Archive | May, 2006

gaming consoles size comparison

AeroPause has released a comparison between the different console dimensions, including the next-gen contenders like the Xbox 360 and PS3 in contrast with the “old” PS2 Slim or GameCube. Lot’s of images and perspectives are available at

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Dashboard update for Xbox 360

Microsoft released a spring update to the xbox 360 dashboard. The update includes a bunch of new things which gamers were asking for some time now, like background downloading which enables you to download stuff from marketplace and listen to music or watch videos at the same time, improved media playback, and other general interface [...]

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2006 International Spring Workshop

Last weekend I participated in the 2006 International Spring Workshop on Chi Kung, Jisei Budô, Tai Chi Chuan and Energy Dance, organized by the “Escola Tradicional de Karatedo” (Karatedo Traditional School). It was teached by Sensei Tokitsu, a person I came to admire by his history, philosophy and martial arts skills. You can browse his [...]

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3 concerts not to miss in Portugal this summer

This summer promisses to be one of the best in term of concerts. Besides the usual festivals (Super Bock SuperRock, Sudoeste e Paredes de Coura) which will bring names like The Editors, Franz Ferdinand, Deus, Morrissey and many others, there’s also three concerts which i’m looking forward to see in July. 3) Gotan Project A [...]

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no more xbox live points

Amazon.co.uk has stopped shipping Xbox Live Points to outside the Uk, which is a bit troublesome for me because Xbox Live isn’t working in Portugal (yeah, how lame of them) and the unnoficial way to get an xbox live account is to create one with an adress from a Live enabled country. In my case [...]

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