Monday, December 31, 2007
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Back From Boston...
So it is today December 30th, 2007 and the year is twindling down in fact tomorrow night is New Years Eve... But Anyways it is now 12:10 in the afternoon and I am just finished packing up to leave from the Mariott In Burlington, Mass. And its about time for me to go back home and check my e-mail's and stuff like that. I do have big news from the weekend a deal is being put in place between me and a site by the name of techbugtv.com, they would like me to be the first of upcomming "video reviewers", and have agreed on sending me five free games every two weeks to review, and i will start after my cruise next week. Speaking of cruises O man am I excited for the cruise I am going on next week WOO next saturday I'm off to Miami, FL, to go on my seven day cruise i'm mad exited. There nothing much else to report other then tomorrow i'm going skiing at Mont-Blanc and then staying over at my friends cottage for the night ( Monday night ), Pretty much just to get wasted, and i will be back on Tuesday, till Saturday. So I think thats it on this Sunday December 30th 2007, c ya.
xl KoRn lx
Saturday, December 22, 2007
YAY!
Well, at about 1pm CST on friday my 360 was brought to my door by the friendly FedEX guy, and I am so happy to have it back. I believe the repair center replaced all my guts and kept my shell, so as to give me the same serial as before, they could have been lazier for all I care, as long as it works!! BTW, it does, and I have to go back to it now.
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Issue!
So, I wake up and check my shipping status on my Xbox 360 this morning, and what should I see? Well, its out for delivery! Except, its out for delivery in Mississippi!
WTF?!?!
Why in the hell is my 360 being delivered in Mississippi when I live in Minnesota?
I have emailed support with hopes for a quick response to my question, and if they dont have the answers I seek then I will be forced to once again call 18004MYXBOX to find the answers I need.
They best be prepared to overnight a 360 to Minnesota when I call too, cause this is some bullshit, I was all happy that my 360 was coming back to me so quickly only to have my heart sink when I saw this tracking BS at the FedEX website.
Don not be happy right now.
**UPDATE**
After and hour on the phone with xbox support, it seems that the service center reported the wrong tracking number to me. So, they will be working on getting the proper tracking number reported to me ASAP, which by their definition means tommorrow, but if its on schedule to be delivered tommorrow then it wont matter.
Halo 3! Im coming!
WTF?!?!
Why in the hell is my 360 being delivered in Mississippi when I live in Minnesota?
I have emailed support with hopes for a quick response to my question, and if they dont have the answers I seek then I will be forced to once again call 18004MYXBOX to find the answers I need.
They best be prepared to overnight a 360 to Minnesota when I call too, cause this is some bullshit, I was all happy that my 360 was coming back to me so quickly only to have my heart sink when I saw this tracking BS at the FedEX website.
Don not be happy right now.
**UPDATE**
After and hour on the phone with xbox support, it seems that the service center reported the wrong tracking number to me. So, they will be working on getting the proper tracking number reported to me ASAP, which by their definition means tommorrow, but if its on schedule to be delivered tommorrow then it wont matter.
Halo 3! Im coming!
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Hey i'll Hop on board
Well it seems as though my fellow blog mates have decided to begin posting again and SO I will post as well even though there isnt really anything for me to say... Uhh everything is going well college is done, i'm thinking of moving out.... not sure where too I was thinking Miami but now i'm startin to think maybe i should go live in Vegas BUT ANYWAYS i'm rambling on about stuff you probably dont care about. Hope you all enjoy the new design. Thanks Richard keep rockin on... :)
Take it Easy,
xl KoRn lx
Take it Easy,
xl KoRn lx
Blog fixens....
As you can see, our blog has changed, and the sidebar now resides on the left side of the text. Its wide, but it works for now.... until we move to a newer website.
Regarding our newer website:
It will be designed from the ground up and C# ASP.NET using VS2005.
It's UI will be designed from scrap aswell.
More info to come...
~ Richard
Regarding our newer website:
It will be designed from the ground up and C# ASP.NET using VS2005.
It's UI will be designed from scrap aswell.
More info to come...
~ Richard
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Repair Update
So, on December 14th my 360 arrived at its destination. Also, according to FedEX a label was printed for it to be shipped back to me, and on the 17th it was dropped at the local FedEX office to begin its voyage back to me.
So, now its scheduled here on the 21st, which means from call to return will be 2 weeks repair turnaround, which is pretty sweet.
All in all its been an alright experience, but what has yet to be seen is if my 360 now works, and how long it will work for... only time will tell.
So, now its scheduled here on the 21st, which means from call to return will be 2 weeks repair turnaround, which is pretty sweet.
All in all its been an alright experience, but what has yet to be seen is if my 360 now works, and how long it will work for... only time will tell.
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
Death In The Family
(Dec. 3rd 2007)
So, as I posted earlier, my Xbox 360 decided that it didnt want to read any dvds anymore... this means games and movies went into the 360 and it thought I had put in nothing at all. Well, needless to say I was pissed, and promptly called 18004MYXBOX.
After dealing with Max (the A.I. answering system utilized by Xbox support to annoy people) I got sent through to a very nice woman in India (probably, idk, I just get annoyed when I have to ask someone to repeat themselves several times throughout a conversation). She helped me troubleshoot the problem, which I had already done to some extent. First I tried Halo 3, then I tried The Simpsons game, then I tried a couple movies, nothing worked. She asked me to remove my hard drive and try again, so I did, then she asked me if my time was set properly.... ok, I guess if my 360 thinks its 1 minute sooner than it actually is it might decide not to play games, but my time is set by microsoft everytime I log into Xbox Live it gets the time directly from them. After I tended to her utter stupidity she decided that a repair would be nessecary, so we confirmed all my info and a box would be shipped to me in 3-5 days.
(Dec. 10th 2007)
5 business days later my box arrived, I promptly unhooked everything and made it look all pretty and made sure I did everything I was told, you get to bag your 360 up then put some foam pieces on the ends and then put it into a box with a sheet of paper where you have to check off some boxes to tell them what the problem may be. For extra fun I taped a piece of paper to the 360 itself with the reference number, my name and address, and the general problem that was happening. This isnt nessecary, but I have read that it can speed up the process, or at least make it harder for them to lose your 360 (its happened, I have read about it!).
(Dec. 11th 2007)
So I went to the UPS store and dropped my 360 off, making sure to get a shipping receipt as instructed to (this gives you a copy of the tracking number too, so you can watch your 360 in its journey into the heart of darkness). I then went home and continued to stare at the walls, as theres nothing I can do at this point.
(Dec. 13 2007)
So for a couple days now I have been obsessively watching my 360 travel, and getting quite pissed off at the results. Apparently it takesabout 14 hours to fly from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Kansas City, Kansas.
Then from there it took another 9 hours to reach Mesquite, Texas (an 8 hour drive, and this an air ship package).
Now, instead of directly going to McAllen, Texas they decided to send it to Houston.... ok, WTF?!?
At his point it has been sitting in Houston for about 12 hours... now ind you, its about a 6 hour DRIVE to McAllen at this point and its still an air package, so a 1 hour flight, maybe an hour and a half?
So, to this point so far, Microsoft has been awesome, no complaints...
UPS at this point is kind of pissing me off, as they are so inefficient that a trained monkey would probably schedule their time better.
Also, dont start telling me "its the holidays" because thats bull at this point, they were efficient in the delivery of my box to me but now they are going belly up, how hard is it to fly a package to Texas? seriously???
They could have gotten it there yesterday, GREAT! They could have gotten it there today, YAY?!? But at this point it wont get there till tommorrow, thats dangerous ground UPS, if they dont decide they cant get to it and wait til monday to fix it and send it back (or replace it, that would be better) I run the risk of not getting my shit back til the 26th, or perhaps the 27th... now for some thats not long to wait, but I like to play everyday, especially lately.
Also, if Microsoft decides that 3-4 weeks means 3-4 WEEKS than I will be really pissed, as I wont have it back toil after the new year.
Please, Microsoft, find it in your heart to give me a Christmas present a few days early and ship it back to A.S.A.P!!!
Ill update when theres more news on this.
So, as I posted earlier, my Xbox 360 decided that it didnt want to read any dvds anymore... this means games and movies went into the 360 and it thought I had put in nothing at all. Well, needless to say I was pissed, and promptly called 18004MYXBOX.
After dealing with Max (the A.I. answering system utilized by Xbox support to annoy people) I got sent through to a very nice woman in India (probably, idk, I just get annoyed when I have to ask someone to repeat themselves several times throughout a conversation). She helped me troubleshoot the problem, which I had already done to some extent. First I tried Halo 3, then I tried The Simpsons game, then I tried a couple movies, nothing worked. She asked me to remove my hard drive and try again, so I did, then she asked me if my time was set properly.... ok, I guess if my 360 thinks its 1 minute sooner than it actually is it might decide not to play games, but my time is set by microsoft everytime I log into Xbox Live it gets the time directly from them. After I tended to her utter stupidity she decided that a repair would be nessecary, so we confirmed all my info and a box would be shipped to me in 3-5 days.
(Dec. 10th 2007)
5 business days later my box arrived, I promptly unhooked everything and made it look all pretty and made sure I did everything I was told, you get to bag your 360 up then put some foam pieces on the ends and then put it into a box with a sheet of paper where you have to check off some boxes to tell them what the problem may be. For extra fun I taped a piece of paper to the 360 itself with the reference number, my name and address, and the general problem that was happening. This isnt nessecary, but I have read that it can speed up the process, or at least make it harder for them to lose your 360 (its happened, I have read about it!).
(Dec. 11th 2007)
So I went to the UPS store and dropped my 360 off, making sure to get a shipping receipt as instructed to (this gives you a copy of the tracking number too, so you can watch your 360 in its journey into the heart of darkness). I then went home and continued to stare at the walls, as theres nothing I can do at this point.
(Dec. 13 2007)
So for a couple days now I have been obsessively watching my 360 travel, and getting quite pissed off at the results. Apparently it takesabout 14 hours to fly from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Kansas City, Kansas.
Then from there it took another 9 hours to reach Mesquite, Texas (an 8 hour drive, and this an air ship package).
Now, instead of directly going to McAllen, Texas they decided to send it to Houston.... ok, WTF?!?
At his point it has been sitting in Houston for about 12 hours... now ind you, its about a 6 hour DRIVE to McAllen at this point and its still an air package, so a 1 hour flight, maybe an hour and a half?
So, to this point so far, Microsoft has been awesome, no complaints...
UPS at this point is kind of pissing me off, as they are so inefficient that a trained monkey would probably schedule their time better.
Also, dont start telling me "its the holidays" because thats bull at this point, they were efficient in the delivery of my box to me but now they are going belly up, how hard is it to fly a package to Texas? seriously???
They could have gotten it there yesterday, GREAT! They could have gotten it there today, YAY?!? But at this point it wont get there till tommorrow, thats dangerous ground UPS, if they dont decide they cant get to it and wait til monday to fix it and send it back (or replace it, that would be better) I run the risk of not getting my shit back til the 26th, or perhaps the 27th... now for some thats not long to wait, but I like to play everyday, especially lately.
Also, if Microsoft decides that 3-4 weeks means 3-4 WEEKS than I will be really pissed, as I wont have it back toil after the new year.
Please, Microsoft, find it in your heart to give me a Christmas present a few days early and ship it back to A.S.A.P!!!
Ill update when theres more news on this.
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Jump Start The Blog!!!
I am here to breath new life into this blog, and hopefully Richard and Scotty help. This blog could be something great, and now that we are in a clan with aspirations of going pro we definitely hve something to talk about.
In recent news, my 360 died :( the disc drive said "I dont want to play your games no more" so I had to send it in for repairs, with the hope that it will be returned to me before Christmas. I also lost my job at Holywood video cause this douchemonkey Matt Munroe decided he didnt like me and 3 of my fellow employees and targeted us for termination. I currently have 3 job prospects that could turn into 3 jobs (YIKES) depending on which one offers me the most money coupled with the most hours, that will be my deciding factor.
Thats enough for now, I will post another blog documenting my repair process for those who have yet to go through the horrendous ordeal of your 360 saying "FU".
In recent news, my 360 died :( the disc drive said "I dont want to play your games no more" so I had to send it in for repairs, with the hope that it will be returned to me before Christmas. I also lost my job at Holywood video cause this douchemonkey Matt Munroe decided he didnt like me and 3 of my fellow employees and targeted us for termination. I currently have 3 job prospects that could turn into 3 jobs (YIKES) depending on which one offers me the most money coupled with the most hours, that will be my deciding factor.
Thats enough for now, I will post another blog documenting my repair process for those who have yet to go through the horrendous ordeal of your 360 saying "FU".
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Well This Hasn't Been Updated in a while...
hey guys!
OH MAN, Richards sure naggin me about the details about some of the microsoft press conference happening in about 3 hours, a little less. Its going to be awesome, straight up RAD, Anyways, my first time to L.A. , its quite nice :) my hotel is Loews, for anyone that might want to know, its a beatiful hotel, right on the water and near the Santa Monica Pier, which is a pretty important place right now. Its E3 Baby YEAHH, anyways i cant talk much longer i have a dinner to attend to with the rest of the ms crew,
take care guys , and enjoy the show, spot me if you can ;),
xl KoRn lx
OH MAN, Richards sure naggin me about the details about some of the microsoft press conference happening in about 3 hours, a little less. Its going to be awesome, straight up RAD, Anyways, my first time to L.A. , its quite nice :) my hotel is Loews, for anyone that might want to know, its a beatiful hotel, right on the water and near the Santa Monica Pier, which is a pretty important place right now. Its E3 Baby YEAHH, anyways i cant talk much longer i have a dinner to attend to with the rest of the ms crew,
take care guys , and enjoy the show, spot me if you can ;),
xl KoRn lx
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Halo 3 Release Date
Here we go, the home stretch. 4 months til we can finish the fight.
September 25th, 2007. Mark it down, and make ready with your pre-orders. (I'll be headed to my local Game Crazy to pre-order my Legendary Edition, and git rid of my Collectors Edition pre-order.)
BTW... Don... Scott... Halo 3... tommorow, or else!
See ya!
~ Richard
September 25th, 2007. Mark it down, and make ready with your pre-orders. (I'll be headed to my local Game Crazy to pre-order my Legendary Edition, and git rid of my Collectors Edition pre-order.)
BTW... Don... Scott... Halo 3... tommorow, or else!
See ya!
~ Richard
Monday, March 19, 2007
So... Whats Up?
So, its been a while since I have posted, and I think its about time. I have been rocking Crackdown, Im just hung up on a few of the harder achievements and I am really looking forward to the day when I will be able to download my Halo 3 beta, cause I am almost played out on Crackdown and need a reason to enjoy anything Halo related nowadays. I have also been renting some other games, trying them out then returning them quite promptly, I want to figure out games that I will really enjoy (and can get most of the achievements for) Once I get a list narrowed down, I will rent the games long term, or if I enjoy them enough I will probably buy them. So, Castlevania: SOTN is coming to the arcade this week, and I have been waiting for this release for a while now, and will be promptly buying this title as soon as I possibly can. Its the only Casatlevania game I ever really enjoyed in the past and look forward to going through it again on my 360. Other than that, not much going on, korns got to get his membership renewed to gold status and richard has his 360 in for repairs, but hopefully they will come play with me soon, cause I am lonely.... Peace Out, DT
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Hey Guys!
Hey!
Its been a while i've been really busy, with work and school and other things that i haven't really been able to post much on the blog, so whats new? i've been playing a lot of Crackdown. :) I've been playing around with Windows Vista which i got a while ago, but you know i havent posted in forever. Soooo other then that been working down some beta's and some games are really turning up good, Halo 3 Beta is almost fully polished so expect to see it some time soon -_-. Other then that i thought i would mention i will be spending a lot of time working for a little while, because i am accumulation 6 gran to go to florida with my brother at around christmas time this year so just so ya know i'll be working 30 hour weeks + school, so i wont be on to much. Anyways thats about all for me, take care guys!
Cheers,
xl KoRn lx
Its been a while i've been really busy, with work and school and other things that i haven't really been able to post much on the blog, so whats new? i've been playing a lot of Crackdown. :) I've been playing around with Windows Vista which i got a while ago, but you know i havent posted in forever. Soooo other then that been working down some beta's and some games are really turning up good, Halo 3 Beta is almost fully polished so expect to see it some time soon -_-. Other then that i thought i would mention i will be spending a lot of time working for a little while, because i am accumulation 6 gran to go to florida with my brother at around christmas time this year so just so ya know i'll be working 30 hour weeks + school, so i wont be on to much. Anyways thats about all for me, take care guys!
Cheers,
xl KoRn lx
Friday, February 09, 2007
Blog has been updated.
Yep, just upgraded the blog to the newer blogger. Scott and Don if you are wondering why you cant post... its because I've done this... all you need to do is upgrade your accounts to the newer blogger and you'll be set.
That is all.
~ The Doctor
That is all.
~ The Doctor
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Fantastic!
I've regenerated,... yep, it's Richard here. Don got me back here. (God job, Don!) Everybody thank him....
Anyway, long story short... I sorta forgot about y'all. Anyway, with the help of the TARDIS, and Don... (thanks) I'm back. Writing to you from Windows Vista Ultimate Edition.
That's really all for now, until I call to get my box repaired..... then you'll hear a lot more from me.
~The Doctor (aka Richard)
Anyway, long story short... I sorta forgot about y'all. Anyway, with the help of the TARDIS, and Don... (thanks) I'm back. Writing to you from Windows Vista Ultimate Edition.
That's really all for now, until I call to get my box repaired..... then you'll hear a lot more from me.
~The Doctor (aka Richard)
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Crackdown, and Media Sharing
So, lately I have been enjoying the Crackdown demo, at least 2 times a day in fact. This game is awesome, I suggest trying the demo then immediately going to your nearest retailer and preordering it.
This is just a small sampling of the carnage you can inflict, I personally enjoy getting alot of upgrades and jumping around the city like spiderman, but the demo has a time limit, which I find annoying.
I have also Setup my 360 to share media with my comp, which means I can listen to all my music from my computer while playing my games, which is really cool, you can share videos too (only in WMV format) but I find it quite cool. Its fairly easy to setup, and I suggest doing it if you have your 360 networked with your computer, that is all for now, mopre some other time.... Peace Out, DT
This is just a small sampling of the carnage you can inflict, I personally enjoy getting alot of upgrades and jumping around the city like spiderman, but the demo has a time limit, which I find annoying.
I have also Setup my 360 to share media with my comp, which means I can listen to all my music from my computer while playing my games, which is really cool, you can share videos too (only in WMV format) but I find it quite cool. Its fairly easy to setup, and I suggest doing it if you have your 360 networked with your computer, that is all for now, mopre some other time.... Peace Out, DT
Monday, January 22, 2007
Now The Proud Owner Of An Xbox 360
Ok, so I finally got a job, which meant it was time for me to buy my 360, I got it home installed it in minutes and I was ready to go! I migrated my gamertag and the first person to hit me with a message was korn, which was awesome, cause he was the one always saying "When are you getting a 360?" to which I would always stae "When I get a job".
I have been enjoying alot of new games, my job is at a Hollywood video, So I get free game rentals all the time. I own Chromehounds, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Star Trek Legacy, Lord of the Rings: BFME2 and now I just picked up Hitman: Blood Money.
I have a few arcade titles, and I must say, I finally understand the draw of playing UNO on your xbox. I also got my comp fixed, and this lovely new blogging extension for FF will allow me to post more often, so look for that. I dont know why Richard and Scott dont work on this anymore, they must have better things to do, but I will update as often as possible.
I have been enjoying alot of new games, my job is at a Hollywood video, So I get free game rentals all the time. I own Chromehounds, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Star Trek Legacy, Lord of the Rings: BFME2 and now I just picked up Hitman: Blood Money.
I have a few arcade titles, and I must say, I finally understand the draw of playing UNO on your xbox. I also got my comp fixed, and this lovely new blogging extension for FF will allow me to post more often, so look for that. I dont know why Richard and Scott dont work on this anymore, they must have better things to do, but I will update as often as possible.
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