Another Xbox 360 Tidbit
Here is another tidbit for the gamers in our audience. Read the problem statement below, courtesy of Microsoft KB article 960626, and then read my comments.
When you attempt to use the PlayOnline Viewer for the Xbox 360 game "Final Fantasy XI," you receive the error message: "This game cannot start. Please download the data"
Per the support article, players may experience one of two issues. For me, the game failed to start and I received error message "This game cannot start. Please download the data." without fail. WTF is wrong now?
Xbox 360 Data Migration Kit
If you do not know what the Xbox 360 Data Migration Kit is, you can stop reading here. For those that do know, here is a tip for 250GB drive owners. GameStop and other sources told me the 120GB Data Migration Kit would not work with the 250GB drive.
Well, they were partially correct. What they should have told me was the initial version of the 120GB Data Migration Kit do not support the 250GB drive and to find one of the newer versions (with updated migration software).
So, if you are thinking about purchasing an Xbox 360 Data Migration Kit from eBay or other source, below are "working" part numbers that support migrating to the 250GB drive (i.e. Modern Warfare 2 LE Bundle). If the homeboys need to borrow one, let me know.
Facebook Mail?
I just read that Facebook is planning on building an email system. Hmm, does Facebook plan to compete with Yahoo Mail and Gmail or extend their platform? If it's the former, convince me that I need yet another email account.
Also, given all the scandals regarding their ever changing privacy policies the LAST thing we need is a "public" email system. Imagine reading, "Facebook thinks everyone's contacts and email should be public". No thanks! From *@facebook.com to trash!
Where Are They Now?
If you have been following the drama regarding my small portfolio of domain names, read on because I am checking up on the kids. Where are they now? Did they end up with a piece of crap squatter or did they develop into award-winning websites?
Where is eBooties.com? I registered the domain name on July 7, 2006 and let it drop in July 2009. I was the registered owner for three short years and then abandoned it, nice! Well, I found eBooties.com shacked up with a squatter, poor little guy!
Check Mate
Earlier, I plugged a USB drive in and was notified that some files were corrupt and needed to be repaired. Alright, I will let Windows scan and automatically repair the errors. No big deal right? The Scandisk or Chkdsk utilities will repair the problems.
Wrong! The utilities will save the contents of lost or inconsistent clusters to .CHK files in a found.nnn folder. Fine, but how does one examine the contents of the files? Windows does NOT provide a native utility to view or manage .CHK files.
Project Pink
Nope, this post is not about my ongoing porn site projects. Haha! It's about the next buzz to hit the dub dub dub. Apparently, the Microsoft Zune Phone and Windows 7 Mobile will be announced later this month.
There is new shit coming out most EVERY day! I can barely keep up with the news. Anyway, Microsoft is FINALLY getting into the game with their own phone. Is this another "Too late to the game" offering from the Redmond Rebels?
Ho Dee Do
Damn! No sooner do I write about the tablet wars and kicking "old" hypes to the curb than I read that Google has come out swinging for the fences. Which news do you want to read first? Screw it; Google Nexus One now supports multi-touch.
Yup, you read it right. The "super" phone will support multi-touch ala iPhone (direct kick in Apple's nuts for sure). If you recall, one of my initial rants about the Nexus One was its lack of multi-touch support. Rant no more.
Here is another Google nugget. Move over iPad, because the low buzz regarding the Google (HTC) tablet is getting louder. Is it me or does Google hate Apple? The old man must have a "Kick me" sticker on his ass, because Google kicks it regularly.
Like I said yesterday, either you love something or you hate it. Oops, I almost forgot about another item. Google Chrome 4.0 was released last week. I dropped Chrome some time ago, but am pimping it again. Did you know it supports extensions? Of course you do. Later!
Apple iRock
Either you love something or you hate it, plain and simple. The same holds true for the now infamous Apple iPad. This is not really news, but I stumbled on the below comparison of an Apple iPad versus a Rock. Gotta love it, nice one!
Photo: TechCrunch
Korean BBQ Revisited
I had a taste for some Korean BBQ goodness today, but I was a bit hesitant due to the last couple of subpar experiences and Gman's most recent review. I thought about it for a few minutes, "Hmm, should I do Korean BBQ or grab something else?"
After a few minutes, I figured that I could give OZ another chance. I am glad that I gave it another shot, because it was a great night. The waitress was friendly, attentive, and I did not have to chase her down for the bill.
The food was the best part of course. I am still bummed that they did not have the pickled cucumber. What the heck? Anyway, dinner was great. The only complaint I have is that we were seated close to a group of loud mofos.
Maintenance Mode
Since upgrading to WordPress 2.9.1, I cannot use the "empty spam" button. I do not know if it is due to the upgrade or if there is a conflict with a plugin. Whatever it is, it needs to get fixed as I am tiring of manually deleting each spam comment.
Inquiring minds need to know, so I started poking around the blog. I have not resolved the spam comment issue, but did find other issues. I found broken links, missing images, orphan media, broken plugins, etc. Who is maintaining this damn blog?
Well, the monk took over and started cleaning house. If you visited late last night or early morning, you may have been greeted by the "maintenance mode" page. Yup, that was me tearing shit up.
I am not finished cleaning house, so excuse the interruption of service while I clean house and fix the pesky issues. Regarding the spam comment issue, I Googled around but have not found a resolution. If you have an idea, please pass it along. Thanks!