I don’t use Windows that often. Generally speaking I use Windows in the office via Parallels Desktop to access one specific bit of software or when I remote desktop into a server on the LAN to bludgeon more rules into my Exchange profile.
This afternoon I decided that a game of Battlefield 2142 would be a good idea, as killing random players on a multiplayer server is good fun.
Now if I had been thinking clearly I would have fired up the Mac OSX version, but based on what ensued I somehow doubt that my choice of OS would have made much difference.
At least it would be if the EA games updates were:
- Where they say they are
- Easy to find
- On a decent connection
Needless to say they aren’t any of the above, so almost 2 hours later I still haven’t managed to download the updates, as the EA games download servers are so damn slow.
(and I probably should add on another 45 minutes for all the other random windows, antivirus and other software updates that have decided to force themselves on me since I booted into XP)
From Peter:
I find GameShadow downloads game updates quicker than downloading straight from the publishers site.