tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302567982024-03-06T02:28:41.863-06:00OddyOh's BlogMy big pile of blog. Odds n' ends from one bored 30-something.OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-58098940961604178282012-09-28T04:59:00.003-06:002012-09-28T04:59:46.835-06:00iControlpad 2Hello friends. So if you're looking for a kickass bluetooth gamepad, then get over to Kickstarter and pledge your allegiance (and money) to <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1703567677/icontrolpad-2-the-open-source-controller?ref=live">iControlpad 2</a>. Hit their <a href="http://www.icontrolpad.com/">web page</a> for all the details, compatible apps, and other funformation.<br />
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From the makers of iControlpad, and the OpenPandora. They are on pace to reach the goal, but it would be a damn shame for this new controller/keyboard not to see the light of day. Not to mention it may affect their ability to bring us other shiny new open-source products. The kind of products mainstream companies like Sony and Apple will never bring to market. And I love my PS3 and iPhone, but there's plenty of room for everybody.<br />
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It's a great controller not just because of the game controls, but also a full keyboard. c64! Amiga! Easier text messaging! Home Theatre PC remote! Tons of uses. I have an iControlpad 1, and the directional pad is great.<br />
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This isn't your typical retail product...you won't be picking these up at EBGames for $29.99. This is your chance to be a part of something, without having to do any work. Win-win!<br />
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If you have any interest at all, check it out, then pledge. If they don't reach their goal (already half way home!), your credit card isn't charged, so you have nothing to lose.<br />
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...Sorry for the advertisting-esque writing...just comes naturally I guess. Thanks for your time.OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-43492957681904278142011-06-22T19:12:00.002-06:002011-06-22T19:26:16.267-06:00Bizarre PS3 Save Copy ProtectionI'm sure this is covered in many other places, blogs, forums, and has been argued to death. But I just experienced the World's Stupidest Copy Protection Scheme Ever.<br /><br />It's a longer story I'll save for another time, but I have 2 PS3's in my household. Since I'm more active now on the 2nd PS3, last night I copied all my saves to the PSN Plus save cloud (or whatever it's called) and SD cards, from the first PS3.<br /><br />Out of about 20 titles, only two gave me any trouble: Tetris...and Uno.<br /><br />The saves for these two games are copy-protected...yup. You can't back them up to any media (unless you're doing a full system backup). Ok fine, I'll put them in the cloud, and pull them down on the 2nd PS3.<br /><br />Wup, not so fast, Road Runner. You can upload these two saves as often as you like, but, you can only download them once in a 24 hour period! WTF? LOL!<br /><br />So while waiting for the 24 hour time period to pass, I've been scratching my head wondering if there is any single possible scenario on Earth that would make this kind of protection seem like a good idea. Nope.<br /><br />Anyway, certainly not the end of the world, I can certainly stand to not play Tetris for a day...and Uno. But seriously, what are EA & Sony thinking? What good would this function ever provide anyone?<br /><br />Bizarre. Also, I fully expect the next next-gen consoles (PS4, etc) to store all our saves in the cloud, automatically (optional of course). What sort of artificial limits will arrive then?<br /><br />So very strange.OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-62480224328421522152011-05-02T13:41:00.003-06:002011-05-02T13:44:12.130-06:00Pandora for SaleUp for auction on eBay this week, my very own Open Pandora handheld gaming console...chances are if you are aware of this unit and it's magical powers, then you probably already own one, or want one very much! Act now...here's <a href="http://cgi.ebay.ca/Open-Pandora-handheld-Linux-computer-barely-used-/220777697135?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D2%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63#ht_500wt_1156">the eBay link</a>.<br /><br />Sorry for the spam, but hey it's my own blog...OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-50457474391061476722011-02-11T05:24:00.007-06:002011-02-11T05:34:59.615-06:00Where Have I Heard That Music Before?Check out this video of Nokia & Microsoft announcing their partnership:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe3ksR8zgXg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe3ksR8zgXg</a><br /><br />Now, check out my NHL Parody video from 3 years ago, and tell me that's not the same music:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMs6gcUA6Bc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMs6gcUA6Bc</a><br /><br />So, where does one find a cool tune like that, suitable for both announcing billion dollar partnerships, and having a go at professional sports leagues?<br /><br />Apple. Garageband. LOL. (It's one of the 'jingles' that comes with it).<br /><br />Anyway, not a big deal, I hear the same production music tracks on commercials all over the place...just thought it was funny. Cool track!OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-59805744397514560162010-12-01T13:01:00.005-06:002010-12-01T13:07:14.701-06:00Dell Holiday Giveaway & and an unrelated videoShameless plug here, but that's what good Internetting skills are all about...<br /><br /><a href="http://holidaygifthunt.com/?plink=1290615646_XL709">http://holidaygifthunt.com/?plink=1290615646_XL709</a><br /><br />That's a link to their contest, which should earn me more dice rolls...hey, don't get mad at me, I'm just the messenger! You're lucky I'm posting anything!<br /><br />To reward you for hanging on through that...here's some free LOL you can have...CBC commentator harassed by the Zamboni...no bones broken...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjYCL4GzR_M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjYCL4GzR_M</a>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-12445426358141335222010-09-29T07:22:00.005-06:002010-09-29T07:46:07.446-06:00NHL Gamecentre Live...raw deal for Saskatchewan.So...they (the NHL) would like $160 for a season long subscription to NHL Gamecentre Live (they spell it Center).<br /><br />At first glance, that's not even so bad...until you realize that nationally broadcast games are NOT included. This means all Hockey Night in Canada games, and all NHL on TSN games. As someone looking to replace cable, that's a large chunk of the hockey I'd be watching...I don't have as much time during the week).<br /><br />But, I have a USB tv tuner card for my Mac, I can capture the low-def over the air feed of Hockey Night every weekend, plus fast forward all the nonsense. If that fails, CBC streams HNIC games on their own site as well.<br /><br />TSN rarely streams games, mostly ones featuring two American teams, probably cause it's cheaper to get those rights in Canada, since none of us care much for the Texas Puckriders, Beverly Hills Implants, Mississippi Queens, Phoenix Coyotes, and other such fictional expansion teams.<br /><br />Also not included in the so-called GameCentre Live package...all REGIONAL Sportsnet games. Well, you say, that's no big deal, I live in Saskatchewan, days away from any NHL team! Not so, dear reader, not so...because Saskatchewan is kindly lumped in with Alberta, into the Sportsnet West broadcast region. So...no Oilers or Calgary games with NHL Gamecenter Live in Saskatchewan. Well that's fucking outstanding.<br /><br />But wait, Gamecenter also includes "select playoff games"...basically any American matchups from the first round or two (since CBC and TSN will spilt the Canadian matchups). Boy...not sweeting the pot any with that one.<br /><br />This is the sound of one hand clapping...'clap'...'clap'...for the NHL and their infinite broadcast wisdom, and being so tuned in with what their audience wants to watch. One would think they had an elite product or something.<br /><br />Congrats on blacking out your hardcore fans from giving you money. Looking forward to putting my $160 somewhere else yet again this season.<br /><br /><br />Ok...now that that's out of the way, thought I'd re-share (or shamelessly plug, as is the way these days) my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMs6gcUA6Bc">old NHL parody video</a> from a couple years back...we're almost at 100k views, people! My deepest thanks, I never thought I'd get 10...LOL. :)OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-20195327248694431562010-07-28T08:32:00.005-06:002010-07-28T10:06:15.658-06:00NHL Reverb settings for Gverb in AudacityHere's some great settings if you're looking to add reverb to your songs before importing them into NHL 10. I take no credit for these, I found them in the forums, they are not mine, tweak them as you wish.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xD07MoRj7xiFEIMX9gU7Jpe8BFt_aZadhg646GO0HsLxA-VJMMW-Rsh1JA2qQCuoYI7ZV-ABudnmJ1hzDL93cp-gcazpybeAkAK3znPmsHjXr9FQbE18OMUuV2MZLMmQ3nY7/s1600/Normalize.png"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOH08_sPBTTpgKC9HbCPmSOvEVrNFpggByfKV9fwf3OTY05xuusafSmfkb0vPFnbdQou2x3BN8-gX837y5STXjHLkrQMuays2RbwCp9oyUXULNz3p0Ph60Pm7xseL2iWFqc_-/s1600/Gverb+NHL+Settings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOH08_sPBTTpgKC9HbCPmSOvEVrNFpggByfKV9fwf3OTY05xuusafSmfkb0vPFnbdQou2x3BN8-gX837y5STXjHLkrQMuays2RbwCp9oyUXULNz3p0Ph60Pm7xseL2iWFqc_-/s320/Gverb+NHL+Settings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498965270982399346" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>If your song is too quiet, use the "Normalize" function to raise the level to match most of today's pop/rock songs. Settings as below. The key is to not raise it too much, otherwise the sound gets distorted and sounds bad.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xD07MoRj7xiFEIMX9gU7Jpe8BFt_aZadhg646GO0HsLxA-VJMMW-Rsh1JA2qQCuoYI7ZV-ABudnmJ1hzDL93cp-gcazpybeAkAK3znPmsHjXr9FQbE18OMUuV2MZLMmQ3nY7/s1600/Normalize.png"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xD07MoRj7xiFEIMX9gU7Jpe8BFt_aZadhg646GO0HsLxA-VJMMW-Rsh1JA2qQCuoYI7ZV-ABudnmJ1hzDL93cp-gcazpybeAkAK3znPmsHjXr9FQbE18OMUuV2MZLMmQ3nY7/s320/Normalize.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498988605469060130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 173px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-2780690361558956242010-06-11T10:05:00.003-06:002010-06-11T10:08:44.819-06:00SleepPhones Giveaway<div>I still haven't got around to trying these out, but they look pretty comfortable!</div><div><br /></div>http://sleepphones.com/<div><br /></div><div>SleepPhones Giveaway ends today, maybe I'll be one of the lucky ones.</div><div><br /></div><div>http://sleepphones.com/giveaway</div>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-72653976968311794032010-03-27T05:38:00.001-06:002010-03-27T05:39:51.593-06:00What?<div>Hmmm...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14i2J_lcYcu-y_65dgYFPewSCmaa2HLMn2Sc9Mnd7m1-dc1nzRuASLuwV3uIR3g-Nntlz-AeQ9X7PKEd8bzfiWWFNYh8bkk49xYXdak_uBBA_lo6DKZpXRP7GSC951BGHgfKE/s1600/cbc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14i2J_lcYcu-y_65dgYFPewSCmaa2HLMn2Sc9Mnd7m1-dc1nzRuASLuwV3uIR3g-Nntlz-AeQ9X7PKEd8bzfiWWFNYh8bkk49xYXdak_uBBA_lo6DKZpXRP7GSC951BGHgfKE/s320/cbc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453276767885983202" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-6245851103908286592009-09-05T14:57:00.003-06:002009-09-05T15:01:02.719-06:00Road Trip to the USA this Season, might take a little longer...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">The US has now instantly banned Air Canada from flying from one US city to another, without going back to Canada in between. <a href="http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=289982">TSN has the story</a>.<div><br /></div><div>As you can imagine, this will be very messy for International sports teams.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nevertheless, I wouldn't have phrased it this way:</div><div><br /></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">It's obvious the U.S. Department of Transportation doesn't watch hockey."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dude...most U.S. people, and more and more Canadians, don't watch hockey! Anyway, they seem mostly concerned about injured players who don't remain with the team for the entire charter. Well, if I break my leg, I'm probably not going to be much use on the rest of the road trip...</span></div></span>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-65289258246535559972009-08-29T12:01:00.001-06:002009-08-29T12:01:33.754-06:00PSA Texting while Driving, Gwent, U.K., August 2009, Peter Watkins-Hughes, Newport School, Wales<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/5ttNgZDZruI' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/5ttNgZDZruI'/></object></p><p>If you haven't seen this, and you drive with your cell phone...prepare for a wakeup call. (Warning: blood and crashes, etc).</p></div>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-39621880014884106732009-08-19T04:51:00.003-06:002009-08-19T04:54:23.603-06:00Ricky You Broke my iTunes (but I fixed it!)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Geneva, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 13px; "><div>Ah, had some weird freezing issues with iTunes 8.2.1 today. It would freeze every time I refreshed my podcasts list to get new episodes. I had to go through each podcast feed one by one and click "Update Podcast", so it would list new episodes, but not download them. One of the last ones was my feed for Ricky Gervais Podcast. Seems he's put up a corrupt new video promo for his Carnegie Hall show...as soon as I try to download this video, BLAM. Thanks Jellycast!</div><br />Fortunately, I was able to just delete the episode from my feed without downloading, and everything is back to normal. Good grief. Hope this helps anyone else...and since the guy has millions of fans...and there's millions of iTunes users...well, you do the math!</span>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-22236394332194518402009-08-18T11:51:00.002-06:002009-08-18T11:54:10.613-06:00Decouple Waves plug-ins from Final Cut<div>Mark Blevis brings us this life-saver of a tip for you pro audio folks out there...finally a way to prevent Final Cut/Audacity, etc from taking forever to load if you have Waves plugins installed.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://shar.es/QLJk">Decouple Waves plug-ins from Final Cut</a><br /><br />Posted using <a href="http://sharethis.com/">ShareThis</a>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-78807171386378767822009-08-08T16:20:00.008-06:002009-08-08T16:51:42.866-06:00Blackberry and NHL: Frienemies til the Bitter End<div><div>NHL 10 will be released on September 15th. Here's the most ironic screenshot in video game history (borrowed from Gamespot.com, whom got it from EA.com):</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs08t0bWMm6A_Z_vqvHNB1WUPGxBEk879-hFLoalIA4vat6PJLzySJWNBHCCd2b5v6PJrlRX0iuUoP5FTvr0eJoZXXrP9TjuTMN3xoBbAcDB2Ld-FDvYS7LdIPW7A8xzTHLJ1M/s1600-h/959973_20090728_screen001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs08t0bWMm6A_Z_vqvHNB1WUPGxBEk879-hFLoalIA4vat6PJLzySJWNBHCCd2b5v6PJrlRX0iuUoP5FTvr0eJoZXXrP9TjuTMN3xoBbAcDB2Ld-FDvYS7LdIPW7A8xzTHLJ1M/s320/959973_20090728_screen001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367722092179002498" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>As you can see, BlackBerry devices will feature prominently in the new NHL video game. Players will use these screens to make trades on Trade Deadline Day, review offers, talk with other teams, etc. If I'm Gary Bettman, I just got another giant headache.</div><div><br /></div><div>In case you've been frozen under centre ice for the last few years, Jim Balsillie, CEO of RIM, makers of the BlackBerry, has been trying to buy an NHL team. At every turn, god only knows why, tiny NHL Commish Gary Bettman and his band of merry men have been doing everything in their power (and perhaps beyond their power) to prevent these sales.</div><div><br /></div><div>Why? Dunno. I guess they hate ridiculous sums of money? ...No, that's not right...money is the only thing that these guys value. The NHL certainly has shown they DO NOT value their Canadian fanbase, even though it is epic in numbers. <a href="http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=287138">Earlier today in fact</a>, in a sign the NHL is running out of legal legs to stand on, they've now effectively resorted to name-calling, in hopes of preventing Jim's bid for the failed Phoenix Coyotes from prevailing in the September 10th auction.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh well. Gary knows Jim has the most money, and therefore the best offer. Jim will get the team. Gary will get the boot. Canadians will get their sport back. Oh, it'll be messy, and it may take years, but this is the beginning of the end for the NHL and their monarchal approach to business.</div><div><br /></div><div>One more note: Soon <a href="http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/678277">to be published book</a> suggests even Canadians (especially younger ones) are growing tired of hockey. Well, I think we're all tired of Gary Bettman's NHL, that's for fucking sure. This is the way to run a pro sports league?</div><div><br /></div><div>At any rate, it's a damn good soap opera to while away the summer days...</div><div><br /></div><div>Damn, I love that screenshot...can't wait for this game!</div>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-46628200573186486182009-08-03T21:38:00.003-06:002009-08-03T21:44:13.832-06:00Holy Toilet Water<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">New Rule: No More iPods in the bathroom!<br /><div><br /></div><div>As is my usual routine, I was enjoying some Ricky Gervais audiobooks whilst scrubbing away at my teeth before bed this evening. I turned 'round to reach my towel, and due to the lack of slack on the length-challenged headphone cord attached to the Red 2nd Gen iPod Nano (in its leather case) folded over the waistband of my shorts, the Nano was unceremoniously disconnected and plummeted swiftly and wetly directly into the toilet!</div><div><br /></div><div>I seem to remember Ricky's laughter stopping short as the ear bud connection was ended...and then a loud gasp which I would later recall to be my own.</div><div><br /></div><div>As luck would have it, the roommate had cleaned this very toilet earlier in the day, and as luck would also have it, I hadn't 'conducted any business' in it's freshly Ajaxed tepid pool of judgement just yet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Quickly (after a moment of consideration for my own safety) I reached down to the bottom of the bowl and rescued my audio precious from a potentially watery grave.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, say what you will about toilet water, but after softly sopping up the excess with bog roll, the iPod appears to have resurfaced, no worse for wear. It's tiny & bright display merely suggested that I do not use Firewire to charge it, as it is not a supported interface. Click to dismiss, and low and behold, Ricky, Steve & Karl were right where I left them! Sorry no photo, but it wasn't my immediate concern to share this with the blogosphere...do kids still say blogosphere?</div><div><br /></div><div>Rejoice! For this iPod has not been sent to its great beyond, not on this day, and not in this toilet!</div><div><br /></div><div>I've left the device and its case to sit overnight on some Kleenex, in hopes any watery remnants will find their way back out from whence they came. The leather case seems to be leaving blue marks on the Kleenex...not sure what that's about, but not a big concern, for Nano herself is safe, and will hopefully continue to deliver me many years of Gervais-based audio comedy.</div><div><br /></div><div>One can't help but sense that a greater lesson has been taught to me through this series of events. Though I may need time to reflect and absorb all the liquidy details of just what has transpired.</div><div><br /></div><div>...on the bright side...even if there is some damage beyond repair...it could've been my iPod Touch!</div></span>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-70865416491108135262009-07-08T19:20:00.001-06:002009-07-08T19:22:24.081-06:00Talkey Night in Canada<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><div>Well, if you follow enough hockey over the summer, like us die-hards do, you begin to learn the finer details of the language.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many teams these days are looking for so-called "two-way" players...defensemen who can also "put points on the board", or forwards who bring a "team-first" side to their game, who can help out "on the back end". You know, players who can play "both ends of the rink".</div><div><br /></div><div>The joy comes when you begin to pick up on the mis-use of these phrases. Such as: "I wanna bring my full skill-set to this team, show them I'm the type of player who can play both sides of the puck."</div><div><br /></div><div>Some gems I've caught from listening to hockey-themed talk radio over the past few months:</div><div><br /></div><div>"...well, your point is well-made..."</div><div><br /></div><div>"...well, I don't disagree..."</div><div><br /></div><div>"...well, I don't know that that's not the case..."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ah yes, it's a long summer when your team doesn't make the playoffs...</div></span>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-32212345016330785592009-07-02T19:12:00.001-06:002009-07-02T19:12:32.484-06:00Senators Behaving Badly<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/O9NEwFpVWjE' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/O9NEwFpVWjE'/></object></p><p>Hmmm...not much at stake here...only our National Security!</p></div>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-51494058968295967402009-03-07T07:57:00.003-06:002009-03-07T08:01:38.484-06:00NHL by the numbersAs of this writing, the Leafs have a 0.9% chance of making the playoffs, and will most likely finish in 11th place. Neat site, lots of math:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern.html">http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern.html</a>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-13403687240474220922009-01-31T08:28:00.007-06:002009-01-31T08:34:56.044-06:00This joke of the day brought to you Amazon.ca<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product//B001G33V8S/ref=vg_flx_preorder?pf_rd_p=435629801&pf_rd_s=center-7&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=306303011&pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_r=1MJCYQKQCDDC2GS8W65T"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 618px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDTlD3gcDl1Q_G26zntn8lcIerg4anXLOatDa4cY5Hl8tQOPCO0EvtYZRo6PQ2KtmoGylRoufRlnPVWdrQlcTXh26owS9WaorO6_6SAHlP6ysIwJJE9xPkYr0CbUNbiqyH7hM/s320/killzone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297465308387731650" border="0" /></a>OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-31590353302391359082009-01-04T10:52:00.003-06:002009-01-04T12:46:07.228-06:00More on the PS3 hard driveOk, this morning the PS3 greeted me with a "The correct hard drive cannot be found" boot screen, meaning the 320GB drive I installed previously was having an issue.<br /><br />After a mild heart attack (despite my somewhat regular backups), and rebooting, the message went away. But for how long?<br /><br />After some Googling, the solution lies on this page, in the <a href="http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=417&message.id=31315#M31315" target="_blank">second post from the top</a>.<br /><br />Basically I took the 'SATA1 jumper' off when I installed the drive, thinking it would perhaps interfere with any speed benefits. Turns out, older PS3s like mine need that jumper on so it knows what kind of drive it is (SATA1 vs SATA2). The PS3 uses a SATA1 controller, so that's what it likes to see connected. Newer PS3s may not exhibit this problem, since they have newer components which autodetect drives better, etc. There's more tech details in that link if you're curious.<br /><br />Anyway, I've attached the jumper, and will see how it goes.OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-64904648691330415352008-09-12T20:09:00.005-06:002008-09-12T20:20:45.871-06:00Brandon Sugden Fights to come out of Retirement<a href="http://syracusecrunch.dyndns.org/sugden/">http://syracusecrunch.dyndns.org/sugden/</a><br /><br />Ok, here’s the latest pile of hockey related horseshit to slide across my desk...<br /><br />Picture this: You’re an NHL calibre enforcer. You’ve been close to cracking the NHL for about 10 years, but never made it. Not a single game in the big show.<br /><br />Then, your Dad gets cancer. You return home to help out the family business and be with him. In the meantime, you’re a hockey player, so you join a part time minor league.<br /><br />A year later, a real live NHL team actually comes calling, inviting you to training camp for the upcoming season! The dream is at hand!<br /><br />However, because you signed so-called ‘retirement’ papers two years ago and then played in the most minor of minor leagues, now the NHL (just 3 possibly 4 teams out of 30!) will not let you participate in camp.<br /><br />Welcome to the Brandon Sugden Story. Only the latest in a long line of public relations nightmares for the NHL, and I would advise them to make this situation right ASAP. I’ve signed the petition, but unless the NHL feels they’re going to lose significant money on Brandon Sugden merchandise, it is assumed they will do nothing.<br /><br />The team with the invite is the New York Islanders, so it’s believed that the other teams in their division do not want Sugden on the ice against their teams. Pure class. As if Sugden playing a few games this year would make any sort of long term difference to their success, either on or off the ice.<br /><br />How many shifts is he really going to get? How many fights? If he does fight, he’ll only be fighting other fighters...what’s the big fucking deal? The NHL loves fighting. Fighting sells tickets, gets on YouTube, ESPN (Bettman’s dream network!). May I suggest that Sugden may even help sell tickets in other cities were he to travel to them! Ah, got your attention now, don’t I, you greedy fuckers!<br /><br />Unacceptable. I’m not even that big of a hockey fight guy, but I know when I see something that is not fair. I don’t know why I’m so passionate about this, but it just strikes an absolute chord with me as soon as I heard about it. It’s just such a common sense thing I guess.<br /><br />You add in the cancer angle of this story, and it is an absolutely shameful disgrace that anyone would ever possibly feel the need to block Brandon Sugden from going to training camp. If absolutely nothing else, for the sake of another human being, just let the kid’s dad finally see him make the big league! That’s all I’m asking. Jesus Fucking Christ.<br /><br />Lemme tell you something about hockey dads and moms. They are the salt of the earth, I sound like Don Cherry, but seriously. Well, not the ones that go nuts in the stands and fight other parents...those ones suck. But I'm talking about the good ones. The ones you don't hear about. These people sacrifice, they work hard, they forfeit about $200k over the course of your development, all for the potential and minute chance of the dream to see your spoiled ass make the NHL. Show them some bloody respect!<br /><br />Those three teams know who they are, and I bet the managers or whoever it is in charge making this wrong choice, once played hockey when they were a kid. Even if they didn't play, they sure as hell have watched games growing up, and now they watch games for a living! So they know what it's like to dream the dream, and think someday I can do it too.<br /><br />It is up to them, and only them, to change their minds and do the right thing. The NHLPA can’t fight the battle, Sugden isn’t a member...yet. Best of luck man, and a lesson to all us, especially Mats Sundin: Don’t sign anything that says ‘retirement’ on it!<br /><br /><a href="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/NYIslanders/2008/09/12/6745396-sun.html">Go here</a> for more on this story.OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-83058199511342419522008-09-10T23:01:00.008-06:002008-09-10T23:27:44.817-06:00NHL 09 - Proud Owner for the past 6 hours...Well I whipped over to the mall after work and plunked down the $60. So far, so good!<br /><br />I've only played the much hyped "Be a Pro" mode so far...I'm hooked! Took me a good while to create my guy, I went through every option and every piece of gear. Good stuff. Nothing like seeing myself suit up for my first game on the <a href="http://www.torontomarlies.com/">Marlies</a>! I'm not usually one for Create a Player modes, but this year is the exception, cause this mode is very revolutionary and it's not like you just make yourself and pop onto the NHL team. You start out in the minors and work your way up, kinda like real life!<br /><br />I've played just 5 games so far, 5 minute periods, on "All Star" (2nd highest) difficulty..."Pro" is probably too comfortable, but "Superstar" (highest) would have the CPU pulling all kinds of cheat moves I bet. I want it difficult, but not impossible. :)<br /><br />"Be a Pro" mode features a couple different ways to play. I'm playing the mode where you actually have to sit on the bench in between shifts, hoping your teammates can get it done! :) Using default settings so far, dunno what I would change yet. I've seen a few penalties, haven't taken one yet, but I assume I'll have to sit in sin bin for 2 minutes or less at some point!<br /><br />It's fun to get used to calling line changes when you're on the bench...I totally blew it in my last game, left my goalie high and dry and Bridgeport scored a tying goal two-on-none in the last minute. :(<br /><br />I've only scored a couple goals (really have to work for them!): one I was left all alone in front of their net after a turnover, and the other was more of an own-goal that one of their guys put home for me. :P LOTS of different ways to score in this game! Mostly I whip it wide of the net, if I make contact at all, but I'm getting the hang of it.<br /><br />Most importantly, no show-stopping bugs so far. 4 hours of gaming and no freezes. I'm hoping Dynasty mode is as robust as this seems to be, but I don't wanna jinx it!<br /><br />The menus are so much better than NHL 08...nice and smooth, not the jerkiness of last year. The goalie animations are much improved, I love them. The atmosphere of the arenas are also well done.<br /><br />The only wacky thing I saw so far was Marlies goalie Justin Pogge making a save and then the puck shot out of our zone at superspeed...<a href="http://www.easportsworld.com/en_US/video/557471">watch it here</a> if you like. I'm going to make good use of the new replay editor, long overdue feature! Finally I can show off the wacky stuff without digging out my digital camera. You can also take screenshots, nice.<br /><br />As far as negatives, the file system is kinda odd when you go to save something...it pulls up a keyboard interface so you can name your file, but you can't seem to give your files a useful name. They get named "Beapro1", "Beapro2" and "Video1", Video2" etc. It is possible to erase the text, but then you can't type in any letters, only numbers, so "01", "777", etc. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but all the alpha keys were greyed out. I'd much rather label a replay as "turbopuck" than "video3". And "BAPWellwood", instead of "Beapro02", if I want to play Be a Pro with a current NHLer, alongside my created guy, etc. Oh well, I can write them down I guess...?<br /><br />Anyway, extreme nitpicking aside, I truly love this game! Bravo EA, you have rescued the franchise in a Big Way! This could be the year that succeeds longtime champ NHL 2004 as my favourite, but I'll have to put several more hours into it before we go crowning anything around here. Fortunately, the weekend is approaching.<br /><br />I didn't check out any online stuff. But even if that's all a complete train wreck, the offline alone could well be worth the purchase.<br /><br />I can definitely tell the AHLers have less skill than the NHLers. Slower, less accuracy, etc. Awesome. Crosby is much better than some minor league rookie.<br /><br />Anyway, that's a taste. Ahh, so nice to be able to talk hockey again, even if it is a video game. Judging by the Leafs roster this year, I'll probably be playing more than watching...<br /><br />See you next time with more thoughts.OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-16522636984833001522008-09-09T18:05:00.002-06:002008-09-09T18:07:37.364-06:00My How Terms Have Changed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieoU8xKNheDp1KtloxDVpdT0baaSVHPAWV_de9HFm_DR259U8Znu1JtkHsb0qtgpkKs7COYwUJR-uWin1JqPF_ck9lbq98uVDLCZ6wEn1XpCQP6f8GWImfHa62yjvPqLMHIl0/s1600-h/terms.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieoU8xKNheDp1KtloxDVpdT0baaSVHPAWV_de9HFm_DR259U8Znu1JtkHsb0qtgpkKs7COYwUJR-uWin1JqPF_ck9lbq98uVDLCZ6wEn1XpCQP6f8GWImfHa62yjvPqLMHIl0/s200/terms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244177480884782578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Installed the new iTunes 8.0 tonight...OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-63882836314996929112008-08-09T09:29:00.022-06:002008-08-12T04:18:20.186-06:00How To PS3 Hard Drive Upgrade, My Epic Journey from 80 to 320Ok, so there’re plenty of PS3 Hard Drive Upgrade how to guides on the tubes. Just Google it, or check out <a href="http://asia.cnet.com/digitalliving/tips/0,3800004921,62032875,00.htm">CNET's</a> coverage, that's a pretty definitive guide, and great photos. However, I’m going to let you in on a little secret that I couldn’t find ANYWHERE ON THE NET...keep reading! As there is a lot of incorrect information out there, I will try and debunk some myths and share some helpful facts as we go.<br /><br />A few weeks ago, I decided it was high time to upgrade my “user-serviceable” PS3 hard drive. With the average game demo weighing in at 1.5GB, an annual <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/06/03/introducing-qore-taking-you-behind-the-curtain-with-playstation/">subscription to Qore</a>, arrival of the PSN Video Store (assuming it comes to Canada) and more and more games supporting <a href="http://www.ps3fanboy.com/tag/custom-soundtracks/">Custom Soundtracks</a>, I’m gonna want more room on this baby.<br /><br />Fact 1: <a href="http://playstation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/playstation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=362">Upgrading</a> the PS3 Hard Drive DOES NOT <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/12/28/playstation-tips-5-diy-hard-drive-upgrade/comment-page-2/#comment-39840">void the warranty</a>.<br /><br />So, I ordered up <a href="http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=006442b3f64f9110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&locale=en-US">this giant</a> 2.5“ drive from <a href="http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=32346&vpn=ST9320421AS&manufacture=Seagate">NCIX</a>. Took a couple weeks to get it in stock, but it finally arrived Wednesday.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddyoh/2746665953/" title="Segate Momentus by OddyOh, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2746665953_04e7d4ba47.jpg" alt="Segate Momentus" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Fact 2: Not just any 2.5” drive will work...it has to be 9.5mm tall, and not 12mm, as some models are. However, speed and cache can be whatever you like. You can even throw a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/features/6192258/index.html">solid state</a> flash drive in there, if your name is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Rich">Richie Rich</a>.<br /><br />There is plenty of debate about <a href="http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=2000029">5400rpm vs 7200rpm</a>. I went with 7200rpm...if there is a speed upgrade to be had, even small, I want in. And the heat doesn’t worry me...I believe at worst it’s a few degrees hotter. The one I got also has 16MB of cache, which should help I guess, I’m not an expert, but I play one on my blog. But to each his own, buy what you can afford, then you’ll be happy with it. I’m sure someone will throw a <a href="http://westerndigital.com/en/company/releases/PressRelease.asp?release=%7BBA3BC093-8B36-4863-8BC0-86A2204022D9%7D">10k rpm drive</a> in there soon enough...<br /><br />But, before you can install the new drive, what about the precious data on your current drive? Well, there’re a couple options:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddyoh/2747502112/" title="New Hard Drive Found by OddyOh, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2747502112_e5a4919087.jpg" alt="New Hard Drive Found" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br />1) Forget about your data, install the new drive, and simply start over in MGS4, GTA, Pixel Junk Monsters and Uncharted! You can at least re-download your PSN content for free. I didn’t say it was a good option!<br /><br />2) Copy each game save one at a time to a flash memory card (if your PS3 has the card reader slots, or if you have a USB card reader, etc). HOWEVER, some games have COPY-PROTECTED saves...no, I’m not kidding! Rock Band, for example, does not let you copy the save...they’re worried about you unlocking songs for your friends I guess? So, this option is out. I want ALL my data, please!<br /><br />3) Sony has conveniently included a “Backup Utility” in the PS3 menus. This option allows you to Backup your PS3 hard drive onto external storage (USB drive, etc). I recommend you use it often, depending on how much gaming and content you chew through.<br /><br />So you’re maybe asking, what good is a Backup without a Restore function? No good, Zero Good, in fact. A backup is not a backup if the restore process doesn’t work...that's Page One of the <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/golden/lgb/">Little Golden Book</a> of I.T.! Page Two says if it's not backed up twice, it's not backed up!<br /><br />So, the PS3 Backup Utility includes a Restore function. Or, does it? Well, yeah it does, DEPENDING on what USB drive you’re restoring from!<br /><br />Yes, that’s right dear reader, based on my first-hand experience, the PS3 appears to be somewhat finicky when it comes to Restoring Backups. Oh, it’s all well and good during the Backup process, but it’s only during the Restore process that you find out if You’re in Business or not.<br /><br />Anyway, after the hour or longer process of backing up the PS3 hard drive, I popped the current drive out (more on this later!), and popped the new one in.<br /><br />Start the Restore function. It allows me to browse to my external USB drive, and select the backup folder I want to Restore. Then, it waits for a couple minutes, apparently counting the size of the backup data. Then...it stops cold. There is no backup data found, it says!<br /><br />I was horrified. However, I still had my current drive, so I hadn’t lost anything. Time to hit Google up for some easy answers. After searching about 40% of the Entire Internet, I found maybe 1 or 2 people having the same problem...to Sony’s credit, I’d say 99% of people are having no issues with this feature of the PS3. That’s good for them.<br /><br />To those other 1%, I offer this information (this is the secret I hinted to): TRY RESTORING FROM A DIFFERENT USB DRIVE.<br /><br />As luck would have it, I was able to borrow 4 USB drives from my work. Over a few hours, I copied my PS3 Data from the backup drive that doesn’t work, to the 4 borrowed ones. Then I randomly picked one, and tried the Restore option once again...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddyoh/2746670609/" title="PS3 System Information by OddyOh, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/2746670609_71c93b4343.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="PS3 System Information" /></a><br /><br />SUCCESS! 90 minutes later, my new 320GB drive is happily storing my previous drive’s hard-earned content, and has hundreds of fresh GBs to spare.<br /><br />Fact 3: ALL my data was restored. This includes demos, PSN purchased games, saves (including COPY-PROTECTED saves), videos, music, pictures (with folder thumbnails), and even my PS2 saves. Outstanding! This is exactly what I was hoping for, and precisely what I would have expected from a Utility called “Backup Utility”...<br /><br />Fact 4: The USB drive that DID NOT work is this one: <a href="http://www.macally.com/EN/Product/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=215">MacAlly G-S350SUA</a> - This is a fine enclosure otherwise though, I use it to backup my Mac regularly.<br /><br />Fact 5: The USB drive I borrowed that DOES work is this one: <a href="http://www.iogear.com/product/GHD335C160/">IOGEAR Tri-Select Ion Drive</a><br /><br />I don’t know why one works and the other doesn’t, even though they both work for the backup part of the backup process. I’d hazard a guess of something to do with the various USB controller card chipsets in the enclosures, but that’s as far as my knowledge of such things goes. Anyway, as long as you can find one that works, you’re golden! I was interested in testing the other 3 enclosures, but would have had to restore over my fresh drive, or my old one (if I put it back in)...no interest in wasting that kind of time, sorry. I’m all set, so that’s as far as I’m going with it.<br /><br />Other stuff worth mentioning:<br /><br />Fact 6: With the blank 320GB drive installed, my PS3 System Information page shows 263GB of 298GB free. So, just be aware, due to whatever FAT (file allocation table, or method of drive formatting) the PS3 uses, you’re left with less drive space than you thought you were getting, much less in this case! All computers do this, so don’t freak out about it.<br /><br />Fact 7: I don’t have any Trophies, so I can’t tell you first hand if they are backed up and restored. However, Sony themselves <a href="http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/backuputility.html">have the goods</a> on this one. When you earn trophies, sign in to the PSN and check your "Trophy Collection". This will “sync” your trophies to your profile online, and then when you install a new HD, you can simply fire up a trophy-supporting game, and the PSN will then sync them back down to you. w00ty.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddyoh/2746664753/" title="Lousy Screws by OddyOh, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2746664753_ed5a6ffeef.jpg" alt="Lousy Screws" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Fact 8: The screws used to hold the stock PS3 hard drive in its metal cage thingy, are <a href="http://ps3mods.blogspot.com/2007/10/ps3-hard-drive-screws-are-soft.html">horrifyingly impossible</a> to remove. I stripped 3 out of 4, not a good percentage. Most of the forums I researched said the same things...wtf, soft screws, can’t get drive out, stripped screws, can I drill the hard drive free, etc. Anyway, use a good set of pliers by gripping the edge of the screws, and hopefully you can get them out. Some people have got replacement screws from Sony, FWIW, YMMV. If you have the exact right size screwdriver in the first place, perhaps you'll have no problem.<br /><br />Ok so that's all I know of it. Good luck, and may all your enclosures be PS3 Restore-function compatible. Click here to see the entire <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddyoh/sets/72157606634334223/">photoset on Flickr</a>, since I just learned how to do that.OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30256798.post-70169301987426096782008-07-26T05:52:00.003-06:002008-07-26T06:14:50.302-06:00ZAGG invisibleSHIELDSo, there's this company called <a href="http://www.zagg.com/">ZAGG</a>. They make the "Invisible Shield", which is an outstanding new product.<br /><br />As usual, it all starts with the US Military. Story goes they had developed an indestructible plastic cling wrap (the kind you and I would use for sandwiches) to apply to their helicopter blades...not sure what grade meat they make their sandwiches with, but rest assured, the bread will be protected!<br /><br />My buddy recently ordered and applied Invisible Shields to his camera, Blackberry and iPod Touch. For the cost of a few albums on iTunes, all his devices are now protected from the worst the elements have to serve up (pocket lint, dust, loose change, gravel, sidewalk, etc). Should have taken some pictures of the application process, but alas, I have none.<br /><br />The Invisible Shields don't hurt your gadgets in the least, and can be removed at any time. With a lifetime warranty, how can you go wrong? These shields let you protect your swag in style...yeah, I used to work in radio, why do you ask?<br /><br />Anyway, check em out. If I get a new device, I'll definitely want to protect it's multitouch screen...looking at you, Apple. Check out <a href="http://www.zagg.com/">their website</a> for more details and helpful videos, or read a much more <a href="http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/iphone-accessories/invisibleshield-iphone-full-body-screen-protector-review/">detailed review here</a>. They have versions for all your gear, PSPs, iPods, laptops, phones, even the PS3!OddyOhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861339991301340298noreply@blogger.com0