Hey there, my name’s Josh. I know Steve fairly well since he lives not far away from me. He offered me a blog here, so I happily accepted. Here’s my first gift to everyone: A calculator-based alphabet, created by me and my friend Xavier. Use it to pass notes without it looking like you’re passing…
Connecticut: Say goodbye to 811 for phone troubles!
I just had this news item passed on to me from someone who works at at&t. He said he was told to notify friends and family members so I’m just goint spread it to the world.For those who do not live in Connecticut, 811 has been the number you dial for customer service. It’s been…
HowTo: Be a Better Forum Moderator
Until a short time ago I was the admin for Kenzer & Company and took care of all aspects of the website. I learned a lot about running a production server and recovering from database failures and other problems. What I want to talk about today is less technical then how to recover from a…
Another Use for Bug Pokemon
As a long time fan of the GBA Pokemon games I’ve learned a few tricks in regards to raising Pokemon. One of those tricks I’m going to reveal to you right here.All Pokemon, when you beat them, give your Pokemon a certain amount of experience points. What they also give you is effort points. Effort…
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon to air Sept 8, 2006 8:00 PM EST
It’s true!The new series is coming to America on September 8th , 2006 at 8:00 PM EST!Unlike the previous Pokemon TV shows this one will feature Pokemon themselves as the main characters. There will not be Ash, Brock or any of the regulars we have gotten used to. The Pokemon will not talk their usual…
The Digg Effect
Hello,If you have found yourself here by following a link in a Digg comment then welcome!I placed that link in a select few comments on Digg to test a theory on the Digg Effect. Namely the idea that by simply having a link on Digg to your site will generate massive amounts of traffic and…
The Digg Effect Part 2: Reporting on the results of comment spam.
Earlier today, I posted some comment spam on Digg to see what effect it would have on my website. I only posted the URL to my blog in about 5 comments on the site. I didn’t want to do a huge spamming operation because that is not the point of this study.This is a non-scientific…
Build-A-Bear: Koala
A few days ago, my wife and I took my daughter and one of her friends to the Build-A-Bear store in our local mall. The friend is a boy one year younger than my daughter that we have known for a long time. Our trip takes place the day after his birthday and he is…
The Keep part 8: Kill the Kobolds and Go Home
Part 8 continues the story…Using the few moments of surprise they have gained they charge straight into your ranks. One of them charges straight for Pedrov but does not manage to hit the man. Another leaps upon Bodewin and slashes viscously at the halfling, cutting a deep gash across his chest. A third one jumps…
The Keep part 7: Enter the Kobolds
In part 7, the party encounters kobolds…One of the trails from the old ogre’s lair leads out of the trees and heads straight for a cave opening that lies just within the canopy of trees along the ravines northern face.Many small tracks are evident in the dirt outside of the cave mouth and many tall…
The Keep part 6: Enter the Caves of Chaos Once More!
Here is part 6…Morning finds the lot of you standing in front of the tavern. Ghordon, Gwynth, Pedrov and Salinor look very refreshed the others look a little tired, especially Bodewin.After a short and inexpensive breakfast the lot of you pass through the front gates and onward to the Caves of chaos.After spending almost two…
A Tale of Two Cats: Kiko and Koko
I know I mentioned this before but I’ll say it again, I have six cats.That’s right, six cats! I didn’t always have six cats but I do now. This story is not about all six cats, it’s about the two newest cats; Kiko and Koko.Kiko and Koko are about 6 months apart in age but…