Wii, Boogie and Getting Games Cheap

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Rich in Gaming, Wii | 1 Comment

After spending several weeks with our Wii, I think another quick review is in order. The Wii has not lost its playability as we keep trying new games (mainly through the game rental service GameFly). So far the games we have kept from our rental have been Boogie and Mario Party 8. But we have tried Excite Truck and Elebits, though neither [...]

Signs In The Water:
The iPhone Security Nightmare Proceeds On Pace

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Rich in Apple, Technology | 1 Comment

I told you it was coming a few weeks ago. It definitely appears that the first of many root level exploits of the iPhone are in the wild. It is so easy to get full administrative access and every script kiddie now has the capability. The security armageddon is not far away:

Lego NXT Rocker-Bogie Suspension

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Rich in Lego, Rollers | No Comments

One of my many Lego NXT project ideas is to build a Rocker-Bogie system similar to the Mars Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity rovers. It turns out a similar mechanism is ipresented by Brian Bagnall in his book titled Maximum Lego NXT: Building Robots with Java Brains. While I wait on that book to move from my Amazon wish list, to my shipping [...]

Get Off The Couch and Wii

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Rich in Gaming, Wii | No Comments

So my brother in law brought his Wii to town and I decided I needed one after playing for around four hours with my family. I found one on eBay and managed to get it and four controllers without playing much more than retail. Finding a Nintendo Wii around here is like finding a pot full of gold surrounded by unicorns. Once the Wii arrived, [...]

July 2007 Pictures