Zombie Name Generator

I have recently been hunting high and low to come up with ideas for generating more interest and visitors for Edd The Zombie.co.uk. One of the things that I have developed is a very simple script that randomly generates a name for a user as they refresh the screen.

At the moment the name only refreshes as the user refreshes the screen (press f5), and it will simply insert a name in the following sentence ... "Your zombie name is... (insert name) the zombie!"

Anyway if you want to have a look at the random Zombie Name Generator for Edd The Zombie.co.uk then just go to the following link "ZOMBIE NAME GENERATOR"

Laters People.
Sycrid.

Review: Shaun Of The Dead

Taking the zombie movie genre and slaughtering it with comedy, will only ever result in an enjoyable movie (unless zombies suddenly appear to be real, then it may be a little puzzling), however it will be hard to exceed the results of "Shaun of the Dead", where the genres are not only combined but have the addition, of two of potentially the most entertaining actors in the movie industry at the moment, "Simon Pegg" & "Nick Frost" covering the most important roles. Simon Pegg (Tim in Shaun of the Dead), being an electronics sales manager who has recently been dumped due to his life not being interesting enough, and Nick Frost (Ed in Shaun of the Dead) being a lazy bum, who shares a flat with Tim.

The story line for "Shaun of the Dead" pitches their friendship originating from University, but it's hard to believe that Ed ever managed to get into University with his childlike humor and relaxed attitude towards life. From that point onwards, Tim goes about his business in London, where throughout his daily routine he starts to notice un-nerving sights, such as a crazy woman chasing pigeons.

This then leads into Tim and Ed waking up the next morning and following their normal routine but within a nation filled with zombies, and the both of them being attacked by zombies. Tim comes up with the plan to save his ex-girlfriend, which he believes will help win her back.

To be completely honest, the plot for Shaun of the Dead is not very thick, and its rather how they try to fashion a defense against the slow moving, human craving zombies which make the movie a good watch. Good examples of this include throwing old records at two zombies found in their garden, Tim running around with a Cricket bat, and attacking a zombie with a washing line pole, pinning the zombie to the the pole itself.

What gives Shaun of the Dead the appeal of being watched, is simple, it's the comedy that its enthralled with zombies. From the one liner jokes through to the sheer impractical defense methods creatively thought of to stop the never ending zombie attacks. The greatest way I could ever think of summerising this movie is the quote that follows.

"Wouldn't he? Lizzy, how can you put your faith in a man you spectacularly binned for being unreliable? A man whose idea of a romantic nightspot and an impenetrable fortress are the same thing? It's... This is a pub! We are in a pub! What are we going to do? "

Just after breaching into the pub, for safety from the zombie horde.
"David: We're in a pub! What're we going to do now?
Ed: We could get a round in? "

Originally posted on www.eddthezombie.co.uk by Sycrid

28 Days Later Review

Review: From the first scene through to the final frame, 28 Days Later is a fantastic extract of what English film making can be, that is likely to be remembered for a long time to come.

A basic summarisation of the film 28 Days Later, is of a young bicycle courier named Jim who wakes up in hospital 28 days after a deadly virus has been released on the population of Great Britain, to realise the city which he inhabits has very few survivors. This hits the foundations of most modern zombie films, where a person wakes so that they may succumb to the fate that has befallen everyone that once surrounded them, whilst they slept. From this point Jim wonders the empty bleak barren streets of London in the hope of discovering what happened and how what has happened, has come to pass, with the hope of locating other survivors.

Soon Jim stumbles into a position that no human wishes to be within, when he enters into a desolate church that seems to have life, but upon further investigation, this life was not the kind that he could have ever imagined, which not only strikes fear into Jim but sends him into one of the most prime instinctive modes all humans have, survival.

From here on in, more characters come into play within 28 Days Later and the story of how this reality has become, is explained. After the brief and vague information that is discussed about who is who, how they have survived and what has happened. The group go hunting down a location that has been passed out on the radio as safe, but it’s at this point that you really get to feel how much of an influence the directors of photography and film, impose themselves into the story, through the breath taking and mind dazzling camera angles and scenery.

28 Days Later then ventures into a new direction as the remaining group of 3 have discovered the location that was promoted on the radio as safe. This location being a stately mansion which is being occupied by army personnel, who upon introduction seem reasonable, but further into the blending of the two groups, the intentions of the army personnel becoming apparently clear and once again the 3 main characters, have to escape and run.

All in all 28 Days Later follows a usual plot of a guy that wakes up, to a zombie infested nation and must discover a way to survive. Where on the route from the start of the film through to the end, the focal character is introduced to other survivors and together they believe that they can develop a plan so that they may survive.

As for the ending of 28 Days Later, well its best if you watch it, if you are interested in what you have read so far. Sycrids personal opinion of this movie is that 28 Days Later far exceeds the results of alternative zombie movies and will be hard to beat, although with the generic storyline, it could be achievable. Overall rating for 28 Days Later is 4 out of 5 stars

www.eddthezombie.co.uk for all the reviews

EddTheZombie

Well its been started, eddthezombie.co.uk that is. Whats been done so far...

1) Ive developed the layout, using CSS, HTML and PHP. Its scrappy and still needs some improving, however ive got around all the browser incompatibility issues, through using browser hacks.

2) I have developed the administration section of the website, to allow for reviewers to log in, and add/modify/delete reviews. Which at the moment restricts them to only do this with there own work.

3) I just bought the domain and website hosting from Streamline.net, meaning we have a temporary front page for eddthezombie and the website.

www.eddthezombie.co.uk

Sycrid.

Maries Money Blog, Scam?

Well I noticed that the GetCashFastWithGoogle, vanished from one of my favourite sites and ended up being replaced by this loverly brunette lady.

http://www.marysmoneyblog.com/
http://www.maryliveblog.com/

Have fun looking around at them, i'm sure Mary is just another Craig with the online money scamming things, just trying to get us to spend more money, in the hope that our desperate needs will be met by one their scams.

Its called Social Engineering, people! Wake up and smell the crap, if its too good to be true then when it comes to online activity and the desire we all have with lining our pockets with more money, then it's likely to be just that, crap.

Go out, get your self some books and teach your self some coding, maybe you will be able to come up with something original and then, just then you may actually be making the money that you are seeking.

Laters, I cba, and Mary or Marie... nice try.

BIOS Settings - Boot Order.

This information is for educational purposes only, and is to show how its done but not advised or to be taken as instructions for illegitimate activities, any actions that you do make, you take sole responsibility for and you must be aware of the consequences prior to performing your actions, so use google and do your research.

Ok, now that the boring section of warning you guys is over, here is how to adjust your boot order to allow for USB operating systems.

1) You need to locate the correct way to access your Bios settings, this is usually given within one of the load up screens on your computer, often located at the bottom of the page and usually requires you to hit an F key to access them. Locate the correct key and you will be given access to your motherboards options and settings. Be careful when you do this, alternative F keys can have alternative actions.

Also do not start playing around with the settings unless you know what you are doing. Things can and will break if you do this. If you wish to learn more about your motherboard, you should be able to access the information about what make and model your motherboard is within this section. Seek further information from the manufacturers website.

2) Once you have gained access to your BIOS Settings, if you look for the option usually referred to as "Boot Order". What this little section does is exactly as the name suggests, it searches a series of devices in the order you set, to look for your operating system. Normally this is your Sata or IDE hard drives, but what we want is a USB stick or USB drive, and they should be in the list, so if you follow the instructions that will be located some where within the screen your looking at, you should then be able to adjust your boot order, so that the motherboard looks for the USB options prior to your Hard drives.

3) Save the settings you have selected, and if you have an operating system on an external drive or USB stick, plug it in, restart your machine and you should see that Operating system load. If you do not, then it will simply pass over the USB options you have set and go for your Hard drives and your normal operating system will boot up, just like normal.

Its very simple and very effective.


Resources:
http://compreviews.about.com/cs/pchardwarebasics/a/aaBIOS_2.htm
& My own prior knowledge to this article being published.

Tecknet M958 TV Mobile PDA Phone Review

Well after having to experience Virgins epic failure for insurance cover with my mobile phone, I decided I would venture into the idea of buying a new handset. After a few hours of trawling across Amazon.co.uk I stumbled on the Tecknet M958 and decided to try it out, a mobile phone you can watch TV on for under £100? That just seemed unreal. From the reviews people had given, and the review by PDA Reviews, I thought it seemed like a real thing.

** 2 weeks later, it arrived and here's Sycrids review of the Tecknet M958 TV Mobile PDA Phone **

TeckNet M985 Review
- Box contents

First of all the TeckNet M958 is a UK development but be warned the manufacturing of the phone looks like it was done in China, Japan or Korea, because the box is riddled with a none Latin based language. The contents consisted of 2 Batteries, the phone, a USB cable, a USB plug and earphones.

USB? Well due to the extensive amount of things which can charge a USB connected device, the TeckNet M958 has the option of being charged via a USB port or plug the USB cable into the plug, and there you go. Ive tried the charge via my laptop and to be honest that was a few days ago and the battery is still saying its sufficiently charged. The battery length seems very good.

Handset:
Well the handset is a nice crisp and stylish design, I believe my friend replied with "ooohhh shiny", which implies it goes down nicely with people. The stylus is multi functional, it is both the pen for the interface but also it converts into an arial for the television and radio.

Multimedia:
Well the TeckNet M958's camera is only 2mp, which would be sufficient for that last minute snap, but I have yet to locate any form of auto focus, and as a result it is very difficult to use. The television aspect of the TeckNet M958 is great, it has a built in channel searcher and allows you to set the location for signal, so if you where to change country, you will be able to locate local channels. However, this is an analogue signal, which means more often than not, the signal is very weak and within the next two or three years the signal will be terminated as we all switch to digital. The video watching features are not so good either, for example the preview videos that it comes with appear pixelated when you watch them, so I can only gather it will be the same with your own media, but I have yet to test recording my own video for the TeckNet M958.

MP3's:
Most phones come with an MP3 player now and just like most, the TeckNet M958 does come with one. Which is just as good if not better than any which are on the market. It plays, and it even allows you to switch the sound settings from dance to rock, which as some of you may know, can make a huge difference.

The Operating System:
Ive looked through the TeckNet M958 and it seems like a good buy, which explains why I bought the phone. Never the less the operating system is very functional but you will discover that there are a few things missing, just small shortcuts, example... When viewing an image you cant set it as wallpaper, but rather you have to go into settings, display and then select wallpaper, select your storage location, locate the image and then select as wallpaper.

Conclusion:
The TeckNet M958 it self is a good phone, even though what I've highlighted above could be seen as negatives. Simply put, its a phone, what do you want it to do? It rings, with customisable ring tones and it sends and receives messages. With the addition of a television signal receiver, radio, mp3 player and a camera, plus its touch screen. All of that for £89 is a bloody bargain!

Be Warned: The only issue I have with the TeckNet M958 so far is that it does not automatically store the text messages you send. I still believe it was an excellent purchase though and recommend it as a first touch screen phone.

If you have any questions or wish for me to test something on the TeckNet M958 for you, then just post a comment and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can. Photos coming soon and I will likely need to update this article as I discover more about the TeckNet M958.

Resources:
http://www.pdareviews.org.uk/pda-phones/tecknet-m958-tv-mobile-pda-phone/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Mobile-Screen-Camera-Bluetooth/dp/B000YJAKSO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=officeproduct&qid=1239503838&sr=8-2