Author: Midnight

While we want to keep all comments condensed to the original thread for continuity, now’s a good time to recap the Adjutant Reflex situation. Colin Powell once said “Tell me what you know, tell me what you think, and never confuse the two.” Here’s w…

Summary: The Turtle Beach Xbox 360 Earforce X2 Wireless Headset is a great product that can deliver all your in-game audio plus voice communications wirelessly with excellent sound quality. It is easy to set up and reasonably priced when ordered onl…

Believe it or not, Google has yet another tool to make your life easier, more interesting, and even help you make some money: Google Finance (Beta). Read about it’s plethora of features and why it’s better than Yahoo! Finance after the break. I discov…

The Huntsville Stars play the Birmingham Barons Thursday at Joe Davis Stadium at 7:05 PM. General admission is $5. $1 beer is served until the end of the 5th inning. Anyone interested? __________________________ ‹ Thx Pics! Huntsville Greenways ›

At the advice of a friend I recently tried a new running trail off Old Madison Pike called Indian Creek Greenway. I really enjoyed it. It is 100% paved, plus the side of the pavement is closely trimmed grass so runners can run on grass if they prefe…

Where: Bowling Alley, Redstone Arsenal, just inside the Patton Rd Gate When: Thursday June 7th, 7 PM Who: Anyone and everyone (THX’ers, spouses, children, pets, unicorns, etc) If you don’t have stickers to get into the arsenal then contact me, JDogg…

  I am participating in another guest op-ed column with the New York Times Select called “Home Fires” that started running yesterday (and also looks very similar to “homefries” if you’re skimming something). In 2006 I wrote for a similar column …

Smacking up on plasmids and beating a guy with a wrench, wailing on a bronze-clad diver while a little girl cheers for your demise, popping someone’s head off with a pistol, setting someone on fire, popping someone’s head off with a pistol after settin…

As you’ve probably figured out, THX is now part of the Halo 3 Beta custom game scene. Oculus and I took a few moments to test out the pistol…err…”Magnum.” Yeah, it’s still called the Magnum. Here’s the results: Wielded Alone ————— Head…

Due to popular demand we will again have a THX outing on Thursday night. This time we’ll be meeting at Buffalo Wild Wings in the Jones Valley Super Target shopping Center. Contrary to what JDogg might tell you, Buffalo Wild Wings is NOT closer to the…

I recently found myself in the market for a new LCD monitor. My desktop’s existing 17” monitor was cutting the mustard, but my wife has increasingly been using the desktop more for watching TV shows and movies. I also needed an interim screen to…

Check out what’s in store for those who purchase the limited edition on August 21st. It’s still a prototype, but man is it cool! I think I’ll use mine as a toothbrush holder for the master bath. That way I’ll really get some use and enjoyment out o…

Today the upcoming PS2 exclusive Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s had new tracks announced for inclusion. Is Activision planning to release the content to Xbox 360 users as well? Read on for the titles and discussion. The total list now stands at …

Now that I’ve seen the playlists from Guitar Hero I and II, and played GH II extensively, I want to lay my requests out there for GH III. The selections are geared towards my particular interests, but I think my interests are pretty closely in line…

Edit: rapture’s take. I know enough about Halo to know that I really don’t know much at all about the way H3 will finally be played from the 5 hours of Beta I played tonight. However, I do have some first impressions. Bottom Line It’s fun. I’m no…

This Thursday the 3rd of May you’ll be able to download four new multiplayer maps for Gears of War. The download will cost you 800 Microsoft points ($10) and will become free on September 3rd. Click ‘read more’ for descriptions and screenshots of ea…

After eating dinner Christina and I wandered into the nearby Gamestop and picked up the GHII demo. We took turns playing Cherry Pie and were hooked. We tried to buy it from them but they didn’t have any more. We had them call two other stores nearby…

HDD transfer and Elite hands-on video from Major Nelson: Stream From joystiq While we’re going through the manual that came with the Hard-Drive Transfer Kit, we though we’d share some pics of the little devil. It connects to the underside of the Xbox …

Well, it’s not my money…My dad’s laptop croaked a few days ago. He returned it under warranty to tigerdirect and they called him today to tell him he had a $1500 credit. He’s got to call them in the next hour and tell them what laptop he wants with…

Larry Hyrb describes his first experience with Halo 2 PC and its integration into the Windows Live and Xbox Live architecture. He reminds me that there will be achievements for Halo 2 PC players. Us folk playing H2 on original xboxen will never be ab…