Site Archives for May 2007


Xbox Dad of the Year contest on Xbox.com

Posted on May 29th

Hey kids... if you have a gaming dad, then get going on those essays... and Dads, if you are reading this... you might want to just start hinting and sending this link to your kids! […]

Using the Xbox to Twitter app? Please update your client....

Posted on May 27th

Ok, ok.... so I should have built-in an auto-update, ClickOnce would have been easy enough.... but anyway.... I've added many features to the Xbox to Twitter application, including support for only updating when the title being played changes, not showing popups and even a preview of what your twitt […]

Put up a REST API for Xbox Gamertag Data

Posted on May 27th

My twitter app uses a web service hosted on my site to get all the necessary Xbox Live info.... way more than the twitter app actually uses. This is a SOAP API, located here: […]

I'm inappropriately excited about something I just found on the web

Posted on May 24th

Shrek 3 column up on xbox.com

Posted on May 23rd

I've done up another 'Xbox Dad' column, this one about yet another movie-related game (what's up with that... did all the game makers get together and plan this, or is it just a summer thing?).... Shrek the Third. […]

Great blog/site on 'cool tools'

Posted on May 14th

I found this today, and I just couldn't stop reading through it. I would normally say I'm not really into tools, but I guess I am: […]

Bungie.net showing Halo 3 stats along with Halo 2

Posted on May 11th

My profile page... not sure if you can find out, but I've lost the last 3 games of Halo 3...

Connect your Xbox 360 Gamertag to Twitter

Posted on May 11th

UPDATE: I've updated this application since the original version, addressing most of the 'known issues' listed below […]

Halo 2 on Vista interview up on 10

Posted on May 9th

Halo 2 on Vista: We've got the new maps, features and achievements […]

Understanding the multiple install modes for Silverlight

Posted on May 8th

I had seen both styles of banners, but until reading Laurence's post on the subject, I didn't know why there was two... or how to change which one showed up.

Xbox Dad's Mother's Day column up...

Posted on May 8th

Nothing very exciting for you gamers out there, but you know... 'tis the season.

Cool gadget using sparklines to show your RSS stats from Feedburner

Posted on May 7th

A friend of mine has written this google gadget in true mashup style... it uses an API from Feedburner, a service to produce the graphics, and works async to update itself right in the browser ... and produces a sweet little graphic about your current # of subscribers. […]