New Theme and Such

So, I’ve changed the theme and this is the one I’m going to stick with for a while.  If you notice any bugs or glitches please holler.  The most important addition is the little widget up top in the sidebar to the left which contains my recommendations.  This is a widget powered by Amazon because I’ve setup an associates account, and if you see something you’d like I’d much appreciate a click.

I’ll only put stuff there that I own and like, and you may see an affiliate link in posts whenever I review or talk about a product in the future.  Stay tuned!

Upgrade: WordPress 2.8.2

As is usually the case, this probably won’t mean much to you guys since most of the updates are relegated to the admin section of the site.  To be honest, the most prominent reason for installing this update is just that I was growing tired of seeing “THERE’S A NEW VERSION OF WORDPRESS PLEASE UPDATE NOW!” on the dashboard every time I logged in to write a post.

I’ll also be experimenting with some different themes over the next week.  I can’t decide if I want to go uber-minimalist or stick with a more robust design.  We’ll see.

As always, feedback would be great.

Boo!

I heard about AudioBoo on Macbreak Weekly and decided to give it a try. Basically it’s a service that lets you record quick audio clips and turn them into a semi-podcast. I might do these more often since they’re quick and easy to do, so check back for more.

The coolest thing is how good the quality is – this was recorded with my iPhone, no special mic or anything, and it sounds really good.

Want to win a Drobo?

Me too!  The guys over at My Digital Life are doing a contest where if you post a referral link to their site you’ll get a chance to win a Drobo.  You can find the details here: Only a Few Days Left to Win a Drobo!

As for my link, here it is: HTTP://WWW.MYDL.ME

Where do we go from here?

So if you follow my blog at all you’ll have noticed that I’ve switched format a bit over the past few days.  Rather than doing long, drawn-out posts I’ve decided to just post small tidbits that I find interesting.  I provide some commentary and a link to whatever it is that I’m talking about, and then call it a day.  This lets me put out more posts, keep my content a little more timely, and most importantly it keeps me interested in writing.

There’s definitely something to be said for long-format blog posts.  Sometimes you’re passionate about a subject, or you just have a lot to say.  However forcing these posts became something I started to dread – an unfortunate fact that led to me posting less and less often.  By keeping my posts short and concise I’ll be able to put more out, and hopefully if you subscribe to my blog (which I thank you for, very much) you’ll get a few more articles in your RSS reader than normal.  Not only that but a lot of the time long format posts are more for the writer than the reader.  When I go out of left field and write a 2,000 word treatise about Windows Live Mesh I can’t expect that everyone will want to read it.  If I wasn’t interested in the subject I wouldn’t want to.  Hell, half the time even if I’m interested in the content of a blog post, if I see it’s too long I’ll tend to skip through it or not read it at all.

I think this will be a change for the better.  I’m sure I’ll still put out longer posts from time-to-time, but I’m really hoping I can stick with this new format for the benefit of us both (myself the writer, you the reader).  I’ll stick with gaming and tech content still, since that is what genuinely interestes me, but I may also vere off the traditional subject and post things that I personally like.  After all, this is a personal blog. =)

Merry Christmas!

Alrighty so this is just a quick post to wish you all a merry Christmas.  I didn’t want to take the time to write a full-fledged post because, to be honest, you probably have more important things to do than read my blog.

Thanks as always for reading and I wish you the best.

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Yes, I’m still alive.

This is just a quick note to anyone who reads my blog  – I apologize for slacking on the content the past week or two.  Finals, technical difficulties and work have been keeping me pretty busy lately.

I promise to get back on track as we get closer to the holiday.  Hopefully next week I’ll return to the normal broadcasting schedule.

Thanks for hanging tight!

New theme!

Hey everyone.  I’m just testing out the blog’s new theme…leave a comment and let me know if you like it or not. =)

Earlier today I said I’d have my review of Haze up tomorrow, and that’s still the plan.  I’ve finished that post and it’s all set to go so check back tomorrow if you want to know what I thought about the game!

How to beautify your blog on the iPhone and iPod Touch

This is my first video in a while, so I figured I’d put it up now instead of waiting until Saturday.  On Saturday (tomorrow) I should have my review of Haze up, so stay tuned for that! =)

Now Playing:
Flogging Molly – What’s Left of the Flag (Live)
Bad Company, Too Human 

And we’re back.

Alright so if you’ve followed my blog at all you’ll have noticed that I haven’t posted for a week or two.  A total shame that is.  I promise that I wasn’t neglecting the blog out of laziness or lack of interest – quite the opposite.  I have plenty of topics I want to write posts about but I haven’t been able to.  Originally I suspected that GoDaddy was at fault because I was unable to FTP into my blog or even check it from any of my computers.  Obviously that poses a bit of a problem.

So, as I said, I got a hold of GoDaddy to see if they knew what the trouble was.  They had me do a traceroute to see where the problem was occuring and they found out that it was actually an issue with my ISP.  That doesn’t really surprise me in hindsight because, had this problem been GoDaddy’s fault, it would have been the first time in 2 years that I’ve ever had any issues with their hosting.  That being said they were very helpful with troubleshooting the problem even though they weren’t the cause.

I emailed my ISP to see what the deal was hoping against hope that I wouldn’t have to call and talk to someone just to complain because my little blog was inaccessible.  I knew for a fact that it was an issue specific to them because my brother could get to it through an external ISP but was unable to get to it from his machines that were using the same ISP as mine.  For confidentiality’s sake I’m not going to name them but if you know me or where I reside you can probably guess.

Anyways, as I said I emailed them but didn’t seem to ever get the problem solved.  Then, tonight, literally just now, I tested it and I could get to my blog again.  Ta-da!!  I’m not sure if it was because I was hounding them to fix it or if an issue just worked itself out but I’m back.  Expect the usual schedule to pick back up on Thursday and, as I’ve said, I have a lot of different plans for posts, videos, and live streaming in the future.

Stay tuned!

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The Tossers – Pub and Culture
Crysis