Test passed

My laptop passed the test, I'm able to play World of Warcraft in a hotel room with it. Obviously the ping from the US to Europe isn't great, and the lesser specs of the laptop cause some additional lag. But all in all it's playable, and a lot better than no WoW at all.

This didn't start well at all. Yesterday the hotel's ISP had a problem, and there was no internet. Today it was supposed to run, but I still couldn't connect. The manager said it had something to do with me using a Dell. Turns out that the standard setting for Dell network card wasn't compatible with the ISP. If you are staying in a Marriott hotel, and want to use a Dell to connect to the internet, go to the properties of your local area connection, click on the configure button, and on the advanced tab set Speed & Duplex from "auto" to "10 Mb half". Complicated, but it works. And hey, it's free highspeed internet access, so I'm not complaining.

I had installed Sid Meier's Pirates! on the laptop, in case there was no internet. Not an inspired choice for a laptop, the control system is based on using a num-block, and a laptop doesn't have one. I managed to sail my ship and fight my fencing duells with the mouse, but trying to win the governors daughter by dancing with her proved pretty much impossible with the mouse. Well, still a great game, need to find the time to play it on a regular computer. Or buy an USB num-block attachment for the laptop. :)
- posted by Tobold @ 11:11 PM Permanent Link