Hmm. Been mostly offline for a while - well I've been on Twitter (@narshada,) and Facebook via my iPhone but my Macbook Pro has been wigging out. Took it for a Genius bar appointment in town (I know, the irony eh,) as I'd tried everything I could think of & it wouldn't connect to Wi-Fi at home. My iPhone & PS3 will connect no problem, but the Macbook - nada.
So I take it in & sure enough, it works perfectly.
So I take it home and, nope, won't work. Took it in to work & it worked fine, but then we set up a router & put a password on it & nothing. So it looked like it wouldn't connect to any secured Wi-Fi network. Meaning I would have to have a new wireless card, which after spending 116 on two new front tyres, I can't afford this month.
So I've been using my iPhone for simple online stuff - Twitter, Facebook, email etc and then tonight, just for the hell of it, I thought I'd see if it had magically fixed itself.
It has. Tch.
We'll see if it remains fixed.
So, what other news? I'm on day 3 of 5 days off work as we were told we needed to book all our remaining holiday off before Oct. I had a look & I had 23 days to take. The others were in similar positions, but most of them have taken a week or more off, so I think I had the most to take. It came at a good time, as I was getting worn out & needed the break.
I had my best friend & her hubby visit. We walked up Cheddar Gorge, got sunburned and Jeff managed to sing "Jizz in my pants" at two elderly walkers. Much fun was had.
I'm up to level 52 on MW2 on PS3, (Narshada on PSN if you want to add me. Let me know you're from SG though please so I know not to ignore you!) and although the game gets me very angry sometimes and I invent new swearing combinations when I play, I love it. First online game I've really gotten into, although I have been playing Left 4 Dead on 360 online with friends from work & had a brief stint on Red Dead Redemption co-op, but I have to say that was pretty hard.
Big news is that I now write for www.thenewreview.net and my first review of Rolo Tomassi's 'Cosmology' can be read here. Go check it out, particularly if you're into metal & that sort of music & leave comments please. Ta.
Had 3 lovely days off with the wife, mostly watching season 2 of Dexter. We start season 3 tomorrow. Also, how awesome was Doctor Who?
Shall we do Apps & pics? Why not.
Apps:
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 (2.99): You remember playing this on the Playstation/PS2? Go buy it.
Robot Unicorn Attack: (1.79): The classic Adult Swim game comes to iPhone and it's slightly harder than the online version. If you've never played it, you really haven't had a full life. Is it worth the money when you can play online for free? Well, yes frankly. To be able to see a robot unicorn leaping from platform to platform, trailling rainbows and dashing through stars before succumbing to a fiery death is something worth having on the move. Simple as.
Godfinger (free): You get a little planet with worshippers and you can do stuff. Like make it rain, or make the sun shine, build buildings etc. You earn gold by getting your followers to farm for you and Mana by getting them to worship around a totem. You then level up by achieving tasks set for you. You can also add friend's planets & enchant their followers to make gold for you. It's actually very addictive and a lot more fun than I've made it sound here & for free, it's an essential purchase.
Guitar Hero (1.79): It's Guitar Hero. Better than Tap Tap, (who must be mightily pissed off,) they've added some strum and slide gameplay mechanics that really work. Range of songs that come with the app is rubbish, (6) and I've yet to see much new content for download & what there is tends to be about 1.79 for 3 tracks, which is the same price as the game. Fun to play but the tracks should be cheaper to d/l imo.
Words with friends (free or 1.79): It's Scabble, let's not mince words about Words With Friends. Turn-based Scrabble against mates & it's good fun. I got the free version, but I'm thinking of upgrading as the ads are full screen after every go and also small ones during play.
Engadget (free): Up to date tech news. To be honest I still prefer Mashable, but sometimes it offers an interesting counterpoint.
Foursquare (free): Location based check in 'game', similar to Gowalla. Check in at places, earn badges, become the 'Mayor' of places you check in a lot. Orwell must be spinning in his grave at the thought of people volunteering their whereabouts and what they're doing at all hours. I love it but I have no idea why. I prefer this overall to Gowalla if I'm honest, but Gowalla has better integration to Twitter & Facebook for those that want it.
Spell number (free): I only got this so I could use emoji's (little emoticon type pics,) for my folder names.
Pics:
Hello Hitler cake. We had to buy it for a friend's birthday.
So I take it in & sure enough, it works perfectly.
So I take it home and, nope, won't work. Took it in to work & it worked fine, but then we set up a router & put a password on it & nothing. So it looked like it wouldn't connect to any secured Wi-Fi network. Meaning I would have to have a new wireless card, which after spending 116 on two new front tyres, I can't afford this month.
So I've been using my iPhone for simple online stuff - Twitter, Facebook, email etc and then tonight, just for the hell of it, I thought I'd see if it had magically fixed itself.
It has. Tch.
We'll see if it remains fixed.
So, what other news? I'm on day 3 of 5 days off work as we were told we needed to book all our remaining holiday off before Oct. I had a look & I had 23 days to take. The others were in similar positions, but most of them have taken a week or more off, so I think I had the most to take. It came at a good time, as I was getting worn out & needed the break.
I had my best friend & her hubby visit. We walked up Cheddar Gorge, got sunburned and Jeff managed to sing "Jizz in my pants" at two elderly walkers. Much fun was had.
I'm up to level 52 on MW2 on PS3, (Narshada on PSN if you want to add me. Let me know you're from SG though please so I know not to ignore you!) and although the game gets me very angry sometimes and I invent new swearing combinations when I play, I love it. First online game I've really gotten into, although I have been playing Left 4 Dead on 360 online with friends from work & had a brief stint on Red Dead Redemption co-op, but I have to say that was pretty hard.
Big news is that I now write for www.thenewreview.net and my first review of Rolo Tomassi's 'Cosmology' can be read here. Go check it out, particularly if you're into metal & that sort of music & leave comments please. Ta.
Had 3 lovely days off with the wife, mostly watching season 2 of Dexter. We start season 3 tomorrow. Also, how awesome was Doctor Who?
Shall we do Apps & pics? Why not.
Apps:
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 (2.99): You remember playing this on the Playstation/PS2? Go buy it.
Robot Unicorn Attack: (1.79): The classic Adult Swim game comes to iPhone and it's slightly harder than the online version. If you've never played it, you really haven't had a full life. Is it worth the money when you can play online for free? Well, yes frankly. To be able to see a robot unicorn leaping from platform to platform, trailling rainbows and dashing through stars before succumbing to a fiery death is something worth having on the move. Simple as.
Godfinger (free): You get a little planet with worshippers and you can do stuff. Like make it rain, or make the sun shine, build buildings etc. You earn gold by getting your followers to farm for you and Mana by getting them to worship around a totem. You then level up by achieving tasks set for you. You can also add friend's planets & enchant their followers to make gold for you. It's actually very addictive and a lot more fun than I've made it sound here & for free, it's an essential purchase.
Guitar Hero (1.79): It's Guitar Hero. Better than Tap Tap, (who must be mightily pissed off,) they've added some strum and slide gameplay mechanics that really work. Range of songs that come with the app is rubbish, (6) and I've yet to see much new content for download & what there is tends to be about 1.79 for 3 tracks, which is the same price as the game. Fun to play but the tracks should be cheaper to d/l imo.
Words with friends (free or 1.79): It's Scabble, let's not mince words about Words With Friends. Turn-based Scrabble against mates & it's good fun. I got the free version, but I'm thinking of upgrading as the ads are full screen after every go and also small ones during play.
Engadget (free): Up to date tech news. To be honest I still prefer Mashable, but sometimes it offers an interesting counterpoint.
Foursquare (free): Location based check in 'game', similar to Gowalla. Check in at places, earn badges, become the 'Mayor' of places you check in a lot. Orwell must be spinning in his grave at the thought of people volunteering their whereabouts and what they're doing at all hours. I love it but I have no idea why. I prefer this overall to Gowalla if I'm honest, but Gowalla has better integration to Twitter & Facebook for those that want it.
Spell number (free): I only got this so I could use emoji's (little emoticon type pics,) for my folder names.
Pics:
Hello Hitler cake. We had to buy it for a friend's birthday.
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However, the first thing I thought when i got the iphone was 'i need to re read all of mike's blogs so i can get the good apps!!!'
So here I am, stalking your blogs.
Hello Kitty cake looks like it has bullet hole just below the bow.