…Dead Last

Written by Robert Tuesday, 1 December 2009 02:450 Comments

We all knew the Carolina Hurricanes were doing bad this year.  How many knew how bad?  As of this writing, the Carolina Hurrucanes are dead last.  Not just last in the southease division. Not just last in the eastern conference. They are dead last in the entire National Hockey League.  Their standings right now are 5 wins, 17 regular losses, and 5 overtime lossess.  Including the overtime losses, they’ve lost over 4 times and many games as they’ve won.  One good point is that at least all 5 of the wins were at home.  They’re 5/7/2 at home.

I went to their game tonight against the Washington Capitals, which are currently #2 in the league.  I went hoping for a win of course, but expecting a loss.  They could have lost a lot worse than they did.  Both teams were playing horrible.  I’ve missed more hockey than I’ve watched, but tonight was a lesson in how not to play.

The Canes started out with a 1 point lead about 5 minutes into the game.  It didn’t take long for Washington to answer back.  Washing then got 2 more points in the 2nd period, giving them a 3-2 lead.  It took a 6-on-4 in the last two minutes of the game with the Canes goalie pulled and the Caps down by 1 player due to a penalty, to get one more point.  It wasn’t enough.

It almost makes a Canes fan want to jump ship and be a Bruins fan, but you’ve got to pull for the home team (most of the time).  We shall see what happens when Cam Ward gets back on the ice after being out due to injury.  Today was the official end of a weaker than usual hurricane season.  Maybe this will hold true for our home hockey team as well.

Ever feel like getting out of the house for a bit?

Written by Robert Friday, 30 October 2009 02:580 Comments

My intention today was to head up the street, fill up the tank, and maybe get a sandwich.  What I ended up doing is taking a 40+ minute roadtrip spanning two counties.

It was to be a short ride up the road to get myself a burger and Rebecca a sundae, then go a little further and fill up the tank before the weekend.

Logitech G330

Written by Robert Friday, 16 October 2009 02:540 Comments

Not long ago, I ordered myself one of these to replace my aging (but still usable) Plantronics Audio.90 headset. It promised to definitely be the next step in PC headsets. I saw soon enough how much truth there is to the idea. Judging by what I’d seen and read before I ordered, I thought we may have a winner.

Logitech G330 Headset

Finding a headset that suits my needs is a royal pain in the arse. To start with, I use dual sound. Most of the time, I use a headset for chatting only via Yahoo/Xfire/Ventrilo/etc. I keep my Logitech 5.1 speakers setup for all of my main sound. With that in mind, the headset I use cannot completely seal to the ears or surround them. That would cause me to have to turn the main speakers further up, which not only would annoy the wife, but could annoy the neighbors. Second, the headset, if USB, must use an external adapter such as the one that comes with this headset. I’ve tried pure USB headsets before that have digital volume control, but since my main speakers are always set to be the default ones in Windows Vista, the volume control on the headset controls the main speakers instead of the headset. That just doesn’t fly well. With a USB adapter, and a headset with it’s own manual volume, the problem is solved, or I could just not use the USB adapter and use my onboard sound instead since my main sound is my Asus Xonar DX.