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I have been quite busy and have not had the PSP out for several months. I bought the Final Fantasy Tactics game last week and just this evening got out the PSP to see what the game is like. I’m not sure if I like it yet … I don’t dislike it … it is still way too early to tell since I only barely began the game.

BUT … when I tried to turn the game on, it had no charge (I expected that) … but what I didn’t know or expect was that it would make me reset the date and time on it. I guess I was expecting it to keep that info even if the battery was completely uncharged.

I plugged it in and charged it while playing the game and everything still works just fine and it charged fine – it is now sitting there with a full charge waiting for me to play again .. perhaps tomorrow .. perhaps not … depends on how tired I am tomorrow nite and how much I need to get done of other things. Now, it is time to walk the dog and get some rest so gaming is over for today.

March 9, 2008 Update

I love the Final Fantasy games and this one has an interesting storyline but the menu and grid battle system is not one of my favorite … I would prefer not to be involved in the mechanics of getting from one place to another – that gets really tedious really quickly. Another problem I am finding is that I have trouble telling exactly where they can move to because no matter which way I turn the camera .. the angle can be wrong so it then becomes a guessing game. And perhaps it is just me but even when I can see the square, it is difficult to tell if you are next to the monster or not. I think it is a matter of the viewing angle being off in the game … it is not a major deal-breaker but it is quite annoying.

Posted under Games / Gaming

The joys of puppies and electrical cords. My daughter rescued a couple puppies and not only is she working on trying to find them a home, potty train but also to continue working as a Realtor. She has a Dell laptop – no desktop … and one of the puppies bit the cord yesterday. She called me to ask if she could buy replacement cords (yes – I told her a couple places to try – Best Buy locally had the best price) her husband was out of town fishing in a fishing tournament with his Dad. She didn’t have time to go get a new cord – she had houses to show so I was at her house puppy and grandson watching while she worked and she tried plugging her old one in a few hours later and it started working again so unless it quits working, she won’t have to buy a new one – that will save her a hundred bucks in her Texas puppy escapades.

She is busy puppy proofing her home today to safeguard the puppies (plugged in electrical cords are EXTREMELY dangerous to pets – young puppies and kittens in particular!) and her electrical cords. Replacement plug in cords are a marvel of technology – I remember when you needed an electrician that knew how to replace a cord if you were unwilling to discard an appliance due to puppy cord chewing.

Posted under Computers / Electronics