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• A Bizarro Year

  Over the past couple months, things have been changing... It started with Christmas and a Wii for the boys. While I still play the 360, I'm hooked on Wii Sports...especially bowling. Soon after the holidays, I found myself on the other side of the... Posted Feb 20 2008, 08:00 PM by Jose Lema Filed under: Personal

• Can you believe it?

  This past week, I took a couple days off (plus the weekend) to attend the Fall Men's Conference with some guys from my church up at Hume Lake . I took quite a few pictures and had a great time and will blog about that soon. But if you follow me on... Posted Oct 31 2007, 01:45 PM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, contest

• Gaming, Donkey Kong, and XBLA

  Recently, someone pointed me to this video on YouTube and it got me thinking about my gaming history... In my early years, I was never a big arcade game player. My parents just didn't believe it was a worthwhile way to spend my time. (Sadly, we had... Posted Oct 10 2007, 10:35 PM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, xbox 360, arcade

• Almost a Nightmare

  While on the topic of Apple gadgets, I had a pretty big scare just last night. Just before dinner I was watching a Seinfeld episode on my iPhone. And so when Linda called, I set it down, assuming all would be well. But after dinner, when we I went back... Posted Oct 09 2007, 01:55 AM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, iphone

• Another iPod in the House

  Last Friday was my son Noah's 8th birthday. Since his uncle is a generous gadget freak, he asked me if any of the boys had iPods, but particularly Noah. It didn't take a genius to see where this was headed... So, now Noah is the proud owner of... Posted Oct 09 2007, 01:45 AM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, noah, ipod

• Zune v2

  Today was the day for Zune announcements, and while I'm a huge fan of my iPod, it appears that the Zune (and Microsoft) isn't going down without a fight. While there's a full list of information here and here , the biggest deal for me was... Posted Oct 03 2007, 04:05 AM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, gadgets, zune, woot

• Bamboo Fun Coming Soon!

  A couple weeks ago, while reading Engadget , I ran across a post about a new set of tablets by Wacom , called Bamboo and Bamboo Fun . Being a fun guy, I decided to purchase the latter. Actually, the Fun version comes with a mouse, software, a pressure... Posted Oct 03 2007, 03:35 AM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, gadgets, bamboo, patience

• My iPhone Adventures

  So, I know I've mentioned the iPhone a couple of times :), but I haven't talked about the drama surrounding how I finally got my hands on it. After winning the hackathon , Delia shot me a note that it had shipped from Apple. All excited, I started... Posted Oct 03 2007, 03:15 AM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, iphone, gadgets

• Short-Lived Power Outage

  Well, it happened again. But unlike last time , this time the power was out for only about four hours and the temperature outside was in the high 60s, not 110+. I had just started to replay the Halo 3 single player campaign on Legendary. I guess I'll... Posted Oct 03 2007, 02:55 AM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, blackout

• I'm an Uncle! (again)

  Earlier this month, my brother and his wife had their second child. This time around, they had a son and named him Christian Alexander. It's funny that both our second children are named after their father with Alexander in the middle. (My second... Posted Oct 02 2007, 01:05 AM by José Lema Filed under: Personal

• Recent Increase in Blogging

  While I'd like to take full credit for my recent blogging run, the credit really belongs to my iPhone. Since it's got a decent built-in camera, I've had the opportunity to take quite a few pictures during recent activities. So, when I got... Posted Oct 01 2007, 11:35 PM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, iphone, blogging

• XBOX Watch: The Good News

  As I recently mentioned , my XBOX 360 died almost immediately after finishing the single player campaign of Halo 3. I think it was mainly the DVD drive, but either way, nothing I did worked. I tried multiple game discs, movies, unplugged it completely... Posted Sep 29 2007, 07:55 PM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, xbox 360, adventures

• Blue Thunder: First Win!

  It's been a long time coming, but in a league that doesn't officially keep score (while all the boys/parents do), the Blue Thunder got it's first victory today! The boys played great, passed the ball more than ever, and finally took some shots... Posted Sep 29 2007, 05:30 PM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, blue thunder, soccer

• Tales of a Broken Arm

  Just over three weeks ago, I was on a conference call with Ben, David, and Scott. My home phone line rang, but I ignored it. I heard someone leave a message, but I figured I'd listen soon enough. Then my iPhone started to ring. It was the wife, but... Posted Sep 29 2007, 01:42 PM by José Lema Filed under: Personal, accidents, zach

• Roomba? No! ConnectR? iWant!

  The other night on woot! I saw an offer for an older model Roomba . If you haven't heard of the Roomba, it's essentially a small automated vaccuum cleaner from iRobot . So, while I decided not to purchase ($150) I did spend some time looking around... Posted Sep 28 2007, 04:00 PM by José Lema Filed under: Community Server, Personal, gadgets, robotics, telligent, fun