Been a fan of the Dizzy games since the first one was released back in 1986. I love the original the best (that music still plays in my head from time to time), but I have a soft spot for Fantasy World Dizzy, Magicland Dizzy and Treasure Island Dizzy.
I have never been the biggest player of computer or video games, always tended to stick to a select few games that interest me. The Dizzy series is one such game, I give it 10 out of 10 for playability. Plus, now there's the nostalgia aspect and, although every game shouldn't be a mental exercise, playing the game did keep the grey matter going a bit.
In addition to computer games, I also enjoy reading books on my Kindle, watching movies, playing golf, driving to National Trust properties, visiting museums, aviation and history.
I look forward to interacting with you all here. {dizzy}:dizsmile:
What happens when your Kindle breaks? As all electronic objects do. What happens to all those books.. lost forever or do have to pay to downland them again?
I have the same issue with Ipods, thousands of songs, it breaks ad you've lost each and every one of them :sad: and it costs a fortune to buy them all again.
What happens when your Kindle breaks? As all electronic objects do. What happens to all those books.. lost forever or do have to pay to downland them again?
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I believe that Amazon 'remembers' which books you've bought and lets you re-download them. Not got one myself, but I was looking into it the other day.
Do you have any favourite National Trust places, I've visited quite a few over the years?
Meph can I suggest investing in some external hard drive(s), they are very cheap these days and just back up all your music/videos/books etc once a week/month then when the inevitable happens you haven't lost them. Remember the rule of three!
External hard drives like all bits of equipment will not last forever, they soon stop working without any warning and you're lost everything on it. With all had it happen.
So you may as well Cary on buying the physical things (which can work out cheaper) the whole point of downloading is to cut all that out.
The Kindle was bought for practical reasons, to be honest. I've been buying books for 30+ years and, although I've given some away to charity shops, there is a limit to how much space one has to store books. It's because of space issues I purchased the Kindle.
It has been good and amazon have been very helpful. I believe they will go out of their way to help you with any Kindle issues such as lost books.
I like the smell and touch of books - not to mention the nostalgia - but it is convenient for me, currently.
With regards to National Trust sites, when asked for my favourite anything, I like to always give one rather than a list. It's just the way I am. So, for now, it's Coughton Court - it's a beautiful site, has a lovely walled garden and beautiful churches. I'd recommend it to anyone who hasn't visited.
Welcome Stephen, hope all is well? Not been on here for a while but..... This may be a little contravercial(hope this is spelt correct?). Went into a well known book shop the other day for my wife, tried to get her the second in the series of a book that she was reading and it was ?10???? Previous that day, i went into a well known supermarket and went to purchase the same book but in only came in a two part series (including the first book, and this is why i didn't purchase even though it was ?8!!!!!). The man behind the counter in the well known book store got angry with me cos i told him what had happened....sorry, but if i can purchase elsewhere cheaper and actually receive another book(in which i can give away!!!) I got no loyalty towards that book shop!!!!! Anyway, enjoy the Dizzy world here....I have recently learnt the basics of DizzyAge and have started my first adventure. Admitedly, it has been on hold for around a month but work has started again and i cannot wait until it is complete and available for the community!!!!
@meph I have recently inherited an iPad, and this seems to try and get around the 'got a spare copy' problem as if I download something on the iPad directly (and of course it is locked in to iTunes / App Store), when I next turn on iTunes on my PC, it knows I have purchased stuff, and DOWNLOADS IT AGAIN onto my PC! This is ridiculously annoying, clogs up the HDD on my laptop, clogs up my internet and a complete waste of time! If I download an App on the PC, then it will transfer to the iPad when I sync, but it does not seem to sync the other way! Not to mention that if there is something on the iPad which is not on the iTunes on your PC library, when you sync it will disappear for ever. And you cant just transfer a single file over at will, you have to sync. {yolkfolk}:crazy: So, glad I didnt pay for the iPad, as while it is beautifully engineered, it is ridiculously over priced (as are all Apple products) and the iTunes software is a right royal pain in the @r$?
(Deep Breath) Sorry, seem to have gone off topic a little there. Anyway, as the others have said Stephen, plenty of fan made games are here to keep you interested in the little egg, enjoy!
@pogie yes, I have stopped it syncing automatically - thats one of the first things I did, I cant stand computers doing stuff off their own back trying to 'help' me - I will tell YOU what to do and when thank you very much Mr Computer! Dont know about the 'check for downloads' box, I will have a look next time i dare (or have to) start iTunes. I appreciate it may be my lack of knowledge of using the software, but to me it just isnt very user friendly, and not very obvious how to use it for the best.
I don't use Itunes because i don't have an Ipod.. and you can't download from Itunes and put them on a normal mp3 player. Yet Amazon and 7digital are happy to give you the files in mp3 format.
It would be nice it Amazon would keep a record of mp3 downloads so you can d/l again later if everyone blows up.
Still can't beat vinyl.
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