10 minutes until... Ithink I am more excited than Alex! ;-)
Monday, May 23, 2005
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
My son and I are sitting in our chosen seats for the latest, greatest, and sadly the last episode in the saga of Star Wars. Man I was his age when A New Hope was released! I lost count how many times I saw that movie. I can't tell which one of us are more excited! Only 24 minutes left till the scheduled start....
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Look out! Abyss is back...
For my birthday last October my wife and son bought me a ZBoard controler. Now I've been gaming since almost as long as Bled. (Yes I'm that old!) For the most part I have used a standard keyboard and mouse for FPS. Over the years I have tried more than a few controlers to see if they would work better for me. Here is just a few of them:
Belkin's Nostromo Speedpad n52
Thrustmaster's Tacticalboard
Microsoft Sidewinder Strategic Commander
Everyone of them took a long time to get used to. And in the end I have ended up going back to a standard keyboard and mouse. That is until I got my ZBoard! You want to know how I know the ZBoard is a keeper? It was the only one of the devices that I missed when I was forced to stop using it for a while.
Well I am now back to using my ZBoard so if all of a sudden you are dying by my hands more so than usaual you'll know why.
Belkin's Nostromo Speedpad n52
Thrustmaster's Tacticalboard
Microsoft Sidewinder Strategic Commander
Everyone of them took a long time to get used to. And in the end I have ended up going back to a standard keyboard and mouse. That is until I got my ZBoard! You want to know how I know the ZBoard is a keeper? It was the only one of the devices that I missed when I was forced to stop using it for a while.
Either the first run of these keyboards had a design defect or I just wore the sucker out. The makers of the board say it was a design defect and have replaced my board. This board does look slightly different so I'm I have hope.
Well I am now back to using my ZBoard so if all of a sudden you are dying by my hands more so than usaual you'll know why.
Friday, May 06, 2005
My wife cracks me up!
If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.
:-)
:-)
The high price of Health Care...
A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, your pet has passed away."
The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm sure. The duck is dead" he replied. "How can you be so sure?" she protested.
"I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something." The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room.
He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog and took it out and returned a few moments later with a beautiful cat.
The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed the bird from its beak to its tail and back again. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly, jumped down and strolled out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."
Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$300!" she cried. "$300 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!"
The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $40. But with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it all adds up."
Thanks to my wife for this laugh! ;-)
The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm sure. The duck is dead" he replied. "How can you be so sure?" she protested.
"I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something." The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room.
He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog and took it out and returned a few moments later with a beautiful cat.
The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed the bird from its beak to its tail and back again. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly, jumped down and strolled out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."
Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$300!" she cried. "$300 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!"
The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $40. But with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it all adds up."
Thanks to my wife for this laugh! ;-)
Go check out Thumper's Hole!
My best friend has jumped into blogging with both feet.... Man is this going to be fun.
LOOK OUT WORLD...We have freedom of speech and we are not afraid to use it!
Go check out his site!
Thumper's Hole
LOOK OUT WORLD...We have freedom of speech and we are not afraid to use it!
Go check out his site!
Thumper's Hole
Thursday, May 05, 2005
SMS Goodness
I love SMS. I love my Pocket PC Phone. SMS on my Pocket PC phone rocks. There are a few apps out that make SMS on a Pocket PC work even better.
PocketMonkey's SMSPro
I've posted about this one before. I just downloaded the new version after almost a month of not using the app. (long story) Low and behold the latest version is amazing. The programmer has really smoothed out the interface and is working on adding features.
Check it out the following forums to learn more about SMSPro and it's latest features. You might even be able to get a beta version of this great app.
SMSPro Forums at PocketMonkey.net
DND
Here is another cool sounding app I have learned of. DND (Do Not Disturb) will send an SMS message of your choosing to people when you miss there call. The app sounds feature rich, usable, and very configuable. A trial is available but seems limited to 3 missed call SMS messages.
DND at jgui.net
PocketMonkey's SMSPro
I've posted about this one before. I just downloaded the new version after almost a month of not using the app. (long story) Low and behold the latest version is amazing. The programmer has really smoothed out the interface and is working on adding features.
Check it out the following forums to learn more about SMSPro and it's latest features. You might even be able to get a beta version of this great app.
SMSPro Forums at PocketMonkey.net
DND
Here is another cool sounding app I have learned of. DND (Do Not Disturb) will send an SMS message of your choosing to people when you miss there call. The app sounds feature rich, usable, and very configuable. A trial is available but seems limited to 3 missed call SMS messages.
DND at jgui.net
Monday, May 02, 2005
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