When you get a new Xbox 360, or you get a new controller for it, it’s hard to remember how to syn the controller to a new or different console. I know I do it so rarely that I have to pause and think about the process. Generally speaking, though, it’s not too hard. Here’s how you can do it:
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Microsoft's funny digs at VMWare
Insane, rediculous, and fairly funny. Microsoft wants to take on VMWare and other similar cloud based solutions that Microsoft claims aren’t equal to their own. Only time will tell how their claims stack up, but their marketing campaign is worth a click!
20 things as bad as paying to unlock "DLC" that's already on a disc
In a recent interview with GameSpot, Cliff Bleszinski called on-disc bonus content an “ugly truth” of the gaming industry, adding “When you’re making a game, and you’re getting into a ship cycle, there’s often three or four months where the game is basically done. And you have an idle team that needs to be working on things.” Oh, CliffyB, how you’ve led us astray.
It’s because of events like this that people will continue to find ways to exploit that content (after all, their community did not take the news lightly). Charging $20 for some characters that were on the disc all along, as though you put in some additional hard work after the game released and then charged us for it seems absolutely insane. But was the precedent set long before video games and DLC became common place? Continue reading “20 things as bad as paying to unlock "DLC" that's already on a disc”
And who are you?
As you may have noticed, I do a little self promotion from time to time. I think every blogger does, we have to. I find it most fascinating when I am practically BOOED away from one social network or another, as though I am just your average spammer. Trust me, the eight cents I earned from AdSense didn’t make it “worth it.”
When I recently posted my own opinions on what Microsoft hopes to accomplish with Windows 8 to various sites, it got mixed reviews. The websites that allowed simple down voting without reason interested me the most. It’s almost as if people are asking questions like “and, who are you?” Or, “why should I care what you think?” Then again, it may have just been people habitually down voting anything with the word “Microsoft” in it.
Still, I pondered the “who am I” question. I suppose I don’t have a direct answer to that. I’m just someone like many of you who have been around computers and technology a long time. I don’t pretend to be a knowledgable source with any insider information… I just look at situations and technologies, then talk about them.
I invite comments on the blog, and even tried to make it easy using Disqus. I just hope people take a little bit of time to learn about me, both personally and professionally, and give a little thought to some of the things I say. If I’m not making any sense, then let’s talk about it in the comments! I’m always interested in what people are thinking.