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Archive for December, 2006

iPhonic puts the iPod on a stick

December 19th, 2006

It’s the answer to a question that no one ever asked: What if you could put Apple’s music player on a stick? What would you call it? Luckily for Saitek, the name iPhonic is not taken by Cisco, unlike that other term that we thought was going to be something else.

The iPhonic, other than its [...]

Wii Review Roundup: Wii Sports, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Zelda Twilight Princess

December 18th, 2006

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.

I’ve been the proud owner of a shiny white Nintendo Wii for almost a month now, and while the graphics aren’t all that much better than what the GameCube is capable of, the gameplay is an absolute blast. And isn’t that what video games are about in the first place? Having fun? Well, I’ve gathered [...]

Hot Pot at Sun Tung Kee. Happy birthday Joanie!

December 18th, 2006

Over the weekend, we headed out to celebrate my good friend Joanie’s birthday at Sun Tung Kee Hot Pot Restaurant in Richmond. It’s an all-you-can-eat joint that’ll run about twenty bucks a person for a wide range of seafood, meat, vegetables and other goodies that you cook yourself in a boiling pot of broth in [...]

Pussy pictures like you wouldn’t believe

December 14th, 2006

If it’s the title that got your attention, you should be ashamed of yourself (but thanks for stopping by).

In my journeys through the internet, I come across many strange things. There are people that re-enact classic video games, some that find interesting ways to mow the lawn, and — speaking for myself — stories of [...]

Making easy money on the net?

December 11th, 2006

Maybe it’s because they’re still in beta. Maybe my blog isn’t getting enough traffic. But for whatever reason, I seem to be having a particularly hard time getting people to sign up under my referral number for AGLOCO. Developed by the same people as AllAdvantage, AGLOCO is basically a toolbar that sits at the bottom [...]