Hijinks Inc.

Category: Fred Smith

  • Hijinks Reviews: MPG

    Pros: Practical application with an easy to use interface.

    Cons: Lacking in the features department right now. We’re looking forward to 1.1.

    Developer: Catamount Software (www.catamount.com)

    Version Reviewed: 1.0.3

    Platform: iPhone and iPod Touch

    If you have a drivers license, you’re probably painfully aware of the price you pay every time you fill up your tank. Catamount Software can’t solve the world’s energy crisis, but they at least offer a way to keep track of it all. MPG is an app that allows you to keep track of your fuel and service expense for multiple vehicles. True to its name it keeps track of your miles per gallon and updates the number every time you fill up. More after the jump. (more…)

  • Show Notes for Episode 1

    I slacked off on posting the actual podcast until Aaron got fed up and stole my thunder. Anyhow, here’s the show notes that we stared at while we were talking about Hello Kitty and GTA IV. Be amazed at the amount of crap we can come up with with little to no material.

    Show Notes – 4/27/08 Hijinks Ep. 1

    Introductions
    Aaron – Apple Rumors and scuttlebutt.
    Dave – Entertainment: Sports, Movies.
    Fred – Video Games, Reviews

    Hijinks Inc Podcast: Why?
    Make you feel better about yourself. Because compared to us, you’re
    life is amazing.

    Hijinks Report (where we talk about stuff on the website)

    Fred: Crisis Core
    Aaron: Hijinks Repo
    Dave: Goal Line Blitz

    News
    Hello Kitty Laptops
    GTA IV

    Apple News
    3G iPhone Rumors
    iMac Revisions coming out Tuesday

  • Hijinks Inc. Podcast Debut.

    Fred was supposed to post this, but he flaked. Oh well, I’ll let him redeem himself by posting the show notes.

    I present to you with very little fanfare, the debut episode of the Hijinks Inc. Podcast! You can listen below, or subscribe via iTunes. To subscribe in iTunes, click the Advanced menu, then select Subscribe to Podcast and enter http://hijinksinc.com/podcasts/pod.xml.

    Feedback is welcome and appreciated!

    http://hijinksinc.com/podcasts/ep1_2008.mp3

  • What I’m Playing: eBay Edition.

    After selling eleven of my games on eBay this week I spent some quality time with an old standby: namely Crisis Core. Zack and company have taken up the bulk of my time, along with some browser based goodness in the form of Travian.
    Nintendo DS

    Super Mario 64 DS. I’m up to 12 stars, and I beat Bowser for the first time. And now I can play Mario without trying to find his hat on some goomba. I’m still enjoying the game, granted my playtime has been severely limited.

    PSP

    Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Once I beat God of War: Chains of Olympus I jumped right back into Crisis Core and I’ve been sucked into it ever since. I’ve been powering through every mission I can possibly beat. It’s gotten to the point where the enemies are so far above me if they hit me once I die. I like it, its more exciting this way.

    WoW Logo

    World of Warcraft. Nil playtime this week. The WoW subscription is hovering on the edge of cancelation.

  • Travian

    So I was talking to an buddy on Facebook’s new chat client the other day. We were reminiscing about our days being single and playing World of Warcraft way to much, and he told me about his current MMO habit. A browser based MMO/RTS set at the height of the Roman empire called Travian.

    Travian boasts over eighty-nine thousand active members over their 6 different servers, which an average of fifteen hundred online per server at any given time. Gameplay revolves around collect four different resources (Wood, clay, iron, and wheat) to build and upgrade you village and surrounding land. To say that the gameplay is slow would be an understatement, but for those who like to micromanage and don’t mind leaving another tab open while they work, Travian is a great way to waste time that could be spent working.

    Check it out at www.travian.us.