i have been a gamer since i got my atari 2600 when i was a kid (about 8 years old) and now i am 40 and still gaming. i know a few other guys who are my age and still gaming. it always amazes me when i get a new game like halo 3 odst because the games are always getting better. doom 3 is another favorite of mine. now that i am older and living on my own, i have lots of time for games. i enjoy them now just as much as i ever did. we have come a long way from asteroids for the atari to halo 3. just think about what games are going to be like 20 or 30 years from now. i don't think i will be gaming that long but it is something to think about. i doubt i will even buy an xbox 720. i hope my xbox 360 still works for a long, long time because i have a large collection of games for it which i like very much. my gaming pc has been working good. and i like some pc games like doom 3, red alert 3, mvp baseball 2004, pga tour 2006, and a few others. pc gaming is alive and well. one of my friends reminded me that blizzard is making some great new games, like starcraft 2, diablo 3, and warcraft 4 for the pc. the pc has some really great rts games. i can't play rts games on my 360. i need a mouse and keyboard. and the graphics are better on the pc anyway. that's it for now! see ya later!

this is a fun time of year... i went to a party on friday night and got invited to a party on halloween night. i really don't know what costume to wear. i am not very good at that sort of thing. but i do like to party! so i know a few girls who are going to be partying. i hope i can go. that would be awesome.

ok i have been using computers for a long, long time and i do more that just browse internet sites with my computer. it's pretty simple really, i have documents, pictures, video and music. and games. there are a few really useful computer programs i thought i would list them for you. most of these are free. you can download them almost anywhere. download.com for example... ok here we go.

AVG Free edition - this is a very good and free anti-virus program with online updates. just as good as norton or mcafee if you ask me.

SpyBot Search and destroy - this program scans for adware on your computer. i also recommend deleting your temporary internet files at least onse a week. if you have a big problem, re-install windows.

3dmark06 - a very good benchmarking program.

Adobe Reader - a must have, especially for pdf files.

DivX Player and Converter - useful for DixX movies. comes with a codec for windows media player.

Google Earth - a fun little mapping program that shows a 3d view of the earth.

OpenOffice - a free set of programs designed to work like Microsoft Office.

ImgBurn - this utility will write image files to a disc.

Picasa - very useful for organizing your pictures

snagit - screen capture software.

gimp - a free version of photoshop

xfire - great for instant messaging with your gamer buddies

fraps - shows you fps, and records movies

dosbox - useful for running old dos programs

i don't use nero or easy media creator anymore. don't really need them with windows vista.

that's it. post some of your favorites too!