Site Archives for October 2007


New Xbox Dad column: My take on the Bee Movie Game

Posted on October 28th

If you or your kids are all excited about the upcoming Bee Movie with Jerry Seinfeld, then you should definitely check out my latest article on Xbox.com. Along with the movie, an Xbox 360 game is also on its way.... and a demo is already up on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Not the most representative d […]

Silverlight based Sidebar Gadget showing your Xbox Friends

Posted on October 25th

Awesome gadget from Adam Kinney, great information and a nice slick UI done in Silverlight. […]

Custom Armor Configurations in Halo 3

Posted on October 24th

In Halo 3 multi-player you can customize your SPARTAN or Elite's armor, with different variations unlocked by various achievements/activities in game (including one that can only be unlocked by being a Bungie employee). You can find out more about the different variations here, but it turns out that […]

The code for my blog site is now available on codeplex.com

Posted on October 24th

For anyone who is interested in using the code behind this site for their own blog, or who just finds reading code to be a fun pastime, you can go to http://www.codeplex.com/oxite to check it out. Of course, there are other blog engines up there, including blog engine .NET (which appears to be very […]

Xbox 360 Arcade System announced

Posted on October 23rd

For the price of $280, you can now get a new edition of the Xbox 360 console. This one is similar to the original core system, but with HDMI output, a 256mb memory card (so you can play and save your games right out of the box), a wireless controller, and five full arcade games. Perfect if you […]