This is a sweeping generalization, but I found this commment to be fairly descriptive and funny: Social gaming is big in Europe, and FPS and Action games are big in the US. Japan likes gimmicky tamogotchi-like games with fuzzy creatures and characters with hairdos that defy gravity. For the record, I'm currently playing one of... Continue Reading →
My Gaming Backlog
I've got a hefty backlog of games that I want to play. Many gamers refer to this backlog as a "pile of shame," as they are often games that they've been meaning to get around to for quite some time. There's quite a few games out there for my current systems, the PS2 and the... Continue Reading →
Versus Mode: Can libraries extend the value of a video game?
Paul doesn't know that I'm doing this, so we'll see if he responds. He and I have been a tad busy this summer with a variety of things, so we haven't been as active with our Versus Mode as we would have liked. This is my first attempt to revive the series. In... Continue Reading →
How to reset a Flip Mino
Recently my Flip Mino would not power on. I had only had it a week, but it would do nothing. Even after plugging it in to the USB on my computer, the Mino would not light up or turn on but simply remained locked up. I later found this article on Flip.com about resetting the... Continue Reading →
Today’s Ride
I took a little vacation time this morning, and here's what I did: I rode this with Chris. It took us about 3.5 hours including breaks to cover 43.5 miles. Actual ride time was about 3 hours, and we averaged about 14 miles-per-hour. According to Sanoodi, we did about 2800 feet of climbing. There were... Continue Reading →
What makes a good long-distance bike?
Bicycle Quarterly has a great article on what makes a good randonneuring bike (pdf). What you'll find there is not a description of a race bike, but a bike that is good for long days in the saddle. I've recently subscribed to Bicycle Quarterly and received the first issue last week. The... Continue Reading →
Major cycling milestone–700 miles
No, not all at once. Today my total mileage for 2008 reached 702 miles. Thus far I have been on 51 rides, with my longest ride of 37 miles. My current average ride is 13.8 miles, but I have several rides longer than 20 miles. Much of my mileage has been... Continue Reading →
Today’s ride
My colleague, Chris Guder, and I took a ride today. Here's what we did: And here's a little video of the ride: Librarians on two wheels from Chad on Vimeo. It was a lovely day for a ride, and we had a blast.
OHIONET Workshop Slides
These are the slides for the workshop that I gave at OHIONET on August 7, 2008.