far too late, and I’ve just finished working. So sleep is calling… Goodnight
iWant
Posted on | November 30, 2007 | 2 Comments
I want an iMac.
It’s simple. I do. Now I’m not knocking the PC, I do love it. Especially now I have the eVGA 7950GX2 in it. My games are wonderful and it’s a pleasure to use for day to day computing bits. Downloading Torrents, browsing the web, email, watching video, games (as mentioned). But that’s where my problems start. I’m a web designer. Well; technically I’m a ‘Graphic Designer / Web Developer’ but I like the Web bit. And Web design on a Windows platform is a big pile of wankness. Maybe it’s just me. But I need BBEdit and Transmit in order to design web pages. I’ve tried every text editor under the sun and nothing works for me but BBEdit. And FTP clients on Windows are, quite simply put, crap.
OS X, BBEdit, Transmit and Photoshop. That’s what I need. And to do that I need a Mac. Panic make Mac software, as do Bare Bones. Emulation is pointless and all my current attempts of setting up OSx86 and a Hackintosh have been ruthlessly foiled. Leaving me so desperate I’m actually researching loans for £1,000 and Credit Card rates (inc. 0% interest offers). Hell I’ve even considered Apple’s own Finance offer on the Applestore!
That’s what it boils down to really. A catch 22 based on money. I want to do Freelance web design; both for fun and for money. But to do that I need a Mac, but to buy the Mac I need to do the websites so I get paid and can afford it. iWant iNeed iCan’t. It’s a cruel world. I feel that dejected I’ve blogged about my lack of money. Isn’t that delightful?
So I’m off to choose 6 numbers between 1 and 49. If anyone wants to give me £1,000. Either gift or extended loan until I get enough jobs under my belt to repay, please do get in touch. No, really, you want to. iWant uTo
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A new beginning…
Posted on | August 27, 2007 | 1 Comment
I often hit a point where things just suck so much that I want it to go away. Completely and utterly go away. Just press ‘reset’; Edit -> Undo the last x years / months / weeks / days. Just start again new and afresh with just the knowledge and information I’ve learned and gained from the period up unto that feeling of finality.
Today; now; is one of those times. Nothing seems worthwhile, nothing seems like it’s enough to hold onto what I have. The feeling that going away and starting again would leave me with just as much as I already have now. Nothing to lose. And nothing to gain here.
Then the fear creeps in, mainly money issues. Materialistic as I am. Could I afford to up sticks and go away? There’s no buffer if I fail miserably again. Being away from everything includes any help I may be able to acquire should I mess things up again. Would it work? I’m not the most sociable guy, but then again – I am a very solitary guy. Maybe it would.
Would it even help? Running away always gets painted as the cheap and easy way out. Ignore the problems, and the cause and you’ll start again. Different place, same old shit. Do I really want to be a existential locust; moving from place to place destroying what life I can until needs force me to move on?
It just feels like I passed the crossroads and now there’s a dead-end. And if I go back to the crossroads and go another way, I’m betting I’ll find another dead-end. The futility of even trying pisses me off. I am the anti Cheers; I want to go where nobody knows my name. I want to not care about what I’m losing enough to cut the strings and lose them.
I think I want to go. Just go. Somewhere where there isn’t a ‘me’. And then I can create one.
Spring Cleaning
Posted on | July 18, 2007 | 1 Comment
Well, I’ve decided to start my Spring (Summer?) cleaning. It just seems better with a clean environment. The house is getting tidy, which is good. The kitchen is staying tidy which is also good. I’m starting to make a dent on the washing, which is good.
Just decided to empty out the old messages in my phone, as I realised I hadn’t done it in a while. Seems I hadn’t done it in a while! So that was good. My phone seems surprisingly spritely now too!
So my New Year’s resolution (Summer?) is to attempt to keep things tidy. Or at least empty my phone out now and again!
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