the8thsign » blog http://www.the8thsign.com The personal weblog of Alec Peden Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:02:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Tumblelog @ tumblr http://www.the8thsign.com/2007/04/04/tumblelog-tumblr/ http://www.the8thsign.com/2007/04/04/tumblelog-tumblr/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:54:50 +0000 Alec Peden http://www.the8thsign.com/2007/04/04/tumblelog-tumblr/ I started a tumblelog to post stuff thats interesting but don’t really warrant an entire blog post or I just don’t have the time.

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January – started using Mac OS X

February – built dedicated computer to run Mac OS X on

March – Starting using iTunes to manager my media

April – stopped using Bloglines, switched from Exchange to Google Mail and Google Calendar, bought a Jimi wallet

May – switched Layout, Skype is free for the rest of the year, started a new job, Macbook’s released, went to grand opening of Apple 5th Ave store, bought my Macbook

June – joined valleyshwag, MC360 released for XBMC, bought a Nintendo DS Lite, canceled my Final Fantasy XI account after 3 years

July – switched to Flock, Macbook got hit with discoloration, started running using the Nike+iPod kit, Macbook Random Reboots started

August – switched from del.icio.us to Shadows, started using OpenDNS, got hard to find Trauma Center and Phoenix Wright for the DS, new mc chris and Evanescence albums, bought the Timbuk2 blogger bag

September – started new full-time job, fall TV season starts, bought a Xbox360 after Guitar Hero 2 is announced with new controller, canceled my Myspace account

October – got tickets for macworld 2007, Xbox360 troubles, 300 trailer, Macbook RSS fixed, bought my first Blackberry, my Xbox360 has its own blog

November – interviewed for MacNewsWorld, Gears of War, Guitar Hero II and Elite Beat Agents all released on same day, turned 28, XBL Video Marketplace released, subscribed to Netflix and Gamefly, bought an HD DVD

December – Geekdrome dead, started reading comics again, finally found out what all the hype about Battlestar Galactica, Veronica Mars and Greys Anatomy was all about

]]> http://www.the8thsign.com/2007/01/02/year-end-2006-in-retrospect/feed/ 1 Year End: 2006 Revisited http://www.the8thsign.com/2006/12/31/year-end-2006-revisited/ http://www.the8thsign.com/2006/12/31/year-end-2006-revisited/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:28:47 +0000 Alec Peden http://www.the8thsign.com/2006/12/31/year-end-2006-revisited/

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. 2006 looks to be a great year, HD looks to be taking off with LCD HDTVs prices dropping faster than Paris Hilton in a homemade video. Xbox360 (finally on shelves), Playstation 3 and Revolution all dropping this year, should make it exciting in the gaming community. Hope PSP finally gets some �killer app� games as mine has been just sitting collecting dust. I have no use for $20 UMD movies. I really have no idea why UMD movies are so popular, why on earth would anyone want to watch a full length film on a screen that small is beyond me. I don�t think they are a bad idea, I�m just dumbfounded as to why they are more popular than games on the PSP. I have a couple of goals this year, first being to buy my first Mac, the plan is to pick up a Intel MacMini when they get released. I want to completely switch over to Mac for my desktop. Tho this might not happen because Windows Vista will be out this year and I�m going to definitely be all over that. I�ve really been trying to make MCE work in my home and want to see what they do in Vista MCE. Its not quite there yet in MCE 2005 for me, but I�m hoping with Vista and xbox360 it will finally be what Ive been looking for.

That was my first post of 2006. Let take a look back.

  • 32″ HD LCD TVs can be found for $500 now
    Nintendo Revolution is now the Nintendo Wii
    PSP never got any “killer apps” and UMD died a horrible death
    Bought my first Mac but it was a Macbook and not a MacMini
    Made a complete switch to Apple
    Really have no interested in Microsoft Vista any longer
    Vista and Xbox360 have been replaced with me waiting for the Apple iTV now


]]> http://www.the8thsign.com/2006/12/31/year-end-2006-revisited/feed/ 0 New Job http://www.the8thsign.com/2006/09/20/new-job/ http://www.the8thsign.com/2006/09/20/new-job/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:15:52 +0000 Alec Peden http://www.the8thsign.com/2006/09/20/new-job/ Sorry about the lack of posts lately. Between starting a new job and my Macbook’s case of RSD getting worse, I haven’t had much time to blog. But trust me, I do have a list. I have tomorrow off so I might go on a blogging marathon. With my new job, I’ve started a blog about my new job. I’m not going to link to it nor let anyone know about it due to wanting it to be anonymous so I can blog freely.

Other than that, not much else going on. I do hope this post will be the beginning of some more personal posts for this blog. Somehows its lost that personal touch and I’m going to try to add that back in.

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