I got myself a new wireless ethernet bridge from Linksys (via Amazon using my Paypal-linked Mastercard - Ah, the wonders of technology) and hooked it to the XBox. Now I can watch video files over the network using XBMC without having to turn on the basement lights (thus powering the network hub that lies dormant in the basement). Now if I could just remember where I put those episodes of Keen Eddie...

I played a little DOA3 last night. It was good enough. Playing with the regular controller takes a little getting used to. Speaking of which:

Ok, they make wireless controllers. That's fine. But why don't they make wireless remote dongles? Imagine this... You plug your favorite controller into a doodad that is battery-powered. The doodad transmits the signals from your favorite controller to the receiver that is plugged into the console. That way, your favorite controller could be a fighting stick or a wacky air-cooled vibratron of doom. Is this too much to ask?

While I'm at it, can it be bluetooth, too? That way, there is enough bandwidth in the airwaves for the XBox Live headset to have a chance of working. I only want to sit as far away as I can see the TV; it's not like I want to play from across a soccer field. At least start producing wireless headsets that work with Live and my wireless controller.

I need a new/pretty dashboard. I grow weary of EvoX's spinning graphic and dull menu. I've seen one that I liked the skins for but I can't remember the name. I'll have to hunt that down again. Mht? Mpt? Something like that. And I should really flash the ejectfix BIOS. Yeah.

If I get the kitchen computer running again, I think I'll invest in another one of these bridge gadgets so that I can leave the basement hub off permanently. I'll probably need a range extender if I want to hit the bedroom with WiFi, though.

This is actually the second one of these things that I've used. The original one I got, a cheap D-Link, burnt out somehow and no longer responds even when you're connected directly to it with an ethernet cable. So much for that.