Bristol Student House / Badock Hall – University of Bristol
Over the weekend I visited my newly rented house for next year. It is quality! I am living with mates from my halls last year and after sending two nights there I cannot wait to move in for good.
I have since been planning what I am going to do with my room and the living area and have started buying things already!
Bristol University has many student halls of residence in Stoke Bishop (SB). SB is approximately 50-35 minutes from the University – depending on walking speed and faculty. To the engineering faculty it takes roughly 45mins at a comfortable pace; of course a bike speeds this up massively…but be warned, Bristol is hilly!
I stayed in Badock Hall while I was a fresher and, putting all bias aside, it was the best.
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Computer rebuild progress & C905
Sorry for the massive delay but have been pretty busy lately. Following on from my post PC Rebuild, 5th July I thought I would give an update on my progress.
I went ahead with the full rebuild and the transition to Windows 7 went well, except it buggered my battery. Now, it could be that the battery just died but I see it as too much of a coincidence that before installation = OK and after installation = RIP. It is a lithium ion battery and possibly could be saved if it is given a wake up charge but the chargers are pretty expensive. The battery was exhibiting YLoD (Yellow Light of Death) behaviour at one stage, which shows it is not charging, but a few days rest (and a little light shaking of the laptop and battery) sorted it out – very technical I know!!
PC rebuild
I have a MSI megabook S262. This laptop is now approaching 4 years and is still going strong. I have taken good care and used a padded carrying case, not covered exhausts when on a bed etc. to try and prolong the life. After the first two years, to enhance the life and usefulness when using Paint Shop Pro and CAD software, I upgraded the memory from the standard 512Mb to 2Gb (£28) of dual channel (the largest this model supports) and swapped the supplied 60Gb (or 80Gb I cannot remember) hard drive for a 160Gb alternative.
C905 disassembly
My Sony Ericsson C905 is amazing! I have the phone for just under a year but being a university student it has survived many a dance floor drop or beer slop! I bought it off ebay at a cost of £170 for a “like new” condition. The main reason for shelling out this serious cash was for the camera…it was a great shout as the pictures are amazing!
New face…
I have finally got around to integrating WordPress across my whole sight – mostly! I am still busy working out all the small details as well as some more major pieces. Currently I am having fun with:
- comments on biography page
- odd coloured links
- font sizes
- oh, and a new logo/banner image :P
Hope you find this site easier to navigate and more intuitive.
Best wishes, alexbean.