Gp2x Wiz Review Intro at 3:49 AM

No, this is not an article about your special place, this is actually my first hardware/firmware review!

I present to you:

Part 1: Intro
A quick explanation of various aspects of the Wiz before the review, if you'd like to skip this, click on "Part 2" on the table of contents (Not finshed yet).



(Please note:    Many texts in this review are linked to official websites and deeper explanations of various topics.)




What is the "Wiz"?

    The Wiz is a portable, linux-run, media center.  Much like the psp, it can play movies and music, and look at pictures.  Unlike the psp, however, you can read texts, manga, and run emulators (natively) and has a touch-sensitive AMOLED screen.  There is also no need for any type of hacking on your system to run an emulator developed by the open source community.


What is "Open Source"?

    A good way to explain open source is to compare the Wiz with such gaming devices as the NDS (Nintendo DS) and PSP (Playstation Portable).  The PSP and NDS are sold (like the Wiz) as hardware.  Software is designed and developed by companies and the source (main coding that makes up the software) is kept to themselves.  This is called closed-source.  Whereas for the Wiz, most of the programs and games are developed and released for free (along with the source codes) over the internet.  You may think this is counter-productive, but because of the nature of the open-source community, everything is custom-tailered for the users' experience.


What is an "AMOLED" screen?

    You know how when you look at a laptop screen at an angle, or an LCD TV, it gets dark and hard to see?  An AMOLED screen is basically a very bright display that eliminates that entirely. 


What is an "Emulator"?

    An emulator emulates hardware designed to run specific types of software.  There are many types of emulators that are both legal and illegal, the latter of which are very popular, and is a prominent feature of the Wiz's capabilities.  Such emulators include Dr. Pocketsnes, AlexKidd2x, FCE Ultra, and MAME4All. 

So Much So Little So Short at 4:52 AM

So my brother and his wife and daughter have been here for the past week, and its great to see them after 3 years+.  I've grown very attached to my niece, she's so very cute!  Which is really something new for me, I've been much for children.  Turns out I'm pretty good with them, her friend grew attached to me as well, hah.

Also, Next Friday is a small concert my friend's band is playing at, I used to help manage and make graphics for them.  But since I started working with OnFPS.com I kinda lost touch, but I'm hoping to get back into working with them, they're really motivated and I like the way they're going with their music.  You can check them out here: www.myspace.com/emergingfrombelow

Also found this guy who made a bunch of dbz vids, some worth mentioning cuz they're the first vids in a long time to make me laugh really hard, check them out here.



Alright, not much else to report, I'm signing off!

PBWYATHIS,
~Jack (josh)

Javascript Guitar Hero at 8:48 AM

So I've got a treat for the.. 2 followers of my blog.  I found a website that has scripted a guitar-hero like program that goes to the song "Smells like Teen Spirit". 

http://ejohn.org/apps/hero/

Plus I've also found out, theres a very small movement of websites that incorporate the infamous konami code (up up down down left right left right b a).  If you push those buttons on some sites (like www.digg.com and facebook) You'll get little treats.  Which is how I found this guitar hero thing.

Lemme tell you, guitar hero is hard on the keyboard.

Testing and Tutorialing at 1:42 AM

So I guess I'm trying out the new Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate). Really, the only reason I decided to post is because theres a gadget that lets me post from the desktop, which now that I think about it, might get me to post more often, heh.

Also, I made two tutorials regarding the use of BBCLean, my default desktop shell. You may find them here: www.youtube.com/user/jacksterson

Enjoy! Don't forget to comment/rate!

Oh Well at 9:13 AM

I guess you can see now, there's a pattern going on here.
3 months without posts (exaggerated), and then I come back and say "I promise I'll post more".

Not sure what that says about my character. You can probably guess that either I'm too busy, or I'm just procrastinating. Its a bit of both, but then again, when is it not?

I have been missing a number of days lately. Not because I want to, but my stomach has been very queasy in the mornings lately. I have night school I can attend, but that is a victim of my procrastinate lazy self as well.

This time though, I forgot my wallet. I didn't want to chance walking all the way to school on an uneasy stomach, so I'll attempt night school again.

A quick update on my life:

Becca is in east texas, summer home. She'll be there for a week with no phone or internet.
I already miss the hell out of her. I gotta admit, I was a bit nonchalant about the whole thing, which probably made her feel bad. But now that I've actually gone a few days without her, I really am feeling the loneliness. I really have grown very attached to her.

For the past month, I've been designing a world map for a Byond game developer. Its quite fun really. On the side, I moderate the forums, as usual. Not a whole lot of activity there, we really do need more posters, to keep the site alive for v 2.0. Who knows when its coming, I'm not even going to give an estimate, due to lack of tangible evidence as oof late.

I joined a group on deviantart, for writers. Its called Litgeist. Check it out if you want.

PBWYATHIS,
Joshua "Jacksterson" Elmendorf
OnFPS Head Writer/Forum Administrator

College Days of My Life at 9:25 AM

Well, technically, I'm not IN college. Actually, technically I'm in a colllege, but I'm not IN college. ...


Well, anyways, I'm well on my way to college, nonetheless. I'm eagerly awaiting the counselor that'll schedule the rest of my year here at my new school (which happens to be a college). More news as it happens. I promise my next posts won't be as short as this :P

PBWYATHIS,
Joshua "Jacksterson" Elmendorf

Oh wow. at 2:10 AM

It sure has been awhile.

I promised myself I wouldn't forget about my blog, but I did...

As usual, a lot has happened since my last post.  Nothing much that I care to share now.  Funny, I just noticed that almost all my blogs were posted really late at night and early in the morning.  Probably because everything is racing in my mind around that time, if I'm not asleep that is.

College is just around the corner, I have orientation next Friday, and on Tuesday I'm going back to the store with my grandma to exchange the clothes she got me for x-mas.  None of them fit, its a shame, they were ...  new.  To say the least.  Bless her though, its the thought that counts though, right?  

She tried so hard, asking me details about what kind of clothes and such, and in the end she got it all completely wrong.  Haha, but its all good though.  I love her, she really does try though, doesn't she?

I feel as though my creativity is slowly seeping its way back into the seedling stage into my mind.  I can feel the urge to write coming back to me, and let me tell you.  After so long without 'umpfh' in my head, its a blissful feeling.  Nostalgia has been running rampant with me for quite a while now, and that also, is very blissful.  

Things are going great with my girlfriend.  We're already six months strong, and June feels just around the corner!  It really is though, I mean, if you think about it.  The next six months are going to go by so fast, I just know it.  If you're reading this babe, I just want to say that I love you!

Alright, I'm out, as per usual, I'm extremely tired.

PBWYATHIS,

Joshua "Jacksterson" Elmendorf

Oh, and Ela-Raine Elmendorf

Such an elegant name, doncha think?