Comments on: Belated update

By: trinnit

trinnit — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 04:53:46 +0000

In addition to what Mendel said:
My Resume (in a couple formats)
AntiVirus and Spybot software, I try to remember to update the defs every few weeks.
ZoneAlarm Installer (free firewall)
Trillian (with my buddy list,skins,plugins)

All of that is “permanent”, the rest of the space I use to transport stuff.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:17:53 +0000

On the practical side: Whatever I need to transfer from one place to another, really. SSH and PGP keys, definitely. Hotfixes, drivers and service packs when I’m setting up new machines, before they’re on the ‘net. MP3s from home to work, a couple CDs at a time.

Less practical: A Knoppix homedir or install. Firefox, putty, VNC and an X server to make a Windows machine practical. Stuff like that.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:41:28 +0000

Thanks! Yeah, a DDR pad is going to happen eventually. I had a psone so I'm familiar with a lot of the the Playstation back catalogue, but I fell out of the PS loop over the last couple years of being Gamecube-only. The first thing Candice did on the PS2 was to get Chocobo's Dungeon working, though.

By: leolo

leolo — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:36:01 +0000

I was looking at those the other day. They seemed reasonably priced and I nearly bought one, until I thought “Uh, what am I going to keep on it?” SSH and PGP keys. What are you going to use yours for?

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:15:55 +0000

I’ll have to check out Ratchet and Clank and Sly — you’ve made me realize that I’m not that familiar with the PS2 franchises.

I’d forgotten all about combat flight sims. I’m a PC flight sim guy, but for realism — I bet a shoot-em-up in something faster than a Cessna 172 might be fun :-)

By: trinnit

trinnit — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:59:18 +0000

Simpsons Road Rage is a good mindless 2 player. It’s fun and great for guests and such because it has a low learning curve.

I’m currently playing Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal (This is the third in the series, 1 & 2 should be classics)

And Sly 2 (Sly Cooper is the first i the series and is a classic I believe)

And Ace Combat 5 (Good graphics, best flight sim for the PS2 which isn’t saying much :) But its good for shooting, less for flight controls)

By: dagbrown

dagbrown — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:12:24 +0000

More game recommendations are welcome, especially the classics that I've missed by not getting a PS2 by now.

Obviously, Ico. Everyone who knows me would see that coming though. Also, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an excellent game, although much harder.

Also, there is the entire PlayStation back catalogue for you to choose from. That includes Spyro the Dragon (the sequels aren't anywhere near as good as the first), Grand Theft Auto, and massive quantities of really oddball games like Incredible Crisis and Power Shovel.

Of course, if you don't mind spending extra money on accessories, there's good old Dance Dance Revolution and Karaoke Revolution, plus the Eye Toy stuff, not that I have any idea how much fun that actually is in practise.

You could also hunt down a Linux kit if you're feeling hackish enough.

You should get a hold of Rhapsody but, uh, check out how much it goes for on eBay. But you can at least get La Pucelle Tactics and maybe Disgaea.