CentOS TuxIt's my brother's Birthday! So happy Birthday bro! I hope you had a great B-day and I'll have your present when you come up next ;)

Oh my gosh. I feel like a huge burden has been lifted from me. I just finished my assignment for this week for an online class called Project Management. I had a presentation due, a test, and thing made using Microsoft Project 2007. I had been working on my presentation for a couple weeks, but I needed to do some cleaning up today.

I also have a speech to give tomorrow (also online) but that's already on notecards and ready to go. I just need to practice a few more times. If you are wondering, I have to record myself in front of at least 8 people for my speeches. No big deal. That's how it works online.

I'm taking a third class online, but it's pretty easy so far. On a side note, I will never take three classes online again... I'm also taking three classes on campus, while working. Let's just say my social and relaxation life is pretty much gone. I have Fridays, that I hang out with friends. I'm redesigning my schedule now though. I used to wait until three days before the end of the week for the online classes to do the assignment for the week, but that needs to change I realize. I think I'll do speech assignments on Sunday, Project management on Wednesday/Thursday, and Windows might be moved to Monday/Tuesdays, or stay on Saturdays. I'm not sure. I dont know why I'm telling you this, but it helps me think.

Anyways, you don't want to hear about that crap. You want to hear about my experiments. I re-resurrected Zombie X. It was lying in my room sitting with just Ubuntu 7.10 installed on it. No monitor kinda makes a computer a little less useful. I got bored (yeah right... more like tired of doing homework) and took Zombie X, installed CentOS 5.2 on it, and renamed it Zombie tuX. Clever huh?

He's a personal server for me for the time being. He's doing a good job too. I heart Samba. He's kinda an experiment for my real server. I'm gonna finish my real server this spring. In my last post I said I was toying around with operating systems for a server, and CentOS won. However it dropped that ball when it came to a uPnP server. There's one more program that I'll experiment with. I tried MediaTomb, and PS3MediaServer, and they just failed on CentOS. CentOS doesn't like media. I can overlook that though. But I'll still try my third option, MythTV. It's more then I need, so it'll probably be a little bloated for my liking, but if it actually streams all sorts of media to my PS3, I'll be tickled pink.

Zombie tuX doesn't have monitor, as i said. I hooked it up to my TV for the install process and was suprised the the ATI Raidion 9600 video card could handle 1080p, and in Lunux to boot. It flickered like heck when I had the resolution at 1024x768, but at 1080p, it worked smoothly.

Anyways, installed it, and installed this cool little program called NoMachine NX, which allows me to remote into my server from any operating system. The best part is how lightweight it is, and how smoothly everything runs. A lot better than remote desktop. So basically I did updates, and installed that and disconnected it from my TV and and now I just remote in using NoMachine to do everything.

I installed Samba, and other things through that way. I've also been experimented with the afformentioned uPnP programs. I have to say, that NoMachine is a must have for any Linux server owner. Well I suppose not, because technically you should have no GUI installed, and you can just use SSH to do that business. NoMachine uses SSH, so it's cool that way too. I might have just spoke over a lot of people's heads and for that I am sorry. I'm just too cool for you.

How about some video game action. I've had a lot more time with House of the Dead. I love that game. It's a great game. Funny, over-the-top railgun action. You can buy new guns, and upgrade guns. Co-op is a very good time. The last cutscene is one of the best cutscenes i have ever seen. The game definitely earns its M rating. Loads of swears. But it just gets hilarious, because the game is suppose to be over the top Grindhouse. It doesn't try to be something else.

Maybe 50 bucks is a little high for it. 40 bucks is a good price though. You'll probably play through the game at least 3 times. First time through regular mode, second time through Director's Cut, and a third time for achievements/Co-op. You'll want to share the game with your friends. Quoting "He'll rip your balls off!" is just a good time with friends. So many quotable lines.

I also got Onechanbara for the Wii and played a level. It's a 30 dollar game. I wouldn't pay 50 bucks for it, so it's a good thing it's 30 bucks. I like it though. I love hack and slash games. And that's what it is. Not much of a story, and pretty much no cut scenes. Not a difficult game. But the controls are very nice.

Except for the fact that you can't play the game for extended periods of time because of carpal tunnel might set in. Actually my forarm got a pretty good exercise from playing the game for 45 minutes.

Anyways, if you play the game in moderation the controls are great. you swing with the Wiimote. One of the characters can dual wield swoards, and you get some nunchuck action going too with her. You have to wipe off your blade periodically, and that's kinda fun to do. Lots of blood and zombies. Good times.

You have to know what you are getting into if you are consider buying it. It's a hack and slash game, and doesn't have much of a story, so don't have high expectations is what I'm saying. I like it, and think it's worth the 30 dollar price tag. That's my two cents.

  • Some God of War III trailer hit XPlay and I was over joyed. Can't wait for it. Sometime in the Fiscal year of 2009 (so through March 31 2010).
  • Killzone 2 hits store on the 28th.
  • Halo Wars was released.
  • Looks like Damnation was pushed back to April 21.
  • MadWorld will only support 480i. Sadface.
  • Dante's Inferno looks interesting... probably based very loosly on the book.
  • Mass Effect 2 trailer.
  • Lost Planet 2 trailer.
  • Street Fighter IV released.
  • PS3 price cut?
  • Watchmen gets released on March 6. The movie. I don't know much about the game.

I don't know what else to tell you. I was just summing up things that I saw in the pass few hours.

I've gotta pee so I'll bid you a pleasent tomorrow.