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Archive for the ‘Gaming’ Category

Getting my Wii online

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Blatherings, Gaming | 2 Comments »

I finally got off my but to get my Wii on my wifi, and had a little trouble. A quick Google Search revealed I wasn't the only one having trouble getting their device online using the built-in WiFi. As is ...

Windows Vista – Still on the horizon

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in Blatherings, Gaming, Geeking Out, Op/Ed | Comments Off

I've been working with Vista almost every day now for nearly 6 months and my impressions of the newest OS from Microsoft haven't deviated much from my initial impressions. I continue to be plagued by problems and anomalies which seem ...

Gary Gygax: Roleplaying loses its father

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Gaming | 1 Comment »

Considered by many to be the Father of role playing, Gary Gygax was known and admired worldwide for the game that sparked movies, TV series, cartoons, hundreds of knock-off type games, convention centers full of people in garb, and probably ...

Portal: Intelligent gaming

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Posted in Blatherings, Gaming, Geeking Out | Comments Off

One of my left coast friends, Kent turned me onto the game Portal - which is included in The Orange Box, which you should definitely go out and buy. The game is really fun and totally different from any other ...

Wii…….

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 Posted in Blatherings, Gaming, Wee Little Terrors | Comments Off

Santa was extraordinarily good to the DeCoster family this year, and we woke to find a Nintendo Wii snuggled with care under the tree. I have read the reviews, watched people play, heard the media drone on about how they ...