Anyone else see these badboys hanging around town when Vista came out? I saw this one outside of CompUSA in Franklin, TN.

I just read this article from Kotaku and it brings up a very interesting point. The gaming industry is bigger than the movie industry, and pro gaming circuits are springing up all over the place. World of Warcraft has gained a cult following, and everyone is joining in — not just the so called “nerds”.

Anyone want to wager a guess as to the future of gaming in a few years?

Before I begin, yeah, I know i’ve been neglecting the blog, so i’m gonna try and get back into it. Hopefully in the next week i’ll have a job that puts me in front of a computer — and that means blogging regularly!

Speaking of job hunting, i never realized how hard it was until I needed to. I mean, when I got hired on at Stallion (my last job), it was almost immediate and that was it. I’ve been 4 days without a job, and realize now that the job search is quite a bit harder than last time. (and I thought experience was supposed to help this!!)

So, I head an interview today with Fairfield. It was a straight up soliciting job — ‘hey you, wanna sit through a presentation’ kinda thing. And it’s straight comission. Does anyone give a Salaried job anymore? C’mon people!

I’ve got an interview with a financial planning firm tomorrow. And about 20 other resume’s out. God help me find a decent job, please!

I got a lot of traffic from the Sadam execution video… well, here’s another one — it’s leaked cell phone footage from the execution. Unedited, raw footage of Saddam’s execution.

I’ve got a few new years resolutions that I’ve got. Some have to do with gaming, some with just life in general.

Earn a promotion at work (that would mean me getting my own branch office.

Pay off some at least half of my debts.

Balance work and home life

Get a new computer (this one just doesn’t keep up with the newer games)

Compete in / win at least one gaming tournament

Now THIS is funny, and very fitting.

I honestly haven’t gotten a chance to see this yet… a lot of people have been asking around for it, so here it is. Any thoughts?


2 versions of saddam’s execution in case the Google one doesn’t work.

So, I finally got access to my Wii (now that it’s Christmas and all) and I immediately got on board and downloaded the new updates, one of which was the new Wii Internet Browser. I gave it a test drive (even tried posting using the browser, but it’s too hard to type without the use of a keyboard) and surfed the Internet, checked my gmail, even loaded up this blog!

The Good
So, what did I find out? Well, for starters, YouTube works just great on the Wii browser. Doesn’t sound like a big deal to some, but that means that the future of the console — from video and music to games itself — is very near. The technology to stream data to our consoles is being perfected by opera as we speak, leading to the possibility of pay-per-view movies on the console (streamed right to our televisions) and even live gamecasts (imagine the super smash brothers brawl tournaments being broadcast live to anyone who wants to watch them!). Since YouTube works, most flash and shockwave games are working too. That brings the number of games available to the Wii to a number far higher than anyone can count. My personal seasonal favorite, Santa Cubes, plays very nicely with the Wii.

The Bad
No password support. Period. I was checking my gmail and had to enter a password in giant Comic Sans MS-esque font that anyone watching me could see. It was starred in the browser, of course, but text entry is another story. For anything that needs to be kept safe and secure, the Wii browser isn’t your best choice. Also, unless you have a mega-screen TV (or are playing on a movie theater screen), good luck trying to read the text — it’s really too small.

Bottom Line
Entertainment features, such as YouTube and the Flash Arcades, are truly the major benefit of the browser. Email, and pretty much anything else, that’s another story. Hopefully there will be support for larger text in the future. But it is a work in progress, and for a trial version, it works out very nicely. If you haven’t given it a download, point your browser there and do it — it’s free!

Found this video via Destructiod. Dr. Phil tries out the Wii. Those Mii’s look waaaaay too much like Dr. Phil — it’s kind of creepy.