I recently bought a new Hard Drive and cloned it using Diskcopy 2.3. Everything appeared to work normally for a few days, and then the new HDD just stopped working. So I put the old one back in, and lost a few emails. No harm done.

So I am going to try it again, but with different software.

People have recommended XXCLONE, but this doesn’t work with Vista
People have recommended ACRONIS true image, but this costs money

So I kept searching, and I found the new Seagate DiscWizardedfa which is based on Acronis, but is free. So if you need to copy your entire HDD ot a new one, you should consider giving this a try.  The new HDD is up and running again. Fingers crossed it stays working.

I read a really good article today on AHCI. If you are interested in improving your SATA HDD performance under XP or Vista, then have a read of this article

I went for a trip to South Australia at the end of last year, with only one thing in mind: visiting as many wineries in the McLaren and Barossa as I possibly could.

So I thought I would post some of the highlights here for anyone interested in good Aussie Wines. Continue reading this post…

If you were looking for a decent argument for getting a PS3, then PlayTV is your excuse. Stuff have and article where they show their first grabs of a real PlayTV unit for PS3 in action.

So now you can use your PS3 for gaming, CD’s, DVD’s, Blu-Ray, and as a Set Top box and PVR.

You can finally slim down the stereo cabinet. Knowing this device was in the pipeline was one of my main reasons for getting a Ps3. So now for an aussie release date….

Well I had mentioned in one of my earlier wraps of the preseason that I thought Wilshere would get a run in the cup games. Well today he got given Gilberto’s old Squad number (19). This bodes well for the young 16 year old, who in the games against Juventus and Real Madrid showed that his size is not an impediment, and that he has the maturity to play against some of the best sides in Europe.

The official Arsenal page for him is here and the article announcing his naming in the squad here

In Arsenal’s third game of the preseason, I witnessed a goal feast. Due to the time of this game I had to catch the highlights on Arsenal TV after getting home from work. The first half was a goal feast, with 7 goals scored, including 1 for Wilshere, 4 from Bendtner, and 2 from Vela.

In the second half, a theatrical dive after earlier contact won a spot kick which Wilshere put away, and additional goals from Vela and Walcott had us 10 to the good.

Late lapses in concentration had us concede 2 late goals, to finish up with a 2-10 scoreline.

Goonertalk has a detailed match report

Read the match report on Arsenal.com

I couldn’t watch this game due to the timing. But thanks to Arsenal tv I was able to watch a replay.

Arsespeak has a link to video highlights.

Read the match report on Arsenal.com

I always love watching the preseason games, not for the quality of the play, but for the opportunity to watch the youngsters have a run. Barnet v Arsenal was no exception, with 24 players getting a run, and most of them were fringe players.

Barnet did a fantastic job in the first half of compressing their midfield with their defensive unit, making it difficult for Bendtner and Walcott to have an impact up front. They also score from a free kick through Kenny Gillet curving the ball around the wall into the left hand edge of the Goal. Surely Almunia would have been disappointed in failing to cover it.

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Every now and then I find something that “WOW’s” me. Today I I learned about a company called Blik. Blik make customisable wall decals. Think wallpaper, but just the patterns and not the whole wall. And you can stick them on and take them off. Ever wanted to turn your games room into a life size Super Mario level? Well with Blik you can http://www.whatisblik.com/nintendo/

Check them out at http://www.whatisblik.com/.

I am one of those people that love strategy games. Stuff like civilisation on the PC, or PixelJunk monsters on the PSP. Well today I stumbled upon a classic browser based tower defense game.
DesktopTD is simple enough to play, flash based, and highly addictive. So if you have a spare hour, and need to kill it quickly then give it a go.

My scores are in group slak (because I am a member of slak.com.au. So see if you can beat me (wouldn’t be hard).