Greetings, all.    I return to my semi-abandoned blog to post information about the 6th Biennial McEwen Wassail, which will be held at the McEwen house on Saturday, December 8th.  Doors open at 6pm and will remain open until the last...

I liked the Disney stuff today, I've loved some of the breakout sessions on the Olympics, SharePoint Portal Server, the future of online Comic Book reading and the never-ending Guitar Hero II Tournament, but this is, by far, was favorite demo yet. ...

Wow.  I know that Scoble worked at MS for many years.  In fact, I saw him quite often while he was there - I don't know if I'd call him a friend, but a good acquaintance at least.  But, as impressive as all the announcements have been,...

I couldn't really sleep last night because I was looking forward to the beginning of MIX07. Here are a few of today's sessions I'm particularly looking forward to: General Session: Ray Ozzie's Keynote Building a Real, Money-Making Business Applications...

It's hard not to find both good and bad news being shouted from the rooftops on both sides of the street these days (Except for the Wii, of course - it's always sunny on Mario Avenue) but this one caught my eye.  If PS3s are "gathering dust in a...

While not as awesome as the original Tron coin-op, I dropped many a quarter into Discs of Tron at the 7-11 near my house in Oklahoma City back in the '80s. Many XBLA titles have come through recently that leave me with a resounding "eh," but this one...

Or, at least one of them, anyway. I'm intrigued by the Elite, but I'll be honest: My original premium system is everything I need.  I don't go nuts with the XBL downloads and don't need the HDMI port, so I'm good.  However, with the larger...

My geek heart yearns for these things to hit the market one day, but alas... From Engadget:  Xbox 360 Laptop mk2 Behold, the Xbox 360 Laptop mk2! It may look a bit like its first generation sibling, but don't be fooled. This Xbox laptop is a...

The change is good, WPFE was a mouthful, but "Silverlight" will take some getting used to. I'm sure this will be a big deal down at MIX in two weeks. More from on10.net:  Out with WPFE in with Microsoft Silverlight. This has just been announced!...

Found this on Digg (thanks, guys!) and I am very impressed. Check out Neave Imagination.  Just load the page and move your cursor.  Very cool....

Monkeys throwing darts!...

Love this guy.  Askaninja.com is one of the sites that I check every day.  Along with ZeFrank (until recently) it's the best video blog thing out there. Anyway:  Ask A Ninja Question 39: Mirrors...

Wow - vacation, back injury, kids birthdays and preparing for travel doesn't leave me much time to blog.  But I am determined to get back into the habit, so here goes... Guitar Hero II is everything I hoped it would be and more - a truly awesome...

Dude.  You are the British (or the French) defending your castle against the attacking hordes, which include the Knights who say Ni, the Black night and all manner of wierdness.  Extremely cool. http://addictinggames.com/spamalot.html...

Check it out: From visitmix.com Microsoft is hosting a 72-hour conversation, and you're invited. April 30 — May 2nd, The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas On the frontiers of the Web, boundaries are blurring—developers and designers, advertisers and...

After a layoff of more than 6 months, Dave will be back posting info to McBlah in the next few weeks.  Crunchtime at work is almost over, and vacation is looming.  Sleeping in, hitting the gym, getting to know my family again... and blogging. ...

I was, until yesterday, a faithful patron of BestBuy.  In my line of work, people tend to give me video games – brand new, still-in-the-shrinkwrap.  Unfortunately, most of these are games that I’ve already got for one reason or another. ...

After considerable research, strolling through the aisles and conversations with Twokota, I think that the Westinghouse 42" 1080p LCD will be the newest addition to the McBlah household this fall. Why HD?  Basically, I'm a techno geek and I'm all...

The Northwest Washington Fair was a hoot and a half.  My kids loved the food, the animals (this cow is stinky!) and the rides.  My adventurous daughter and mildly timid son jumped right on flying cars and roller coasters, by themselves no less,...

I only played a few minutes of Grand Theft Auto before deciding that the game just wasn't for me.  (Rockstar Table Tennis, on the other hand, is a hoot and a half...) While the naysayers are screaming "Sellout" I think that this ad, which has the...

Now THIS is a GREAT idea from our friends at Microsoft:  Wait until a much-anticipated and greatly awaited interactive card game is ready for prime time and then release it free for a limited time.  I would guess that this will be the most...

Ozymandias, of whom I am very jealous because he has obviously played Lego Star Wars II before release, has put together a great article about how 1080(x) resolutions, at least in this generation of HD/BR consoles, are output at essentially the same resolution,...

I am not making this up.  Sony actually let this happen. From cnet.com.au: "The first Blu-ray (BD) disc drive for desktop PCs is here, but be warned -- it won't play commercial BD movies. Bautista is optimistic that [the] issues will be resolved...

VERY interesting indeed.  The article, by Dana Jongewaard on 1up.com, describes her frustrations with Sony and the announced price of the PS3.  She also represents a very real but underrepresented group of gamers who just don't put as much stock...

The more I think about it, the more certain I am that this is the year (or at least the post-Christmas, Vista-enabled launch window period) that I get my HDTV.  It will probably be a 32-36 inch LCD (thanks for the advice, Twokota) purchased from...