It's been a long time since I've signed on to Gamespot. That hasn't been due to a lack of interest, but rathera lack of time. Back in early June, our bottom two floors flooded, requiring the almost complete remodel of much of our house. We've just finished up with all of the remodel a week or so ago. The same day that we had the flood, we learned that we're going to be having a baby (we've since learned that it is going to be a son). These two factors as well as life in general have kept me busy for quite a while. I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. It'll be good to get a breather before my boy is born

I'm back finally, with about a week and a half before my next trip. It's good being this busy, and I'm thankful for the good work, but it'll be nice to unwind some.

I got RC1 of Windows 7. I have to say that I'm quite impressed in its performance over Vista. With fresh installs, Windows 7 is performing about 30% faster than Vista was, putting it pretty much on par with XP in terms of speed. I'm going to keep doing some more testing, but I think I may actually pick this one up when it is released. It's great that Microsoft was generous and made this RC valid until June 2010. I've even got good drivers for all my devices!

On a sadder note, I've discovered Twitter. Let the endless microblogging commence!

I'm back out on the road again, and once more will not be on here much, if at all, for the next couple of weeks. I should be back sometime after the first week of May. Hope all is well with everyone