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eCribbage.com adds Avatars!

January 26th, 2010 by Darren
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My favorite gaming site, ecribbage.com has added Avatars (no, not the movie).  These are characters that you can customize, similar to Mii characters on the Wii console.  A lot of fun, and really adds some cool customization to the gaming community. Here is my character:

My avatar for ecribbage.com

:)

Can’t wait to see what they add next!

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How to keep your Wii Fit Balance Board clean

December 15th, 2009 by Darren
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In anticipation of the new Wii Fit Plus (Pre-order now!!), I’ve revamped my article on how to keep your Wii Fit Balance Board clean… Enjoy!

After using the Wii Fit for a while – it gets DIRTY! Here are a few tips to help keep your balance board clean:

1) Pick up a silicone sleeve for your balance board online. Not only will it help keep your balance board clean, it will cushion your feet and help keep you comfortable while standing on the board. You can pick a sleeve up here.

2) Wear socks – Wearing socks will not only help cushion your feet, they will help keep your board clean. Obviously you will want to wear clean socks. I picked up a pair of Injinji Toe Socks. They’re nice because you can spread your toes out and that helps with your balance (plus they look cool!)

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3) If you’ve already gotten your board dirty, I’ve found that Mr. Clean Magic Erasers work really well at cleaning the dirt and gunk off the board.

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Let me know what you think about these suggestions and if you have any more ideas!

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eCribbage.com coming along nicely…

December 15th, 2009 by Darren
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My buddy Damien continues to improve on his site, eCribbage.com and the awesome app he wrote that you can play cribbage with people from around the world.

He has added a new menu system – navigating the game is now a lot more intuitive and easy.

ecribbage.com

He has also added the ability to play against a computer opponent called “HAL” which is great. If I want to get in a game but I can’t find anyone to play against, I can always play HAL. :)

ecribbage.com

I already bought a PRO membership which adds the ability to track your ranking, play in weekly tournaments, and win trophies, ribbons, etc. The additional stats that PRO gives me is a huge plus.

I can’t wait to see the continuing improvements to come for eCribbage.com… Go check it out!

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Posting from iphone

August 31st, 2009 by Darren
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Well, I finally got an iPhone. Work is paying for the plan, so figured I might as well, right? Anyway, I am posting this blog entry from the wordpress app. Let’s see how it works!

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New Road Bike

August 28th, 2009 by Darren
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Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve posted… must. get. better. about. updating. blog…

So I have a new road bike now, woohoo! Living closer to work (about 5.5 miles), so I’m planning on starting to ride into work a few days a week soon (rode in once a couple weeks ago and it wasn’t too bad!)

The bike is a pretty cool Scattante aluminum frame with carbon fiber fork that I got from Performance Bike… My friend Cliff sold me his old bike that I was able to harvest all the components off of (Shimano 105 Ultegra stuff mostly) and UCSD Bike Shop threw it all together for me for about $100! Not too shabby!

Here’s a crappy cell phone pic – I’ll get a better picture up here soon:

scattante

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Lifehacker.com

April 20th, 2009 by Darren
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One of my favorite blogs to visit (almost daily) is lifehacker.com.
They feature all sorts of great tips to help you get things done smarter and more “efficiently.”  I often learn about nifty software tools that I’ve never heard of that speed up my computer work, ideas to be more productive at work and in my personal life.

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I would also highly recommend the book “Upgrade Your Life” by Gina Trapani, the founding editor of lifehacker.com. Gina kindly autographed a copy of the book I purchased… The book is full of great tips and expands on the ideas you see daily on the website.  Very handy for quick reference on all sorts of topics such as keeping your inbox clean, securely save website passwords, automatically backup your files, and more.  A lot of the tips are tech-oriented, but there are other “low-tech” ideas as well. Check it out!

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Witch Creek Winery is cool

April 11th, 2009 by Darren
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Went to Witch Creek Winery Tasting Room in Carlsbad (right on Carlsbad Blvd/101) last weekend for E’s birthday – what a great deal! For $5 you get to taste 10(!) different wines and you get to keep the cool glass with the black cat on it. I’m all about supporting local businesses when I can, and they will continue to earn my business as long as they offer good wine and tastings for $5!

We bought a bottle of white wine – Le Chat Blanc… Very good!

Go check it out, you won’t be disappointed!

Witch Creek Winery

Oh, and they also have a location in Julian on Main St. if you happen to be in the area.

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Turning this into a regular blog

April 10th, 2009 by Darren
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I will be reviewing products that I have purchased as well as writing whatever is on my mind at the time. Perhaps posting links to great deals I’ve found on the web, personal finance tips, and other goodies that I come across in my web site perusals. I will keep the blog name the same for now, I like being wiifittest, even if I don’t use the wii fit anymore! haha.

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Will Draw Anything creates graphic for wiifittest.com

November 27th, 2008 by Darren
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Woohoo, so a while back I sent in a request to Will Draw Anything for $2 and the artist (D.J. Coffman) just got to my request… Check it out! Heheh:

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eCribbage.com is the coolest place to play cards online!

November 24th, 2008 by Darren
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I highly recommend anyone who plays online games to head straight on over to eCribbage.com and sign up for a free account! I am signed on almost every evening for hours playing all sorts of variations of cribbage: Traditional Cribbage, Manual Count Cribbage, Kings Cribbage, Cribbage with Jokers, Back up 10 Cribbage, Team Cribbage, Cribbage with Muggins, and Lowball Cribbage.

Kings Cribbage is one of my favorites: Imagine if Cribbage and Scrabble had a baby, and that’s sort of what Kings Cribbage is like.  :)   You have to really try it to see how much fun it is.

The entire community has been very friendly in my experience, and the graphics and sound effects are a lot of fun as well!

Go check out eCribbage.com and come back here and post your comments on what you think about it!

Oh, and if you’re on Facebook, you can join the site’s Facebook Group to interact with all the other players. It’s a lot of fun.

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