Archive for month: August, 2008

Catchup - Jerilderie 2008

11 August, 2008 (22:18) | Gliding Events | By: becsta

The Jerilderie 2008 LSF Tournament was held back in June, and I went down there with an expectation of flying well, and with a new glider to boot. I also went down to Jerilderie with some trepidation, given the disaster that occurred last year with my near-new Icon TD.
I drove down to Jerilderie from [...]

The State of Gaming - Platform Games

11 August, 2008 (14:16) | Rant | By: becsta

For the past few days, I’ve been giving BF:BC a rest (I’m near the end on hard difficulty, and having some frustratingly dizzy moments with it…), and playing the XBox360 Lego Indiana Jones Trilogy.
I’m currently stuck on the bridge in the Temple of Doom where Indy and the gang are confronted by the band of [...]

Wordpress from an iPod

5 August, 2008 (19:04) | General News | By: becsta

I’m sitting at home watching the tv, wondering whether the iPod app works, and this post is the proof :)
It’s a pretty easy app to use for simple posts, but looks a touch too impractical for more complex articles. That said, it adds another fun way to add content to the site!
So if you have [...]

The State of Gaming - First Person Shoot-em-Ups

5 August, 2008 (17:16) | Rant | By: becsta

I hate Microsoft with a passion, yet I bought an XBox360 in late 2006, because I found that the gaming experience was quite enjoyable. In the end, it’s been an experience that’s cost me dearly - I’d bought three copies of Call of Duty 4 for various reasons, broke four or so controllers, spent [...]

Photographing the Australian Ice Hockey League

4 August, 2008 (23:07) | General News | By: becsta

In 2006, I managed to become an official AIHL photographer, taking lots of photos during many of the games in Sydney, for the Sydney Bears, and the Western Sydney Ice Dogs. The games were exciting, especially since I was often camped out between the teams playing, right on the boards, which gave me unprecedented [...]

Becsta.COM gets another upgrade!

4 August, 2008 (21:19) | Site Information | By: becsta

Yes!
Finally, I decided to “upgrade” this site once more, as it’s needed an upgrade - as you’ll see below :)
I upgraded my website in 2006 to run the Wordpress CMS system. At the time, I selected a theme which was based on the typical magazine styles - a big flashy headline, followed by a [...]