Frank Sandoval

Thoughts on New Wordpress Admin Interface

Frank — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:26:52 +0000

I noticed that Wordpress 2.7 beta 3 was released (I was on 2.6), and decided to give it a go. What I didn’t realize is that the Wordpress administration interface is completely different. After spending a few minutes with it, I have to say that I really like it. It’s extremely easy to navigate and with the Google Gears Firefox plug-in installed, it’s extremely responsive. One feature that I like in particular is the ability to search the plug-ins repository via the administration interface. Makes looking for new plug-ins extremely fast and easy. Overall, I’m happy with it and excited that they decided to overhall the interface.

Some Evening Gears of War

Frank — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:01:46 +0000

Played a bit of Gears 2 today after getting home from class. I got stuck in an excruciatingly long game of Submission on Blood Drive. We finally lost 2-1 and clocked in at just under 45 minutes. It’s all good though, as we got a lot of points towards our next rank.

I really didn’t care much for the first Gears of War, mostly because it was extremely difficult to get good at, but I’m enjoying the sequal a lot more. I’m actually not too bad at this one, either. I guess everything is more fun when you’re winning…

Desktop (13 Nov 2008)

Frank — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:26:38 +0000

Was testing out Flickr’s post to blog feature, so here’s my current desktop. I’m loving the total lack of icons or dock. Feels extremely clean and productive. Click for bigger-er.

Gears of War 2, Server Tweakage

Frank — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:20:29 +0000

Yesterday I picked up copies of Gears of War 2 for my brother, his friend, and myself. This game is fantastic. All of the quirks and bugs that still linger in the first are absent from the sequel. The multiplayer is bigger, better, and one-hundred times more entertaining than the first. Horde mode is a blast to play with a group of friends, and the party matchmaking is something that Gears players have longed for since forever. The campaign is also way more intense and entertaining than I expected.

Unfortunately this game has caused me to put purchasing Resistance 2 on hold, and to neglect my friends on Warhammer, but it’s the one and only sacrifice I’m willing to make for a 360 title this year. Get it.

On a side note, I’ve done tons of server tweaks in order to boost performance a little. The result? A huge performance gain. Happy day.

Chromey-goodness, gamey-goodness, phoney-goodness

Frank — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:57:01 +0000

You know you’re hot stuff when you can divide your posts into titled sections. (Just kidding. Kind of.)

Let’s Get Shiny

If you know me at all, you know what happens when something of mine is perfectly fine. I get bored with it and decide to make unnecessary changes. I decided to grab a recent theme based on Google Chrome’s interface. At first I didn’t like it, but it grew on me.

Any frequent readers (do I have frequent readers here?) will have noticed that I’m a bit less active than I’ve been in the previous months. Reason is, I spend all my time whining about things on Twitter that I have no material left for my own blog.

LittleBigTimeSink

I recently picked up LittleBigPlanet, a recently released platformer for the Playstation 3. It’s basically a platformer that allows you to create and share levels over the Playstation Network with other players. The possibilites are virtually limitless. I’ve already seen someone recreate Green Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog and reinvent Tetris with jetpacks. I’m having a blast and can’t wait to delve into some of these great user created maps.

iThink therefor iPhone

With the iPhone now in my pocket, I’ve become a Twitter and Flickr fiend. I am now ‘tweeting’ more than blogging. Follow me at http://www.twitter.com/ebel3003. I’ve also added a photostream to the right side of my blog. I have no particular theme or objective to accomplish with my photos, they’re just random things uploaded from my iPhone while I’m on the go.

it’s a pod, it’s a phone.. it’s iPhone

Frank — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:52:29 +0000

I am finally a proud owner of a black iPhone 3g. I finally was able to leave Sprint, but couldn’t keep my number. My old number will be forwarding to my new number, but give me a call so I can give you my new number.

Pather Finder 5 is full of awesome

Frank — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:14:56 +0000

Took the time to write an actual post about a nice little piece of software that I was recently introduced to. Check it out if you’re interested. [Link]

I know, it’s been a while since either of us have written an actual post about something we like, but I just couldn’t help myself with this gem. Path Finder 5 is out and it’s all kinds of awesome.

I’ve always found the Finder to be a little bit lacking, such as the missing ‘tabs’ functionality. Path Finder has always interested me, but I could never use it. It just didn’t integrate well enough with the operating system. That’s not so anymore. Path Finder offers functionality that replaces Finder’s desktop with it’s own more customizable desktop. Commanding Path Finder is now even more seamless and offers everything that Finder is capable of, and boasts a plethora of additional features that will satisfy even the most picky power user. [...]

Oh look at me, I’m blogging with my iPod

Frank — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:43:32 +0000

Oh look at me, I’m blogging with my iPod. Why? Only because I can. Not sure what the big deal is about typing on the iPod/iPhone, but I find it totally easy. And this wordpress app seems pretty cool. If only spell check worked in the title field.

Anyways, this post was to confirm that I’m still alive. I’ve become more active on twitter recently, so feel free to hit me up over there. www.twitter.com/ebel3003

Apple Releases More Notebookage

Frank — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:20:13 +0000

Today Apple released a new lineup of MacBooks and MacBook Pros. I have to say, these machines are slick. They appear to be screaming fast as well, sporting DDR3 1066MHz RAM. I am kind of disappointed, though. I was kind of expecting Apple to introduce a more affordable MacBook to the market, perhaps like $800, especially with the way that the economy is right now. Oh well, I’m still happy with my “Merom” MacBook Pro, especially when it’s just for surfing and video nowadays.

Additionally, a long overdue update to the Cinema Display line was introduced today. Though, with Dell’s monitors becoming so affordable and still looking spectacular, I see no reason to buy one other than the Apple look. Unfortunately the new display only accepts DisplayPort now, unless you have an adapter. It is nice to see a manufacturer pushing DisplayPort, though.

Adventures of Blizzcon: Event Day

Frank — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:44:32 +0000

Yesterday Joe and I attended Blizzcon. It was very lively and we were able to play yet-to-be-released games such as Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3, which were very fun. The costume and dance contests were pretty cool, some of the costumes were very well done. Here’s a few photos from the event, unfortunately the lighting messed with my camera’s focus a lot.