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Posted by Rachel Johnson at 15:40 | Friday, June 11. 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

We (Ken and I) would like to welcome Mike and his son Cody to the JR's Mobile family. You may be seeing them on our rounds, as they will begin doing more and more of the mobile stuff. We are excited to have them, and hope you enjoy their company as much as we do. Also, check back often as Cody will be assisting us in reviewing games right here on the blog.

In other news... KBUK will be doing a website with Eccentric Designs, and we will be having some live commercials on their station... so listen in to 104.3 FM for more great stuff from us. You can see their current website at www.kvlgkbuk.com and compare it to what it will look like in a couple of weeks. Our own website will also be undergoing changes, so be sure to look it over as well in the next few days.

As always we wish everyone best of computer luck, and look forward to seeing you soon.

-Rachel

Dragon Age: Origins

Posted by Kenneth Hipp at 09:31 | Monday, January 25. 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Dragon Age: Origins *multi-platform game

Bioware and EA

I play the 360 version. An Exspansion already due out 3/16/2010 "Dragon Age: Origins Awakening"

Biware has done it again. What a great game. While the starting story line is very similar to any fantasy RPG, the lowly nobody sets out to save the world kind of theme. It doesn't take you long to figure out that this isn't your normal RPG. The plot has twists and turns, betrayal, love, hate, friendships and all the consequences of these actions are in your hands. Thats right the game solely depends on your actions as a person in the game. You want to be the goody goody knight in shining armor and save the world you can, but you are also more than welcome to create chaos and mayhem if you so choose as well. The story line is thick and the options are almost never ending. There are several different starting options such as your characters role, gender, complete character customization, Races such as elf, human and dwarf and sub versions of each. Pretty typical classes such as warriors, thieves and mages, but quite a few sub-classes as well as you learn and unlock along the way. You pick up party members in your travels and there lives are also in your hands. Mold them to your needs as a group member or if you get bored with them kick them to the curb and pick up some one else. But what will it cost you in the end if you do?

The action in the game itself is wonderful and simple. While you have radial menus and 6 basic slots to work from I often found myself wanting a lot more than 6. Thats my only real complaint about the game. As you gain members you are fully able to switch between them and play them at will or set them up to play on there own with you through tactic slots. There are three different modes of play: casual, normal, and hard. Let Me just warn you now the hard is just that HARD. Don't start in this mode because you will loose intrest very quickly after getting your butt handed to you on silver platter after the first couple battles. But good news is that at any time you can change the difficulty of the game through the options. You can save at any time and have multiple saves as well, I highly recomend this because the auto save while it is nice feature, it is nowhere near frequent enough.

While I have not tried the PC version yet, the graphics are great on the 360 not the best I have seen (Assasins Creed 2 are in My opinion...just jaw dropping) but up to par with 360 standards.

Overall I would give this game a 9 out 0f 10!

Enjoy,

Ken

JR's Joins the La Grange Area Chamber of Commerce

Posted by Rachel Johnson at 09:57 | Saturday, January 9. 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

La Grange Area C of C Logo

JR's Mobile Maintenance and Computer Repair has joined the La Grange Area Chamber of Commerce.

Check out their site here for more information about the community.

We would like to thank the Chamber for their professional staff, and their support of our community, including our business.

Microsoft

Posted by Rachel Johnson at 09:55 | Saturday, October 24. 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

I deal with alot of people, and I have made it my life's work to do so. So I happen to know that the general consensus of my customers is that they are tired of "upgrades." The computerized world seems to be on the fast track... and it is almost passing us by before we can get used to what we have. I am here to tell you, do NOT despair! I hear people tell me all the time... "Why fix it if it is not broken?"

Well, the computer technicians out there are not making it their mission in life to make life on the computer more difficult for you. As a matter of fact, they spend all their time doing customer surveys and trial software releases specificially to make your computer experience much more enjoyable and user friendly. UNFORTUNATELY, when all is said and done, and the final copy of the produced software is out on the market... it takes much more "hardware power" to make the software work. Thats why we need upgrades. If your computer is slow, chances are you have upgraded software wise, but not hardware wise. The technological market forces us into this loop, it is the price we pay for the convinience of being able to have all the advances that technology gives us.

Now, that being said, I know that Microsoft customers are a little leery of rushing out there to buy the latest copy of Windows 7, but I wanted to let you know that I have done some research and here is what I have found to help put your mind at ease...

- When you buy Windows 7, you get both the 32 bit software and the 64 bit software... to help with installation mistakes from the Vista release.

- Windows 7 BETA (the testing version) was tested for a longer period, and with a record breaking ammount of testers, trying to eliminate a rushed timeline release, and to have less bug fixes with the first sellable release. More people tested the software with this Windows version than ever before in the history of Microsoft Operating Systems.

- The new version UPGRADE (from Vista) is alot cheaper than the average consumer expected, depending on retailer, could be as little as $120.00

- The new version's hardware requirements are not that much different than with Vista, so if Vista runs great on your computer, Windows 7 should run great too.

Windows 7 is not the only thing Microsoft is working hard on... they have the new release of Office set for the first half of 2010... so be prepared for yet another change.

-Rachel

Eccentric Designs

Posted by Rachel Johnson at 17:36 | Monday, October 12. 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Eccentric Designs has done it again. Check out www.lagrangeunified.com for up to date info on Tae Kwon Do in La Grange. With their website completed (thanks to Eccentric Designs), you can link to their youtube page, and support another fine local establishment. They boast two free classes, and a free uniform with signup. They do two tournaments a year, and they even have discounted family rates. Have the whole family join in the fun.

Keep comming back for more information!

-Rachel

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