rudyamid on May 28th, 2010 at 9:59 pm

Got my copy of Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii!  The sequel was launched quietly, with not much fanfare, unlike the first one.  Nothing ground breaking except for a faster loading time and less story telling.  Since I’ve played the first Super Mario Galaxy enough times, I’m comfortable with the controls, and jumped right [...]

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rudyamid on May 11th, 2010 at 1:14 pm

I love my iPhone.  It’s a great device that lets me do many things (games, reminders, email, etc.) thanks to the huge library of Apps1 available on it.  When I’m in my office, it sits on my desk charging and sync’ing.  Previously, I let it sat flat on the table.  Later on, I started looking [...]

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rudyamid on May 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm

I saw this new T-Shirt design from Threadless Tees called “The Marvelous Cartoon Wigs Museum”, and it’s an instant hit with me!  I know these characters – I grew up with them. Here’s my attempt to identify them: 1919: Popeyes 1929: Tintin 1930: Betty Boop 1935: ?? 1950: Peanuts 1952: Astro boy 1959: ?? 1960: [...]

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rudyamid on March 29th, 2010 at 10:09 am

There’s finally a difference between geeks, nerds, dweebs, and dorks.  This Venn diagram explains it: (For one thing, the word “dweeb” is so old, it’s not cool to use anymore.) I have an obsession with all things like Star Wars or Star Trek.  Then, there’s my constant craving for all things computers, big or small. [...]

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rudyamid on March 24th, 2010 at 4:15 pm

I’m currently on AT&T’s DSL High-Speed Internet plan that suppose to run at 3.0 Mbps download and 512 Kbps upload.  In the evening, when it’s being used the most, for Netflix and Hulu streamings, that bandwidth gets used up completely.  Also, broadband speed tests reveal the speeds will drop to around 2M/300K range.  The price [...]

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