Then, there’s me.

While I do not know what impacts I make first hand, I take comfort knowing that at some point, someone, somewhere, or something, has been affected by the things that I do. Whether that be with my work, or with the words I speak, or with the people I have relationships with. I know that something has happened because of me. Good or bad. Even if just once.

I may never see the impact that I make. I’m sure most people don’t see the impact that they make. But when you look at the world around you, and clearly see that other people make waves, you can’t help but think that you somehow make waves yourself. Its inevitable. Its part of life. To be human is to both make and be affected by waves. It’s part of having emotions, its part of feeling.

We may not always like the things that others do. We may not always see the things that others do. But its that kind of stuff that keeps life interesting, and keeps us all alive. So thank you, for being human. I only hope that I can affect you someday.

I’ll embed a playlist of one of the more recent games I started playing below, but following it will bring you to all my videos, and I add more all the time. So if you’re bored, check it out. Maybe even subscribe?

Mass Effect 3 - Already pre-ordered this one. I can’t wait to see how this last game plays out. The demo was awesome and multiplayer was enjoyable.
Journey - Looks and sounds absolutely amazing.
Dear Esther - An interactive experience that shouldn’t be missed.
Rhythm Heaven Fever - It’s Rhythm Heaven. Enough said.
KoA: Reckoning - Like Skyrim, just not as serious.
The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan - Another expansion. I hope that this one is better than the last one. Still my favorite MMO though.
Guild Wars 2 - Maybe this one will become my new favorite MMO? Certainly looks that way.
Tomb Raider - Time to start over, again. Oh Lara how I miss you.
Resident Evil 6 - As a diehard RE fan, of course I have to play this one too.
The Last Story - One of the last JRPGs on the Wii, this one looks to be good.
Xenoblade Chronicles - The JRPG of this generation finally comes to the US in April. I’ve played a lot of it already, but I’m looking forward to getting my hands on a real copy.
BioShock Infinite - Can’t wait to see how this one plays out.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare - I’m a huge fan of the original game, and this looks like pure fun.

There are probably some small releases that I’m missing, and others that I’m not sure about (The Last Guardian, for instance), but certainly it’ll be another fun-filled year for gaming.

Introducing, my new phone, the Nokia Lumia 800.

Man that is one beautiful phone. Beautiful polycarbonate uni-body. 8 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens. Perfect ClearBlack AMOLED screen. Running the wonderful Windows Phone 7.5. This is my first phone from Nokia ever since I left them for the world of smartphones so many years ago. It’s nice to know they’ve still got game and can make a great phone.

Being a developer for Windows Phone means lots of things, and once in a while you get graced with awesome gifts like this device. Big thanks go to Nokia and Microsoft for it. It was much more than I was expecting, and just a wonderful treat. I’ll put this device to good use, learning more and developing more apps for the platform.

Another phone to add to my family of Windows Phones. I can’t say that it beats my HTC Titan, but it’s pretty close. They both have some really impressive qualities and specs, and I wish I could take the best parts of both phones and smash them together.

So the site may disappear for a day or two as I transfer over to Hover. I’ve been hearing nothing but good things about Hover, so I hope to find out how awesome they are.

Happy Holidays to everyone. I’ll see you all on the flip side.

So true. Sometimes, even I don’t believe it myself though.

The world would be a more unique, and more open place if everyone believed this.

Slightly off-topic, Twitter rolled out #newtwitter to everyone today. The new site brings some much needed changes to the Twitter experience as a whole. 140 characters used to be just that, but new Twitter shows you the power of that little block of text. It means so much more than it ever did before, and makes Twitter an even more powerful tool for staying in the know and keeping in touch. Of course, change breeds resistance, and there are lots of complaints about the new Twitter experience. So to all you people who don’t want to embrace change, give yourself and the new things in your life some time, you’ll learn just how much more useful Twitter is. For the rest of you people who are just too ignorant to understand, feel free to leave Twitter, we’ll be happier without you. =]

I’m sure the Twitter development team is sitting in their office right now, waiting for you to retweet your dislike of the #newtwitter. Yep, they’ll totally see the light and revert back to old Twitter because you unfollowed the official Twitter account. Yeah right. What a bunch of idiots.

Change is inevitable. Just get over it, move on, and embrace it. You’ll be happier in the long run.

prjkthack for Mobile is a totally customized version of the prjkthack website designed for modern mobile browsers. It has been optimized to work with touch friendly devices such as the iPhone and Windows Phone 7 devices, with larger text and a more finger friendly design.

While the mobile site shares the same content as the full desktop experience, I had to make some choices and exclude things didn’t make sense in a mobile environment. For example, the “Work” section is just a general summary of my work and does not go as in-depth as the full website does. It just was not feasible enough to cram all that info onto a tiny screen. Other things you may notice are re-sized or missing photos due to bandwidth constraints and limited screen real estate. I made an effort to focus the site on the blog, with nearly full functionality and by bringing it front and center (the blog is the first page you’ll see upon visiting the site).

With that being said, I do realize that there are a vast amount of devices available in all shapes and sizes, and the mobile site was designed to accommodate different devices. Higher resolution screens may see more images or additional UI elements, and as time goes on, I will continue to research and tweak the experience so that everyone can get optimal results. The mobile site was meant to accompany, not replace, the desktop and mobile application experiences. You will always get the best view right from your desktop computer, and that probably won’t change for the foreseeable future.

Check out the mobile website by visit mobile.prjkthack.com, or on compatible devices, simply going to www.prjkthack.com will automatically direct you to the version of the site most appropriate for your device.

If I read, normally its a technical manual or handbook to something technology related. Rarely do I read anything else, but Brent gave me the Twitter book to read, and then he bought me a book that I’ve wanted to read for so long, The Internet is a Playground. Both are really enjoyable reads, as they pull content from real people. The best kind of drama is the real kind, and that’s where I find the most entertaining stuff to read.

If you haven’t read David Thorne’s stuff online, you just have to. It is hands down some of the funniest stuff I have ever read anywhere.

Anyway, that’s all I wanted to say. Back to reading.

“This world’s waited long enough, I’ll be home at last.”

Welcome friends and visitors. It’s been a long time. How are you? I’m good. Notice anything different? Things have been changing here, as you have probably guessed. I invite you to take a look around and take in that fresh new website smell.

Introducing version two of “prjkthack”. Quite a bit has happened here. So let me share some background info on what’s what.

First, let me start off by saying that the Internet has changed greatly in the past year or so (you could even say the past few months). Advancements in CSS and HTML, brand new browser technology, updated versions of my favorite development tools, and tons of brand new services on the Internet. Because of these changes, I was able to focus more on my own personal work and content, and leverage the rich capabilities of the Internet to its fullest. Sometimes, you’ll find that the best way to experience original content is where it was originally published, so I’ve left most of the outside content in their own environments. I’ve also taken the time to dive into other areas of interest like mobile development and photography.

prjkthack has been redesigned from the ground up to serve information about me that you can’t find anywhere else, namely my own work and accomplishments, and of course, my personal blog. You will still find small snippets of information from outside services (such as Flickr and Twitter), but I realize that to really enjoy that stuff, you need to actually visit those sites. Twitter is best experienced at Twitter.com. Flickr photos are best viewed at the Flickr website. prjkthack is for the stuff you just can’t get elsewhere.

Everything here has been changed or cleaned up. I’ve learned a lot in the past few months and applied those things to the site. Let’s take a look at some of the changes:

- A clearer and more intuitive design. Some big changes, and some small changes, but they all add up to a more cohesive site layout and design.
- The navigation along the top is now fixed to the top at all times, so you are never too far away from other parts of the site.
- With modern browsers, you’ll find bits of CSS 3 and HTML 5 here and there, and I’m always looking for new ways to make the site better, so things will constantly be changing.
- For those of you using a Windows PC with Internet Explorer 9, you’ll be able to pin the site to your taskbar for enhanced functionality.
- Some parts of the site have been optimized for large touch screen based devices (such as tablets).
- The RSS feed now includes more content in a more readable format.
- If you have yourself an awesome Windows Phone 7 device, you can also keep in touch with prjkthack with the free app available on the Marketplace.
- The “Blog” is a bit more fleshed out. Entries are now categorized and can be filtered by category if you prefer. A better comment display layout. More of my ‘personal’ stuff is visible on the blog sidebar, rather than being featured on the homepage.
- The brand new “Work” section displays my personal portfolio of work, projects, and accomplishments. It will be updated as new work is started.
- Much more work on the platform and back-end stuff.

There are a lot of changes here, and there is more to come. I always say web design and development is never ‘complete’. There is always something to fix, something to learn, and something to add. Over the next couple of weeks i’ll be doing some bug fixing and general cleanup, and then move on to adding new functionality and optimization

It has been quite a ride, and I appreciate each and every visitor to the site. As a side note, I will be blogging more often, and this will include stuff like the work I am doing or interesting things I have found. Stay tuned because the best has yet to come!