The definite theme for the updates was multimedia.
The first announcements are new iMacs that are thinner, have a built-in iSight, include PhotoBooth software, and have a slight bump in specs. In addition, they are offering FrontRow, which is a remote-control/application that makes it easier to use the iMac as a media center.
The next announcement [...]

My gaming cohorts came to the realization recently that having the ability to hide in an extra-dimensional space can come in really, really handy. The rope trick spell is extremely useful.
One thing that tends to occur when utilizing or toying with extra-dimensional and non-dimensional spaces: debate over exactly how bad things can happen.
I [...]

Image title: DSC00590From: colinrego’s Flickr album.

Just last week, I was fortunate enough to get tickets to the Boston Bruins opening night game against the much-hated Montreal Canadiens (thanks dave). I hadn’t been to a hockey game in a couple years, and I haven’t seriously watched hockey since I was [...]

Over the last few years, there has been a lot of pressure placed on the military to reduce wartime casualties. One of the ways they hope to do this is by employing unmanned ground vehicles. In fact, the military hopes that a full third of its ground vehicles fleet will be unmanned in [...]

So, there is an interesting read over at ExtremeTech that attempts to show what the computing world would be like without Microsoft. It is a fun read… especially considering the author brings back to life my beloved Commodore computer (although, they are bought by HP… oh well).
There is no doubt that having a standard [...]

Well, we have been thinking about doing a podcast for quite a while. I am not sure we are quite ready, but hey… that never stopped us before!
Episode 1 (26.1MB, 56:09)
In this episode, we discuss (and rant about) quite a few things. We decided to break the show up into three segments. [...]

Halo is coming to a movie theater near you in 2007.
And it’s a Peter Jackson joint. So far he’s producing, but we can hope he takes a hand in directing the movie based on one of the most popular video games ever made.
You remember Peter Jackson, right? He made the Lord of the [...]

Well, not really. Some of their staff do, though!
This weekend I made it out to King Richard’s Faire in Carver, MA. My fiancee had never been to a renaissance fair. And just because he made a big deal of how his name didn’t need to be mentioned, I will tell you all [...]

Well, I am beginning the conversion from category-based to tag-based posts. It is taking some work, but seems like it will be worth it in the end. Until I finish the conversion of categories to tags, you might notice that a tag list does not actually appear for the posts. Hopefully, it [...]

Obviously I am no fan of the RIAA, and it’s nice to see someone put them on trial for the racketeering sons of bitches they are.
Oregon RIAA Victim Fights Back
via recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com.