2008 December

Is Blu-Ray Worth the Money?

Can”upscaled DVD”compare to blu-ray? Find out now on Tekzilla.

Blizzard and Swagdog Are Offering WoW Guild T-shirts!

Today I noticed that Blizzard has teamed with Swagdog.com to offer customized t-shirts! This is great to all you WoW players out there! I went over to the Swagdog’s site and checked it out. They off a lot of personalizing options such as server, guild tabard, character name, class, and race. I even toyed around and made my own t-shirt! Check it out below!

To visit Swagdog click HERE.

Build Your Own Computer

On of the most satisfying thing is building something you love, and what do we all love? Computers! Without them we wouldn’t have our next favorite thing, the internet. So to get right to the point, who hasn’t thought of building their own PC? Probably the vast majority of you, but I would guess that many of you are intimidated or outright afraid to do it. I can understand that. The fact of the matter is, if you build your own you will get a better computer, you will understand it better, and you will save a lot of money.

I built the one I am using the write this blog. It’s really a simple thing, no different than putting together a Lego set.  It’s just a matter of connecting Part A to Part B. If you get prepared ahead of time, and have all your parts, you can have a fully assembled and working computer in about an hour.

In truth, a computer you build yourself that cost you about $800, would cost you $2500 to buy it from Dell. So why not build your own right?

Below is a video series produced by TechTV on building your own computer. Its a little dated, but everything they explain to you is still how its done. They explain it clearer on video than any writer ever could on a website. So if you want to know what’s involved with putting together your own PC, watch the video series below!

Part 1

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Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Cat Power : “Space Oddity” (Major Tom) Lincoln Commercial

This commercial has been running for a while now. The song is absolutely mesmerizing and I’ve been in a search to find it. Seems I’m not alone either! Many people online are trying to find a copy of it. This song, like many other commercial tunes before it, is a hit! There’s only one problem. It’s not available for purchase! As a matter of fact there is no complete copy of the song available anywhere! How horrible!

It seems that this song was produced just for this commercial, and has not been released in its entirety. Such a shame really. For those interested the song is “Space Oddity”, also known to many as “Major Tom” and is being performed by the band Cat Power. You can see the commercial in the video below.

Looking Back On TechTV

For those that don’t know, G4 used to be an awesome channel called TechTV. I first heard of some of the names that have become common on the net these days while they were on TechTV. A couple of examples are Leo Laporte and Chris Pirillo. I really miss watching the old cast on The Screensavers. I really wish the powers that be could turn back the clock to those days. Below are a couple of videos of those days.

Oh by the way, I’m trying to find an old TechTV commerical. Maybe some of you can help me find a video of it. Its from around 2002 (I think) and had Van Halen’s song “Right Now” playing during it. It was a montage of their shows and other technology things. I distinctly remember the Space Shuttle launching during it. If anyone can find it and post a link to it, I’d be really appreciative.

The Screensavers (3-22-2004)

Leo’s Best Blooper

Cali Live

I ran across this today. Appearantly there was a Christmas Party going on and Cali Live had a streaming video of the a band. It was event was called “Streaming Christmas Party with Geoff Smith @ The Big Bang Bar in Nashville”. To be honest I realy enjoyed him. I’m posting this streaming channel here so you guys can maybe see what’s going on. The channel seems to be pretty good! I know I’ll be stopping by from time to time as well.

The Day The Earth Stood Still

What is old is new again. Not entirely. Hollywood has again produced a re-make of a Sci-Fi classic. Personally I have a great love for the old movies.  There is just something about the Sci-Fi movies of the 1950’s that warms the heart. Its something that missing in modern movies, and I’m not sure I can explain it. The put it simply, they just don’t make’m like they used to.

I Added A New Theme

Today I added a new theme from Chris Pirillo. I like it alot, but I need to change some things. For one thing his pictures below! I really like his live cam though. What do you guys think?

Life In The World Of Warcraft

Yeah so my guild is getting aquainted with Northrend. We are putting together our first raids into Naxxramas. I’m looking forward to it myself. My charater is called….Thamelas. Ya its where the name of this blog comes from. Its kinda become an alternate name for me. The strangest thing was that is was a random name that I created, and it kind of took on a life of its own. Amazing how an online game can do that to people. For some reason the players personality is reflected in the name. Or maybe its vice versa?

Here’s a link to my armory page, where you can take a look at my character: Thamelas  

So if you play post your your name and server. I’d be interested to know who’s stopping by.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)

So I ran across this video today. Ya know, people everywhere are the same. Everyone just wants to have fun, and enjoy life. If only the politicians could get out of the way.