[E3] Microsoft Press Conference

Breaking news. Microsoft announces WiiU for the Xbox 360.

But in all seriousness, despite starting with Halo 4 and ending with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the Microsoft panel has been nothing but a huge casual-fest with all the new Xbox entertainment products coming like Xbox Sport Center, Xbox Music, Xbox SmartGlass, IE for Xbox, Nike+ Kinect, and games like Wreckateer and Dance Central 3's mini Usher concert.

Post Press Conference: Gears of Wars: Judgment announced. Why did this not get its own segment in the Microsoft conference?

[Gaming] The Last Remnant

A while ago, when The Last Remnant was featured in a Steam sale, I ended up spending a lot of time reading reviews and whatnot seeing as how the game for poor to mediocre reviews on both the Xbox 360 and PC versions. It was only until this week that I actually sat down and installed the game for play.

I was somewhat skeptical at first due to all the (bad) things I've about the game but I've been playing it for the past couple of days and I'd have to say that it's pretty damn fun.
I can't say that I've gotten far in the game, but the story doesn't seem like it'll get good anytime soon; however, the thing that got me addicted would be the battle system.

[Software] Launchy

Launchy in action (courtesy of Launchy.net)

Launchy would have to be one of my favorite tools on my Windows machine. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's basically like the search bar in the start menu on a Windows machine or like the "spotlight" on a Mac. In addition to your "My Programs" folder (which is included by default), you can add directories for Launchy to scan which increases the range of files and programs you can open through the program.

Although there are many other programs out there that have similar functions, I personally feel that Launchy has the right amount of functionality and visual appeal.

Now, my reason of writing this today isn't to advertise for Launchy but rather to share some of my experiences with it and some fixes for the problems that I've run into.