October 2005 - Into the mind of Gerlach

Please excuse the condition while working...

Yea, sorry about the condition of this place being so bad. I am trying to get some Xbox360 coloring going in here, so Ill see how it goes.

Published Sun, Oct 30 2005 10:41 PM by gerlach

Ever wonder what an Xbox MVP is?

You can get a definition at the new Xbox website. I was checking the new Xbox .com and found this little post about what an Xbox MVP is. So, check it out . I noticed one little mistake. There are about 30 MVPs, as of today (Oct 30th).

Published Sun, Oct 30 2005 9:41 PM by gerlach

Is Sony Scared?

Their users are. SOme of the users in the Playstation forums are getting a little scared. They want sony to produce something similar to the gamercards, like the one you see on my sidebar. You can read the post here

Published Sun, Oct 30 2005 8:12 PM by gerlach

Who is the dominant tire manufacturer of racing tires?

Michelin. Michelin tires are used by ALL of the champions of the major racing leagues. From MotoGP (Valentino Rossi), to Formula One (Fernando Alonso) to World Rally Championship (Sébastien Loeb). You can read more here

Published Sun, Oct 30 2005 6:09 PM by gerlach

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Teamxbox.com "always one step ahead"

Not this time guys. The whole "share your gamertag on [our] forum thing" was done on the first day by my buddy Rhyze at his forums. His forum/website is located at Xboxusersgroup.com . Good news go there. Teamxbox, you are like 24 hours later than Rhyze...

Published Sun, Oct 30 2005 8:58 AM by gerlach

And the speed record goes to:

the BlueGene super computer(s) from IBM. New record: 280.6 teraflops. Engadget has a picture and more

Published Fri, Oct 28 2005 9:45 AM by gerlach

The new Xbox.com Forums HAVE launched!

The Official Xbox.com Forums have launched. With the launch of the new forums, the .Net portions of Xbox .com have also launched. Yes, that means that the "My Xbox " features HAVE launched. They will NOT be available until the Xbox360 releases. Below...

Published Fri, Oct 28 2005 8:51 AM by gerlach

The new Xbox.com showed off by Major Nelson.

I just read this over at the Xboxusersgroup.com . You can find the info here

Published Wed, Oct 26 2005 1:22 PM by gerlach

If you havent seen the Xbox360...this is a good video.

So, Robert Scoble is one of the many people that do the Channel 9 site. So, there was the Microsoft MVP summit Sept 28th-Oct 1st, 2005 in Redmond on the Microsoft Campus. The Xbox .com MVPs had the ONLY access to the console, but, as Robert is, he was...

Published Wed, Oct 26 2005 1:08 PM by gerlach

Astros' Roster has no Black Players.

Now, first let me say I am NOT prejudice in any way. What I might say may come off as that, but are not. So, I read this story on Yahoo titled " Astros Roster Has No Black Players . And most of the article is what it seems. It is about how the Astros...

Published Wed, Oct 26 2005 8:46 AM by gerlach

Update: Major Nelson not a robot, just doesnt get any sleep during this crunch time.

So, I called him a robot before :P , he just doesnt sleep. Kotaku has an quote from him. At that time Major was up for 23 straight hours. Major, take some time off. You guys have done a great job. Wait, you do have a console to launch.

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 10:20 PM by gerlach

I am everywhere today.

Maybe not everywhere...ok, so 2 places. But, I find it big. This is big for a no name MVP, with a blog that doesnt get all that much traffic (even though I cant really say that, because I cant see hits to my homepage...just hits to specific posts). My...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 6:58 PM by gerlach

Ever remember about that TV show 30 minutes into the show?

Well...supposedly Time Warner and NBC are making a deal in which you can view a show's beginning later into the show (time-wise). Say, Jimmy comes home at 9:30 and remember that West Wing is on...but REALLY wants to watch it. From my understanding you...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 6:18 PM by gerlach

What is the point to being a Microsoft MVP?

To help out the community. And help I did. Linkage

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 1:45 PM by gerlach

You see something new every day...Google server error!?!?

Wanted to check my gmail...now my gmail notifier said I had an email, but couldnt get to it. I got this instead

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 11:56 AM by gerlach

Today is a sad day in New York Sports

One of the best owners in NFL history had died today. Wellington Mara, the owner of the New York Giants, passed away today at the age of 89. Yahoo/AP has more information on the legacy that Mara lived here .

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 11:33 AM by gerlach

Get a head start on Xbox360!

Link you gamertag (You wont be able to link for a couple of days...ie around the time of the forums). Another thing to do, is ready your PC to be able to stream media (photos/audio files) to the Xbox360. If you have an XP machine you can download Windows...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 10:22 AM by gerlach

The key to next generation gaming consoles.

(I feel like Ballmer but) SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES!!! With all these features that Xbox is talking about (Major Nelson's lastest blogcast), and with the new Xbox .com, services are THE BIG THING in this next gen. Yes, you are going to say graphics....

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 10:12 AM by gerlach

Xbox360 to be able to receive High Def content via MCE!!!

Listening to Major Nelson's lastest blogcast, and the 2nd interview is with one of the devs (head developer I believe), they have just revealed that you can broadcast high definition content (TV that is LIVE/Reocrded, or any video for that matter). I...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 9:37 AM by gerlach

Is Major Nelson a Robot?

The man posts at 4:03am PST...does he sleep? If you are actually wondering, Major Nelson is not a robot...I just dont know when the man sleeps. He is ALWAYS doing something.

Published Tue, Oct 25 2005 9:16 AM by gerlach