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Having fun on Safari

Mind the Gap

I was looking to try out Safari on Windows the other day, but all the links to get it were down. Now I know why! Apple released Safari for Windows today. Well, not one to wait around, I promptly downloaded it to give it a spin. In fact, I’m writing this article in it right now.



Lego USB Drive -- Want One!

Lego USB Drive -- Want One!

Interestingly, an Australian firm is offering a USB drive encased in a LEGO® brick. I just have to say that “I want one!” They look too cool and, of course, very geeky! If you haven’t noticed, I'm a big Lego® Bricks fan. Unfortunately, 50 bucks seems a bit steep. Maybe I should hollow out some of my own bricks and build my own. Hummm...might be worth trying.



Lego Rubik’s Cube

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While playing around with Live!, I ran across a web site where someone created a LEGO Rubik’s Cube. They have some pretty interesting pictures, including a movie. Unfortunately, it is very big and doesn’t appear to move very well. If it was smaller, I might try to make my own.



I Blew My Streak

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Darn it, I lost my gaming streak after a paltry 32 days. 🙁 My Internet was down part of the day last week. Either that, or I just totally spaced it. Either way, I’ve started over again. Sigh. So much for trying to get that 50+ badge on my 360voice Blog.



Mission Accomplished

Mission Accomplished

Well, it took me just over a month, but I was finally able to find the time to get 1500 pts and complete the Old Spice Challenge on Xbox Rewards. Looks like I’ll receive 4 rewards though—that is pretty cool—assuming I wasn’t too late to receive them.


Lego my Console

Lego my Console

So, obviously I’m a bit Lego fan. So, I was surprised—although I shouldn’t have been—that people have been re-creating their favorite consoles in Lego form. I ran across a Joystiq article that shows a pretty nice rendition of a Wii using Lego bricks.


Fun With Article Icons

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Although the default icons that come with WebAPP are nice, I thought I’d try to create a few original ones. I’ve tried to update most (but not quite all) of the icons that I have categories using pictures from from collection.


When Hard Drives Get Small

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Wow, I ran into a slight problem that I really didn’t expect. I ran out of space on my laptop’s 100G (technically 93GB)! Now, I’ve filled a 200G drive before, but I was converting my Hi-8 video’s to DV format. But, I really didn’t expect to fill my laptop anytime soon. Seems that copyin


Xbox Rewards—Finally!

Xbox Rewards—Finally!

Well, if you didn’t know already, Microsoft is now promoting Xbox Rewards. If you take on the challenge, you get rewards. Sweet right? Yeah, assuming you can get on the site.


Slideshow R2c and BlogCal Mod R2d Updates

Coding and Web Design

Sigh. Seems all I seem to do lately is update my Mods. Truth is, I’ve been working on another web site, but found some issues adding in my Slideshow Mod and decided, while I was there, to fix a few other minor annoyances I had with it. I also cleaned up some minor issues in BlogCal as well. For th


Blog Calendar R2c (Fix)

Coding and Web Design

Sigh. Another day, another bug. Seems that writing scripts for my theme meant that I was missing some issues that occur if you run Blog Calendar on a standard WebAPP install. So, here is the latest fix for your Blogging pleasure: Blog Calendar Mod



Moved Over to Userbars.org

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Well, it appears that userbars.com isn’t on-line anymore. 🙁 So, I’ve moved my Userbars over to www.userbars.org. You can view my, limited, userbar collection there as well. If you’re looking for a userbar, I’m more then willing to help out (just IM me or add a comment here).


Gamer Score Charts

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This looks to have been out awhile, but as I’ve been gaming—or living under a rock—I thought I’d share it to others who, like me, obviously missed this. This is another cool example of what people can do with Xbox Live! data. http://gamerscorechart.com/theme/xbox/SafePit.png Try it out with




Migrated Site to WebAPP NE

Coding and Web Design

Well, after spending a few months adding back in my slide show and calendar, I’ve converted my site to WebAPP NE. Please let me know if anything doesn’t work quite right. My main reason to convert to WebAPP was to not have to start from scratch in writing my own comments system.



BSU Won!

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Sorry if you aren’t from Boise or a football fan, but Boise State University won the Fiesta Bowl game today against Oklahoma University. Final score was 42 to 41 in overtime. It was a hell of a nail biter and the best football game I’ve watched! Go BSU!


Happy New Year - 2007!

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Well, 2006 is winding down. It has been a very interesting year. I remember looking forward to 2006, but in the end I’m not sure there were enough happy moments to cancel out the sad ones. As we close the book on 2006, one can only look forward and be optomistic that 2007 will only be better. Happ


More BlogCal Fun

Coding and Web Design

JackDeth recommended a two calendar blog, and it was a note worthy challenge. I still need to package it up, but there are now two calendars at your disposal. If nothing else, I was able to clean the code up a bit and make it a bit more modular. So, anything else?