And finally Google, of course, gets in the action by putting a whole new spin on their "I'm Feeling Lucky" button by launching the Google Romance online dating website.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
April Fool's
Heh... today mark's the second anniversary of when I've started blogging. Haven't seen that many pranks being pulled with it falling on a Saturday. Thinkgeek.com had some amazing new products on sale like Wireless Extension Cords and for the old-school gamers a Grow Your Own 1up Mushroom Kit. The local paper had a good article on the mayor buying industrial-sized Lego blocks to make affordable housing units. Tomshardware.com announced that the next generation of wireless won't require antennas.
And finally Google, of course, gets in the action by putting a whole new spin on their "I'm Feeling Lucky" button by launching the Google Romance online dating website.
And finally Google, of course, gets in the action by putting a whole new spin on their "I'm Feeling Lucky" button by launching the Google Romance online dating website.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
March Madness On Demand
March Madness is catching on... In Vegas, the first weekend where 48 games are played are now the second busiest weekend next to the Superbowl. This year, CBS & the NCAA began to stream the games in real-time via their MMOD website which broke online viewing records according to the G&M.
It took me an hour to get in on Thursday, even with my supposed VIP access, but I think once the network issues were sorted out, I was able to keep up with all the games. Video quality is decent using a ~360 kbit/s video feed, but there is a little bit of lag so I advised against checking the realtime scoreboard. I think CBS realized that a portion of their audience would be using MMOD from work, so they even built in a "Boss Button" that would hide the webcast and display what looks like an excel spreadsheet instead.
It took me an hour to get in on Thursday, even with my supposed VIP access, but I think once the network issues were sorted out, I was able to keep up with all the games. Video quality is decent using a ~360 kbit/s video feed, but there is a little bit of lag so I advised against checking the realtime scoreboard. I think CBS realized that a portion of their audience would be using MMOD from work, so they even built in a "Boss Button" that would hide the webcast and display what looks like an excel spreadsheet instead.
Monday, March 13, 2006
March Madness
Hi y'all, it's that time of year again... For the seventh running of my annual basketball pool, so check it out here.
From March 16th to April 3th, 65 U.S. Division I College Men's Basketball teams will get a 'Chance to Dance' in the NCAA Tournament. The teams are divided into four regions and are seeded from 1 to 16. This is a one-knockout tournament, so one loss and the team's season is done like dinner. It takes six straight wins to get the honour of cutting down the twine in Indianapolis and be crowned as tourney champs.
This contest is a bit different to other NCAA pools where you'd usually pick the winners of each game (aka bracket-based). Instead, you choose the ten teams that you will think will do the best in this year's tournament. Points are awarded for each of your teams depending on their seed and the number of games they win.
So pick your squads and follow how you do over the next three weekends! Entries are due this Thursday at 10am MT, so just go onto the website to submit your entry. There's no cost to enter and the winner gets bragging rights until next March. We had sixteen entries last year, so we're always looking for more. This year, I've updated the entry form, so it'll be easier to put in your picks and you'll get an email confirmation once your entry has been validated.
From March 16th to April 3th, 65 U.S. Division I College Men's Basketball teams will get a 'Chance to Dance' in the NCAA Tournament. The teams are divided into four regions and are seeded from 1 to 16. This is a one-knockout tournament, so one loss and the team's season is done like dinner. It takes six straight wins to get the honour of cutting down the twine in Indianapolis and be crowned as tourney champs.
This contest is a bit different to other NCAA pools where you'd usually pick the winners of each game (aka bracket-based). Instead, you choose the ten teams that you will think will do the best in this year's tournament. Points are awarded for each of your teams depending on their seed and the number of games they win.
So pick your squads and follow how you do over the next three weekends! Entries are due this Thursday at 10am MT, so just go onto the website to submit your entry. There's no cost to enter and the winner gets bragging rights until next March. We had sixteen entries last year, so we're always looking for more. This year, I've updated the entry form, so it'll be easier to put in your picks and you'll get an email confirmation once your entry has been validated.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Trip Blog
My pal Kendra left our vball team this winter to go travel Asia with her boyfriend for half a year. They have captured their wonderful travels via their blog.
So go check it out if you have the travel bug itch (don't worry... I know a good cream that will take care of that :-p)
So go check it out if you have the travel bug itch (don't worry... I know a good cream that will take care of that :-p)
Monday, February 13, 2006
Video iPod Rumours
Based on Apple's recent patent filings, DailyTech has figured out what the next generation of iPods will look like. Out is the touch wheel, in is a bigger screen with a virtual wheel (like a PDA?). If they figure out how to keep it clean from finger prints and it has a good resolution for tv shows, I think I maybe getting another iPod when it comes out... of course I'm still waiting for a home-theatre capable Apple Mini.
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