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Linus and His Toys

Mike — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:46:26 +0000

One lazy Saturday afternoon, every toy that was mangled or maimed came back to play in a downpour of awesome. Linus was there to receive, and was happily playing in slow motion.

Achievement Unlocked!

Mike — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:16:49 +0000

I work in technical support. This means I come into contact with all types of users and all types of people. If you have ever supported technology before, you will sympathize with me. I had some fun copying Xbox 360′s achievements system and transposing it to my day job. Most of this is real, but [...]

How Find My iPhone Saved Me from the Snow Storm

Mike — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:14:55 +0000

On Saturday we had a pretty huge (freak) snow storm here on the East coast. In October no less! It was one of those times when all the elements aligned perfectly to totally and completely ruin the weekend. (Why don’t nor’easters ever show up on Monday mornings?) Seriously – it wouldn’t even have been able [...]

Glitch + Xbox 360 Controller = Awesome

Mike — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:57:58 +0000

One night this week I was hunched over my keyboard strolling through Groddle Forest, and decided that there has to be a better way of navigating the world of Glitch. Please don’t misunderstand; I am enthralled by Glitch and its potential, however I am simply a console gamer by default spending most of my gaming [...]

Video: Dance Gavin Dance Live

Mike — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:35:22 +0000

This is a video that I shot when I went to see Dance Gavin Dance play a show at Irving Plaza. They are performing their song “The Robot With Human Hair Part 2 1/2″ off their album Downtown Battle Mountain II.

Video: A Day Made of Glass

Mike — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:09:59 +0000

Corning – A Day Made of Glass from WESTERNIZED Productions on Vimeo. I am convinced this is something like what our future could look like. With all of the recent advancements in technology – I can see something just like this coming to fruition in our lifetime. And I can not wait.

Switching to Gmail at Work

Mike — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:00:15 +0000

Recently I have become completely fed up with Outlook. Don’t get me wrong, Outlook does a good enough job; however I am of the internet generation and a tech to boot. I have been using Gmail for almost six years at this point, and feel like when on Outlook I am working at half speed. [...]