http://www.bapenguin.com Ice cold blogging....in a frosty mug! Tue, 06 May 2008 12:50:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Play Guitar Hero anytime - anywhere with this neato widget! Thanks Wired. http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/05/01/guitar-hero-online-widget/ Not that I condone watching G4 - but this video is pretty funny. http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/05/01/xbox-live-orientation/ It's been a busy few months for me.  With the real job keeping me very busy, as well as the triple duties of websites, my free time has been limited.  I also managed to pick up some contract work, and have been working on setting up promotions and advertising for ... http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/04/28/finally-some-calm/ DeaconBlade over at Unscripted360 wrote up a nice little article about being an Xbox MVP and some common misconceptions about it.  If you didn't know, I myself am an Xbox MVP, so this sort of plays into things on this site and others I run.   XMVPs are paid by Microsoft ... http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/03/28/xbox-mvp-myths/ Ting Ting Ting.   Thwump thwump.  Chata-chata-chata.  Ah the sounds of pinball.  It's like sweet, sweet music; as the sound draws you into an arcade or corner of the bar.  While Pinball can date as far back as the 1800's, modern day pinball had a boom in the early 1970s.  ... http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/03/24/pinball-hall-of-fame-the-williams-collection-the-review/ I recently got to spend almost 2 hours playing Grand Theft Auto 4.   Now...I give you my impressions. We bounced up and down as the ferry hit the wake of another boat.  As we were skimming across the water, I tried to see NYC while crossing the harbor between New Jersey ... http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/03/17/grand-theft-auto-4-hands-on-preview/ See...this is what happens when you have SEBS (Sudden Electronic Buying Syndrome). I guess I know what I need to buy. http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/03/10/i-need-help/ The first project from Kaos Studios (creators of Desert Combat), Frontlines: Fuel of War is very much influence by the aforementioned mod.   The story revolves ... http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/03/05/frontlines-fuel-of-war-review/ I'm a big fan of Google's tools.  I use everything from GMail, Google Calendar, Google Search, etc etc.  I've also been using the Google RSS Reader now for some time.   Today though, they've managed to amaze me again with another great feature.  Shareable items and customizable pages.  Wanna see an ... http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/03/03/google-amazes-me-again/ Just got one of the new Halo 3 Figures by McFarlane Toys. Up first? Cortana. Cortana Figure All McFarlane Halo 3 Figures http://www.bapenguin.com/2008/02/28/mcfarlane-halo-3-figure-cortana/