E3 Update

Well, we got back from Charleston Saturday. Had a blast, while we were there we went to see The Dark Night, which was awesome. The movie was so awesome that we are going to see it again, and I usually don't watch movies a second time in the theater.
Now down to the real stuff, E3 has come and gone and some really big announcements were made. Xbox 360 Dashboard will get a complete makeover in this fall's update you can read more about it on Gizmodo. The new dashboard looks so much better than the old one. Microsoft has also contracted a deal with Netflix so that you can use your Xbox 360 like a Roku box to stream movies to your TV. To use this serviceThe update will also include what looks like the Nintendo Miis where you create your own 3D avatar.
Speaking of the Wii, the major announcement for me from Nintendo was Wii Sports Resort (seen in the video above) which is almost like a sequal to the most loved Wii game Wii Sports wich came packaged with your Wii. At E3 three of the activities in Wii Sports Resort were shown: Frisbee, Jet Ski, and Sword Fighting. Wii Sports Resort will also include a new Accessory for the Wiimote called the Wii MotionPlus that will increase accelerometer controls for the new game. Hopefully this new accessory will be utilized in future games for better control with the Wiimote and more realistic gameplay.
Some other things I am excited about are Fable 2, Lego Batman, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and a new edition of Tecmo Bowl on DS.


















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Geni.com

How many monkeys or nuts do you have hanging in your family tree? At Geni.com all you have to do is put in your name and e-mail address and start adding members of your family. In about five minutes I had put in almost three generations of my family. With Geni.com the whole family tree thing is easy, and you can put in your family member's e-mail so that they can sign up and add their information (B-Day, special events in their life, etc) so you can stay more in touch. The whole thing is super easy. I encourage you to start your family tree and put some family member's e-mails in there so that they can extend it and see how far you can get with it (if you go far enough you will hit a nut like my uncle who will have huge books of family tree that will be glad to spend hours putting in information from centuries ago). Try it out, what do you have to loose.

P.S. I'm getting married Saturday and will be on the honeymoon all next week so I probably won't be posting. Thanx.

Opera 9.51

If you have downloaded Opera 9.5, you should check for updates, because v9.51 was released recently and it is supposed to update security. I would definitely recommend getting it as soon as possible. If you haven't downloaded opera yet get on over to Opera.com to download it.