Facebook – Do I Need it?

The short answer – No!

The long answer – I had one, for a few months.  I was trying it out, but I realised I never really accessed it very much.  Why would I need a facebook account?  To check what others are doing, or messaging friends.  If I know them I could email them, or phone them.  I did have the facebook application on my Xbox360, but I have removed it.

So in the end I decided to deactivate my facebook account.  Maybe in a few months, if I find a reason to use it, then I might reactivate it again, but at this moment, I really don’t need it.

Ukraine – England (Internet Only)

So on Saturday evening for the 1st time ever, England will be shown exclusively on the internet playing against the Ukraine.  I know that England have already qualified for the World Cup, and that their might treat it more like a friendly, but why didn’t any English TV channel pick it up?  The reason is that they didn't want to pay the asking price.  I don’t know what the price was was, but I assume it would have been a lot.

So on Saturday instead, we have to either pay to have it streamed to our computers or listen to it on BBC Radio 5 Live.  I know which one I will be doing.

To get coverage of the match you have to visit this site:- http://www.ukrainevengland.com/.  I don’t trust this site, and neither does Zone alarm Force field.  The fact also that the site only supports PayPal means that anyone who doesn’t know what PayPal is, then they cannot get access to the match if they want to watch it.

This in my view is a bad idea, Why didn’t they just put it onto the pay-per-view channels on Sky or Virgin.  They would have no doubt got triple the customers, that they will get for the internet stream.

If this becomes a success then I believe it will open the gate for more sport to be shown exclusively only on the internet.

Why are PC games cheaper than console games?

I have noticed for a while now, that PC games are far more cheaper than the console version of that game.  I just want to know why.  This has been bugging me for a long time, and now I think is the time to speak about it.  Why can’t all games be priced the same, no matter what platform they are released on.  For example, Need For Speed Shift has just been released for XBox 360, PS3, PC & PSP.  

 

On the HMV website the prices are listed as £39.99 for the XBox 360 & PS3 versions, £26.99 for the PC version & £27.99 for the PSP version.

What I want to know is why is it when I want to buy a game for my XBox 360, I notice that the PC version is always £10 or £15 cheaper.  In my view there is no change in the graphics of the game or the way the game is made, after all you make one game, and then port it to the relevant platforms, so why is it that PC games are always cheaper?

Another Video of Flat’s Demolition

This footage from my Niece’s mobile phone.  Pretty good footage I’d say.

Blocks of Flats get demolished on 16th August 2009

At around about 12pm midday 2 block of flats, Glentworth House & Fulbeck House got demolished. I never actually saw it happen until later when my Mother brought my camera back with her so I could upload it to Youtube. What a video. here it is.

New Season, Another Title Coming.

It’s the start of the premier League Season today.  So come on Manchester United, Let’s have another great season with Alex Ferguson in charge.  Here's to winning the premier League.

Sunny days & BBQ’s

Today was a wonderful day.  There was sunshine, a breeze and a BBQ.  You can’t get better than that on beautiful days like this can you eh?  I always think that BBQ’s are best had when their is a slight breeze in the air just to keep the temperature at a comfortable level.  Also I think that BBQ’s should be done over charcoal, nothing else.

Sleep overs

My Niece & two of her friends are having a sleep over at here Nanna’s house.  I really don’t know what she has let herself in for.

Twitter

Yes I have a twitter account.  If you want to follow me then the address is www.twitter.com/StuartATrueRed.  Feel free to follow me.  I do update it when I can.

New Website

My Niece has asked me to provide a link to her new website, so here it is. http://ox-dancindarlin-xo.webs.com/

New Web Address

You may have noticed that my web address has changed from www.stuarta32.blogspot.com to www.stuarta33.blogspot.com. It's mainly because I am 33 not 32. Sorry for the confusion, hope you can still get to me.

New theme

Yep, you may have noticed a new theme on my site.  Send us a comment if you like it, if not I will try a different one.

Why Google will stay as my Home Page!

Microsoft have finally released Bing.com, the new search engine that replaces Live.com.  Well I have to say that I won’t be changing my search engine.  My search engine is Google, it’s better, it’s quicker and I usually get what I want more ore less straight away.  It is also easy to use.  Microsoft should stick to what they know best; creating operating systems and games consoles.  We don’t need Bing, stick with Google.  I don’t think anyone who uses Google will change to Bing.

Last.FM

Anyone who uses Last.FM will know just how good the site is. I for one am really impressed by the way the site is laid out, and that I can access my music library from that site, which I like very much. I like the widgets you can put on your site, which as you can see by looking at the below right side of the screen there is four of them. I also like the software you can download for your PC or Mac if you have one, which recognises what you are listening to if you use iTunes, winamp or Mediaplayer. Take a look at my profile on the Last.fm page and tell me what you think! To view my profile just click the view profile link on one of the widgets.

Snow

That's right, it's snowing. All it is done is snow. I haven't been able to get out of the house because of the damn snow.

The Luck of 2009…So Far!

As we are now in the 24th day of the year, I thought it would be good to list some of the things which have either gone right (good luck) or wrong (bad luck).

Right

My younger brother has got another car, so that makes him and his family a 2 car family.  What was right about this?  He was given it.

Wrong

I have 3 brothers.  We all have XBOX 360’s.  Guess what?  Two of them have had to be sent back to Microsoft for repair!!!

The Combi Boiler in our house has a problem.  So hopefully we can get that fixed.

My windows Vista PC had 3 blue screens of Death yesterday in a row, and for a time it would not work.

So as you can see this year so far has not been good.  It probably has something to do with those 2 black cats that crossed my path just before Christmas!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I hope everyone has a happy new year.  I wish the rest of this year is a great one for everybody.