Oddball Update – Page 11 – Chief Oddball writes about tech, games, cars and family life

Preparedness

October 9, 2011October 10, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

“You always prepare in advance for everything,” my wife Apple said to me earlier this evening, when I walked in the door carrying a case for my new iPhone which won’t even be here until Friday. “Not just your own stuff, but for Connor too.”

A Guide to iPhone Preordering: Take an Anxiolytic First

October 7, 2011October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

So last night I preordered my first iPhone. Yes, despite owning two previous models — the 3GS and the original flavor — each time I’ve just walked into an Apple store and bought it. Part of the reason for this is the fact that preorders weren’t even taken on iPhones until the iPhone 4 was released in 2010.

The iPhone Bandwagon, Going On Year Four

October 6, 2011September 11, 2012 Chief Oddball

It was March of 2008 when I first became a member of the card-carrying, fruit-badged iPhone intelligentsia. Prior to that moment, I was still clinging to my Motorola Razr V9M, a phone that looked like it had been carved from a solid wedge of obsidian, refusing to get on the goofy “candy bar” bandwagon.

Oddball Update Relaunched

October 4, 2011October 4, 2011 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

With monumental changes in my life just around the corner, what better time to reintroduce my online outlet for it all? Oddball Update Revision X makes reviews more prominent, adds a brand new look and introduces a smattering of modern technologies (HTML5 and CSS3) — and, with any luck, will actually be updated more than once a quarter.

Neurotic Parkers

September 13, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

No, this post isn’t about a family of mentally unhealthy folks with the surname Parker. It’s about people parking. In lots. I recently decided to pony up the monthly fee to park my car in the covered deck next to our office building.

Journal: September 5, 2011

September 5, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

My wife and I followed through with our intent to visit the community swimming pool this evening. It couldn’t have been a more picture-perfect occasion: the weather was cool, the sun was setting, the water was the perfect temperature, and the pool area was deserted.

Journal: September 4, 2011

September 4, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

Tasks done today: Installed two dimmer switches. Cleaned the third bedroom and set up the old TV stuff. Vacuumed the whole house. Washed the GTO.

Upcoming Knight Rider Soundtrack Releases on Indefinite Hold

September 3, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

I’m a huge fan of the soundtrack from the 1982 TV series Knight Rider. The show’s iconic theme tune (and the incidental music for the first 13 episodes) was penned by Stu Phillips, but it was Don Peake who scored the vast majority of the episodes from the series’ four-year run.

Journal: September 3, 2011

September 3, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

Today was the first of our eight childbirth classes, taught using the Bradley method. I was a bit apprehensive of this going in; I think all new dads-to-be probably are, because they’re not sure exactly what role they will find themselves needing to play as part of the birth process.

Journal: September 2, 2011

September 2, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

It’s the end of the week at last, and this one comes with a three-day weekend as an extra bonus feature. I feel spent right now, though. No motivation or energy to do much beyond playing some more Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the addictive game whose siren song I hear constantly.