Month: November 2008

Just how bad is XBox 360 reliability?

I dropped off my XBox 360 at the UPS Store this afternoon.  As this is the third time I’ve had to send the unit back in two years, I thought I’d make a joke as I walked into the store (we have a mailbox there, so the guys there know me).  Brandishing the unmarked box […]

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XBox 360 + NXE = Dead XBox

I am *so* pissed.  Like everyone else, I installed the next generation user interface on my XBox when it came out.  It look pretty good, and the Netflix setup went smoothly (I already have a Roku so I knew what to expect). Unfortunately, ever since the upgrade, the machine has been locking up.  At first […]

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Day one of an empty inbox

I did it!  After many months of keeping my inbox down to around 40-50 items, I have finally reached nirvana – no items in the inbox! Now of course the trick will be to keep it down to that. Keep your fingers crossed, and don’t send me email just to try to fill up my […]

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Thoughts on Election Day 2008

1 – if John McCain wins, under no circumstances will this be accepted by the losing side.  Plan on screams of stolen elections.  I don’t think McCain will win, but if he does, oh boy, prepare for a heck of a show.  McCain said it best in this video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ql1RLDVWzY.  It is a hilarious […]

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