Archive for August, 2004
« Previous EntriesAnd it is Go, Go, Go! (Copycat Racing Goes Underground)
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004 at 5:00 amThis is ridiculous. In a span of eight days we have NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup (due Aug 31), Street Racing Syndicate (Aug 31), Burnout 3 (due Sep 7), and Juiced (due Sep 7). The NASCAR game makes sense - it is timed around the new playoff format, but what about Juiced […]
Google Gmail
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004 at 4:00 amSomeone at work hooked me up with a beta test account with Google’s new Gmail. To be honest I missed all the fuss until recently. I did not know that Gmail was once considered exclusive, and even fairly popular on eBay. Talking about being out of the loop.
I have yet to publish […]
Falcons vs. Bengals - Football 101
Monday, August 30th, 2004 at 6:30 pmThis weekend I managed to make it to my first Falcons game in several years as part of my new season ticket package. Some guys at work hold a block of five seats; one guy from last year dropped out, so I picked up the seat. The seats are pretty good for $125 […]
QB Controversy in ATL - Schaub Eyes Vick’s Job
Monday, August 30th, 2004 at 6:00 pmWhile many may think it is far fetched, Schaub looks like a starter in the making, while quite whispers abound about Vick’s lack of a grasp on the newly installed West Coast offense. I saw Schaub first hand last Saturday as he single handedly dismantled the Bengal’s defense. Schaub not only looked sharp, […]
Burnout 3 Looks Impressive
Monday, August 30th, 2004 at 5:45 pmThis weekend I had a chance to play a Burnout 3 (PS2) demo at Best Buy. I have never played any of the games in the series so I do not have a barometer, but this thing was pretty fun and impressive. In the few minutes I played I decided a couple of […]
Crash ‘N’ Burn - Out of the Loop
Sunday, August 29th, 2004 at 2:48 pmToday I was slogging through mounds of email, and I noticed that I was sent an invitation from the PlayStation Underground to apply for a beta test position for Eidos’ Crash ‘N’ Burn. Two things come to mind. First, I have never received an invite to be a beta tester before, so that […]
Cheers - US Women Capture Soccer Gold
Friday, August 27th, 2004 at 6:36 amI admit it, I do not follow women’s soccer, much less women’s sports of any sort; just not my thing you see. Still, it is hard not to be happy for this amazing group of women collectively known as the “Fab Five” - Hamm, Foundy, Fawcett, Lilly, and the shirtless one Chastain.
As I said, […]
Former Staffers Now Bloggers
Wednesday, August 25th, 2004 at 5:07 amWebdanzer is now a blogger at Webdanzer’s Spin and Ted Leiker (i.e. Grantofan) has gone blogging with Granatofan’s Corner. I wish them both the best of success and look forward to reading the creativity that flows from their new-found homes.
Now we wait to see if Adam and Kevin join the party with a blog […]
Couch Falters in Green Bay … Q-Q-Q-Quincy and the Jets
Tuesday, August 24th, 2004 at 8:58 pmIt is hard to believe that the once promising career of Tim Couch has quickly crashed and burned. Couch was clinging to hope that his career could be revived in Green Bay behind the tutorage of Favre, but it appears that Couch is about to hit rock bottom. Thus far Couch has a […]
Father’s Day Game - Champions of Norrath (PS2)
Tuesday, August 24th, 2004 at 6:27 pmI continue to enjoy the “Father’s Day Game” as my oldest son is fond of calling Champions of Norrath; yes - it was one of my father’s day presents last June. I have yet to finish this game, and I have not played online yet, but it continues to suck me in each time […]
Ratings System
Tuesday, August 24th, 2004 at 5:54 pmI think we all knew that I could not make it very long without spouting off about this, that, and the other. As I have said elsewhere, lack of an opinion and things to write about was never an issue. Instead I grew weary of the current format - detailed, unbiased content is […]
Air Style Wireless Controller (PS2) - Full of Hot Air
Tuesday, August 24th, 2004 at 8:53 amLast summer I imported an Air Style Wireless Controller (produced by Fountech) from LinkSang after reading rave reviews from IGN and PSM. I needed something on the PS2 equivalent to the GameCube’s WaveBird. The Air Style Wireless Controller does fit the bill.
After PSM named the controller one of the best wireless options on […]
Willis McGahee – JA, Ignorant, or Just Plain Stupid?
Monday, August 23rd, 2004 at 5:00 amIs Willis McGahee a jackass, ignorant, or just stupid? In this “what have you done for me lately” society, McGahee has yet to do jack-crap. The Buffalo Bills drafted McGahee 23rd overall in the 2003 draft despite have a messed up knee. The Bills pulled the string anyway, and rehabbed McGahee, and […]
Nuke Cops and BAD-TAGS
Sunday, August 22nd, 2004 at 9:41 pmI guess I am just a bitter b*st^rd about the whole php Nuke fiasco. Nuke is not a bad CMS by any stretch, and it certainly proved its usefulness to me over the last year, but this junk is completely unsecured and hack prone.
Nuke Cops is a fairly respectable site when it comes to […]
Dream Team No More
Sunday, August 22nd, 2004 at 8:44 pmAfter yesterday’s debacle I hope that the current NBA representatives known as would-be Dream-Teamers will be known as the clank and crib club. This new generation of “players” - these guys are truly an embarrassment to the US and to the NBA. It is time to get back to fundamentals.
I think I what […]