PS3 Grill!
May 25th, 2005, 04:47 pm
Whenever I can I’ll always take a stab at Sony Playstation 
Internet infection holds computer files hostage
May 25th, 2005, 10:04 am
deseretnews.com | Internet infection holds computer files hostage
This is great! A ransom virus! Send me some money and I’ll let you use your files again.
Computer users at Y. spied on
May 25th, 2005, 09:54 am
deseretnews.com | Computer users at Y. spied on
Thats why you don’t use public computers when viewing private information.
One of my classes I have at a local Technology college instead of the highschool. At this college, the BIOS isn’t password protected and the user account that the teacher setup for me to use on the computer has administrative rights. I get the feeling these guys don’t know how to create a secure system. I could really cause a lot of damage or anyone else could.
Xbox 360 picks up Final Fantasy XI, will be backwards compatible
May 17th, 2005, 10:47 am
Xbox 360 picks up Final Fantasy XI, will be backwards compatible – Xbox 360 News at GameSpot
This is good news. Although Microsoft said it will be compatible with top selling games, it could mean that Microsoft will be selecting which Xbox games will be compatible or they just don’t want to come right out and say it is compatible.
Final Fantasy is an awesome game and it will be awesome to see it on the Xbox 360.
Playstation 3 specs released
May 17th, 2005, 10:41 am
Sony released information on the Playstation 3 yesterday at Sony’s Pre-E3 conference. Many of the features are like the Xbox 360 with a few differences.
The Playstation 3 will have a PowerPC-base core running at 3.2GHz which is suppose to be two times more powerful that the Xbox 360’s three processors. It will have 256MB of RAM which is half of what the amount of the Xbox 360 contains (512MB).
Like the Xbox 360, the Playstation will have wirless controllers. You will be able to connect upto seven bluetooth wireless controllers. There will be built in wireless networking support which the Xbox 360 will have as well.
GamePro says that the demonstration of the Playstation 3 was noticeably better than the Xbox 360 mainly in the lighting and shadow areas.
Playstation 3’s controller is shaped like a boomerang and looks a lot like Microsofts Sidewinder controller for the PC. I’ve never heard of the sidewinder but I guess it failed.
The Xbox 360 has more features than just gaming which Sony didn’t mention a whole lot about that. Microsoft may have the upper hand here by appealing to a larger market.
You can find some pictures and more information on the Playstation 3 at GamePro (linked in this post) as well as at GameSpot.
Xbox 360
May 13th, 2005, 10:38 am
Last night, on MTV, Mircosoft annouced their next gen console, the Xbox 360. I here the show was pretty lame but the console looks to be extremely powerful. You can find the specs and other information here at Xbox.com.
GamePro says that the Xbox 360 will be about 8 times more powerful then the current Xbox as well as DVD playback, wireless network support, and some Live capabilities right out of the box. You can get more information and pictures from GameSpot.
Microsoft hasn’t announced a price or if the Xbox 360 will be backwards compatible and be able to play Xbox games.
I probably won’t be getting it when it is first released. If it isn’t backwards compatible then it probably will be even longer until I get it.
Personally I don’t like the look of it. They should have named it the XPod or IBox. White just isn’t my color.
New Layout Sneak Peak
May 8th, 2005, 11:50 pm
I have decided to go with this layout for the layout. The sidebar will be about the same as the middle content and what it is like now. When I get a chance, I’ll start coding it. Comments are welcome.
If you haven’t heard already, phpBB 2.0.15 was released, update your message boards ASAP! While you are at it, give your input on the XML MOD Template if you are a MOD Author. In order to make it perfect, we really would like the communities input.
Starwars line
May 4th, 2005, 10:33 pm
The Starwars line is now in FoxTrot. You can view it here.
If you haven’t heard about the line, the really short version is a bunch of Starwars geeks started lining up at a theater to buy tickets. They then found out it wasn’t going to be playing at the theater they were lining up at but at one a block away. In protest they aren’t going to move to the other theater. You can read the whole story here. You’ll get a good laugh.
Calculus BC AP Test
May 3rd, 2005, 05:27 pm
Today was the Calculus BC AP test. It wasn’t that bad although I forgot how to do some of the easier things. I felt like I will pass. I hope I do since I got a 5 on both the practice tests that we took in Class. For the readers that don’t know about AP tests, AP stands for Advanced Placement so they are harder classes. The highest you can get is a 5 and you have to get atleast a 3 to pass. AP tests are ways you can get university credit without going to a university.
Friday I take the United States History AP exam. I here this one is really hard and I am struggling with it. I really don’t feel like studying. We have take four practice tests and I have gotten three 2s and one 3. That one 3 I got was one point away from being a 2. I’m really worried that I’m not going to pass.
I have a couple of ideas for the new layout. One is a dark red and the other is a light peachy color. I may decide not to use those and go back to the old yellowish orange layout. We’ll see. It probably will be a while before I start to code it.
I am thinking about selling what I have done on XtroCMS and let someone else finish it. Thinking ahead, I don’t think I will have the time that will be required to provide support and update XtroCMS properly. If you know of anyone who would be interested, have them contact me.
<edit>XtroCMS has been sold. More information on this in a couple of weeks</edit>
I’ll be posting more later when what it involves has been made public.
