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I have been playing a lot since I got the repaired XBOX 360 back. It seems to be working properly without error. I guess #3 is a charm! The unit seems to be a tad quieter and not as hot. Could be my imagination…
Who knows. We will see how long this lasts. I am a bit skeptical.
That’s right. I am starting to run again. It all started when I came across the Human Race at Nike’s site. It’s a neat idea, so I decided to get some shoes to start training.
If you recall, I bought some of the Nike+ Air Equalon shoes when they first came out, but I didn’t like them so I sold them on Ebay. Here is what they looked like:
Since then, I have been shopping, but never came across a pair of shoes that I was interested in. That all changed this past Saturday. I found the Saucony Triumph 5 Progrids. I got the Black and red ones:
On Saturday after purchasing them, I ran 5 miles in them. Then last night I ran a 10K. It took me 1:05 to run it, so I am a little slower. I will be mixing in running and mountain biking to get into shape for the Human Race. So far the shoes are great!
I just checked on it, and they have sent the machine on it’s way back to me today. I am hoping that the third one is a charm!
Update: Should be here Friday!
That’s right, it sucks! Why? Because the new XBOX that just arrived yesterday is now going back for repair. It no longer reads DVDs in the tray along with some strange DVD noise. I got to play for a few hours last night. During an online game of Halo, it just decided to stop reading the drive.
I like the platform and the games, but the device reliability is astonishing poor.
This summer we have been doing some bike riding with the kids. However, it hasn’t been the *whole* family because we have Ryan who ca ride with training wheels, and Jack who is one and has just learned to walk. So, we decided to get a bike trailer to haul the little ones with us. We decided on the low cost one:
I got it tonight, and we went for a ride in the dark. Both Ryan and Jack fit fine. They loved it and it was a lot of fun. They got a lot of wind in their face! So far, the trailer does what it is advertised to do. We mainly ride around the neighborhood, so no need for anything fancy.
The XBOX is back, and works great! I have already had a few games, and I am ready to play tonight! Yeah!!
in my last post about the XBOX, I mentioned that it had some hardware failures. Well, I just checked my status, and it seems that it should arrive tomorrow! I am looking forward to some more Halo 3 nights!
Today I planned my trip to go to Las Vegas. My employer is sending me to the SAP TechED Conference. I am pretty excited since I have never been to Vegas. I will be staying a couple extra nights and have my lovely wife fly out to be with me. I am hoping that all the details work out so that the wife can come out too. So far, things are looking great!
I have had my MacBook Pro almost a year. Next month the one year warranty will be up. I came across this article and decided to check my battery. Sure enough, my battery was at 94 cycles, and 69% capacity. Also in the System Profiler, the battery condition was “Check Battery”. I packed up the MacBook and headed to the Apple store. They took one quick look at it, and gave me a new battery. All is good now! My new battery has one cycle on it, and holds a charge much longer. Good thing I was still under warranty!
That’s right folks! I am the new owner of a XBOX 360. I have never really been a fan of the system until recently. What kept me from being a fan is that with Halo 3, I had poor hand dexterity. I grew up with a keyboard and mouse playing the first person shooters. I felt I could hold my own with a mouse and keyboard, but using my 2 thumbs with a controller seemed to hard to navigate the game. That is how I felt for a long time, until my work buddies started playing at work everyday for lunch. Soon, I started to get the feel of the game and I was finally winning some games. That pushed me over the edge and I ended up purchasing a XBOX 360 Elite. I got my live account - TRYKILL in case you were wondering.
Everything was going good, for 34 days. Then, out of the blue, the network adapter in the machine failed to see the network. When I connected the network cable, it no longer got a link light. I went to the store and purchased a wireless adapter, and continued playing. However, occasionally I would get a screen that would say error E63 and I would have a red light on the front of the console in the player four position. Restarting the unit a few times would usually get me past this. I finally called support and sent it back.
Hopefully in a short time I will get the XBOX back to continue playing. Color me disappointed with the quality of the console. I love the games though. Just need the machine to keep working. More to come when I get it back.