Posted by
John on
8 September 2010, 10:00 am
When I was younger, Best Buy was THE place I could and would go for new releases. Apparently, this changed at some point, though I don’t know when; I must have missed the memo.
Recently, I wanted to get Survival of the Dead on Blu-Ray (yes, I am a Zombiphile, why do you think we have a Zombie Apocalypse category?); I wasn’t even aware it was available for home consumption, until I saw it advertised in Best Buy’s flier, you know, the one that is waiting for you when you enter the store.
I assumed based on its presence within said advertisement that I would be able to procure said goods at the store. But lo, not so!
Continue reading ‘Why do I bother with Best Buy?’ »
Posted by
Jon on
7 September 2010, 10:00 am
A long time ago (2003) Final Fantasy XI came out. When it did, I bought it and played it for a good while. I really enjoyed playing the game, and the vistas were quite beautiful (for as low quality as the graphics were). One of the best things about the game was the fact that it ran on just about any computer and any internet connection. I have fond memories of playing FFXI over 56k dial-up from the College library (because the school internet was too heavily firewalled) on a school issued laptop. Good times. Eventually, as with all MMO’s I play, I got bored. In 2006, FFXI came out for the Xbox 360, which kicked me back into playing it. Unfortunately, I had lost my original account information, so I had to start over, but that didn’t really matter. Playing on the 360 was no different than the computer, because I used the keyboard just the same, but it was nice to not have to tie up my computer (in those days, I didn’t have such an overabundance of functional machines laying about). As with MMO’s, I got bored and quit again. November 2006 was the last time I played FFXI… until now.
Continue reading ‘Getting back into Final Fantasy XI’ »
Filed under Games.
Tagged addiction, Bastok, Chocobo, FFXI, FFXIV, Final Fantasy, Hume, MMORPG, RDM, Red Mage, San d'Oria, The Grand Duchy of Jueno, Windurts
Posted by
John on
6 September 2010, 10:00 am
Hopefully, you are enjoying a wonderful day off, just like us!
In other news, SurvivingTheWorld.net points out that the Living Dead are already among us (for certain values of “among” limited mostly to India).
Posted by
Jon on
3 September 2010, 10:00 am
Look, I understand that cell phones are imperfect devices. Hell, everything computerized is imperfect. That being what it is, I only have so much patience and I’ve reached my limit with AT&T Wireless. They suck, and they drive me up a mother loving wall. All I want to do is be able to make a bloody phone call, and I can’t. For years, I’ve accepted a multitude of dropped calls and dead zones, it is imperfect after all… When I can’t even walk down the damn street without losing my call, you’ve lost me as a customer.
Continue reading ‘Ok AT&T, I’m offically sick of you’ »
Filed under Stupid Companies.
Tagged Android, AT&T, AT&T sucks, AT&T Wireless, Bay Area, Droid, nexus one, San Francisco, screw AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Posted by
John on
2 September 2010, 10:00 am
Recently, I watched Long Way Down, which is the sequel to Long Way Round. Both of these star Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman. You probably recognize the first name, but possibly not the second (unless you are a huge fan of Deliverance).
I’m not sure if a documentary about guys riding around the world is really something that can be spoiled (after all they are still alive, obviously didn’t die as part of it), but if you feel it could be spoiled, then be advised this will contain spoilers.
Continue reading ‘Long Way Round and Long Way Down’ »
Posted by
Jon on
1 September 2010, 10:00 am
The Kindle 3 makes for the 5th Kindle I’ve bought (previously 2 Kindle 1‘s, a Kindle 2, and Kindle DX Gen 1), it also marks the first Kindle I’ve actually bought a case for. The Kindle 1 came with a case, albeit not a great one. For most of the life of the Kindle 2, I didn’t have one, but fairly recently I was given a beat up spare to use. I stick the Kindle in my fatigue pockets all the time, and the case makes it so I don’t have to worry about breaking another screen (did that with a K1). Since I’ve had the case on the K2, I’ve grown somewhat attached to having it. I figured it would be nice to have another… and let’s be realistic… this new case has a freaking light built in! How cool is that?!
Continue reading ‘Review: Kindle Lighted Leather Cover’ »
Filed under Kindle, Reviews.
Tagged amazon, battery, Case, Chairman Mao, keeper, Kindle 3, Kindle Lighted Leather Cover, LED, light, Little Red Book
Posted by
Jon on
31 August 2010, 10:00 am
This weekend I randomly wandered my way into the local Borders to burn some time. While I was there I found three books that caught my eye: The Official Ubuntu Server Book, LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell and the Chobits Omnibus (Book 1). Even though I love myself some Amazon, I am still all for supporting the local brick and mortar businesses. If I need a book post haste, or if it is only a couple bucks more in store, I will buy it offline. That being said, I try to a savvy shopper. So I took the price tags on the books and then compared that to the Amazon.com price. Sadly, I left the store empty handed.
Continue reading ‘Hard to buy books via Brick & Mortar’ »
Filed under Anime, Books, Ubuntu.
Tagged amazon, Borders, brick and mortar, Chobits Omnibus, LPI, Offical Ubuntu Server Book, PLI Linux Certification, Starbucks, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Pocket Reference, Ubuntu Up and Running
Posted by
John on
30 August 2010, 10:00 am
I got a Roku HD player from Woot.com recently and, as with any electronic device for displaying content on your television, it came with a remote. I have a refurbished Logitech Harmony 880 remote that I use to control all of my devices so after verifying that the Roku worked (and adding my Netflix, Amazon Video, and Flickr accounts to it), I decided to add it to my remote’s repertoire.
Continue reading ‘Adding a Roku to a Logitech Harmony Remote’ »
Posted by
Jon on
27 August 2010, 10:00 am
Yesterday, much to my glee, the new Kindle 3 arrived. With the Kindle 3, comes the new option of getting the Wifi only version or a Wifi+3G version. As I do love my ability to buy books ANYWHERE (like when you are standing in line to board a plane), I bought the Wifi+3G version (in Graphite). In case it wasn’t already abundantly obvious, I’m very excited about this unit. I’ll admit, I’m a Kindle fanboy. After receiving and playing with it, I’m even more impressed. Unlike the Kindle DX, I know this one won’t be returned to Amazon. I’ve had more than enough time to get a good idea of how the Kindle 3 works, and how it compares to the Kindle 2, so I thought it was time to share.
Continue reading ‘The Kindle 3 Has Arrived!’ »
Filed under Hardware, Kindle, Reviews.
Tagged 3G, amazon, ebook reader, exterior, graphite, kindle, Kindle 1, Kindle 2, Kindle 3, kindle dx, reading, review, screen, weight, wifi
Posted by
Jon on
26 August 2010, 10:00 am
Since I’ve already got Linux & OSX talking to my LDAP/WebDAV enabled Apache, I needed to finish my trifecta… Windows. Specifically, Windows 7. I had heard that it is possible to map WebDAV shares as network drives, just like you would with Samba. Of course, what you hear, what you hope for, and what Windows actually lets you do aren’t always the same (and usually ends with pain).
Continue reading ‘WebDAV Client – Windows 7’ »
Filed under LDAP, Microsoft, Stupid Companies, Windows.
Tagged apache, authentication, basic, digest, LDAP, map network drive, WebDAV, windows 7
