Season one was freakin’ amazing. Season two was a blast. I’m hoping season three brings the intensity back to match that of season one, though.

Admittidly, Hayden Panettiere is on my top list of women I’d be flabbergasted (yeah, I said it) to hang out with.

I was previewing some pictures from the circus this weekend that Sharmila sent to me, and I noticed that in Windows Photo Gallery, the pictures had a yellowish or sepia tint to them, but they were fine when opened with other programs. Some searching around led me to a solution. (more…)

It’s called Team Fortress 2. Sadly, I put in nearly 9 hours this weekend. If you find “Nikkel” on your server, it’s probably me.

What are you all doing to help get better mileage out of your vehicle? I have a 2001 Tundra, and I’m really starting to feel the crunch. I’m thinking of pulling the faceplate to reduce the draft and weight of the vehicle. If I need a tailgate, I’ll use one of those tailgate nets. I’m assuming it would do the trick.

The quick and dirty version -
• 1. Fill Up Smart: Fill your tank at the coolest time of the day - fuel is denser when it’s cool so you get more for your money.
• 2. Keep Your Car Clean - less wind resistance! (hey, it’s a little bit)
• 3. Check Your Tire Pressure - this is something I need to do. Under inflated tires take more energy to push down the road.
• 4. Change The Air Filter - just think of yourself trying to run down the street with a dirty air filter in front of your face rather than a clean one.
• 5. Replace Your Spark Plugs - Worn spark plugs can’t ignite the air/fuel mixture in your engine as effectively, resulting in more fuel used for a given amount of power produced.

For more details, see the original post at lifehacker.com.

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‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing ‘Warcraft’

Go to the gallery and check them out if you’re interested. Proof I’ve actually ran!

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Seeing as how closely Sony is tied to Blu-Ray, I figured they’d somehow figure out a way to keep Microsoft out of it. That and I wondered if MS had too much pride to try again after HD-DVD failed. (more…)

I attended Microsoft’s HEROES happen {here} event in Phoenix today. I just wanted everyone to know that in Phoenix they gave away a (32-bit) copy of Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate along with the expected package.

Woohoo. Good enough excuse as any to wipe my laptop for a fresh O/S install. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth or anything, but I would have been even more excited had it been the 64-bit version.

And no…this isn’t an April Fool’s joke.

The keynote was a little dry. The content was good, it was just a little longer than it needed to be. I was able to catch the first two tracks of the Developer session and I must say that Rob Bagby always gives an entertaining and educational presentation.

Okay, so it’s been a while since I’ve updated my nVidia laptop drivers, so I figured I’d run another benchmark. Here are a few things I’ve done since the last benchmark. (more…)