Technology, Video Games and Stocks

Music Beta by Google

2011-05-27T10:56:00.001-04:00

If you haven't already, you should go to http://www.music.google.com to request an invite for Music Beta by Google. Music Beta works on the Android platform allowing you to sync/stream songs from your computer directly to your Tablet or Mobile phone wirelessly. Whatever songs are listed on your computer within the Music application can be searched and played on any of your linked Android devices. Songs are separated by different categories such as genres, albums, songs and playlists. As long as your have an internet connection on your device, you will be able to listen to all of your songs. If your internet connection is lost, previously played songs are cached locally on the device. Or you can choose which albums or songs you would like to have for local playback. Google really took portable music to a new level without the hassle of using wires to sync your music. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

Blogged from my Xoom Tablet using the Blogger App.

New Crysis server until Release of Crysis 2

2011-01-30T20:23:00.003-05:00

I will be hosting a Crysis server until the release of Crysis 2.

The server name is listed as NJ KillaZ and is based around the New York area. If your looking for some fun or trying to get back into the game, join the server for a few matches. You can also track your stats on GameTracker.com.

I'm looking to start a Crysis 2 server once it is released, look out for that.

Also if you haven't already you can join my Crysis 2 forum here.

See you guys around and have some fun!

Stock Outlook: OLN

2010-12-10T19:56:00.001-05:00

OLN chart showing Price, Volume, Stochastics, MACD and RSI.

OLN continues to look good. I'm still looking for the upper trend line touch at around $21.70. As of now Stochastics look over bought, but I feel we can still get another dollar rise on this stock. MACD and RSI continue to look very bullish.

Pay attention to this stock if it crosses the upper trend line. It looks like it could have potential for a higher upside, where the $21.70 area will become the new support.

Stock Pick Idea: GT

2010-12-06T19:16:00.001-05:00

GT chart showing MACD, Stochastics and RSI.

GT (Goodyear Tire) opened today at $9.91 and closed up at $10.42. That's a really nice pop in one day for this cheap stock.

I was looking at the GT chart and saw that there could be a possible trend reversal to the upside. Goodyear Tire's previous low on the lower trend line was $9.10 on August 25th 2010. GT has a new higher low on the lower trend line marked at $9.51 on November 30th 2010; this usually means a reversal of a down trend to an up trend.

This stock can really be on the move to the $13.50 area in the near future. I'm not looking for that much of a gain for now. With MACD and Stochastics looking positive I can see at least another dollar gain from todays close of $10.42.

Stock Pick Idea: OLN

2010-12-05T11:27:00.000-05:00

I recently got into OLN (Olin Corporation) because I noticed a lower trend line was going to be touched and both stochastics and MACD were oversold. I found the stock on November 16th and saw that it was going to setup soon. I waited until the touch of the lower trend line and cross of stochastic. Following these steps can give you a great entry and least possible losses.

OLN chart showing trend lines, stochastics, MACD, RSI and volume. As of 12/3/10.

OLN began to rally with the market on December 1st opening $0.47 higher from the previous close. December 2nd also had a small follow through day closing only $0.02 above the previous day. As of December 3rd we closed down $0.06 with a Doji Star candle stick. I'm looking for the stock to possibly pull back a few more cents to hit the 20 day moving average where it'll reverse and continue on up to the upper trend line at $21.50.

The S&P report has a 4 out of 5 star buy rating, with a 12-month price target of $24.00. The Reuters report has an Underperform rating for the stock.

Professional reports may have mixed opinions on OLN but I will stick to what I see in the stocks history. Each time it came down to an oversold level while also hitting a lower trend line, it popped up at least 3 points giving you a nice return in only 2 months. I will hold the stock until the $21 level if I continue to see strength in the stock. If the stock starts showing mixed signals once the stock goes up a point, I might just sell it.

Watch the Hawaii Live Tsunami

2010-02-27T18:26:00.000-05:00

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2010-02-27T18:24:00.005-05:00

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DX11 Games and Equipment

2010-02-15T15:38:00.000-05:00

ATI has recently launched its cheapest DX11 video card, the Radeon HD 5570; it's going for about $89.00 on Amazon. The Radeon HD 5570 is a 1GB DDR3 video card that is clocked at 650MHz. For the price this is an awesome card and I recommend it to anyone that is looking for a decent build. If your trying to go big, then just wait on the new NVIDIA Fermi card.

Already released games that support DX11 video cards.

BattleForge
Dirt 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Upcoming games that will support DX11.

Aliens vs. Predator
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Crysis 2
Dungeons and Dragons Online
F1 2010
Genghis Khan – Treasure Hunter
The Lord of the Rings Online
Metro 2033
Race Driver: Grid 2

Aliens vs. Predator (PC) Screens and Trailer Pre-Order Now

2010-02-14T20:55:00.000-05:00

Aliens vs. Predator is set to be released February 16th 2010, February 19th in Europe. It will be one of the few games that are coming out that will support DX 11. It is also going to be released on Xbox 360 and PS3. There is going to be three campaign modes in the game, play as the Aliens, Predators or the Colonial Marines. Ultimate Multiplayer trailer below. Don't forget to pre-order at the lowest possible price above.

Video Games | Aliens vs Predator | Ultimate Multiplayer Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Crysis 2: Same on all Systems

2010-02-14T20:26:00.003-05:00

The creators of the game Crysis 2 are saying that no matter what system you are playing the game on you will experience the same graphics. There will be no difference at all. I will still stick to the PC though, I know us PC gamers will have a totally different experience from the game than the people that play on PS3 and Xbox 360. PC has more game specification customization which is enabled by our better processors and video cards. All the PC players of the first Crysis will definitely go out and buy Crysis 2, but what about the PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers? Anyway it was also stated that Crysis 2 will be more open than the first Crysis; it will resemble Far Cry 2.

Do you think Crysis 2 will be the same on all systems? Which system will reign over all the rest? What does everyone think?

Join the Crysis2Forums.

Crysis 2 Screen shots from Magazine

2010-01-30T10:00:00.004-05:00

These Crysis 2 images were leaked, they were scanned from a German gaming magazine. Have a look it definitely looks like the setting is New York City.

Crysis 2 Taking Place in NYC

2010-01-21T22:50:00.005-05:00

Crysis 2, a game by Crytek has had some new details released today. Crysis 2 will be set in New York City unlike the last Crysis which took place mostly in the jungles. This is going to be a new challenge for the Crysis developers. We all know they can make nice scenic jungles but how will they do with the lighting and coloring of the "concrete jungle" of NYC? I think their idea for the NYC location is great! I would love to see what we can do to some aliens in Times Square.

We've seen the CryEngine3 video demo and that was pretty impressive, but they do need to work on a few more things. This is a whole new world they will be working with. Gary Steinman has posted on his twitter "it's not even February, and already PTOM has awarded two games a full five stars;" Crysis 2 being one of them. Will Crysis 2 live up to its name? How do you guys feel about the location setting of the game?

ProjectInf Review

2010-01-19T23:22:00.001-05:00

ProjectInf for Android is simply amazing. It is a 2D game that reminds me of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and old school GTA. This is a multiplayer game that is played on your Android cell phone; it is free from the Android market. What really catches my eye with this game is, first off it is really fun and second it has so much more potential. There's two modes; Team Deathmatch or Capture the Flag. The titles speak for themselves. There are three different characters; Brute, Marine and Scout. Each character has their own special "perks." With three different maps being the Hospital, the Street and the Park. I personally like the Street out of all the maps.

What makes me keeping coming back for more is the whole fact that you Level up and gain more "perks" as they would say in COD MW2. I am currently level 25 I believe, I even see a bunch of level 50s out there. While you are playing there are little stores you can go to where you can buy things like health packs and armor or just a sprint boost. Another thing I like is that you could create Clans, I even made one named "buk." This game is simple but very advanced and would love to see what it could do in the near future. If you end up playing or if you already play add me as a friend my name is GermGissAlot.

AndroBlogger - Blog on the Go

2010-01-19T22:46:00.001-05:00

I was browsing around the Android Market and came across AndroBlogger. This is an App that I downloaded for free for my Motorola Droid. It enables you to log into your Blogger account and either view or post a new blog. It is fairly easy to use with its simple layout. With only three clicks you could have a new post entered into your blog. The only thing that I would like to see in future updates is a way to edit a blog that you have already posted, whether it were posted from AndroBlogger or from your computer. I noticed if you were working on a blog using AndroBlogger and you happen to go to your home screen and then come back you could get errors. The error occurs when you come back to AndroBlogger and continue typing to finish your blog. Once you hit preview it force closes. An easy way around this is to copy all your work and after it force closes go back to AndroBlogger and click create a new post and paste everything back in. I tend to go in and out of AndroBlogger when blogging, sometimes I need a reference online or I get a text message. Remember SAVE your work! Anyway I highly recommend this App to anyone that is a blogger on Blogger.

NVIDIA starts to Fight Back!

2010-01-18T10:08:00.005-05:00

I remember back in 2007 when NVIDIA release their 8800 video cards; especially their monster 8800GTX. ATI had nothing on NVIDIA back in '07 and '08, but for a few months ATI has had the upper hand. ATI has had pretty decent DirectX 11 cards for a pretty good price for a while now, but where is NVIDIA at? Seems that NVIDIA will strike back soon with their new Fermi-Based GF100 gpu. Now I don't want to sit here and just repeat everything that the new GPU will do so please watch this video below from the NVDIA site. http://www.nvidia.com/object/fermi_architecture.html

Now the only question is; is this new Fermi-Based GF100 GPU going to be a gaming card or a GP-GPU? I'm going to take a guess and say it's going to be a gaming GPU.

A Laptop that plays Crysis!

2010-01-17T22:40:00.008-05:00

Can you imagine a laptop being able to play Crysis on High settings at 50 FPS? Well the new Alienware M11x is claimed to do just that. It was premiered at CES 2010, with an 11.6-inch 720p display and an NVIDIA GT335 and it's to cost under $1000.00. We have a mini, portable gaming system that's going to be able to play games that made regular desktop PCs scream. I think it is great; we can finally game anywhere! Whether it be on the toilet, in the park or just at a friends house. The only bad thing about it for me is the screen. It is a little too small for gaming; in my opinion. You can always work around the small screen by using the HDMI port and hook it up to a bigger screen. I think it's definitely something to look into once it is released. I would love to be able to edit HD video on this laptop. Personally if I could game and edit HD on the go, then it's worth getting. Let's see what people think once it is released.

www.crysis2forums.forumotion.com

Crysis 2 Release Date

2010-01-15T11:55:00.002-05:00

I know Wikipedia has that Crysis 2 will be release in 2010, but sites are now reporting that Crysis 2 will be released before March 2011. That's a very long way from now! Hopefully they will release a demo by the end of this year so we can kill some time before the release.

www.crysis2forums.forumotion.com

Pre-Order Crysis 2

2010-01-14T23:09:00.003-05:00

Amazon has Crysis 2 available for pre-order. The PC version is listed for $46.99 and the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 version are listed for $59.99. I'm still debating on whether I want Crysis 2 for the PC or for the 360. Maybe just both! Don't forget to sign up for the Crysis 2 Forums at www.crysis2forums.forumotion.com !

Crysis 2 Forums

2010-01-14T16:51:00.003-05:00

Join the new Crysis 2 Forum at www.crysis2forums.forumotion.com.

It is brand new, but it will continue to grow until the game comes out.
The forum will allow fans and intense Crysis gamers to interact.

Remote Desktop has Disappeared

2010-01-14T11:45:00.001-05:00

Have you ever lost your Remote Desktop icon from the start menu? Try going to C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstsc.exe. Just look for the mstsc.exe executable in the system32 folder. You will be able to run the Remote Desktop from there. Then you may right click it and pin it to the start menu.

Windows Vista Activation

2010-01-13T09:33:00.002-05:00

Just recently I had the wonderful opportunity to reinstall the Vista OS on someones laptop. The problem with the laptop was that it would boot to just a black screen and only the mouse. (Ctrl+alt+del may work for some people here. If it works go to Task Manager and run a new process named explorer.exe) I tried only a few things to see if I could get it to work without a complete reinstall. Turns out it might of been the cause of some kind of Windows update. I put in my Vista disc to install and wait the 30 to 45 minutes for the install to complete. I enter the product key that is listed on the under side of the laptop and "this product key is already in use." I didn't believe it. That product key should work if its linked to that laptop. There also was no way for me to call Microsoft to activate Windows over the telephone. I figured out that I could go to the Windows search bar in the start menu and type slui.exe 4 and it will bring up the Windows Vista activation over telephone. That didn't work for me either. I waited to talk to someone, they hung up one me. I called back they hung up on me again. I was furious! Anyway in the end I got it to work. If anyone knows a way of fixing this issue without reinstalling the OS then send over a comment and I'll post it in this blog.

CCENT CCNA CCNP CCIE Help

2010-01-11T22:50:00.001-05:00

Have you ever needed access to live Cisco Routers or Switches? You can use a program called GNS to simulate Routers, Switches and a bunch of other network items. You can actually configure the Hardware with actual Cisco IOS commands. It simulates it as if you were on an actual Router or Switch. Now you don't need to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on equipment to get Cisco certified. All you need is the software that you can download right from www.gns3.net and also the Router or Switch IOS image. Give it a try, it's easy to use and works great. Make sure you're using a pretty decent machine with at least 1 gig of memory. Good Luck to all on your Cisco Certs!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

2010-01-09T18:00:00.014-05:00

Been playing Modern Warfare 2 for Xbox 360 since it came out. I liked the Single Player game and the Special Ops was a pretty good idea. But Multiplayer I think is HORRIBLE; most of the times. Sometimes I get into good games where there is no lag at all and I don't get killed with magic bullets; but 65% (guessing) of the time I get stuck in games where I get killed with magic bullets. I usually tend to stay in the game and not quit because it takes forever to find games.

Magic Bullets

^^^^I hate that!!!

If your having trouble joining Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer games then check this video out.
Basically just tells you that you need to have NAT (Network Address Translation) turned on in your router. CLICK HERE for NAT information.

I really wish the joining process was a lot better with Modern Warfare 2. It would be better if it would group players in your area and not across the world. I live in Jersey, I don't want someone hosting the game in Japan or Brazil. I know this is a lot to ask for but were paying $50 a year for Live and it should be better. As of May 2009 there were 20 million members, that's $1,000,000,000 a year that Microsoft makes. Step It UP!

Crysis 2

2009-12-27T12:16:00.023-05:00

***UPDATED*** January 30th, Look at first post for new Crysis 2 scans.

Updated***January 14th, 2010***
Make sure to join the Crysis 2 Forums at www.crysis2forums.forumotion.com.

I know, I know, this is old news but I decided to throw up what's already out there about Crysis 2. Well if you didn't know, Crysis 2 is coming out in 2010, for XBOX 360, Playstation 3 and PC. I guess they figured out a way to finally get more than the 16 FPS you would get from the original Crysis on systems with less than decent hardware specifications. I wonder what a Core i7 with dual video cards and 12GB of DDR3 RAM will produce...I really hope something good, especially for those PC owners that don't have this kind of equipment. If an XBOX 360 and a Playstation 3 will be able to handle the new CryEngine 3 video game; then PCs with less than decent hardware better be able to play this game with no lag. What does everyone think? Do you think the graphics will look just as great on all three systems? Personally PC owns!

Check out these Crysis 2 videos I found on youtube.

And this unofficial fan made trailer.

On-Air Death Threat

2009-09-14T21:32:00.008-04:00

Apparently a 92.3 Now FM listener has threatened to kill Chunky! Listen Now! Chunky said that he was going to boycott playing Kanye West music on the station, because of the whole incident at the VMA's last night. Drunk Kanye made a fool out of himself by interrupting Taylor Swift's award speech, saying that Beyonce had a better video. Well he apologized in his blog today; to her, her family and her fans.

But now one of Kanye's die hard fans is going to kill Chunky because he doesn't want to play his music. Chunky mentioned that there are security outside. Chunky also said that he doesn't know if he should continue with this whole thing. Well I think he should continue and shouldn't have anything to worry about.