Archive for the 'Video Games' Category

Game of the Month: Mario Kart Wii

Sunday, 4th of January 2009

A lot of people told me that Mario Kart Wii is a must-have. As usual I grew suspicious and wasn’t sure whether I wanted such a hyped game. But after playing Mario Kart Wii with my nephew I had to agree. When we were back home Silke browsed through a lot of shops in Cambridge [...]

NetBSD TV: The Streaming Video Client

Monday, 10th of November 2008

For quite some time I’ve been looking for a streaming video client that would allow me to watch the video files that are stored on my NetBSD server on the TV in the sitting room. I thought that my requirements for such a client were pretty basic:

Decent analog video (preferably via a SCART connector) and [...]

Game of the Month: Super Mario Galaxy

Thursday, 29th of November 2007

Almost a year after Nintend launched their new console they have finally released the first Super Mario adventure for the Wii: Super Mario Galaxy. Silke and I have been waiting of this game for a long time. Silke ordered it in advance months ago and we were very happy when it was finally shipped on [...]