So today is my 22nd birthday. I've just come back from camping at the beach for six days, which was a lot of fun (swimming in the surf everyday!). Today has just been about relaxing with family in my hometown before I head back up to Brisbane tomorrow night. My birthday presents this year include: a new digital camera, some money, some Battlestar Galactica seasons (I've been meaning to watch the show for a long time), and a few various nicknacks.
It really doesn't feel like another year already. It seems like yesterday I was going out to dinner to celebrate my 21st birthday. Along with being another year older it also means I've been here another year at GBAtemp. It's been a good year but also one where I've withdrawn quite a bit from the site. In my personal life I've been very busy working and trying to get my journalism career started. I have some casual work lined up at the start of next month at ABC News Online. In my opinion, the best online news site in the country. I've already had a day of work at the ABC where my mentor has shown me the ropes, the do's and the dont's. There's something very statisfy about writing news stories and sending them out into the world. Through all my work here at GBAtemp I came to realise that online news was the field I really wanted to get into. I've worked at newspapers before and that's great too, but with declining circulation numbers everything is going online so it makes sense to give myself the best head start possible.
If I had to make a New Year's resolution it would have to be making myself write more. This last year I've mainly been reading and observing rather than exercising my writing skills, which is a bit of a no-no if I want to get a job as a writer. This blog post is just a start to get myself going again.
As far as GBAtemp news is concerned I have just recieved the WODE modchip/jukebox from OzModChips for review. It's a really interesting piece of technology as it emulates the Wii's optical disc drive and allows you to run games from USB without the need to tinker with the Wii's firmware. Meaning you can keep your Wii completely updated and not have to fiddle around with IOS files and still be able to run games via USB. The WODE is solderless modchip you install in your Wii then connect to the white stand it comes with. The stand has an LCD screen on the front that you use to select which game you want to run from the included USB port. It is fully upgradable with some interesting future features like game ripping and streaming games wireless over your home network. I've recieved the WODE but haven't had the chance to install it yet, I will do so when I go back home tomorrow and then get the review underway. But from impressions of the housing it feels very well made and looks great. At the moment USB Loader GX is my backup loader of choice so I will be making comparisons and seeing what the strengths and weaknesses of each solution are. Keep an eye out for the review!
Hopefully this year I'll be participating a bit more in the goings on around GBAtemp. I wish you all a happy 2010 and hope you have a great year!
P.S. Yes the Tempmas results are coming. I can't say much, but there were delays for good reasons. I hope you all can hang on a little longer, the prizes have not disappeared and will make their way out to the winners eventually
It really doesn't feel like another year already. It seems like yesterday I was going out to dinner to celebrate my 21st birthday. Along with being another year older it also means I've been here another year at GBAtemp. It's been a good year but also one where I've withdrawn quite a bit from the site. In my personal life I've been very busy working and trying to get my journalism career started. I have some casual work lined up at the start of next month at ABC News Online. In my opinion, the best online news site in the country. I've already had a day of work at the ABC where my mentor has shown me the ropes, the do's and the dont's. There's something very statisfy about writing news stories and sending them out into the world. Through all my work here at GBAtemp I came to realise that online news was the field I really wanted to get into. I've worked at newspapers before and that's great too, but with declining circulation numbers everything is going online so it makes sense to give myself the best head start possible.
If I had to make a New Year's resolution it would have to be making myself write more. This last year I've mainly been reading and observing rather than exercising my writing skills, which is a bit of a no-no if I want to get a job as a writer. This blog post is just a start to get myself going again.
As far as GBAtemp news is concerned I have just recieved the WODE modchip/jukebox from OzModChips for review. It's a really interesting piece of technology as it emulates the Wii's optical disc drive and allows you to run games from USB without the need to tinker with the Wii's firmware. Meaning you can keep your Wii completely updated and not have to fiddle around with IOS files and still be able to run games via USB. The WODE is solderless modchip you install in your Wii then connect to the white stand it comes with. The stand has an LCD screen on the front that you use to select which game you want to run from the included USB port. It is fully upgradable with some interesting future features like game ripping and streaming games wireless over your home network. I've recieved the WODE but haven't had the chance to install it yet, I will do so when I go back home tomorrow and then get the review underway. But from impressions of the housing it feels very well made and looks great. At the moment USB Loader GX is my backup loader of choice so I will be making comparisons and seeing what the strengths and weaknesses of each solution are. Keep an eye out for the review!
Hopefully this year I'll be participating a bit more in the goings on around GBAtemp. I wish you all a happy 2010 and hope you have a great year!
P.S. Yes the Tempmas results are coming. I can't say much, but there were delays for good reasons. I hope you all can hang on a little longer, the prizes have not disappeared and will make their way out to the winners eventually
