My wife gave me a Kindle as my Christmas present (I know it’s not Christmas yet, but I have very little self control). After trying out a variety of free content, I wanted to try to find the LDS Scriptures (Book of Mormon, Bible, Doctrine & Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price) in a format [...]
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LDS Scriptures on Kindle and BlackBerry
Published by December 2nd, 2009 in Gadgets and Random. 4 Comments
Well, it’s a neat app, I guess, except for one question. Why am I in New York instead of Utah? I remember waking up in Utah. . .
Debunking the Gnaw Fold Diablo 3 Myth
Published by January 14th, 2009 in Games, Geek Fun and Random. 6 CommentsAs with all these fun things, there are kernels of truth. Diablo does tend to drop Dol runes. "Trout" does have a root in Greek meaning "nibble" or "gnaw".
First, the hit points. Diablo in Normal Mode of Diablo 2 has 13818 hit points (according to the useful Diablo Wiki). So we can rule out [...]
The Irony of the Open X Package Opener
Published by June 12th, 2008 in Gadgets and Random. 1 Comment I was shopping on ThinkGeek the other day, and had some points to have this thrown in with my order. Either that, or it was cheap enough that I thought I’d throw it in the cart. Me no remember so good none.
Anyhoo, everyone hates those crazy impossible packages, right? Here’s where the IRONY [...]
It’s not a great picture, but I got a phone snap of a Google Street View car on the freeway the other day. Nothing special, just thought I’d share.
Grammar for Bloggers: "Line Up" vs. "Lineup"
Published by January 15th, 2008 in Gripes and Random. 0 CommentsWelcome to a snarky new series. A beautiful thing about the advent of blogging is the availability of so many sources for getting news and information. The trouble is, many of our friends in the blogosphere have some difficulty with the written language. This can be a barrier to adoption for the snobbier sections of [...]
I admire the Japanese for many things… their technological prowess, their ability to produce most of the worlds electronics and of course, their ninjas. But sometimes they do things that we Americans just have to shake our heads at. Heaven knows I wouldn’t ever want to be trapped in a room with [...]
So I was just hangin’ out at work today preparing for the annual Omniture Halloween bash when this slick bit of Steampunk goodness unexpectedly arrived in my inbox courtesy of my good buddy Andy.
“What is it?” you may ask.
Well, let me tell you. It’s the most essential piece of equipment for [...]
The Sad State of Smartphone Software
Published by October 17th, 2007 in Gadgets, Random and Software. 0 CommentsI was going through my blogs today and stumbled on a note from the guys at Smartphone Thoughts. I like these guys, but again, it was a plug for a piece of software they hadn’t tried, in the vein of “looks kinda neat – anyone try it?”. This brought me over to the best-seller list [...]
Oh, come on now – Red Ring of Death strikes
Published by October 11th, 2007 in Consoles and Random. 0 CommentsSo it’s an open secret that Microsoft sort of ganked the first-gen Xbox 360. Rudeboy and I were in the local Toys R Us on a lunch break, and wandered over the sad, sad video game section. Even sadder than them having no new PSP slims was the sight of a damaged Xbox 360, [...]