tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18199189440850397352024-03-19T15:19:47.880-04:00Chex TalksWhat I have to say about news, sports, tech and gaming.Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-1250450783419251512011-03-18T13:28:00.000-04:002011-03-18T13:28:36.137-04:00Leo Laporte in ChargeLong time guy on the internet <br />
Lives downstairs and it is understood. <br />
He’s there just to take good care of us, <br />
Like he’s one of the family. <br />
<br />
Leo in Charge <br />
Of our days and our nights <br />
Leo in Charge <br />
Of our wrongs and our rights <br />
<br />
And I sing, I want, <br />
I want Leo in Charge of me. <br />
<br />
Leo in Charge <br />
Of our days and our nights <br />
Leo in Charge <br />
Of our wrongs and our rights <br />
<br />
And I sing, I want, <br />
I want Leo in Charge of me.Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-74932469252070559492011-03-05T14:20:00.009-05:002011-03-11T17:55:38.673-05:00The Side Effects of Drugs Named after Celebrities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXdv4_W2nyKmIhK4Jjm2wAVJ_1B8ymZJBkLcUeeccg0ez4ko4I9b-P3aDQGYZlxNlixz-Y7RkpQD3q7FEdI5joBhByqLa2Wsse-Z27PJM6M5bq9GeMhxVV4x2pBvu0-BCjhv6T9yBqaww/s1600/220px-CharlieSheenMarch2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXdv4_W2nyKmIhK4Jjm2wAVJ_1B8ymZJBkLcUeeccg0ez4ko4I9b-P3aDQGYZlxNlixz-Y7RkpQD3q7FEdI5joBhByqLa2Wsse-Z27PJM6M5bq9GeMhxVV4x2pBvu0-BCjhv6T9yBqaww/s1600/220px-CharlieSheenMarch2009.jpg" /></a></div><b>Charlie Sheen</b> - extreme arrogance and disillusionment, destruction of hotels and women<br />
<b>Lindsey Lohan</b> - bling kleptomania, make up for lack of talent with looks<br />
<b>Michel Richards</b> - extreme anger that can lead to n*@#$ guy<br />
<b>David Letterman</b> - meanness, philandering, inability to let a grudge go<br />
<b>Jay Leno</b> - bulging chin, skunk hair and hand-off regetfulness<br />
<b>Conan O’Brien</b> - giant leprechaunism, cat sounds and a refusal to air at midnight<br />
<b>Jimmy Falon</b>- bursts into laughter during skits, puppet like mannerisms, inability to put thank you notes in envelopes<br />
<b>Craig Ferguson </b>- slow loss of Scottish ascent, homo teasing, thinking everyday is great for America<br />
<b>Donald Trump</b> - toupeeism, gaudiness, need to put name on anything and everything<br />
<b>Clyde Fraiser</b>- exotic vocabulary, strange clothing taste and swish & dishing<br />
<b>Oprah</b> - rose colored vision and extreme excitement<br />
<b>Leo Laporte</b> - Excessive ball bouncing and impulsive technology purchasingBranchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-69442733085867981062010-10-15T00:03:00.007-04:002010-10-24T20:35:48.513-04:00The Best PS One Games You Can Get<div style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nEV0ps5n_We_17y8xNdmVHwJ8CvqwpFFX4tl-hm9gd9DwSQ_GaZSfjLDTd4mDNn646UMtnt7Vj9O6ISWNRmfNAdH4dvzd1UmNSqlCVukwgSC7lenOMT5CxypZFGnVY9C-gUJCV4mujDh/s1600/npuj-00594-packfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nEV0ps5n_We_17y8xNdmVHwJ8CvqwpFFX4tl-hm9gd9DwSQ_GaZSfjLDTd4mDNn646UMtnt7Vj9O6ISWNRmfNAdH4dvzd1UmNSqlCVukwgSC7lenOMT5CxypZFGnVY9C-gUJCV4mujDh/s1600/npuj-00594-packfront.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">I was looking to buy a PS3 soon and wanted find what were the best games I could download on to it since I don't have a lot of space for physical storage of games. While there are plenty of great games to come out this generation there are also some great PS One games to get. Since I proudly had an N64 during that generation (still have it now) I had no idea what were the best games for the original Playstation. Luckily IGN and Gamespy have each made lists of what they consider the top 25 games for the system. After looking over the lists and checking there availability PSN Store I have made this chart below that compares the lists and shows whether you can go download it now. Some interesting notes I found:</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Both lists have "Metal Gear Solid" at 1 and "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" at 2. A testament to how great they must be.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Both lists have a "Gran Turismo", "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" and "Ridge Racer" but they disagree over which in each series is the best</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">The Tomb Raider, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro franchises seemed to get so much hype during that generation yet Lara Croft and Crash only had one entry on the two lists. Spyro had nothing.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The chart is ordered by Gamespy's rankings since they did the whole annoying one item per page thing and I'm saving people the trouble of clicking through it just to get the order. IGN on the other hand put all 25<span style="font-family: inherit;"> on one page so I'll just give the link rather then relist them all.</span></span></div><ul style="font-family: inherit;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://psx.ign.com/articles/080/080401p1.html">IGN's List</a></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ps2.gamespy.com/articles/649/649048p1.html">Gamespy's List</a></span></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The bold games are the ones on both lists. If you know of any other respectable PS One lists leave a link in the comments and I'll incorporate it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr> <td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gamespy Rank</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>IGN Rank</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <h1 align="center" style="text-align: center;">Game</h1></td> <td style="border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>On PSN Store as of October 13, 2010</b></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <h1>Metal Gear Solid</h1></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">2</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">2</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">3</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">11</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Tekken 3</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">4</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Gran Turismo</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">5</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Klonoa: Door to Phantomile</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">6</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">7</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Ridge Racer</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">8</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">6</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Vagrant Story</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">9</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">13</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Wipeout XL</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">10</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">18</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Final Fantasy VII</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">11</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">16</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>PaRappa the Rapper</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">12</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">24</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">13</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">14</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Resident Evil 2</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">14</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">8</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Ape Escape</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">15</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">14</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Silent Hill</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">16</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Soul Blade</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">17</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Tomb Raider</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">18</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">9</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Street Fighter Alpha 3</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">19</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Um Jammer Lammy</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">20</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">WarHawk</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">21</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">23</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Final Fantasy Tactics</b></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes<b></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">22</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Twisted Metal 2</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">23</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Intelligent Qube</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">24</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Tomba</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">25</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Point Blank</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">No</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">17</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Grandia</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes</span><span style="color: red;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 58.8pt;" valign="top" width="59"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt;" valign="top" width="39"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">19</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 191.25pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <div class="MsoNormal">Syphon Filter</div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Yes</span><span style="color: red;"></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div></div>Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-17203643833190308082009-04-11T01:45:00.000-04:002009-12-29T01:18:53.100-05:00Video Game Download Stores For PC & MacUnlike consoles, even the largest games for PC and Mac can be download from the Internet. The hardest part is finding out where to make the purchase, especially for Mac and Linux games. To change that I have rounded up the most reputable download game stores on the net, so you can load up your machine with all the games you can buy.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Windows</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> only</span><br /><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/">Steam</a><br />Probably the most well known video game download store on the net. This is owned by the developer Valve, creator of games like Half-Life, Portal and Left 4 Dead.<br />http://store.steampowered.com/<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gog.com/">Good Old Games</a><br />This is the store you probably wanna check first to download a game. Everything you'll find here is 100% DRM free. Unfortunately most of the games developers and publishers will let them sell like this are a few years old, hence the name.<br />http://www.gog.com/<br /><br /><a href="http://www.impulsedriven.com/">Impulse</a><br />Software developer Stardock's online game store.<br />http://www.impulsedriven.com/<br /><br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/index.aspx">Games for Windows</a><br />Microsoft's own game store, selling it's own games and others for it's operating system.<br />http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/index.aspx<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mac</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> only</span><br /><a href="http://www.macgamestore.com/">Mac Game Store</a><br />A subsidiary of Inside Mac Games, a Mac gaming news website. It claims to be the largest online Macintosh gaming store on the planet. With such a conspicuous name it's easy to believe.<br />http://www.macgamestore.com/<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gametreeonline.com/">GameTree Online</a><br />TransGaming's store, a company that make tech for porting Windows games to Mac. The tittles it has ported over are sold through this store.<br />http://www.gametreeonline.com/<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Both</span><br /><a href="http://www.direct2drive.com/">Direct2Drive</a><br />Run by IGN, in addition to selling Windows and Mac games this also sells episodes of anime shows.<br />http://www.direct2drive.com/<br /><br /><a href="http://www.playgreenhouse.com/">Greenhouse</a><br />Created by the makers of the Penny Arcade webcomic and the developers of the game based on that, this is the only store on the list that not only sell games for Windows and Mac but also Linux.<br />http://www.playgreenhouse.com/<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gamersgate.com/">GamersGate</a><br />A service operated by the game developer Paradox Interactive.<br />http://www.gamersgate.com/<br /><br />Another option is just go to a developer's or publisher's site where they may sell their own games directly.Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-33383496598927656102009-02-25T20:54:00.000-05:002009-02-25T20:56:59.382-05:00Safari 4 for Windows has a feature the Mac Version Doesn't<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5qVz0lbK_VVnTloq9YRAqXnQbGKH2DPBNrJKxQNk5e3K52KkTqLHSEB2IeZAWmSPx8S6f8TLtVwZ-OPBWkKt2VivuHymG8BQCA2i8mloUcPfIOeWJUl5OTyTXG-Jl_VH1d8Uv7MqJITO/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5qVz0lbK_VVnTloq9YRAqXnQbGKH2DPBNrJKxQNk5e3K52KkTqLHSEB2IeZAWmSPx8S6f8TLtVwZ-OPBWkKt2VivuHymG8BQCA2i8mloUcPfIOeWJUl5OTyTXG-Jl_VH1d8Uv7MqJITO/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306919031167950146" border="0" /></a><br />The question is why did this happen?Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-4039673976587252912009-02-25T00:45:00.000-05:002009-02-26T23:48:42.029-05:00It seems Nintendo does care about gamers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD2nP7ZXmyCPslPgj3WqT8eMjnrz6K1xByD4s408Na0hTg6d-d72fqDA1bL2RrsCzc7iblhAdFuL0t24SYdXo1FTHKpVJBIR6XlaNFvvOVMFLtKyWkK9K_PwcPyROGQe_NEpPEnFPg0DZ/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD2nP7ZXmyCPslPgj3WqT8eMjnrz6K1xByD4s408Na0hTg6d-d72fqDA1bL2RrsCzc7iblhAdFuL0t24SYdXo1FTHKpVJBIR6XlaNFvvOVMFLtKyWkK9K_PwcPyROGQe_NEpPEnFPg0DZ/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306607247482013490" border="0" /></a>Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-91743022556138026492009-01-20T23:19:00.000-05:002009-11-07T12:48:41.350-05:00The Racial Realities of President ObamaAs you have probably have been hearing all over the news Barack Obama is now the United States first African American President. While it is great that this has happened their are things about Obama that make this accomplishment not as great as it seems. The first is that he is only half black, he also half white. So if he is the first black president he also the forty-forth white president. That means the chain of white presidents has not been broken but it is damaged. One has to wonder if he was fully black would he still have been elected, just like it must be considered if Hilary Clinton would have made it so far in the primaries if she was not married to a former president.<br />Another race issue for Obama is that his father was an immigrant from Kenya meaning that unlike the large majority of African Americans he has no slave ancestors. Part of the reason that the idea of a black president is looked at so fondly is that a group of people once seen as nothing more than property has one of their kinfolk rise to the highest office in the land. Instead we get a gene line that never had to go through many of the harsh things that have happened to blacks in America.<br />Obama should not be ashamed of the fact that he only half black or does not have slave lineage but people should stop acting like those facts are not there. Many people like myself believed that it was not a question of if but when their would be black president. While we most of us imagined it would be a fully black person with slave ancestors, Obama's winning is a monumental achievement that proves that people of any ethnicity can become president too.Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-45020964086261166352008-12-16T17:38:00.000-05:002009-01-21T01:40:07.944-05:00Geeky Gifts you can't go Wrong WithWith the holidays coming up one of the hardest parts of the season is choosing the right gift for someone. Have no worries, with this set of gifts it will be hard to disappoint those you care about. At the bottom of this posting you'll find pictures and links to all my recommendations on Amazon.com.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">KingMax 8GB Super Stick</span> - Is a flash drive meant to survive one of the classic errors people make with small gadgets, leaving it in a clothing pocket that then goes through the laundry. Great for saving the forget from losing important files.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Xbox 360 Wired Controller</span> - This is one of the best conventional controllers available and the wired version has two advantages over its wireless counter part. It doesn't need to recharged so lack of power doesn't stop the fun and you can use it on on computer without the need for a dongle thanks to its USB connector.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">World of Goo</span> - This is a simple puzzle game that involves making structures in order to accomplish a task. People of all ages will find this enjoyable and challenging as it is one of the best puzzle games to come out this year. It is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and the Nintendo Wii. If you want to try it for yourself you can download a free demo for your computer <a href="http://2dboy.com/games.php">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5</span> - As many photographers know you never the opportunity for a great shot can come anytime and anywhere and you'll regret if you miss the chance to get it. Sure you could carry your camera with you at all times but that can be cumbersome. The other alternative is to use your cell phone's camera but most take crappy photos with none of the options found on regular cameras. The exception to this is the Motozine ZN5. A joint development between Motorola and Koday, this is part phone part camera, not a phone with some camera added on. It has the quality and many of the features features you would find on a point and shoot. It has some nice phone features as well. While it is not as versatile as the iPhone it is advanced enough to feel state of the art. You can buy it unlocked for the price below, allowing you to chose a compatible carrier or you can get it much cheaper with a T-Mobile contract.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joby Gorillapod</span> - This basically a miniature tripod. What makes it useful are its three legs can bend in any direction allowing you to wrap them around other objects. So if you want a take a picture or film from a tree branch a railing or some other place you can't rest your camera the Gorillapod lets you attach it. Just make sure you get the right type for the camera its going to be used with.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eye-Fi</span> - Is a 2 GB SD memory card with wi-fi. With this the card can take your photos and sync them to your computer, upload them to photo sites like Flickr and even geotag them. All of this is done wirelessly and without taking the card out. How many of the features a card has depends on what model you get.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Archos 5</span> - This media player features a larger screen and larger capacities than the iPod Touch. Plus its built in browser can do flash. With a cradle accessory you can turn it into a DVR that can hook up to your TV so you can watch your favorite show on the road or at home without having to buy episodes or download them illegally.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Logitech Squeezebox Boom</span> - This is the ultimate home music player. The Boom plays internet radio or your computer music collection through your wi-fi or Ethernet network. Services like Pandora, Last.fm and slacker all work with it so as long as your can connect to the internet you can play some great music to your taste. The boom has a very customisible alarm clock and other features like the the ability pull the local temperature from the internet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MacBook Pro 17 in.</span> - As my own computer I can recommend this to anyone look for a powerful laptop. While the 17 in. model didn't receive a recent redesign lie the 15 in., this may be a good thing for some. The 17 has a conventional keyboard and track pad which some will prefer. The biggest draw may be that you can get one with a matte screen so reflections won't be issue for those who want to create media on their computer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adobe Creative Suite CS4</span> - While very few people will have use for all the apps in the Master Collection many will value the smaller specialized collections or just one of the programs included like Photoshop, Illustrator or Flash. What is especially good about CS4 versions is that this time Adobe could focus on refining and adding feature to its programs unlike the CS3 versions where had worry about making them compatible with Intel Mac and Vista and integrating the apps from its Macromedia acquisition.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amazon.com Gift Card</span> - For a gift that's good for anyone that can use the internet, go with this. Amazon sells such huge variety of items so whoever you give it too is bound find something they really want. Just be sure to make it for $30 dollars or more so they can qualify for free shipping on their order, therefore spending all of the card on the actual item(s) they want.<br /><br /><script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822/US/chetal02-20/8001/5a211c16-dabe-4db2-bd1c-735a476b2d52"> </script> <noscript><br /></noscript>Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-25921514348843328482008-09-10T23:42:00.000-04:002008-09-11T03:00:10.295-04:008 Great Dashboard WidgetsDashboard Widgets were the popular small apps that Apple Community talked about before the iPhone showed up. They still great for grabbing information quickly and these widgets will save you from a lot of navigatioting of your mac. Here are eight I found very useful.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTJ1hjckOWVaf_05iUPiVK9d7RpczkQVA8MZXCZ4MDdWlY5k7GLC5yk-qZEhxggFQnuuOf40_STfy2w_bR_kCL1A7J5xjx0DGpS0joILinoAmTJHM2Rt5ZHM1IH_kWQzmDNPlXCSCwUR7/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTJ1hjckOWVaf_05iUPiVK9d7RpczkQVA8MZXCZ4MDdWlY5k7GLC5yk-qZEhxggFQnuuOf40_STfy2w_bR_kCL1A7J5xjx0DGpS0joILinoAmTJHM2Rt5ZHM1IH_kWQzmDNPlXCSCwUR7/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244605140671025730" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html">iStat Pro</a> - This widget is great for geeks who want to keep tabs on what going on with their computer easily. This lets you track things like your CPU temp, hard drive space and net connection speed. Additionally this widget let you customize the color and notifies you when their is an update for it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGWVy-Pd4eLImwnpCvwZ0EVI34eZpKgAc03wpcYSNPTOeeQy9yujZhT_SnCO3U1vJ0aztmKqqIuy3H-ktvvuX9cALs7_EYfb2hP49P2qNGnRCfKe_5bGeahvTiJnmnGhhP30MxD1Ypu41/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGWVy-Pd4eLImwnpCvwZ0EVI34eZpKgAc03wpcYSNPTOeeQy9yujZhT_SnCO3U1vJ0aztmKqqIuy3H-ktvvuX9cALs7_EYfb2hP49P2qNGnRCfKe_5bGeahvTiJnmnGhhP30MxD1Ypu41/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244606007909098098" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/shopping/deliverystatus.html">Delivery Status</a> - With this you'll be able to track your online orders and other packages going through the mail.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLpFCUkPcu55V3LLkjhuRiBuG_1yyHZ54kDoWiu7vtalk1IPiJtSu_PrXRL2DKKWDx0Mt4F3Fhow9aClW5ArJZTBIfnhAue9bKwoir15SZ-xCISsGDaBsb79XoIlnEZiIEaeaBhNsDUJ-/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLpFCUkPcu55V3LLkjhuRiBuG_1yyHZ54kDoWiu7vtalk1IPiJtSu_PrXRL2DKKWDx0Mt4F3Fhow9aClW5ArJZTBIfnhAue9bKwoir15SZ-xCISsGDaBsb79XoIlnEZiIEaeaBhNsDUJ-/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244607554982542098" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/movie_tv/tvforecast.html">TV Forecast</a> - Always know when a new episode of your favorite shows will be on with this. This widget will give you the day and time of the next 5-20 new episodes of your shows.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhset6nNUhiWshyphenhyphenU4Ssad5P1pY55mSfq5crJvJ7SvJJFjvN2Xx63cnK_21sc8_GTn-ThgFH7uOJC4B_wGcisyc1vpcIZeutnUQhdDx8xTAtMoSrKuvm4kaY3CynUv0EGI0Kb0VFisCHNfk5/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhset6nNUhiWshyphenhyphenU4Ssad5P1pY55mSfq5crJvJ7SvJJFjvN2Xx63cnK_21sc8_GTn-ThgFH7uOJC4B_wGcisyc1vpcIZeutnUQhdDx8xTAtMoSrKuvm4kaY3CynUv0EGI0Kb0VFisCHNfk5/s400/Picture+9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244611588168125506" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/sports/sportsfanwidget.html">Sports Fan</a> - The ESPN widgets that come with OS X would be great for getting scores if only they constantly updated and gave more than then the actual score and period. For the true sports fan their is Sports fan which not only has constantly updated scores with more in depth info but also standings. This widget cover Baseball, Basketball, Football and Hockey at all different levels.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsz1L549I-2i2Z0u-LaEbM0gDDZov0r0HB6bCGVd4AZ0fai3hcayqP6BAUl-aYboOFEeLfz2RZCrT4BPxnKe9SrN4GWcYKfJbyC2rW0BYrE5feeMdMIRt5SaYOuSiYCgKpIYFezqbyo4t/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsz1L549I-2i2Z0u-LaEbM0gDDZov0r0HB6bCGVd4AZ0fai3hcayqP6BAUl-aYboOFEeLfz2RZCrT4BPxnKe9SrN4GWcYKfJbyC2rW0BYrE5feeMdMIRt5SaYOuSiYCgKpIYFezqbyo4t/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244613643474353026" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/sports/scoreboard.html">Scoreboard</a> - For the baseball fans that wants a widget that gives more info, this has what bases have runners and the ball, strike and out counts in a game in addition to the score.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qftIW1ulOuzYML1S-cVkKw9btYwQdwiQdNQLZQ0MuBOcBzR1QiBTInIeTmvJuFsFnZP2A5LJU_LQVmuuPUOWK1pi3uG4jFUwr2DAncrZoNJeN_4c6pNGgxKIlsZXi8UiLhhgzJSpD-rE/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qftIW1ulOuzYML1S-cVkKw9btYwQdwiQdNQLZQ0MuBOcBzR1QiBTInIeTmvJuFsFnZP2A5LJU_LQVmuuPUOWK1pi3uG4jFUwr2DAncrZoNJeN_4c6pNGgxKIlsZXi8UiLhhgzJSpD-rE/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244616013946566658" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/reference/thisdayinhistory.html">This Day in History</a> - History buffs should enjoy this widget that tells you both major and minor events that happened on the current date in years past.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78lFaMSOA7Ma38em0cyptTV_e5qhRq2uz-qaQD3RlozQbETJTW31NbISLYzqoLtXVqysWpnJjXG5KT2Fku2GI3OZr3sYk0VODXAaElAYxLO03AqHwqyxkNxsmdJb3L_uI-Gbi-PXZT6z4/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78lFaMSOA7Ma38em0cyptTV_e5qhRq2uz-qaQD3RlozQbETJTW31NbISLYzqoLtXVqysWpnJjXG5KT2Fku2GI3OZr3sYk0VODXAaElAYxLO03AqHwqyxkNxsmdJb3L_uI-Gbi-PXZT6z4/s400/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244618161255651826" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/widgetupdate.html">Widget Update</a> - Most widgets don't tell you when an update for it is available. This will check all your widgets to see if they are up to date and give you links to download the newest version for old ones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS35rdJQ1gfSsNRUuu64PttTSP37BCimAObRq5UWdf284KQkDS6glSMGnK4k_TfbiNeL0U0mf6GXsBCv2URw2RInAdbaHs1glGEAVrheTmesP0RkXDss7aJsqksFKlh3Y4gIZkEARB9Mz/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS35rdJQ1gfSsNRUuu64PttTSP37BCimAObRq5UWdf284KQkDS6glSMGnK4k_TfbiNeL0U0mf6GXsBCv2URw2RInAdbaHs1glGEAVrheTmesP0RkXDss7aJsqksFKlh3Y4gIZkEARB9Mz/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244618333376566722" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/appupdate.html">Application Update</a> - If you want to keep the non-Apple programs on your Mac up to date then use this which works just like Widget Update.<br /><br />Got your own great widgets you would like to share, leave the name in the comments.Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-88003120674439464822008-08-14T00:16:00.000-04:002008-08-14T16:51:26.604-04:00Its Time to Break Up iTunes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VJgbvo4UiQ-HQPk0BmDY8SgJ8_ggZJNwn4hhSZTwlyUtK4Qh2c_HI7PVja-9CGE1a0I9jOt_kYkS-_cq89WyBVy_ftBv_B4Xz3iUsh2T8G_bgctzUKobrSusoGNKQooC9DyFv8j-44AN/s1600-h/itunes.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VJgbvo4UiQ-HQPk0BmDY8SgJ8_ggZJNwn4hhSZTwlyUtK4Qh2c_HI7PVja-9CGE1a0I9jOt_kYkS-_cq89WyBVy_ftBv_B4Xz3iUsh2T8G_bgctzUKobrSusoGNKQooC9DyFv8j-44AN/s400/itunes.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234225021111152050" border="0" /></a><br />According to <span id="f8q32" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><u id="f8q33"><a id="f8q34" href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/149453/article.html">PC World</a></u></span>, iTunes is the new AOL, and they are mostly right. It is a bloated piece of software that does too much for one program. It used to just be a program for managing music on a Mac. By the time it came Windows it was used for manage then audio only iPods and buy songs, which made sense to add to the existing functions. The problem happened when iPods and iTunes started do video. They now doing more then music and rather then making a new program iTunes was made bigger to handle the new file type and making it less fitting of its name, but is still media that worked similar to audio files.<br />When buyable iPod games came out, iTunes was now being used for content that could even be used on a computer but since their were so few of them it didn’t make sense to create another program for the iPod. The iPhone has since taken this to whole new level with apps. Now iTunes has gone from a music organizer and player to an iDevice manager. With all the things it does it’s impossible for it not to be big and slow making users hate and turn to other music programs. <br />This needs be fixed and the only way to do its to separate all of iTunes functions into two or three programs. It may seem absurd but there is a reason why when photos came to the iPod Apple deiced not to combine iTunes and iPhoto, they were both great on their own and the sync can be handled by having the apps work together. The first program should be iTunes core, it goes back to the old days and handles audio (music, podcasts, audiobooks, internet radio). Depending on how you look at things it may make sense to keep video it or give that its own program, the latter keeps the similar media, which makes sense especially when you take into account music video and video podcasts, while the latter would allow for smaller more specialized programs. The final programs would handle syncing between Apple devices (iPods, Apple TV, iPhones) and the programs they get files from (iTunes, iPhoto, Safari, Mail, Address Book, iCal and the Windows equivalents). This could also help manage the device settings and how they interact with Mobile Me. While they at it they should break up the iTunes store, it is already separated on the iPhone so why not let iTunes do the music (or media) store and the manager handle the app store. With the divided programs they will see more use and less complains about iTunes.Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-31731619788491635602008-07-04T20:13:00.000-04:002008-08-25T16:23:28.873-04:00How to fix Digg<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOJKfyBRtUWJ5GX3Z1D4FwO11RX-TGLFN7e3IrzvfeKc02Ze04PCvdvAB1xD2BgADSURePO3oonV4tgDkJ9oa8McsOfBnFoxCtTXYJcbemFDbAebSRLwkJfjQUfcp0H9VX5FiYGU5gk-I/s1600-h/digg-logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOJKfyBRtUWJ5GX3Z1D4FwO11RX-TGLFN7e3IrzvfeKc02Ze04PCvdvAB1xD2BgADSURePO3oonV4tgDkJ9oa8McsOfBnFoxCtTXYJcbemFDbAebSRLwkJfjQUfcp0H9VX5FiYGU5gk-I/s200/digg-logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219374195635773266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Digg does a lot things right that bigger sites wouldn't do or just take a long time to figure out. That said Digg has some flaws that need to be fixed to stop people from abusing the system it has set in place (as shown in this <a href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Inconvenient_Truths_of_the_Digg_Front_Page">article</a>) so that every story has an equal chance to get on the front page. Some of these are my ideas while the rest I got from others.<br /><br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Limit friends to 10</span> - This is to stop the practice where users just randomly friend others so that they can create groups where people just Digg each others stories, regardless of whether they are interested or not. Its called "friends" for a reason and honestly most people do not actually know more than 10 people on Digg.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fan diggs count less than those of non fans</span> - This will put the stories submited by popular users like MrBabyMan, on more even ground with those submited by other users.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Make entering the story title optional in Step 1</span> - This way people can save time from submitting a story that's already on Digg from a different source. This will save people the time of typing a description and entering the captcha (that thing that tests if you are human or not). More importantly it consolidates diggs into one story from one source.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Burying should be transparent</span> - You should be able see who burried a story, that way everyone can know who is responsible for a story disapearing. Burys should also not count more than diggs, if there is somthing wrong with a story the comuity as a whole should be trusted to stop it.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Political Stories can not be buried</span> - No topic on Digg is more divisive than politics (ok, maybe Apple vs. MS). Many (not all) Conservatives and Liberals hate to see any story that go against what they believe or cast a bad light on who they like no matter how valid or true it is. They will unjustly bury such stories just to suppress them. That's why political stories should have their own system to be removed, where if enough users have a problem with a story it is impeached and an unbiased person from Digg decides whether the acusations made agaisnt it are vaild and should be removed.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Let users subjest changes to a submison</span> - If a user can think of a better tittle or picture to use let them subjest it and have it voted on by other users. The submiter should have veto power to stop abuse of such a feature. I know this would hard to implament but would be great to have.<br /></li></ol>Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-68631821050772842912008-06-19T18:30:00.001-04:002008-08-14T17:00:06.715-04:002 Great Firefox Extensions I Discovered because of FF3Before Firefox 3 went gold a lot of my extension did not work leaving me to seek out new one to fill the void. Here are 3 you might find useful yourself.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4775">Autofill Forms</a> - With Google toolbar out of commission I had nothing to do autofill in FF3. When searching for a replacement I came upon this. I tried this years ago and its was crap at the time, now after a lot improvement and changes, it is one of my favorite extensions. The best part is that it can be activated by a icon in the status bar or keyboard shortcut, so you don't have to add another toolbar button.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3481">BlueOrganizer</a> - This extension does a ton including submit page to Digg. Lets say your <img src="file:///Users/brendanross/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />looking a DVD to buy on Amazon. This extension will provide you not only with link to other retail sites' pages for that same DVD but it will also provide connection page for reviews of the movie and a Netflix page in case you want to rent it instead. It does thing for almost any product and something similar for people. Lets say your looking at someone's Facebook profile, it provide you link to their pages on other sites like Flickr. This is only the begging of what it can do check it out yourself if your interested.Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-4897201697984859192008-04-21T23:43:00.000-04:002008-08-25T16:11:57.881-04:00Eddie Murphy and The Secret World of White People<h2 class="show-name sIFR-replaced" style="margin-bottom: 3px;"><embed style="width: 570px; height: 27px;" class="sIFR-flash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" sifr="true" bgcolor="transparent" wmode="transparent" flashvars="txt=White Like Me&textalign=left&offsetTop=0&textcolor=#444444&hovercolor=#4d4d4d&linkcolor=#bdbdbd&w=570&h=27" quality="best" src="http://www.hulu.com/javascripts/futura.swf" width="570" height="27"></embed></h2>"White Like Me" is a classic Eddie Murphy skit from his time on SNL<span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span> This has the type of boldness that only Dave Chappelle shows today.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><object width="510" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/pHudtlffrTOOdU5Iz87YEg"><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/pHudtlffrTOOdU5Iz87YEg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="510" height="295"></embed></object>Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-78629554668002870802008-03-04T17:04:00.000-05:002008-04-21T23:40:45.035-04:00Why Opera should buy and rename itself Netscape<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVkRCnACWmFhl9HKrrGzgHSwgzZ8c26BDNqSTVb6i-bVOcElYT8yKf2JHqpGhvFNGQXmsztOa0_ivmXSeiQ7yVzr5CDynbugvqM5SsVY0IKsb55m2ps0Kp_UZfWXaL59TCtPJymegwqtm/s1600-h/200px-Netscape2007logo_Wiki.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVkRCnACWmFhl9HKrrGzgHSwgzZ8c26BDNqSTVb6i-bVOcElYT8yKf2JHqpGhvFNGQXmsztOa0_ivmXSeiQ7yVzr5CDynbugvqM5SsVY0IKsb55m2ps0Kp_UZfWXaL59TCtPJymegwqtm/s320/200px-Netscape2007logo_Wiki.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174043067234489762" border="0" /></a><br /> Netscape was once a great browser but like many who took on Microsoft it ultimately failed. Part of the reason was that AOL bought it and never used it right, like many of the ISP's purchases. Netscape became bloated with features that didn't really make it a better browser. The ultimate insult was that AOL used MS's browser, Internet Explorer, in its own service software long after acquiring Netscape.<br /> Today after years of being hardly being used by anyone, AOL no longer supports it. The Netscape brand had been used for a variety of assets but none have had great success. Netscape.com is just a clone of aol.com with some small differences. It's clear that the parent company of AOL, Time Warner, is struggling with what to do with the once strong internet company, never mind Netscape.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-O-xW33QHx8ThvFWf7oC6XVWbhg19K46H9Qo9ofKwhZzUq13f4m41u76YKgLnNhL_M2LEufJo4e-2QNNLLnUjPaZ66-WGOr-MyWAf_bGrNthoWnUSpkhUn2h4lVuYA0Q5ywd2Y1V1v__/s1600-h/92px-Opera_logo.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-O-xW33QHx8ThvFWf7oC6XVWbhg19K46H9Qo9ofKwhZzUq13f4m41u76YKgLnNhL_M2LEufJo4e-2QNNLLnUjPaZ66-WGOr-MyWAf_bGrNthoWnUSpkhUn2h4lVuYA0Q5ywd2Y1V1v__/s320/92px-Opera_logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174043273392919986" border="0" /></a> While Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera have taken up Netscape's fight against IE for market share they still have a ways to go before reaching the coveted 50% mark. While Firefox has a great growth rate and Safari has the Mac and the iPhone / iPod Touch supporting it Opera lags behind them despite being around longer then both. What's more is that Opera is one of the first to use new browser innovations, like tabs.<br /> Part of the reason for Opera's struggles may be its name. If someone heard of it for the first time they may think its some kind of singing recorder software. Also considering that the art form of opera is not the most popular of its kind in today's world additionally makes the name not the best. While the company could just choose a completely new name its previous efforts to promote its brand would have gone to waste. If Opera could were to buy the name like Netscape it would be different. Netscape is well known as a browser and its name evokes something you would use to navigate the net. Plus the Netscape name would finally be attached to a great browser again which would make nostalgic geeks give the it another look.<br /> Considering that Time Warner has in the past put AOL up for sale and Netscape's current status, the brand should come cheap. You may think why shouldn't Mozilla or Apple consider renaming their browsers to Netscape and the simple answer is they already have great names, it would be like renaming Cingular as AT&T (which was a dumb move).<br />I personally am a fan of Firefox but also like to see strong completion in markets because it usually brings out the best in the companies involved, so here's to better browser software.<br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-4202440-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-60775013099016591012007-12-12T17:49:00.000-05:002008-08-19T00:28:19.864-04:00NBC Universal shows still on iTunes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpawCoyelR9Gvxm7pAUwXeCfmICV-iHZaYDLvow9gncDk6KV5XIaE-fHRl7matR3CxZPHQU3phQQyD-aKiV1zzCpSIVh7tVtJINehMpOPziuOI6wruVPOw_axqDR6J7KjpC9GHzUpC652/s1600-h/NBCUniv140x140.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpawCoyelR9Gvxm7pAUwXeCfmICV-iHZaYDLvow9gncDk6KV5XIaE-fHRl7matR3CxZPHQU3phQQyD-aKiV1zzCpSIVh7tVtJINehMpOPziuOI6wruVPOw_axqDR6J7KjpC9GHzUpC652/s320/NBCUniv140x140.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143227762293124594" border="0" /></a>NBCU may have pulled out of iTunes, but Apple still has deals with the studios that makes some of its shows. Below are links to the iTunes pages of the shows that are currently shown on its networks. To find the listing of the studios just go the lower right corner of the TV page on iTunes.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVShow?id=262686220">Journeyman</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVShow?id=215155371">My Name Is Earl</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVShow?id=135225742">Scrubs</a><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVShow?id=179127311">Stargate Atlantis</a><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVShow?id=262603760">Chuck</a></span>Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819918944085039735.post-34414631114683873332007-10-22T14:33:00.000-04:002009-01-21T01:41:40.183-05:009 Ways to Improve the U.S. Government<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtaSLGI1yvDv6zbBQnmTqQ2o2V3WSVgyQ5qufgN-yrR16SvmhliL4at8fQ-AztJU4n3MvnKR_uSZFGXjN3Kwvqy8HvcC77cGgKZublJ1mKz4Tn2LPGZoDzOv7sjV-d9YCqIBJ5bRaPnm4/s1600-h/flag6600.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtaSLGI1yvDv6zbBQnmTqQ2o2V3WSVgyQ5qufgN-yrR16SvmhliL4at8fQ-AztJU4n3MvnKR_uSZFGXjN3Kwvqy8HvcC77cGgKZublJ1mKz4Tn2LPGZoDzOv7sjV-d9YCqIBJ5bRaPnm4/s200/flag6600.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174059589973677522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Democratic Republic of the United States is one of the best governments in the world. That does not mean it is without problems, as the great framework set by the Founding Fathers needs some adjustments to better fit with today’s country. This is not about helping or hurting one party or the other, it is about working out the kinks in government so that it better serves the people. This was written an independent moderate that doesn’t like either party and just sees them as a necessary evil.<br /><br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Popular vote decides the President</span> - The electoral vote rarely has a different outcome than the popular vote, but it does happen, like in 2000. It was set up to keep large population states from having their issues dominate. States today do not have as differing issues so the need it not as great. The problem with the electoral vote is that it causes some people’s votes to be useless. Those voting Democrat in red states or Republican in blue states do not count because only the votes of the majority in such states decide the electoral votes. When a person’s vote does not count in the most important election of the country it is no wonder we have low turnout. The electoral vote just makes candidates focus on swing states because those are the only places where even one person’s vote could theoretically change the outcome of who gets the states electoral votes and that is the difference between winning the office and being the runner up.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lower the voting age to 16</span> – When a lot of people are 18 they are living outside their residential district in a college dorm. To vote in the first election they are eligible for they have to make the extra effort cast an absentee ballot or go home in the middle of a class week. Neither is ideal, but if they were able to vote in high school they be home. Also they would have their social studies class as a great source to inform them on the issues and encourage them to participate in government. If they are mature enough to drive a car, which can be very dangerous if not used right, then why not mature enough to have direct influence on government. This could have the problem of teachers trying to influence students’ votes but most students should be able to see through such efforts.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Election Day should be a national holiday</span> – Voting is the heart of a democracy yet we can’t get the day off to do it. This discourages people from taking time to go to the polls, especially in places that have long lines to get to the booth. This also hurts poor people, as they might not have the money or time to take off from work to vote. Credit for this idea belongs to former President Bill Clinton.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">D.C. should elect the senate president</span> – In case you don’t already know, the Vice President currently holds this job. He casts the deciding vote in the event of a tie. The executive branch holds enough power as is, being able to veto bills that both houses pass. The VP being able cast a vote just gives the branch two chances to stop a bill. This job was given to him because originally he did not have many responsibilities, but today VPs have shone the ability to have influence on a lot of other aspects of the government. D.C. should not be able to have regular representatives in congress, as this is the privilege of a state. However if the elected representatives of the 50 states reach a deadlock in the senate, why not a representative from the remaining part of the population of the country decide.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Limit Congressional terms</span> – Congress is full of people that have held their seats for decades. Newcomers have to wait until someone has decided to leave or they have to take them on as a nobody versus someone that is well established in the state. Long time holders of an office tend to loose touch with the people. Senators should have a limit of two terms (a total of 12 years) and Congressmen in the House five terms (a total of 10 years). A decade should be plenty of time for the congressmen and women to achieve the majority of their goals.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">A person must live in a state for five years to be its congressman or governor</span> – How can a person know what is important to a state and what in government should be done for it if they have not lived in it for a while. An outsider holding a state’s office is rare but it happens and that is too often.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supreme Court Justices are chosen in a different way</span> – Currently the President picks a nominee and Senate has final say whether that person should be a justice of the court. If a party controls both the White House and the Senate they can choose whomever they want. This leads to justices who are chosen based on how they will rule on issues important to the party rather than what they should be chosen on, upholding the constitution. The court should be about justice under America’s most sacred legal document not winning ideological battles. I can’t think of a better way to choose them as of now but involving both houses of congress would be a start. Direct election by the public seems ideal but it could also make the court more political rather than less.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Congressmen need to regularly report all earmarks they sponsor</span> – Earmarks are small additions to proposed legislation that are about a something different then the bill itself. Often they are for pet projects in the state the sponsoring congressmen are from. The problem with this is it usually leads to federal money being spent on things without any debate because most of the time it is the merits of bill itself and not what’s attached that decides whether it will be approved by congress and the president. This in effect lets small pieces of legislation to sneaked by wasting money on things most people don’t want. While the ultimate goal should be to eliminate earmarks all together, a start would be forcing members of congress to report all earmarks they are responsible for, by law. Some did such a thing voluntarily at the request of CNN, but many had to have pressure put on them before complying. An article on it can be found <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/18/earmarks/index.html">here</a>. Another way to curb earmarks it to give the president the ability to veto earmark without vetoing the bill it is attached to.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conversations between elected officials and lobbyists should be recorded</span> – The technology to do this sort of thing is certainly cheap enough. The office holders may not like the idea of this but if nothing wrong is happening in the meetings with special interest groups then why can’t the people, the governments boss not hear them. They are not like security briefings where peoples lives will be in danger if the public knows. With such a measure corruption should be cut down and you just might hear those in government act more like an advocate for the voters.</li></ol>Branchexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530134135345328484noreply@blogger.com0