{"id":11965,"date":"2011-12-23T10:50:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T10:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=11965"},"modified":"2011-12-23T10:50:17","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T10:50:17","slug":"happy-christmas-hanukkah-holidays-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=11965","title":{"rendered":"Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, Holidays, etc"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is my last day in the office in 2011 and I\u2019m really looking forward to the coming 10 days off.  I bought some used XBox 360 games to play over the holiday: GTA IV, Modern Warfare 2, and Madden 11.  There probably won\u2019t be any blogging done over the coming days, unless something unexpected happens.  OK, so there is a 2012 predictions post scheduled to go out at a later point; I\u2019m sure it won\u2019t be controversial at all because that just isn\u2019t like me \"Winking<\/p>\n

This week has mostly been a week of me reading, trying out some Windows 8 stuff on my laptop, and doing some marketing stuff, etc.  I\u2019ve stumbled on a few interesting things out there.<\/p>\n

For The Mobile Gamer<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The G155-Gaming and Entertainment Mobile System<\/a> is a pretty cool looking thing.  The gaming addict addict can put their console in this padded package and it includes 15.5\u201d screen.  All you\u2019ll need is power, and you\u2019ll then be ready to start laying down covering fire for your squad or kill that dragon.<\/p>\n

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For The Kid In You<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

I loved Lego as a kid.  I could spend endless hours playing with the Technics bits, making motors do stuff, pistons pump, or gears turn.  And even though they\u2019ve all grown up, a lot of us techies still like to remember those days.  I\u2019ve seen a lot of my colleagues in this grown up world buy and build complex Lego models of Star Wars vehicles.  When I was a kid, the ultimate haves were the AT-AT and the Millenium Falcon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This topic just came up in conversation with one of the guys in the office and he recommended a radio-controlled Lego Technics digger<\/a>.  His argument was: TV sucks and this sort of thing gives the techie minded person something interesting and fun to do:<\/p>\n

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For The RPG Gamer<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

I played some Ultima back in the day \u2013 but I sucked.  World of Warcraft isn\u2019t for me because going online sucks for us non-serious gamers.  I like the ability to pick up and wander, kill, and so on.  The recent release, The Elder Scrolls VS Skyrim<\/a> is being talked about a lot.  It\u2019s available on PC, XBox, and PS3.<\/p>\n

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For the American Football Fan (Outside of USA)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re at the best point of the regular season and we\u2019re fast closing in on the playoffs.  Every game counts more than ever.  It\u2019d suck if you missed a great game because you were away from home.  With NFL Gamepass<\/a> (only available outside of the USA) you can watch any NFL game as long as you have Internet access.  I watch it on my slate PC (HDMI into the TV), on my laptop, on my iPhone and on my iPad (via 3G mifi).  I\u2019ve been able to watch my team\u2019s (San Francisco 49ers) unexpected playoff run, even if the local broadcaster is not showing them.  I can watch what I think is the best game of the week in the other slots.  I can watch those Monday and Thursday night games that kick off after 1am Irish time.  That goes double for the playoffs and the Superbowl.  Oh, you also get access to NFL Network online and<\/em> when you watch the games after broadcast then you get them with the TV ads removed<\/u>.<\/p>\n

For Those Who Want To Try Windows 8<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

With Windows 8 on the way, the geek in you might want to start playing but you don\u2019t want to muck around with your laptop or PC.  Don\u2019t worry, because you can use Windows To Go<\/a>.  This allows you to install and boot Windows 8 on a USB 3.0<\/a> stick.  Insert this stick and your machine can boot up from that instead of the hard drive, giving you a nice clean way to test\/evaluate\/use Windows 8 without impacting on your production PC.<\/p>\n

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OK, it\u2019s a little late for Christmas shopping but maybe there\u2019ll be some vouchers you need to spend in the sales and some of these ideas might keep you sane during the break.<\/p>\n

With that, I hope you have a safe and happy holiday, and a Hyper-V new year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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