At first, with the default Windows 7 install, it was SLOW! Streaming videos over wifi (802.11n) was not smooth.

Friend suggested I wipe and reinstall windows. So I did that and things are much smoother.

Next was trying out “media center” options. The MS Windows Media Center is …ok, but it is clearly designed to be used with a mouse and keyboard, not the favorite tool while sitting on the couch.

I decided to install Boxee! Using the iPhone app, its very nice user interface. It sure is different and I’m still learning, but I think it is a winner.

Any others I should try?

Movement (moving your character out of AoE or into position)
Casting Spells
Targeting

The default control scheme is crap. Bye.

I’m trying to figure out how to control these 3 things. Playing with a new layout. Having everything hotkeyed, leaving my mouse free to target whatever I need and to use for movement.

I still catch myself clicking on my spells with my mouse button, but I’m trying to train myself not to. In easy fights, I almost don’t need the mouse at all (using wasd to get into position, then cast spells with hotkeys and tab for targeting).

Sadly 30 buttons isn’t enough. That seems a bit insane to me. While its boring to click just a few keys over and over, 30 different spells (during combat, there’s other things like buffs/etc that are not hot keyed because they are out of combat mostly) is pretty nuts.

I’m trying to setup a new layout/UI. The focuses are:
1. All buttons are shortcuts, used on the left hand only, leaving my right hand on the mouse always. And avoiding clicking on spells.
2. Most important things near the middle, least important near the sides.

WowHead

Back:
VH http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43363

Chest:
OK http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43279

Waist:
OC http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36952

Wrist:
UP http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37040

Ring:
OK http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43277

Neck:
UP http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37053

2H
UP http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35576

Main Hand:
Quest: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44735
Quest: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44734
HOL: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36984

OffHand:
DTK http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35630

Instances:
Gundrak has no tank gear.
UK has no tank gear.
Nexus has no tank gear.

Obtained:
Leg VH http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43353 9/2/2009
Ring AN http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35661 9/2/2009

Ordered May 22, arrived June 7th or so.

Case: Nzxt Apollo Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black
Power Supply: 750 Watt — Corsair CMPSU-750TX Power Supply Quad SLI Ready
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling: Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink
Motherboard: Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI
Memory: 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 Triple Memory Module Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB PCI-Express x16
Hard Drive: 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive: LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black
Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Speaker System: iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System
Network Card: Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Flash Media Reader/Writer: 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black
Warranty: Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support