All right. I got a few new Nintendo items for Christmas this year.1) Zelda DS Lite – Unlike the other colors of DS Lite this one is not a base color with a clear plastic covering over it. The covering is molded gold plastic. This is good because my daughter has a Pink DS Lite…
Month: December 2007
Christmas is coming
I know that it is not exactly news to most people but Christmas is almost upon us. It is a religious holiday that has been converted into the holiest of days to those who belong to the world of retail shopping. It is the holiest of days to those who belong to the religion of…
Where have all my blogging friends gone?
I have been using this site as a blog for a little over a year now. In that time I have met many interesting people. Some of them are still blogging while others have moved onto bigger and better things. I’d like to take a moment and list some of the bloggers I have met…
Female Adventurer Nears Half Way Point on History-Making Journey Across Antarctica
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adventurer and explorer Alison Levine has completed 225 miles in her attempt to become the first American to follow a route to the geographic South Pole inspired by legendary, Italian explorer Reinhold Messner. Messner was the first to complete the route in 1989. Levine, a San Francisco resident, left in early December for…
AOL Completes Acquisition of Quigo
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AOL today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Quigo, a leading site and content-targeted advertising company. The acquisition of Quigo lets AOL expand the use of contextual advertising – which matches ads to the contents of a Web page – across AOL’s own Web pages, as well as its third-party networks….
Movie Review: Enchanted
This weekend my family and I went to the movies. I wanted to see I am Legend but I was out voted. Instead we saw the new Disney movie Enchanted.Enchanted is a new spin on the fairy tale story of the evil queen not wanting to lose her throne. Her stepson Edward, the prince (James…
Knit your own d20
d20 Originally uploaded by NeedleNoodles OMG!I could not believe this even when I saw it.I have to wonder if this is it what old lady gamers use when they play D&D :DHey Val, do you play with these things? I know you’re not an old lady but then again, you do put up with Grim…
1:10 scale Nitro Gas Powered Remote Control Ferrari Enzo
The Ferrari Enzo is a world class driving machine. They are only made in limited numbers and sell for over a million dollars new. If you have enough money (and enough clout to get on the list) you can buy one. For the rest of us we have this, a 1:10 scale Nitro Gas Powered…
Got Game? Tabula Digita and New York City Schools Team up for Multiplayer Educational Video Game Tournament
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hundreds of middle school students will demonstrate their enthusiasm for Mathematics tomorrow as New York City public schools hold the first-ever citywide Math video game tournament.The event, sponsored by Tabula Digita’s Dimension immersive video game software and co-hosted by the New York City Department of Education, will be held at Columbia University’s Alfred…
Nintendo Can’t Make Them Fast Enough
Employees at Nintendo’s distribution center in North Bend, Wash., prepare thousands of boxes of Wii for shipment to retailers across the country. Nintendo has tripled its distribution workforce to meet consumer demand for the holidays. Nintendo’s current production run is 1.8 million Wii systems a month, almost twice what was produced at launch last year….
38 Studios Announces 1st Annual MASSACHUSETTS GAME CHALLENGE
MAYNARD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–38 Studios (www.38studios.com), a pioneering entertainment company dedicated to delivering a broad spectrum of entertainment products, today announced the 1st Annual Massachusetts Game Challenge (MGC). The contest, open to students studying game design at Massachusetts-area universities, invites the region’s upcoming talent to design a video game.The RulesStudents must establish teams of no less…
Notepad is not a viable PHP editor
Last night I needed to edit a few lines in a php file on one of my sites. I loaded up my ftp client and grabbed a copy of the file onto my local machine.Not paying attention I just double-clicked on the file and it opened up for editing. After changing a few lines I…