My son and I are big XBOX fans.  We bought the original XBOX console sometime in early 2003.  It got quite a bit of use through the beginning of 2007 when we were disappointed there were hardly any new games coming out for it.  Finally in July of 2007 we talked Lanie's Mom into getting us a 360 Elite as a combined birthday present for me and Colton.  We got a few games and have been adding to the collection ever since.  We were stuck on Halo 3 for a while along with Guitar Hero III and Rock Band.  Ever since Call of Duty 4 came out I have had a hard time going back to those games.  Before playing on-line, I spent a few ours beating the game on veteran.  Some of the levels were quite challenging, especially Mile High Club, 60 seconds isn't very much time to get to the end of the level.

All was great in 360 land until the end of March 2008.  My Call of Duty 4 started freezing up.  It didn't matter if I played on line or in single player.  I tried some older games and had no issues so I thought it might be the disc.  After buying a used disc, I found out it wasn't that either.  Finally I got the dreaded "Red Ring of Death" - Ugh! More...

Extension Methods in VS 2008
If you ever wish you could add a method to an existing class without having to inherit, then you can rest easily knowing that this new feature in VS 2008 could save you some headaches. 

Let’s say for example you have the need to strip HTML tags from strings all throughout your code.  You could write a shared function and call it like so: More...

I took the first videos with the new HV20 on one of our camping trips to Ocotillo Wells.  I have a lot of practice I need to do with the camera, but overall it went pretty well.  I used all the default settings out of the box, no filters or equipment.  I did learn learn that slow panning and optical image stabilization can make the movement look jerky as you pan and it is trying to compensate.

I am pleased with the quality of the video coming of the camera.  I wish I had more time to spend editing video.  It can be such a time consuming process to get right.  I think for the first stab in HD format it came out pretty good.  Let me know what you think.