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GameTap has released a prototype of a new in-browser gaming feature for 11 games. The in-browser playing is pretty sweet! I can see using it when I'm on the go and want some quick gaming action.

I apologize for not blogging during the month of April, I was down in Guatemala with my family picking up my nephew Brandon!

He's really adorable and loves attention, kind of like me! :)


While we were down there we visited the beautiful city of Antigua again.

We also visited Lake Atitlan, which is a tremendously gorgeous lake.

We also ate at the Guatemalan version of KFC.

I've put up some more pictures in a gallery from our trip and will be updating it with more pictures later.

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I bought the last MacHeist Bundle back in January and continue to use the Apps everyday. Now MacHeist has raised the bargain again and turned it into both an online and Retail bundle. So you can buy it online or pick it up in stores.

The bundle includes:

• iClip
• CoverSutra
• Awaken
• Cha-Ching
• Xslimmer
• WriteRoom
• DEVONthink Personal
• Wallet
• Overflow
• 3 great Pangea games: Enigmo, Nanosaur 2, and Bugdom 2
• Total: Over $250
• Yours for only $49

Online sales are for a limited time only and retail sales are only available while supplies last! This looks like a good deal if you haven't bought these apps or missed previous MacHeist Bundles.

I was searching YouTube and I found some extremely hilarious Muppet Bloopers.

One of the biggest surprises this April Fool's day was GameTap's release of Captain McGrandpa - Memory of the Forgotten. You download the game and when you go to play it, a launcher appears. You click on Play Game and your redirected to a thread on the GameTap forums where TheRedEye is the Game Master and the community responds with direct commands like a Text Adventure.

At first glance this seems strange, but once I started playing it---I was hooked! The game started an old man named Captain Grandpa who needs to figure out what he's supposed to be doing that day. The game ended at 6pm when we found out he was scheduled to be on a game show.

You had to follow it to fully appreciate it, but it wins my vote for Best April Fools Joke, even more than the World of Warcraft April Fools jokes. I hope to see more like this from GameTap.

We just got the news that next week we get to pick up my nephew Brandon! This is exciting news and I'm glad that finally the wait is over. I'll be gone for two weeks while we are picking him up and enjoying the culture of Guatemala.

It seems like not too long ago The Sims 2 came out. I loved the series back in The Sims 1, but The Sims 2 never really felt the same.

My Dad is now out of the hospital and everything's OK with him. Thank you Lord, and thanks to all of you who prayed for him and for our family.

On Saturday we took my Dad to the hospital and he's still there. We still don't know for sure what's going on, but at least he's in the care of the hospital.

He's in need of prayer, I'm trying to cope with this and I'm missing him. It's hard to focus on a lot of things when my Dad is not doing well.

Please Lord, be with my Dad!