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40 Free Wallpapers for the Palm Pre

I'm still working on my review for the Palm Pre (I've had it less than a week), but in the meantime, enjoy some wallpapers I created specifically for the Palm Pre! The images are from various trips I've taken the last few years and are already sized and optimized for view ...

10 years of Sunspot Pictures (the band, not the sun)

It's hard to believe, but I've been friends with Madison, WI rock band Sunspot for over 10 years! Since tomorrow they are releasing their 5th full-length album, Singularity, I thought I would post some of my favorite pictures I've taken of Mike, Ben and Wendy over the last decade. Out ...

HGTV’s Man Land: Vegas City Style Casino Basement

Over 2 years ago, my friend Chad Draheim was contacted by HGTV for a show they were doing entitled "Man Land" (they found his 'casino basement' blog post). After the long wait, it was on HGTV last Saturday! Even though it is episode #2, they played it as the premier ...

Album Review: Silversun Pickups, Swoon

Artist: Silversun Pickups Album: Swoon Wikipedia Genre(s): Indie rock, Dream pop, Shoegaze Matt's Fav Tracks: Panic Switch, Growing Old is Getting Old, Sort Of # times listened: Moderate (10 - 25 times) Matt's Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Album: Amazon MP3's: Amazon non-DRM I was introduced to Silversun Pickups ...

Safe Baby Handling Tips: Baby do’s and don’ts…

As a rookie father of 2 months, one of the more hilarious books I've found is by David and Kelly Sopp called "Safe Baby Handling Tips". Check out the do's and don'ts of taking care of your little one:

How to play old arcade games with a MAME machine

Ahh, arcade games. Last summer, I posted my "What's your top 1% video game", and it got me thinking that I haven't played too many games lately... Over 6 years ago, I decided that I wanted to build an arcade cabinet that would play all the old-school arcade games. While my ...

How to buy a decent, Dell Studio 15.4″ laptop for only $450

Recently, my wife's old Toshiba Satellite A15-S157 laptop finally bit the dust, and it was time for a new one. She wasn't interested in a netbook (too small), and we weren't interested in spending a ton of cash since it's mainly one of those 'lounging around the house' laptops. I was ...

Top 10 Rock Albums of 2008

I've been blog-slacking for awhile, so thought I'd put out my picks for top 10 rock albums from 2008. While primarily indie bands, there are a few big-boys on here as well. I reviewed some of these earlier, but many are ones I've only had for a short while. My ...

Mini-Album Review: Guns N’ Roses, Chinese Democracy

Artist: Guns N' Roses Album: Chinese Democracy Wikipedia Genre(s): Hard rock Matt's Fav Tracks: Chinese Democracy, Shackler's Revenge # times listened: Not many (< 10 times) Matt's Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Buy CD: Amazon Over 15 years ago, I remember watching the 9-minute video for November ...

Review of Max Raabe & the Palast Orchester in Madison, WI

Sara and I had the privilege to see Max Raabe & the Palast Orchester at the Overture Center in Madison, WI tonight. Immediately we were transported back to a pre-WWII time in Germany when the music was beautiful, ironic and a little creepy. The closing credits to Stanley Kubrick's The ...