Today’s launch of Pokémon® Battle Revolution heralds a number of firsts for Nintendo’s hot-selling Wiiâ„¢ video game system. Pokémon Battle Revolution is: The first online Wii game in the Americas. The first Pokémon game for Wii. The first Wii game to wirelessly link to Nintendo DSâ„¢. The first Wii game that lets players use their…
Month: June 2007
Banana Twinkies are back!
While visiting my Mother-in-law’s house today to hang up some speakers she told me about the box of banana Twinkies she recently purchased. I find the normal Twinkies no longer suit my tastes (they make me sick) but I decided to try out the original banana flavored ones.Twinkies were developed as an inexpensive treat during…
Game Review: Ice Cream
Game Title: Ice CreamDesigner: Joe M. HuberPublisher: Face 2 Face GamesI scream, you scream, we all scream, for ice cream! In this quick game players compete to serve ice cream to the most customers over four days, or turns. This game is designed for 3-5 players ages 6 and up.This is a quick game to…
Some Republicans just don’t get it
In the news lately there has been a surge of quotes about the amnesty bill winding its way through congress. One of the funniest ones has to be from senator Trent Lott:”I’m sure senators on both sides of the aisle are being pounded by these talk-radio people who don’t even know what’s in the bill,”…
Will Harry Potter die?
>Let me start off right away by telling you that I have no advance knowledge of the last Harry Potter Book; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. What follows is only what I believe based on my reading of the previous books.Harry Potter must dieI know some fans of the book may be shocked to…
A little bit of music
I was recently asked to pick a song for the The Plugg’s Song of the Week series of articles.Why not head on over there and check out my selection!
My New Pet Project
>Hello faithful readers. I am working on a new web project that involves cats.If you are a (remotely) famous cat owner please send me an email to steve at hmtk dot com and let me know who you are and what kind of cat you have.I hope to launch in a month or so.– HMTKSteve
Toilet Spy and other strangeness
I found this image on flickr today while searching for images tagged “Spy”. It is from an employee-only men’s bathroom in a Berlin office building. I wonder if there is another wall like this in the ladies room?This ice toilet was setup by Microsoft, to promote Windows Vista, in Dundas Square I can’t say that…
How I spent my Father’s Day
Because I am a father I get to benefit from the holiday known as Father’s Day. On this day we honor our fathers. We do this by sending cards and making phone calls. If we live close enough we also drive over and hang out.My daughter is only 8 yrs old right now so she…
How To: Free video game rentals
This may (or may not) be news to some of my readers. It has only come to my attention recently.In the world of video games there are two markets:Primary – Where you buy the game new.Secondary – Where you buy the game used.There are not many deals to be had in the primary market. Shrink-wrapped…
Everything is all right now
The last of my new server problems has been fixed. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that the last problem involved a port being closed. I made the fatal mistake of assuming that this particular port would be open by default.So yes, everything is now alright in the world with me.The first site to be…
New server, new problems
I now have a dedicated server. Yup, it’s all mine! which also means the problems are all mine too.”What kind of problems,” you ask? Well, I moved the first site over last night. It is a low traffic blog so I figured that would be the “testing” site I would use to make sure everything…