Szechuan steak stir fry
Szechuan steak stir fry
a screenshot of the Blogfolio theme for WordPress

The Blogfolio theme for WordPress has finally reached a level of refinement and elegance suitable for powering Planetjon. Goodbye 3rd party themes, hello my own.

New site theme, Blogfolio
Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken

Another of my kitchen creations as I teach myself how to cook. I didn’t have peppers or broccoli so I had to improvise with peas. I also made a jello mousse but that was consumed with gusto before I remembered my camera.… Read the rest

Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken
Deadpool, game of the summer?
Smother that waffle with chocobutter and drizzle with maple syrop to form the mother of all desserts.

Bake a Belgian Waffle dessert and satisfy that sweet tooth.

DIY: Bake a Belgian Waffle
A fully assembled epic eggwich in its flavourful glory

Cook yourself a mouth-watering Epic Eggwich in 6 easy steps.

DIY: Cook an Epic Eggwich
An ode to software
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So, if you’re interested in developing with PHP, you should really check out the Yii Framework. And if you like what you see, I strongly recommend Larry Ullman’s Yii Book. While still in the making, you can buy it now and receive the updates as Larry writes and revises the chapters.… Read the rest

A reason why Larry Ullman is awesome
Play Super Hexagon

Super Hexagon is the kind of game you’re going to pass off to your friends and say, ‘You’ve gotta check this out.’ It’s dangerously addictive. — IGN 9/10
Super Hexagon is riveting and frustrating. You need to try it. Put yourself in a state of meditation and focus on the now.… Read the rest

Super Hexagon is what the real men are playing these days
thermaltake armor jr.

If you’re looking to build a decent gaming box without breaking the piggy bank, Kotaku has put together a decent rig to get you your fix.
http://kotaku.com/5983493/how-to-build-a-great-gaming-pc-for-under-700… Read the rest

Kotaku: How To Build A Great Gaming PC For Under $700
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3Dmark 2013 is now out – download it and make your gaming rigs cry.
I ran the benchmark on my rig at stock settings and you can see below my scores and rig specs.
My current rig
CPU: Intel Core i7-930 Processor @ 2.8GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6870 @ core 900MHz, mem 1050MHz
RAM: 6x 1GB DDR3 @ 533MHz
HD: 255GB Plextor PX-256M5S SSD
OS: Win7 64bit
Score: 99314
Graphics Score:184875
Physics Score: 37909
Score: 13889
Graphics Score: 26924
Physics Score: 5155
Score: 3025
Graphics Score: 3237
Physics Score: 7271
Combined Score: 1279
My impression
The eye candy was sexy but I can’t say that I was overly impressed with the tests themselves.… Read the rest

Get excited, 3DMark 2013 is here
Thorsten Heins unveils the BB10

The world watched with excitement today as Thorsten Heins, CEO of Rim, unveiled the much anticipated BlackBerry 10. A significant event, so significant that RIM has re-branded itself as BlackBerry to better focus on the branding and product. One brand, one promise.… Read the rest

BlackBerry 10 officially launches – Z10 and Q10 smartphones unveiled