Military MadnessFormat:Virtual ConsoleLaunch Date:12/18/06ESRB:E (Everyone) – Mild ViolenceGame Type:StrategyControl Type:Wii, Classic, GameCube or controllersPlayers:1 – 2Developer:HudsonGame InformationOriginally released on TurboGrafx, 1990 Wii Points: 600Military Madness is a futuristic simulation game that throws the player into the middle of a war on the moon's surface. The rules are simple, making it easy for newcomers to enjoy…
Real Dumb Criminals: The Paralyzed Robber
I’m gonna be writing stream of consciousness, so please forgive me if my verb tenses don’t always agree.So I had this client referred by the Public Defender’s Office. His name was Robert Dale Hicks. He was charged with Robbery 1 and P.F.O. 1 (Persistent Felony Offender in the First Degree), an enhancement charge in KY…
Amazon goes Contextual
There is some bigs news out of Amazon today. They have just announced an open beta of their new Context Links program.I installed the script on the blog but I have not seen any of the new contextual links popping up yet. Let me throw up some keywords in this post and see what happensKeywordsHarry…
I’m sick, entertain me!
Every parent has to deal with it, being stuck at home with a sick child. Yesterday it was my turn.My daughter stayed home from school yesterday because she was sick and running a fever. This was my one weekday off for the month and I was looking forward to spending some time with my wife…
Wii virtual console releases for March 26, 2007
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of FireFormat: Virtual ConsoleLaunch Date: 03/26/07ESRB: E (Everyone): Mild ViolenceGame Type: StrategyControl Type: Classic or Gamecube controllersPlayers: 1-8Developer: KoeiOriginally released on Super NES, January, 1995Wii Points: 800Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV is a tactical simulation game in which the player takes the role of a ruler seeking…
Blog Review: The Answer May Surprise You
It’s that time of the week again, the time when I review a blog as part of my Technorati contest.This time I am turning my sights on The Answer May Surprise You, a blog with a long name that has only recently left Blogspot to make it on its own. It’s always a wonderful thing…
$750 for a Review?
Some of you may be wondering why I have priced the ReviewMe reviews for the blog at $750. Well, sit back and read on because I am about to tell you why.For the past month I have been fooling around with Pay-Per-Post, a sponsored posting service. This service matches up bloggers and advertisers. Advertisers tell…
Speed Linking for Friday March 23, 2007
I know I am a bit late posting this but things have been busy for me this week!Why being a success means people are hating what you do – Chris opines on how the truly successful are not “liked” but hated or loved.Blogging: Tactic 4 – Participate at Related Forums and Blogs – Gregg has…
Upgraded Wii browser will not be free forever
Back in December Nintendo offered a trial version of the Opera Internet browser to all Wii owners. All you had to do was go into he shopping channel and download it. After months of testing and user feedback Nintendo developers have made a number of improvements.Improvementsimproved zooming and scrollingan improved zoomed fontshortened startup timesquicker access…
How To: Use a cron job to backup your databases
If you run a web server that uses a database such as MySQL then you should be doing backups, often.When I was in charge of the web server for Kenzer and Company we used a 7-day rolling backup system. This system insured that, in the case of a problem, we had several days worth of…
Google’s new PR rankings
Every three months Google recalculates Page Rank for all of the sites they track. Many people have speculated on what things you can do to help and/or harm your Page Rank. It would seem that I have done something to harm my Page Rank as I have dropped from a five to a three.I do…