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Thoughts on Being Thirty

February 23, 2010February 23, 2010 Chief Oddball 5 Comments

At 6:43 p.m. this evening I officially turned thirty. For the last few days — weeks, even — I haven’t known exactly how to feel. Mostly I wasn’t even thinking about my upcoming milestone birthday; I’ve been too preoccupied with how wholly dissatisfying and depressing life seems to have been of late.

Paradoxes

February 17, 2010February 17, 2010 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

I haven’t really been sure what to think these past few days, as I’ve approached my thirtieth birthday. I’ve had a particularly hard time just facing the average workday recently, feeling as though my efforts are largely boring and devoid of purpose.

Reconnecting

February 3, 2010February 3, 2010 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

I’ve been sort of shut-in lately…which is saying something, given that I work from home and already spend 99% of my time inside my house on any given day. After getting a cold early last week, even my daily walks ceased (the weather was cold and rainy too, by Florida standards).

Impressions: Star Trek Online (Open Beta)

January 23, 2010September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball 5 Comments

Star Trek and video games. Like many geeks, they’re two of my first loves, forged in my early years when bright colors and awe-inspiring, imagination-stoking stories were all I needed to be truly happy. So it should be no surprise that every time these two elements come together, I sit up and take notice.

Oddball Review: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

December 28, 2009September 26, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

“What is this, Retro Gaming Month again?” I hear you asking. After all, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin was released way back in February of this year (2009). No, my friends — it’s just that I’ve only very recently completed the game’s single player campaign, and I was reminded yet again of why Monolith Productions is currently my favorite game developer.

Oddball Review: Belkin TuneBase FM with Hands-Free

December 21, 2009September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball

For the record, Saturday’s “cheer-yourself-up” day was a complete success. Apple and I had a fabulous time, got ourselves some of the things we’ve either needed or wanted (or both), and had some great meals and treats throughout the day. One of the items I picked up for both of us to use was the Belkin TuneBase FM with Hands-Free, an iPhone-centric vehicle adapter and FM transmitter that would allow us to play tunes on our iPhones through our car stereos.

Cheer-Yourself-Up Day

December 18, 2009December 18, 2009 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

It’s no surprise that 2009 was the year from hell for a great many of us. As we prepare to send it packing and usher in not just a new year, but a new decade as well, my wife Apple and I are taking the opportunity to celebrate together in the form of a specially-prepared “cheer-yourself-up” day.

Fix Slow WebDAV Performance in Windows 7

December 18, 2009February 21, 2012 Chief Oddball 59 Comments

I have an iPhone file storage app called Air Sharing that uses a WebDAV server to let you connect to it with a PC. For some reason, a few weeks after installing Windows 7, file transfers to or from this (or any other) WebDAV server became incredibly, mind-numbingly, literally-33.6K-dialup slow.

Getting Seasonal

December 2, 2009September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball

Every year it’s the same thing. The same commercialized rush for your shopping dollars, the same rotating playlist of seemingly half a dozen Christmas songs on at least one local radio station, the same daily avalanche of direct mail catalogs and coupons from every company you’ve ever done business with in your life.

Slingbox Setup with Wireless Ethernet Bridge

November 10, 2009September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball

From time to time, I’ll post something here that’s primarily a note to myself. You might wonder why I don’t simply write this down in a document and store it on my computer someplace. In addition to my hope that these notes may offer some value to others as well, the reason is largely organizational.

Author: Chief Oddball