December 2006

The Archives

• Life Unplugged

  Call me Uncle Bob

  12.29.06 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  My sister gave birth to a 10 pound baby boy on Christmas Eve, Donovan James McCarthy. This is her and her husband’s first baby and my first venture into unclehood. Needless to say, the entire family is ecstatic.

  Including my daughter who has had a sudden interest in babies over the last year or so. [...]

• Gaming Culture

  We have Wii

  12.28.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Sshhhhhhhhh!! It’s a surprise. She doesn’t know yet…
  I’ll keep y’all posted.

• Life Unplugged

  MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

  12.25.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everybody!!

• Rogue Bytes

  Crazy bike tricks

  12.16.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Wow!
  That is all.

• Gaming Culture

  My Nintenday

  12.15.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  If they can say Nintendog, I can say Nintenday! And what a Nintenday it was. Let us recap yesterday’s events, shall we?. I was on a quest to get my daughter a Nintendo DS Lite for Christmas. Little did I know that Santa had already given all his DS lites away for the year. That [...]

• Computers & Technology

  iPhone, iPhone, iPhone

  12.13.06 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  It’s not really a secret that Apple will be releasing an iPhone in the near future. Some analysts predict that we may see it as early as January 15. That’s right around the corner if it’s true. I was contemplating the purchase of a Razr V3, but the last two Apple products that I purchased [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  Top 20 websites

  12.10.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Check out this research done by Compete Inc. which outlines the top 20 websites ranked by unique visitors (U.S. Traffic only).

  I was surprised by some of the domains that were on this list and equally surprised by some that weren’t. Read/Write Web makes some comparisons to Alexa’s top 20 websites, along with some other [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  YouTube is on the move

  12.09.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  First, YouTube gets a new face lift. If you haven’t seen it yet, go check it out. It’s subtle, but an improvement all the same.
  Secondly, YouTube has discretely implemented a new feature which allows you to record videos directly to their site via your webcam. No software is needed, other than a web browser.

  Check out [...]

• Gaming Culture, Rogue Bytes

  Last minute Christmas ideas

  12.08.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Dear Santa,
  The first thing I want is a huckleberry attachment for my MacBook. It’s a little webcam mirror that will turn the built-in webcam around and allow me to shoot things in front of me. I can’t think of a practical use for this, but I want it nonetheless.

  The second thing I’d [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  The Zen Geeks blog is online

  12.02.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Finally, after years of development (actually just a few days), the Zen Geeks blog is now online and rearing to go.
  Have a look. You may notice some design similarities.