Sun, 02 Dec 2007 {12:18 am}
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Twice so close together, I know.... Anyways, here's my Christmas list, which may get updated from time to time. At the moment, I only have video games on the list, but I think I should have other things I just don't know what. I wanted tools previously, but Ally already got me a power tool set with a drill, rotary saw, and another kind of saw. I already have a socket set. I guess I could use a wrench set or screw driver set. The drill didn't come with very many bits, so maybe a drill bet set would be good too, but I don't see myself drilling much of anything in the very near future. On with the list!

Ordered by Platform:

• Wii Games
  • The Simpsons Game
  • MySims
  • Super Swing Golf Season 2
  • Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
  • Super Mario Galaxy
• DS Games
  • Mario Party DS
  • Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
  • Final Fantasy III
• PSP Games
  • Riviera: The Promised Land
  • Jeanne d'Arc

If I add anything new, I'll put it at the top of the list as to be more noticeable.

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 {11:23 pm}
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As you might have seen in the Jabber, I said I was going to try out the E-TEN x800, which I did, see?It has basically the same features as the Tilt without the keyboard and half the RAM, but it has double both the vertical and horizontal screen resolution, making web viewing easier. Though I've had it for a week now, I feel it's not as good a device as the Tilt. I'm going to sell both of them and go back to my regular phone. I realized that my wife can dial a number (or do speed dial) in a couple seconds while I'm spending 30 seconds to get the number up in the contact list. It wasn't a big problem on the Tilt because I had the top 10 on the main screen on the people tab. Two clicks and I'm done, but the x800 isn't compatible with that program. I really liked the high resolution though.

I found a Nokia n810 Internet Tablet with an even higher resolution (800x480), a larger screen, GPS, QWERTY keyboard, and it costs a hundred and some dollars less. I figure that I don't need my phone and my PDA to be the same device (though it would be handy), especially if my phone is small enough that I'm not carrying two big things around.

Stock footage:

Hardware Specs: 72x128x14mm - 226g 4.13" 800x480 Touch display 400MHz OMAP 2420 CPU 128MB DDR RAM 256MB Flash memory 2.0GB Internal Memory Slide out QWERTY keyboard GPS Microphone & Stereo Speakers VGA (web) camera 802.11b/g Bluetooth USB 2.0 3.5mm headphone jack

Software: OS2008, Linux based Mozilla based broswer Included Mapping Software with free downloadable maps Email support (IMAP, POP, SMTP) Media Player (audio, video) Image viewer RSS feed reader VOIP capability with video calling PDF reader More free software from Maemo.org!

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 {9:57 pm}
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Well, it has been a while...

Thanksgiving break begins tomorrow (or it began at 2:45pm today for me.) I've been playing Super Paper Mario recently. I bought it sometime in May or June, but had only played about an hour until a few days ago, now I'm up to around 15 hours.

Also, about a month ago, I got a PDA phone. I had been wanting a PDA for a while, but didn't really want to carry an extra thing around with me. I had considered PDA phones in the past, but they were expensive and were BIG. Well, they're still kind of expensive, but they're much smaller now. I got an HTC Kaiser (AT&T 8925).

Not only is it a PocketPC, but it has GPS on it too.

For Halloween, Allen & Co. had a fast food theme. I was Wendy:

Ally was the Hamburglar, Allen was the Burger King, Bryan was the Arby's guy, and Steve went as a "runner" from Logan's Run since it was his 30th birthday.

Apart from that, I've been working at Arxan on Mondays & Fridays, going to school Tue-Thur, and not doing much of anything on the weekends.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 {1:09 am}
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I've decided to upgrade my desktop computer, and since I got 6 months same as cash financing, I can spread the cost over several months.

I decided to get an Intel quad-core cpu. I had considered waiting until the AMD Phenom x4 processors come out, but I heard the overclocking potential for the Intel Q6600 was great and the price was reasonable, so I sprung for it. I got 2GB of DDR2 RAM, and a new TV Tuner/DVR with hardware MPEG2 encoding (whereas my old one had software encoding, though it has lasted a few years and worked well - thanks, Dad). I have been able to overclock it to 3.0ghz (from its stock 2.4ghz) by changing the FSB setting from 266mhz to 333mhz. Since it was running a little hot, I decided to get a new - and better - heatsink and fan. Unfortunately, I had to remove the motherboard from the case to install it, and shortly after installing it, my power supply bit the dust. So now I have to buy a new power supply, though I'm not entirely supprised this one died. I've had it since my last one died, which I believe was over a year ago, I don't remember, but I'd rather spend $30 a year or so to replace cheap and crappy PSU's rather than shelling out $120 or more to get a good one, and needing to replace it every 3 or so years to keep up with the power requirements of the newer systems I'm upgrading to.

Anyhow, it's late and I should be going to bed so I won't be tired for school tomorrow. My old hardware will be on eBay soon, so I may place another post when that happens.

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 {12:08 am}
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It's been a while since I last wrote. Summer "break" is over. School starts on Monday, and I'll continue to be working at Arxan during the fall semester.

Because Dell was giving $250 discounts on $1000 or more laptops bought by students, and they were giving free upgrades to 2GB ram and 160GB hard drives, and because we were getting a good deal of financial aid, Ally and I decided to get new laptops. They are the Dell 1420 with Core 2 Duo processors, and I've already mentioned the other two most important components. As such I am selling our old laptops, but the auctions are almost over by now.

My old laptop: See it!
Ally's old laptop: See it!

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 {11:42 pm}
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New games for the Wii: NFS: Carbon, Super Paper Mario (en route), Mario Party 8 (sold out, but I got a $20 gift card at Circuit City for trying to buy it). Games sold: Elebits. Net cost : $65 for 3 new games & 1 sold. Well, I only have 1 of the games and have only paid for 2 of them, but the third is a planned purchase. Basically, Mario Party 8 will be free if you subtract the proceeds from Elebits & the $20 gift card.

Other than that, I've finished 1 month at Arxan, and it seems to be pretty enjoyable. All the other interns are fun folk, and the regular employees aren't too bad either.

Wed, 09 May 2007 {7:58 am}
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Grades are in: A's across the board. Yay, woo.

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