Oddball Update – Page 31 – Chief Oddball writes about tech, games, cars and family life

Roxio DVD Burning Software = Crap

June 21, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

I’m posting this as a reminder to myself in case I ever come across this problem again. And who knows, it might help some of you out there, too. This evening I attempted to burn a backup image of my new notebook computer, so I could easily restore it to a “clean” state with essential software already installed.

Blown Away…or Just Out of Proportion?

June 10, 2006October 1, 2011 Chief Oddball

Well, the first tropical depression of the season has formed just southwest of Florida, and of course the media has siezed upon this event as A) the first sign of the apocalypse, B) an excuse to once again bring up the global warming debate, C) the perfect reason to show us pictures of New Orleans being laid waste for the umpteenth time.

SiN Episodes; BioShock Interview

May 11, 2006November 12, 2011 Chief Oddball

I admit to having decried PC gaming somewhat lately, but PC game fans at Oddball Update can rejoice today for more than one reason. First and foremost, the release date has finally come for SiN Episodes: Emergence, the first of the SiN sequel’s nine chapters to be released in an episodic fashion during the course of 2006.

Vegas Games

May 8, 2006May 8, 2006 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

You can thank Pooch for the idea for this one. 😀

Classic Star Trek, Classic Reference

May 7, 2006May 7, 2006 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Please excuse me for this, but I happened across something this evening that reminded me of an age-old inside joke (that only my friends will get), and promptly wasted half an hour assembling this ridiculous comic of sorts in honor of it.

San Francisco Treat

May 1, 2006October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 6 Comments

Japantown Banners After a bit of a vacation of its own, fresh content returns to Oddball Update. This is really the first significant post I’ve made since Apple and I returned from our three-day visit to San Francisco — not counting the extra day on either end that was spent travelling to and from California by way of Dallas, TX.

Impressions: Three Xbox360 Game Demos

April 12, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball

I took a break this evening for long enough to briefly try three new game demos for my Xbox360 which I downloaded from Xbox Live. Figured I might as well post my impressions here for the “daily update.” Burnout: Revenge The latest game in the Burnout franchise is the first to arrive on the Xbox360, but it’s not much different from the PS2 and Xbox versions that have been out for a while now.

The Worst Game Review I’ve Ever Read

April 9, 2006December 19, 2011 Chief Oddball

The Detroit News today is host to a review of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, the latest game in the NFS franchise, written by Darrin Hill. Since this was a game I enjoyed, I briefly skimmed through the article. The whole thing starts off on the wrong foot by the virtue of its timing; this game came out nearly six months ago and it’s just being reviewed now?

What Would We Do Without Internet Access?

April 6, 2006October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball

I don’t know about you, but I know what I would do: feel a whole lot smaller. The other night I was up late (too wired to sleep) and was going through some old Oddball updates — from the nineties — and kept running into circumstances where I would mention something that wasn’t quite right, information that I wondered why I didn’t factually verify before writing it.

Global Economy? PUNISH YOU!

April 5, 2006October 1, 2011 Chief Oddball

Participants in the global economy, beware: Your credit card company may slip a new surcharge into the terms and conditions on your credit card account. Unless your credit card is through Capital One or MBNA banks, you could find yourself paying a Foreign Transaction Fee each and every time you buy something from a vendor outside the United States.