Red, White, and Blue http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons 42 - The meaning of it all Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:00:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en The Onion - Always a Crackup http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2008/07/17/blog-software/ http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2008/07/17/blog-software/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:51:37 +0000 jemmons http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2008/07/17/blog-software/ ]]>

]]> http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2008/07/17/blog-software/feed/ Xbox live Arcade http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2008/07/17/xbox-live-arcade/ http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2008/07/17/xbox-live-arcade/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:46:28 +0000 jemmons http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2008/07/17/xbox-live-arcade/ Does anyone else think XBOX Live Arcade is a little to pricey on some things for it’s own good? I just got suckered into paying 400 microsoft points for the full version of Joust only to feel like an idiot when I found it was free to play online. 400 microsoft points for Astroids? Also free to play online - and at ataris website no less. No big deal to complain about really, but I find it anoying that MS would charge $4 just for the pleasure of playing a game on their console. The original games coming out on Arcade earn their income but some of the older arcade classics should be free.

It’s annoying enough for a PSN user like me to be forced to pay for Xbox Live, but to have them try to milk more money out of me for crap.

I’m annoyed.

That is all.

]]> http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2008/07/17/xbox-live-arcade/feed/ Zune or iPod? http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2007/07/19/zune-or-ipod/ http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2007/07/19/zune-or-ipod/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:29:36 +0000 jemmons http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2007/07/19/zune-or-ipod/ What does everyone here think of the Zune? I bought one just after launch and my feelings have been a little mixed. I love the Wi-Fi, but hate that even a song I made myself and hold all rights to can still only be played three times after being shared.

But I keep finding myself using it over the iPod. The screen overshadows all of my complaints.

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]]> http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2007/07/19/zune-or-ipod/feed/ Xbox 360 sucks http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2007/07/16/x-box-360-sucks/ http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2007/07/16/x-box-360-sucks/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:30:23 +0000 jemmons http://www.lockergnome.com/jemmons/2007/07/16/x-box-360-sucks/ I suppose I’m not one of thousands that have been stricken with the red ring of death. Only for me it’s not once, not twice, but this is the third time. I was royally screwed until it extended the warranty by three years.

Oddly enough, I found that putting the stupid thing in the refrigerator for a while got in it working again, if only for a couple minutes.

Do share your sad stories.

(I actually don’t think the Xbox sucks… I hate living without it)

[tags]xbox, console gaming[/tags]

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