tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117792931962291642025-09-15T00:55:29.073-07:00I've moved! www.alanplaysgames.comAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-63485041276312535922011-03-02T21:19:00.001-08:002012-02-14T21:22:09.445-08:00

I realized a long time ago that my tastes have moved into the gaming realm. Check me out at Alan Plays Games. So long, and thanks for all the fishes.

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-30334918085131180032011-01-21T21:23:00.000-08:002011-01-21T21:23:12.088-08:00

I like to think of myself as a veteran of trading sites online, especially of games. Goozex, Amazon, and Glyde.com. But now I have come to an issue that I am not sure how to approach. About a week ago I requested to purchase a game from Glyde.com, Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition. For those who do not know (and have not browsed my incredibly small blog for reviews on stuff), Glyde is a website

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-11000612398169595512011-01-21T21:19:00.000-08:002011-01-21T21:19:07.303-08:00

Alright, so I didn't quite die yet. I've actually spent the last few months being productive: 1. Moved to New York 2. Found a new job 3. Played a ton of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Played a ton of Gran Turismo 5 5. Started work on an upcoming website along with some other tech savvy bloggers. Stay tuned.

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-28425214274594145732010-08-10T09:48:00.000-07:002010-08-10T09:48:46.616-07:00

(Disclaimer: I'll put this up at the beginning of all of my reviews for the buses: 1. This is not based on a single experience, but multiple trips from each company. I'll try to point out the highs and lows so you know what to expect. 2. You can't blame traffic on these guys. The Turnpike is a bitch no matter what you drive. Some are smarter than others, but you can't pick and choose your

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-252117165825374742010-08-09T19:58:00.000-07:002010-08-09T19:58:42.003-07:00

So far this summer I have eaten 120 oysters in one sitting (ACME Oyster house in New Orleans), traveled to Bermuda, beaten roughly a dozen games, dropped 20lbs, and taken Bolt Bus AND DC2NY at least a dozen times. Also, during that time, I've had a laptop die on me and it had my original articles. I also have a potential new side project developing that I'm working on with a fellow friend and I

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-16559464494929991732010-05-06T19:10:00.000-07:002010-05-06T19:10:33.399-07:00

Planning to head up to NYC in two weekends to see the significant other and I'm finishing up the Bolt Bus review. The more I stew over it, the more I'm starting to think I prefer Bolt Bus over my current favorite, DC2NY. Course, I'll have to retest that by taking them this go around. But which one will I not try to review soon? Megabus has me a little worried. Check this out: Megabus =

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-92223746976558467122010-04-26T16:35:00.000-07:002011-01-21T21:24:55.087-08:00

(UPDATE: New Drama with Glyde. Bottom Line, don't use them yet until I figure out how they deal with missing packages. http://ppgeek.blogspot.com/2011/01/glydecom-you-piss-me-off.html) I don't quite remember how I got to know this site, but I think it was through some other game traders. Glyde's whole premise differs pretty significantly than that of goozex, which I had previously reviewed (

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-31345770577339504932010-04-16T17:24:00.001-07:002010-04-16T17:26:37.777-07:00

I figured I might as well throw in some random tech related stuff, since, hey, this is my freakin' blog.Darryl Gates died today. For those of you who aren't older than 20, he is considered the founder of the SWAT team concept and former LAPD Police Chief, and lent his name also to the Police Quest Game SWAT (which then started the SWAT series, etc). Rest In Peace. Also, my childhood neighbor, Mr.

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-51376243049233200862010-04-13T20:33:00.000-07:002010-04-13T20:51:03.754-07:00

A while back, a friend of mine asked me about buying a new PS3. One of the topics that came up was HDMI cables. I'll save you the conversation but it basically boils down to this image (click to embiggen):1. Buy your HDMI as cheap as possible.2. Ignore anyone that is trying to tell you to pay more than $10. Or even $5. I got mine for $2. WITH SHIPPING.Interesting post. Keep an eye out for my

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-35635828293165676272010-03-23T21:35:00.001-07:002010-03-23T22:04:53.641-07:00

Alright, so long story short, I can sum up why I haven't been posting with a single picture (my gamertag is Nissan288):I am both proud of this score, and extremely depressed. I think my total game time is somewhere north of 200 hours now. This combined with my new found weightloss regimen (I've stopped eating all red meat like beef and pork and I'm going to the gym 3x a week now) has sucked all

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-27826571811356355622009-11-26T09:28:00.000-08:002009-11-26T10:12:40.400-08:00

Sorry if I haven't been able to blog the past few weeks, work has been crazy still. And now for Thanksgiving, somehow I wound up in Miami....where it's sunny and 80....:-)Anyway, it's that time of the year again.....BLACK FRIDAY!!!!Uggghhhh. I don't like Black Friday. See one of my first posts as to why.I'll admit tho, I will try to make it out there tomorrow morning. But only for one thing and

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-51823743629480657952009-11-13T17:51:00.000-08:002009-12-19T06:47:53.562-08:00

Sorry for the lateness in posting. Work got insane and I had end of the year deadlines for work....So just recently Walmart had this crazy deal for a Microsoft Xbox 360 for $200 plus $100 giftcard. People were talking about it all over the internet. Great deal but it brings to light one of the issues I have with the 360 which is both a good and bad thing: buying seperate components.Let's compare

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-28634946875003141932009-11-04T19:23:00.000-08:002009-11-05T07:25:58.662-08:00

The comic above pretty much sums up my feelings about rebates. I've been seeing them a lot lately and it's been pissing me off. Back in the day, I used to do them for a lot of things, from computer parts, to tvs, lcds, everything.The concept behind a rebate is simple (I'm using an example from a purchase I made):1. Pay the MSRP now for a keyboard, which is 90 bucks (old school Logitech MX

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-90683743654607163522009-10-15T18:21:00.000-07:002009-10-15T19:25:27.898-07:00

Alright, so it's been a month off, sorry. Work is busy, blah blah blah. Also, Uncharted 2 is coming out, and I need to get ready for Modern Warfare 2. I also got into Tom Clancy's EndWar, a game where you control units with your voice. And yes, it's as cool/geeky as it sounds.Anyway, I have a fairly quick article. A random thing I've been doing lately is getting free stuff off the internet. Some

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-57073745302793310472009-09-24T20:36:00.000-07:002009-09-24T21:42:35.873-07:00

Work has picked up again, and i've been busy. And much has changedRight now there are a few things to think about for geek gadgets:-With the PS3 now at $299, I think it's a great buy. Easily upgradeable blu-ray, great games, big roomy hard drive, and wireless, you can't get the same at that price with a 360. Speaking of which, I am still waiting to get one to play 360 games....-On the computer

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-16500829214117164282009-09-07T20:01:00.000-07:002009-09-08T06:21:40.722-07:00

Hope you guys have had a lovely Labor Day. I got my outdoor fix of Whitewater Rafting in the Poconos, drinking in Philly, and a pretty sweet weekend in NYC. Anyway, with my regular trips to nyc, my gaming habits, and my food habits, my girlfriend (an investment), I've had to become an even smarter geek when it comes to saving money. You can find many websites like the consumerist or lifehacker,

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-3318189978965290502009-09-03T21:40:00.001-07:002009-09-03T22:25:48.761-07:00

Alright, this is going to be a quick update. I've spent a week of August on vacation for my best friend's wedding, and work is hard...I need to finish my brief article on mooching online, but give me some time. I blame video games. My girlfriend just bought a Panasonic U12 Series HDTV (42 inches) for roughly $650 for her mom. Not a bad choice, especially if a bunch of AV Guys approve: http://

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-81002210642504327022009-08-07T18:00:00.000-07:002009-08-07T19:31:21.031-07:00

So a good friend of mine recently asked for good brands to buy a new PC.I didn't tell him at the time (tho he'll know now) that I bristled at the thought of buying a new computer. What I mean is, buying a machine already pre built by a company like Dell, Acer, HP, Fujitsu, etc. I'm not saying that they don't work but I am saying this about prebuilt machines:You are forced to choose the parts that

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-30888818144277449762009-08-03T19:23:00.001-07:002009-08-03T19:58:21.347-07:00

So it's been a while since I've bought a lot of my bigger ticket items, and it looks as though things are changing....Hard DrivesHard drives have kinda leveled out for now in terms of price. You can get 1 Terabyte of storage nowadays for under $90 easily. A simple lookup on NewEgg proves this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150014%20103530090&bop=And&

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-80602433406415296362009-07-27T20:25:00.000-07:002009-07-27T20:28:59.478-07:00

What was supposed to be a 40 minute or so flight from New York to DC took fscking 3 hours due to being stuck at the airport at JFK...then combined with an hour long taxi back to my house in DC made for a very long trip....Jet Blue? I don't like you :-(

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-69442974000913469292009-07-17T18:29:00.000-07:002009-07-21T22:47:13.263-07:00

My Summer So far...So you might have noticed that this blog died for a bit...I wound up moving to a new project in DC and work has been constant 45 hours plus maintaining an internal website for my company......plus a buttload of games.While I'm no longer required to be on the ramen diet after college, I still need to save money. One of my biggest expenses have been video games (still). I've

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-36058024055232720832009-07-06T20:30:00.000-07:002009-07-06T20:46:52.955-07:00

Job location change, vacation, graduation...these things have all happened recently, in addition to playing a heap of video games...I'll post a new update soon, trust me.

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-50985233768931497872009-03-19T06:28:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:32:23.397-07:00

I spent the weekend playing RE5 with my gf. I'll explain more later but the post will be cheap gaming. Give it a read tomorrow while you wait for 5 o'clock to happen.Stay cheap.

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-44989073134774192092009-03-11T18:36:00.000-07:002009-03-11T21:07:03.002-07:00

Sorry for my delay in posting. My work has been picking up, and I've basically have been sorta running the show on my project...regardless, I'm back and I'm going through some requests that I've missed...Jean I'm looking at you.(If anyone is ever looking for some great advice on places to go in NYC that aren't touristy but trendy, check out my friend Jean's blog.)Alright, here we go.Hard Drives:

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856433920589113255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511779293196229164.post-4270860023010138232009-02-12T02:32:00.000-08:002009-02-12T02:52:14.753-08:00

Sorry guys, but my work has been picking up fast lately so I've been a little behind the ball.A quick summary of the past week or so:My TV has finally come in. I am 99% happy with it. Resident Evil 5 demo on the PS3 looks amazing. It's all good except for the fact that the bezel somehow mysteriously cracked on the top right corner. I'll post pics of it later, but this is why we have warranties

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