( I grumble about the NJDMV )

So, what's step one of setting up your Wireless N Networking Adapter for the Xbox 360?

Hook your 360 up to your modem and follow the onscreen directions to download the driver.

Uh, Microsoft... if I could easily do that, I wouldn't have shelled out $75 to connect the damn thing wirelessly. *Sigh* At least I already own an ethernet cable.

Okay, it ( Read more... )

Okay, I get that when you're talking about a subject it's easier to say "All women..." or "All men...", but frankly I'm tried of it.

I really don't appreciate being informed that in the '80s I a) loved hair metal, b) cared more about a band's looks than their musical talent, and c) liked power ballads, while I'm watching a documentary on heavy metal ( Read more... )

While I can't see ever giving up paper books, I do like the idea of geting an ereader. They're light. They hold lots of books at once. They're a shiny new electronic toy. What's not to love?*

• Barnes & Noble has just introduced a new version of the Nook for $89. Whoot! That's not that expensive.
• It has WiFi. Whoot! My lack of working usb ports likes ( Read more... )

Dear local library,

Why are you hiding all the stuff on summer reading lists in the children's dept.?

Okay, I can see the point of keeping it all together, but only to a point. The YA section is in a completely different part of the library, so I doubt the kids in 9th+ would start by looking somewhere else in the building.

This is, of course, assuming ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I went shopping and made sure I had plenty of food ( Read more... )

I suppose it was bound to happen eventually. Two movies opened this week that I was vaguely interested in. Both are only playing in 3-D. :(

Normally, I'm the first person to jump at the cheapest shipping option when I'm ordering something online. But for some reason the ability to track the checks I just ordered seems like a better idea than saving $9 ( Read more... )

For months I've been working on a Supernatural/Cthulhu Mythos crossover. Then the next to last episode of season six has a plot point involving H. P. Lovecraft ( Read more... )

So far I've borrowed three dvds from the local library system ( Read more... )