Last night’s episode of Heroes was very interesting. Not only did we meet a few new characters but we also learned just how small the Heroes world is.Mohinder was sent out on a mission to talk to a new hero and we find that it is a character we already know whose powers have only…
The Sleepover
A few weeks ago my daughter received an invitation to a sleepover birthday party. I was looking forward to it with great gusto while my wife was apprehensive and nervous. My mind was saying, “awesome! kid gone for the night!” My wife was thinking, “oh no, I’m so nervous, she’ll be gone all night!”Well, the…
Orange Box Takes the Lead
According to VGChartz Valves “Orange Box” has taken the top spot in weekly sales away from Microsoft heavy Halo 3. With first week sales of 348,049 the Xbox 360 release of the game has pushed Halo 3 down to second place with a respectable 285,860 units sold (3,482,376 sold in total).What is most important to…
Pull it or fill it
>Ouch… My tooth hurts.About a week ago I lost a filling in one of my teeth. I do not know exactly when I lost it but I did notice that the inside of my mouth did not feel right. There was something sharp and a hole where things used to be smooth.For the first few…
Stylin’ by the Courthouse
In Tulsa Oklahoma a man was seen wearing a pair of handcuffs on one wrist. Curious police officers investigated.Wearing one cuff on his wrist with the other cuff dangling made it appear as if he had recently escaped custody. This was not the case. The many was wearing “goth” clothing and felt that the handcuffs…
Consumer Electronics Association Inducts Eleven Industry Leaders into 2007 Hall of Fame
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At its eighth annual Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame awards ceremony held last night, 11 prominent industry leaders joined the 109 inventors, engineers, retailers, journalists and executives inducted since 2000.Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA) Industry Forum in San Diego, Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the association that created the awards…
Building a town with MySims
I have been spending the last week or two with EA’s new MySims game for the Wii. Before I get to telling you what my personal thoughts are about the game as a whole let me take a few minutes to talk about the background of this game.The Sims line of games has been a…
Wii Preview: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. BrawlFormat: WiiLaunch Date: 02/10/08ESRB: T (Teen): Cartoon Violence, Crude HumorGame Type: Fighting ActionPlayers: 1-4Developer: NintendoWelcome to a brawl for the ages, where anything can happen, anyone can show up and all bets are off.This action-packed fighting game features a ridiculous number of characters that have appeared on Nintendo platforms, from Mario to…
The forgotten side effect of moving to Propeller
A lot of things have already been said about Netscape’s dumping of their social news site to a new domain. What has not been pointed out (and is now coming up due to Google’s late Page Rank update) is the loss of PR juice involved with being on the new Propeller.Propeller, as a new site,…
Wii Preview: Link’s Crossbow Training
Link’s Crossbow TrainingFormat: WiiLaunch Date: 11/19/07ESRB: T (Teen): Fantasy ViolenceGame Type: ShootingAccessories: Wii Zapper included (requires Wii Remote and Nunchuk)Players: 1-4 (turn-based)Developer: EADLink returns from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to pick up the Wii Zapper and take aim at a host of targets in this shooting-gallery-style game.Anyone can pick up the Wii Zapper…
Wii Preview: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Fire Emblem: Radiant DawnFormat: WiiLaunch Date: 11/05/07ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older): Fantasy Violence, Mild LanguageGame Type: Strategy/Role-Playing GamePlayers: 1Developer: Intelligent SystemsThree years have passed since the great war that ended in the death of Mad King Ashnard. His country of Daein suffers under the rule of the war’s victors. Now, a small band of…
Melissa Data Announces New Service at DMA ’07 to Help Marketers Stay in Touch with Customers
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Melissa Data, a developer of high-performance mailing technology solutions, is unveiling a new service for direct marketing professionals at the DMA show, October 14th-16th in Chicago. The new NCOALink SmartMover Web service provides businesses and mail houses with the ability to keep their customer lists current by matching them to the weekly updated USPS…