Archive for February, 2008
Just say no to Matt Ryan?
Monday, February 25th, 2008 at 4:21 amThe Matt Ryan trashing continues. Interesting FanNation blog entry on why a rebuilding team should not gamble on Matt Ryan:
Let’s not kid ourselves; this is a very weak quarterback class that will be lucky to produce a couple quality starters in the league, let alone a franchise quarterback. Matt Ryan exhibits good size, […]
Will the Falcons trade down?
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 at 7:12 pmajc.com is speculating that the Falcons may trade down. At least GM Dimitroff is trying to hold everything close to see what he may be able to get in return.
This team suddenly is in the best of situations. If Dimitroff acquires a first-round pick for Hall as expected, the Falcons will have four selections […]
Atlanta Falcons get Third Pick in 2008 Draft
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 at 9:52 amLast Friday the Falcons won some convoluted coin toss with the Chiefs and Raiders, in turn winning the prize to select third overall in the draft.
So what does this mean? Atlanta’s hopes and dreams of rebuilding are somewhat depend on what the Dolphins and Rams do with the first two picks. Jake Long […]
Deal of the day at Best Buy
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 at 8:26 amToday’s Sunday ad section for Best Buy has an amazingly good deal if you are in the market for an HDTV and PS3 (or Blu-ray player). For $1899.99 you get:
40″ Sony Bravia 1080p HDTV (KDL-40V3000; newer version of my great Bravia KDL-40V2500)
Uncharted or Rachet & Clank
Super Bad or Surf’s Up (Blu-ray versions of course)
PS3 […]
50 500’s
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 at 2:55 pmI was debating if I should throw up a prediction, but what the heck. Why not? I do not see any surprises today. It will be the Hendrick cars vs. the Joe Gibbs Racing boys. I really do not see any outsiders breaking into the party.
I am going to pull for my usual three Gordon, […]
The PSP Show
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 at 2:36 pmIf podcast of a PSP nature are your thing, you may want to check out The PSP Show. I was looking for some info on Atari Classics Evolved and came across my first run-in with this podcast. Let me just call it “interesting” and move on to something else.
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Confirmed. Jeter is not a defensive wiz.
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 at 8:12 amBaseball fans that love going into the numbers have long contended that Jeter is overrated as a defensive shortstop. I have seen a number of articles over the years that draw this conclusion, but today was the first time I had seen something in the paper. I found this gem in the local […]
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead (Toshiba kills HD DVD)
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at 5:21 pmWe (that is those of us longer for a universal HD format in the form of Blu-ray) have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Finally, Reuters is reporting that Toshiba is giving up on HD DVD.
“The move will likely put an end to a battle that has gone on for several […]
Video Game Shopping Saturday
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at 12:33 pmThanks to the use of eBay and some older games that were collecting dust, I have had $60 burning a hole in my pocket for the past couple of weeks. I have been targeting a PS3 purchase: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune or Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. $60 a pop for a PS3 game […]
Blu Monday
Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 8:11 pmTwo more significant wins for Blu-ray were reported today by blu-ray.com (and I am sure many other sites.
First, Best Buy will officially recommend Blu-ray over HD DVD:
Brian Dunn, Best Buy’s president and chief operating officer commented, “Consumers have told us that they want us to help lead the way. We’ve listened to our customers, and […]
Football (Super Tuesday)
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 at 8:04 pmAccording to espn.com, last Sunday a whole lot of folks watched the Super Bowl.
The 97.5 million viewers who saw the New York Giants’ last-minute win over the New England Patriots made it the most-watched Super Bowl ever and second biggest event in American television history.
Only the “MASH” series finale in 1983, with 106 million viewers, […]
More Super Bowl XLII
Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 8:29 pmI am not sure what I can say that has not already been said in the paper, on sports talk radio, or on TV. I do hope that the focus stays on Eli Manning and the Giants’ superb defensive effort, and not so much on spygate. Actually, the best thing about the Patriots […]
Super Bowl XLII
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 at 6:11 pmI did not see much point predicting the Pats over the Giants, but what the heck. Hopefully it will be a close game.
PS3 Remote Play (Remote Start) Issues
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 at 5:20 pmI am not sure what I can do to fix this issue, but as I posted below, I just cannot get Remote Play to work correctly. I just tired a few more different ways to get this setup, with no luck. At this point I have to assume that there is some sort of incompatibility […]
PS3 PSP Remote Play Black Magic
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 at 10:16 amWhere to begin? Recently Sony updated PS3 to PSP Remote Play capabilities to allow for remotely turning on the PS3 with a PSP and to allow playing Original PlayStation (PSX) game disks. This sounds great. If only I could get it to work.
Remote Play mode in itself works great, if I put the PS3 in […]