Author: Nathan Kay

Weekly Roundup 2014-June_1

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Last week I said a fond farewell to my xBox360 and a big hello to a brand new xBoxONE. Maybe that’s why this “Weekly” Roundup is a week late. In any case, as promised reviews have started and can be found HERE. Bigger and better reviews to appear as time goes on. I have also setup a couple of pages with affiliate links to a few of the Mac Apps and iOS Apps I regularly use. I intend to do a little blurb about each one and how they fit into my workflows as soon as I get around to… Continue reading

Weekly Roundup 2014-05-27

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Last weekend I packed up all my gaming gear. Xbox, laptop, games, controllers, displays and recording gear all for an old school LAN party. It was an absolute hoot. It’s really strange getting together with a bunch of people to play games, online, instead of doing it in the comfort of your own living room. It’s also well worth it – instead of the odd chat through a headset you can start slinging insults and heckles across the room and get instant, real time responses. you also get the opportunity to play some single console multiplayer games you normally wouldn’t… Continue reading

Three Things_ I love about my Hairdresser

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One. Wait time – There is nothing more frustrating than rocking up to an appointment on time only to be shown to a waiting area, normally because one of the schmucks currently sitting in front of the mirror was late to their own appointment. I have never had this problem with my Hairdresser. There is no problem if I need to cancel an appointment or reschedule, She is also obliging enough to cut my hair at a moments notice. I love my Hairdresser, just don’t tell my wife. Two. Conversation – It’s no secret that Hairdressers are right up there… Continue reading

Three Things_ I learnt from my Father last night

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One. If you leave a freshly picked onion hanging through the open window of your car, when it comes time to leave, your car will smell of onion. It won’t get any better if you leave it on the dashboard for the trip home because you don’t have a plastic bag. Two. Your car has the potential to go 5km per hour faster if you clear out all the leaves caught between the windshield and hood of your car. I question the validity of this benefit. Making it possible to go 175km/h instead of 170km/h in an 80km/h zone. It’s… Continue reading

Sunday Shoutout: Thrilling Adventure Hour

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I was looking for a way to fill in my hour long car journey to work in the mornings, so asked around for some podcast recommendations to pass the time. My cousin came up with pure gold. “What you need to do is download episodes of the Thrilling Adventure Hour. Go back as far as you can with the one called Sparks Nevada: Marshall on Mars ‘coz it’s a series but others like Beyond Belief are fairly episodic so you won’t feel lost coming half way through a running story.” Needless to say, I took his advise and downloaded all… Continue reading

Solving a Problem

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Ok, I admit its a bit tenuous saying this is things I’m doing Thursday and posting it on Friday but bear with me. My car has an annoying safety feature. It beeps. Maybe I need to divulge further. My car has a pressure sensor in the front passenger seat which trips an alarm on the dashboard whenever the seatbelt is unfastened and the sensor detects pressure on the seat. How much weight do you think is required before I am serenaded by annoying electronic pips? The average weight of an 18 year old who is likely to forget to buckle… Continue reading

What’s on Web

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Here is a bunch of stuff for you to check out this week. If you haven’t heard of a little game available on Steam called Faster Than Light then where have you been. No seriously, have you been trapped in a freezer or something? Go, check it out now, I won’t even care that you’ve left the website… Well maybe a little, so stick around for a bit longer. It’s a great space adventure game seeing you plot a course through space, upgrade your ship’s systems, manage your ships resources all while battling space pirates, drones, rebels and hostile aliens.… Continue reading