A little over a week ago I was in search of a book to read. While perusing the books in my daughter’s collection (she has a habit of buying books above her reading level) I chanced upon a rather thick one titled Eragon.Now, I had heard a little bit about the book (and the movie)…
Mac & PC Gamers Can Finally Play Together
Hi Folks,At long last, the good people at GameRanger have answered the cries of millions and have made it so Mac gamers and PC gamers can finally play games together over the internet. Of course, since Apple’s Bootcamp was launched not too long ago, Intel Mac users have been able to do this more or…
Wii Review: Animal Crossing City Folk
My foray into the world of Animal Crossing began with Wide World on the DS. I later picked up a copy of the GameCube version of the game but it never caught on with me. When I heard a new version of the game would be coming out on Wii I was excited to say…
Wii Preview: Castlevania Judgment
I have long been a fan of fighting games such as Soul Caliber and Smash Bros. I have also long been a fan of the Castlevania series of games. The latest game in the Castlevania line takes up the characters from the series and puts them into a fighting game.The Wii game can also be…
Xbox Live Arcade: Carcassonne
My love for video games is right up there with my love of board games. Both are great ways to spend your leisure time. Video games tend toward the free time when you are by yourself while board games require the presence of other people. Unless you play some of the older Avalon Hill games…
A New Fairy is Born
I have recently started painting miniatures again. Not just me but my daughter as well. See, my daughter has become very interested in my boardgame collection as of late and while exploring said collection she encountered a box of Fairy Meat miniatures. Some of them were painted while the majority were either primed or untouched.I…
Re-usable Code: Populating Listboxes in Windows
One thing most programmers who program for windows will have to deal with is the Listbox.The Listbox is a very useful item in the programmers arsenal. It’s cousin, the ComboBox is a close second. You can use a Listbox to display a list of items to a user and allow them to select and item…
A simple program to search large text files
A few years ago I took over webmaster duties for a very active community forum. About a month into the job the unthinkable happened, we lost the table that contained all of the posts! I had backups (7 day rolling system) but the backups were a good 24 hours old and the server kept dropping…
Obama’s Plumber Problem
We’ve all heard about “Joe the Plumber” by now. The guy out in Ohio who asked Obama about the ramifications of purchasing the plumbing business from his boss.Obama’s answer about “sharing the wealth” allows his opponents to further paint him as a Marxist. Coupled with the Obama campaign’s “95% of Americans get a tax cut”…
Console Review: Xbox 360
I recently acquired an Xbox 360 in a contest. After spending a few weeks with it I’m ready to share my thoughts on the system. For purposes of this review I will be speaking specifically about the mid-level Xbox 360.The Xbox 360 is the second generation console in Microsoft’s Xbox line of consoles. The console…
PC Game Review: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
The Witcher was one of those games I paid attention to during its development. Dope graphics, mature storyline, innovative combat system? Color me SOLD! I waited for that game to come out with mucho anticipation. I thought for sure that this game was going to be the roleplaying game of all roleplaying games. Unfortunately, what…
What If The Top 1% Stayed Home?
According to data on the National Taxpayers Union Foundation website the top 1% of wage earners in the USA pay about 39.89% of the income taxes collected (I’m using 2006 numbers). These folks have an Adjusted Gross Income of $388,806 or more. The bottom 50% of wage earners who do pay income taxes account just…