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MSI Wind Unboxing
So… I mentioned last week about how I hadn’t really bought into the whole netbook craze, mainly because Apple doesn’t make a netbook (yet). But I have always wanted a second computer at my desk, to stream a video, run chat, pull up info while playing WoW, or whatever. My desk area isn’t that big,…
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Papercraft Friday #21: Link and Zelda
How about ending the year with a blast from the past! This week I chose two models that go well together: Link (from the N64 game The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask) and Princess Zelda (from the N64 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time). Keep Hyrule safe for the new year by building these two classic…
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Merry Christmas to All
Just wanted to post a small Merry Christmas from my family to everyone on this wonderful day. I hope you are spending it with the people you love and care for. Now I’m going to go back and spend some time with mine.
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Free Music
I am strangely fascinated by game music. I think it’s a very underrated music genre. People think of game music as the Mario theme or Zelda theme, but some game music over the last 10-15 years have been orchestral masterworks. I find many things that are peaceful to listen to in the background while working or…
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Beware the Wii
According to The Sun: TEN people a week in Britain are hospitalised from playing Wii games. The growing toll has prompted NHS doctors to warn of the dangers. Wii-itis sufferers usually have excruciating pain in the right shoulder or knee. Dr Dev Mukerjee, of Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, said: “There has been a 100…
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Merry Trekmas
Just in time for Christmas, a free music CD for all you Star Trek fans… Merry Trekmas! 1. The 12 Days of Starfleet 2. Jean Luc the bald head captain 3. Klaxon Bells 4. Have yourself a hairy little creature 5. We Worf you a Merry Christmas 6. Away team with phaser 7. Here comes…
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A Mac Netbook
Love… well, everything about Mac OS X but want the form factor of of netbook? Why not make your own?? My brother tipped me off to the Mac OS X Compatibility Chart on Boing Boing. On some netbooks like the MSI Wind and the Dell Mini 9, you can run Mac OS X and get…
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Reporting the news BEFORE it happens
I was reading news stories this morning and came across this one on FoxNews.com: Oddly enough, it’s Monday, December 22, 2008, 9:20am CST right now as I type, which is 7:20am PST. Somehow FoxNews has an article saying the WhiteKnightTwo took off and landed already, an hour before it’s reported takeoff time? I looked at…
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Favorite Daily Sites #4: Amazon Deal of the Day
One of my must-see sites each day is the Amazon.com Video Games Deal of the Day. Many people are familiar with the Amazon.com Gold Box deals, which has daily deals and timed specials, but gamers know that if you want a good deal, you need to catch the Video Games Deal of the Day early, and…
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Podcast Love: The Instance
Play World of Warcraft? If so, you’re really missing out if you aren’t listening to The Instance, the weekly World of Warcraft podcast by Scott Johnson and Randy Deluxe. News, rumors, scuttlebutt, tips, drops, mods… everything a WoW player should know. Subscribe to it in iTunes or RSS or at their website at TheInstance.net.
