I'm back!!!!!!!

Can you forgive me for all those days about those days without any posts? I mean, I obviously can't post something daily, but a month, at least for me is a little sad. So, to hopefully regain your trust, and to assure that am still writing, I'm changing the name of my blog. Same URL, www.joshuasiebers.blogspot.com, but the title is no longer going to be Josh Siebers , it's is going to be called The Hawk's Nest. The official change will happen Today, which is February 3rd. So, if you find this post after the weird change occurred, than hopefully you'll understand. 

Now, if I ended it here, this would be a really short and boring update. Maybe you'd like to know why it is/will be called The Hawk's Nest. If you know, which would make a lot of sense if you don't, that my username for most of the video games that I play is HawkeyeJosh. With a few exceptions. I figured that the more games a begin to play, the more people know me as HawkeyeJosh. 

I decided to go full force and rename the blog The Hawk's Nest. I don't really have an excuse for the major absence. So, hopefully you can understand. So, with all of the updates out of the way, I want to say that the Super Bowl this year was horrible. The Broncos really lost it. Don't even get me started with the Bruno Mars Halftime show. I have seen a lot better. There is always next year though.

Happy Anniversary to Me (or, well, the blog)!

 I am so excited. These past 365 days have been amazing. I never would have expected to come this far. Wait, wait, let me back up.


HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, JOSH SIEBERS!

Today marks the 1 year anniversary or birthday of this blog. over the past year, 3,751 people or so have enjoyed my blog enough to comment, come back, or read more multiple posts. The very first post that I posted was today. It was the very beginning of this blog.

Hi, welcome to my blog. My name is Joshua Siebers but my friends just call me Josh. I have a YouTube channel. It isn't super popular and I never said it had to be. I only posted one video so far on my channel. It's just a Pixar short. but most of my subscribers subscribe because of the feed. I like, comment, add stuff to playlists and reply to comments all the time. Currently I've been watching a lot of Smosh and CaptainSparklez but if you don't like that I still watch music parodies and other comedic stuff. so please subscribe to me, you may not care what I post but if you like this blog, than it would mean a lot.

What will I be posting on this blog? Help me decide, I have a short list of a few mini reviews, some open discussions I want to cover but leave a comment on stuff you think I should do. Maybe I'll highlight some viral videos, give my opinion about them I.D.K, so help me brainstorm. Wow that was a long sentence **pant pant**

Some topics I like to blog about are movies, (the future for movies, good movies, etc.) anything comicy, and stuff like that. Don't think I am an inexperienced blogger, I've been blogging for a while, this blog is relatively new.

thanks for the support :)

Josh Siebers

I Hope that over the year, I have changed as a writer, hopefully for the better.

Some of my favorite comments from 2013 were mostly from anonymous people but they still are really inspirational.

I really hope that I can grow even more as a writer in the next year and that more people will come to enjoy my content, and that the people who already do, will continue to.

Thanks a whole bunch.

Smartphone Status: 2014 Smartphones and iPhone Air?

Christmas came and went. Hopefully you had a good Christmas or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa or anything else that I forgot. Is it just me, or did 2013 fly? Some years just feel faster than others. So, if 2013 is almost gone, then that obviously means 2014 on the horizon. What does this mean for smartphones? In 2013 we had the iPhone 5, 5s and 5c, the HTC One, and an unnecessary number of Samsung smartphones. Of coarse, there are hundreds more, these are just a few. There have been a bunch more tablets too. Some of the best selling were the iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina display, the Surface 2 and Surface 2 Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Mega. Right now, the main tablets that's getting all the love and attention is the iPad Air. Hmmm. I wonder where Apple got the idea for that? (Hint, hint, the MacBook Air). The tablet is really nice and is true to its name. Apple really likes their products that are "light as air". Nobody saw that coming.  I think it is fairly accurate to say that Apple will have another Air product within the near future. Maybe, an iPhone Air. I personally think this is the dumbest idea ever, but people seem to be talking about it a lot. I think Apple would be smart enough not to make an iPhone with that name. Then again, they did make 3 iPhone 5's so who knows.

The iPhone Air isn't the only rumored smartphone of 2014. There are at least a dozen. Another one of my favorites is the HTC Two. We know that there will be follow up smartphone from HTC, but no one knows what it will be called. The HTC 2 would be really stupid. It will probably  be called something with a bunch of random letters and numbers. Once again, everyone has been calling it the HTC Two. I'll give everyone who thinks that 10 bucks if it's called that. And considering how many people actually think that it will be called the HTC 2, I won't be able to give even half that many people 10 dollars. So, I can't make that promise. 

What We Want From iOS 8... And What we Don't Want

 iOS 7 wasn't the greatest success. I like it, but my opinion doesn't matter to Apple. They have plenty of other things to worry about. Like, for example, iPhone 6, or iPad mini 3, or the iWatch, (ahem, Apple, I'm talking to you) or maybe even the much anticipated iOS 8. Android 4.2 is on the horizon, Android needs to have something to compete with. So, I made a list of things that I want to see in iOS 8, if that's what they decide to call the new operating system.

•  Which leads me to my first point. iOS needs a new name. iOs 4, 5, 6, and now 7 are all numbers. They should get creative with they're names. Like the Mac operating systems. They were all named after cats. Mountain Lion, Panther, Jackal, etc. At least until OS X Mavericks came along and ruined it all. I can't blame them though, eventually they were going to run out of cats, unless they revert to 'OS Tabby' or "OS Hairless'. Apple would really get some crap for that. I don't really have any suggestions to call the future operating systems. As long as they don't do roman numerals or dogs. The last thing we need is in 20 years to have iOS XL. So, my first word of advice is to make the iOS names more interesting.
•  Secondly, I would like to see or in this case feel, a new way to access things. On an iOS 7 iPad I'm always opening the search bar when I want to check my notifications and vice versa. I find the accessing controls messed up. i don't know if iOS should switch to voice controls, or just make everything accessible through the command bar that is featured in iOS 7. My second word of advice regarding future iOS updates is to make the controls more user friendly.
•  Let's talk a little deeper. As an iOS 7 user, and knowing many other iOS users, it's sad to say that the future iOS's need to improve their stability. iOS 7 crashes all the time. It doesn't matter if it's an app, the actual phone. iOS 7 crashes. It's unacceptable. Especially for  an Apple product. That's kind of sad. I hate to be saying this but Apple needs to improve the stability with there software and operating systems. It's weird because iOS 6 never crashed. All of the sudden everything crashes.

 Is there anything else in iOS 7 that needs improving?

Motorola's Moto G Makes Makes an Early Release Here in the U.S.

 We've all seen the commercials for Motorola's new smartphone, the Moto G, maybe you are asking for it as a late Christmas present, considering it comes out in February... Or does it. Yep, that's right, Motorola is now able to pull forward the release date by about three months. How's that for an early Christmas present? The Moto G is the most anticipated smartphone right now, or at least out of the ones we have seen. Because of some crazy unexpected boost in production speed, Motorola will be releasing the new Moto G this Tuesday, December 3rd!

 This is smart of Motorola, This is going to be a very big Christmas gift for many people. This looks like a great smartphone. It will be running Android 4.3 by default, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with a 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU. It will be an 8 GB standard capacity, however, a 16 GB version will be available. the rear camera will have 5 MP at 4:3 and 3:8 at 16:9. The front camera will have 1.3 MP Don't worry, all these settings will be user configurable. The battery is a rechargeable lithium-ion, 2070 mAh with a battery life of up to 24 hours. The Moto G will also have Bluetooth  Version 4.0 Technology.

 Overall, this looks like a great phone. for the full page of specs, click here.

Thanks for reading!

Smartphone Status: Samsung Claiming the Fame?

 SO many rumors have been popping from nowhere like gunshots about as much as we heard rumors of Star Wars 7. However, around the same amount of rumors have been dropping like flies. I personally think the big talk is regarding the heated battle between Apple and Samsung. Somehow, HTC has dropped out of the picture. Has Apple been slacking, or is Samsung just pounding Apple into the ground, and does Apple deserve that. All that and more, all in one post.

 Lets start with the Samsung Galaxy S5. We know its coming next year by April. The word on the street is that it's coming with 4 Gigabytes of RAM. If so, that's just going to crush Apple. That would make the Galaxy S5 the first smartphone to do so. Samsung has unlocked the key to getting peoples 'attention. Apple seams to be getting peoples' attention, but every time Apple does, Samsung creates a better, smarter device that pretty much makes that once amazing Apple product to look like dust in the dirt.

 For example, everybody was amazed when they heard about Apple's newly promised 'iWatch' and what happened because of Apple's lack of modern speed? 'Samsung's Galaxy Gear Smartwatch', that's what. What do you think is taking Apple so long to reach the success that companies like Samsung and LG. Speaking of which, where did LG come from? LG has the 10th best phone on the market, until the crazy sudden appearance if the new LG G2. Which somehow, now claims the top spot on the best-selling smartphone top 10. What?
 Remember in like, 2008 when smartphones were at there tip? Apple was in it's glory days? I miss those days. So, does Samsung deserve the fame? Do you think it's crazy forLG to just pop out like that?

Thanksgiving... (Short Title)

Besides the meals and the football and the family and what not, what does thanksgiving mean to you? What are you thankful for?
This year I can say that I am thankful for each and every one of you readers. Right now, there are over 3000 of you guys. Lets say that there are 3072. If each one of you are a megabyte of space, than together, you guys are 3 gigabytes of space. 3 gigabytes isn't a whole much by itself. But thats not what I'm saying. each gigabyte is 1024 megabytes. try counting that out by ones. Its so awesome to see and hear that so many of you guys enjoy my posts and like what I write. Here are some of the comments I've been getting on various posts...

Very shortly this site will be famous among all blogging 
viewers, due to it's good articles


Keep on writing, great job!



Very shortly this web site will be famous among all blog 
visitors, due to it's good articles or reviews



There are a lot more. Thank you all for supporting me since January. Also, The Blog's 1 year anniversary is Coming up, have any good topics for me to cover during the surge of posts happening around the 1 year Anniversary. January 2 is the date of the domain registration!

Monstercat 015: Outlook was Released Yesterday

  I personally am a fan of Daft Punk style mixers like Stephen Walking and Insan3Lik3. One thing that they have in common is that they both are members of the Monstercat Association thing. I really like Monstercat. Monstercat is a group of talented artists that pool together there music specific albums that feature compilations of their music. Because there are over 20 of them all working at it at the same time, there are at least three new albums every year.
  Finally, after waiting three months, (long time right?) Monstercat released "Monstercat 015: Outlook" Yesterday. I was super excited. My favorite track on the new album is 'Some Kinda Wizard' by Stephen Walking. I like the whole album though. If your looking to get into some great new music, click here. or via the iTunes Store. I hope this doesn't sound like an Infomercial...      :)

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I know that was quick, but I have to get back to listening to Monstercat!

Kevin Smith Has Seen Pictures of Ben Affleck in the New Batman Suit... Lucky!

   Kevin Smith, the now luckiest guy in the world, has seen pictures not only of the new suit planned for 'Batman vs. Superman', but he has seen pictures of Ben Affleck in the suit. I still think Ben Affleck is going to be a George Clooney of a Batman, mainly because he ruined Daredevil and I can't see him do this to The Caped Crusader. However, I am interested in the suit. I just hope that Kevin Smith leaks these pictures over to Ray William Johnson or Jimmy Kimmel or someone to through all over the Internet. This is probably never going to happen, and if it does, our friend Mr. Smith will lose his job.

   Kevin was able to give us a brief description of what to expect in a podcast. Funny enough, he bleeped himself out for a good while, probably because he said to much regarding the suit. What he did say, was very Kevin Smith of him. Heres part of what he said.

     "You haven't seen this costume on film before. For a comic-fan, it's mind-bending... Because every other movie does this Matrix-y type black armor thing... There wasn't a single nipple on this suit."

    That sounds pleasing, but I'm not exactly sure if I can trust him. From the tone of his voice, he sounded pretty suspicious. Who knows.

Microsoft Surface 2: Is There a Hope?

Microsoft has been very proud of there new tablet, the Surface 2. The catchphrase for this device is

"Leaner. Meaner."

I don't know about you, but in my opinion, that has got to be the worst catchphrase ever. The actual device, however, is halfway interesting. Oh, sorry, I'm an Apple guy, and I just said that. It actual might have some potential. It is a lot thinner, as the catchphrase suggests. It also has a higher resolution. It comes with Windows 8.1, which to me is crap, but it does look like a half way decent tablet. Some of the accessories and advertisements are pretty lame.

I'm going to say that this tablet has some potential, but the way Microsoft advertises it is pretty bad. Microsoft has a strange way of advertising all of there products. Somehow, making every word in the description is cleaner and more organized.

I. Don't. Know. About. You. But. I. Find. It. Kind. Of. Annoying. Especially. If. You. Are. The. One. Typing. This. Whole. Thing. Out. Hey. At. Least. It's. Not. Question. Marks. Or. Parentheses. LOL.

In conclusion, I do like this tablet, in some ways, and I think it has some potential. I don't think they are even close to where Apple is these days. However, with Apple's lowering quality percentage rate, within a year, Microsoft could catch up. But now that the iPad Air came out, Microsoft might be screwed.

Thanks. For. Reading.

#OneSentance

'Thor; The Dark World' Review & Spoilers Discussion: More Than Satisfied

***This Movie Review Contains Major Spoilers. The Whole Movie IS Basically A Giant Spoiler. BEWARE***

    'Thor: The Dark World pounds Iron Man 3 into the ground. This is how Phase 2 of the M.C.U. (Marvel Cinematic Universe) should have started. It's easy to consider it Marvel's 'Man of Steel'. The Movie is smart, yet dark, while remaining funny and clever. I was really pleased with how the movie turned out. Christopher Eccleston was the perfect Malekith. The Dark Elves make What's-his-name and the frost giant look like wimps. I'm just getting started. It may be hard to realize this, considering your just reading a review, but I am trying to contain everything that's stirring around in my brain.

    This may seem strange, but I am actually going to start with the end credit scene. I didn't stay for the very end, so i don't know what if there was an end credit scene or what it was. However, I saw the mid-credit scene. Which left me very pleased and my brain screaming.

    For starters, The Collector, who happens to be one of the villains in 2014's 'Guardians of the Galaxy', makes an appearance. My guess is that he works for Thanos, but I'm not going there yet. The Collector was trusted by Lady Sif and Volstagg to keep one of the Infinity stones safe. The Infinity stone happens to be the Aether. No, not the Aether mod as in Minecraft, but the darkness consumed by Malekith, making him the gruesome dark figure that he is near the end of the film. The Aether also possesses Jane Foster for a portion of the movie. When The Collector calls the Aether "An Infinity Stone", he is referencing to the Infinity Gems from the Infinity Gauntlet Marvel Comics series. There are six gems/stones, as claimed by The Collector. The Stones consist of the following,

• Soul Gem
• Power Gem
• Time Gem
• Space Gem
• Reality Gem
• Mind Gem

    Also, The Tesseract, (from The Avengers) is an Infinity Gem. I am unsure which one is which, But my guess is that the Aether is the Soul Gem and the Tesseract is the Space Gem. Once again, I am not entirely sure. If you've read what is now the five out of six issues of Marvel's Infinity, this probably makes a lot of sense right now.

    Next topic, trash. Yep, trash. In pretty much every science fiction movie I watch these days, the super-villain and/or the superhero trashes some really large city. In Man of Steel it's Metropolis, in Captain America: The First Avenger, it's Berlin & New York. In The Avengers, it's New York again. Thor: The Dark World is another '&'. Malekith and Thor ruin Asgard and London. Most of the property damages in Asgard were Malekith's fault, but Thor added to the mess.

    Another thing to point out, under the funny category is Chris Evans' cameo as Captain America. The scene was pretty funny even without Cap. Captain America made it better. Thor broke out Loki in order to help defeat Malekith. Loki was bugging the crap out of Thor when they were pretty much walking to treason. Loki was shape-shifting into random people. He later said, "How about one of your new friends?" and then he turned into Captain America. Just the things he was saying were funny. It was great to see Captain America as Captain America. Not like Iron Man 3 where Bruce Banner was Bruce Banner.

    Apperently, Loki Dies in this movie, but in the end yo can see that he faked his death. He even turned into Odin and talked to Thor. Which I'm guessing will be a big Mistake in The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The question is, where is the real Odin? Thor 3?

    Loki wasn't the only one who died. Queen Frigga was killed by one of Malekith's monsters, Kurse. She's actually dead. But I must say, she put up a really good fight against Malekith. She had more hand-to-hand combat skills than Thor. She even pinned him down and held a sword to his throat for a good 10 seconds. I'm sure all the women in the audience were proud.

    In conclusion, Thor: The Dark World was extremely satisfying and so much better than Iron Man 3. This time, the main villain was a real villain. Not some German actor. I was really happy with how it turned out. I had some hope for Kenneth I-Can't-Pronounce-His-Last-Name-Or-Type-It's return as the the director, but I actually like Alan Taylor much better. That wasn't normal for Whatever his name is to direct a superhero movie. I am really excited to see how it links together the rest of the Phase 2 movies. The Collector is going to be a villain in Guardian of the Galaxy, reprised by Benicio del Toro. Along with Thanos, the other villain, who will also be the "mini-villain" In The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the vmain villain will be Ultron. Not that hard. Ultron will be played be James Spader. Not sure if its a spoiler but, If Thanos dies in Guardians of the Galaxy, he wouldn't be an active villain in The Avengers Age of Ultron. Though he could be one of those "in the shadows" type of guys like he was in The Avengers. Like I said, The Collector probably works for Thanos. I do want to see Corvus Glaive return. Maybe even more of the Black Order/The Cull Obsidian. Maybe, Proxima Midnight, or Ebony Maw? I don't know. This is all pretty distant.

    Overall, Thor The Dark World was really good and entertaining. I give it 10.8, I would give it lower but some of those extra points are for making up for Iron Man 3's lack of any logical sense. Subtract that and I give it a 9.6

"Marvel's Man of Steel, Epic!"

               Josh Siebers; Josh Siebers' Awesome Blog

Review. Logitech MK320 Wireless Combo

Today I'm going to review a new piece of technology that recently got my hands on. I know have the Logitech m215 wireless mouse and the Logitech k330 Wireless keyboard. Even though I have a Mac now, it works just fine. I have been experimenting with all the capabilities that the new keyboard has to offer. Mice don't take very long to adjust to. Funny enough, I already have a Logitech m325 wireless mouse. So I thought maybe one day I could compare them. The k330 keyboard is great. It's one of those keyboards that sounds smooth and quite when you type. It has several new keys, or at least new to me, because I had a really old wired Dell keyboard up until now. It has 2 backspace keys, one for the main part of the keyboard and one for the number pad. My old keyboard didn't have any audio or video controls. I knew before that a lot of keyboards had those now. You can literally stop, fast forward, or go back to any part of your movie or video right from your keyboard.
Since this keyboard was not design for MAc, it only has the F1-12  keys. On a Mac, the windows key is the Command key. I am really happy with all that this keyboard has to offer.

On to the Mouse! The Logitech m215 is a really nice, high quality mouse that I will enjoy using. I now have two wireless mice, and I found that each one specializes in different things. the m215, the mouse that came with this combo, is a very good gaming mouse. I had a lot of fun experimenting with Minecraft. Like I said, it was a lot of fun. I think I've ran out of things to say. I am speechless. These pieces of equipment are very good in there own ways.
 I'm not quite sure how the unifying receiver works on this one. It came with two USB thingies. one of them controls both the mouse and the keyboard, but then there's this other one, that's bigger, that I have no idea what  it does. It could just be an extension, I'm not entirely sure. It could actually be a flash drive. All though, I think it  would be labeled. I have yet to experiment what it does. There were like, three sentences for the mouse, and three for the keyboard, they didn't say anything about the unifying receiver. Probably because they had to say the same thing in like five other different languages and they got too lazy and tried to fit all five languages on one sheet of paper. I don't know. If you do know, I would really appreciate it if you know, if you would comment saying what it does. I'll eventually figure it out.
 So, to wrap things up, I would like to say that both the mouse and the keyboard are really good pieces of technology, and I can't wait to see what everything does.
Before I finish this post, I want to say Happy Halloween. If I don't make a whole post about it, than here it is now. Get really high on candy, then you can go click cookies on cookie clicker and probably get carpal tunnel.

Thanks for reading.
:-)

'Batman: Arkham Origins' Not available for Mac via Steam

Yesterday, the new Batman game, 'Batman: Arkham Origins was released. I was super excited to get it on Steam, $40 isn't bad. It would be may $60 if you got it from Gamestop. It looked really cool. I logged on to Steam, to see that it was only available on PC. That really disappointed me. I recently got a 2009 Mac Mini, w/ OS 10.8.5, and a bunch of super awesome applications. It replaced my Windows XP Microsoft Office '95 PC. It was going to be really cool... Until I saw that Windows sign in the corner of the game Thumbnail, and now Apple logo. How sad.

:(

Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch - Is it Worth it?

 Samsung seems to be taking over all of Apple's fresh ideas. Here's the thing, in order to stay ahead of Apple, Samsung released the first 'smartwatch'. A touchscreen watch as been a concept Apple has been promising for years. However, Samsung beat them to it. Samsung's smartwatch is called 'Galaxy Gear'. It interacts with your Galaxy smartphone or any other Samsung Smartphone via Bluetooth. Obviously, with the seemingly constant advances in technology, you can guess that this device does more than tell you the time. With the Galaxy Gear, you can take calls, send texts, but not much else. The main point of the Gear is not to replace your phone, but to be your smartphone's companion. The Galaxy Gear is supposed to make your life less complicated. Whats the point of a device that's more complicated than the device it's trying to simplify.

 In Conclusion, The Samsung Galaxy gear could be the future of technology, or at least the smartwatch. We’ll just have to see what the future has in store.

Smartphone Status: iPhone vs. The World

 Apple has been making a big deal about their new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. I personally think they are very unique in there own way. For example, the iPhone 5s is the first phone to have iOS 7 pre-installed as the default system. The iPhone 5c has a very sleek plastic body, along with a colorful touch. However, Apple may have the success of their latest products going to they're head. While each new iPhone is greater than its predecessor, the speed of progress seams to be considerably "slow". Compared to the Samsung Galaxy S4, the size and shape seams to be in some ways better. The Galaxy S4 is thinner, and bigger, making it more open and spaced out. There are a lot of complaints regarding the recent iPhone layout, saying that its 'too crowded' or too 'compact'.

 According to Time, The iPhone 5 is actually the third highest ranked smartphone on the market today. Apple products were once the must have, leaving anything else in the dust. Now, Samsung and HTC not only caught up, but passed Apple in the great smartphone race.

 Besides the HTC One X, the iPhone 5 is the smallest. the largest being Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD, and the Samsung Galaxy S4.

Here are the top 10 Highest Rated Smartphones of today.

1) Samsung Galaxy S4

2) HTC One

3) Apple iPhone 5

4)Samsung Galaxy S3

5) Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD

6) HTC One X+

7)Motorola DROID RAZR HD

8) Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

9) HTC One X

10) LG Optimus G

 A lot of brands have there name on the Top 10 multiple times, but Apple and LG are the only major companies to have one best-selling product. If the quality of Apple is  turning out the same as LG, than Apple really needs to step up there game. When the first iPhone game out, nobody cared what a stupid HTC thing was. Now, we're seeing that over the past few years, the HTC One is a better smartphone than the iPhone?

 What happened to Apple? The iPad has been slacking. The only notable difference is that the resolution of the iPad 3 is higher. Quoting a few technical directors, "Apple isn't the same without Steve Jobs". It makes total sense. Jobs passed away in late 2011. Name one Major breakthrough in technology since then? Exactly.

 Somehow, the Apple consumers have been more creative than Apple itself. People have thought of a clear iPhone, an iPhone that projects a keyboard, etc. All of these are pretty advanced ideas, and could be distant in a release, but it's better than a lot of the stuff Apple has been putting on out plate these days. Now, I don't want to complain, because that's not what this article is about. I'm just saying that Apple is slacking, and/or being lazy. To the everyday consumer, the only difference between the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 5s is Siri. Now, anyone who can interpret this as wrong is above average with there technical knowledge. The iPhone 5c could be considered nothing more than a plastic iPhone. We know this is wrong. The iPhone 5c is the first phone to feature Apple's new A6 Chip.

 I think what we are all looking for, is the great anticipated technological breakthrough, that everyday people would notice, not just the super tech savvy people. When will Apple shoot back to its former place on the Top 10 as #1?

I think what we all want to see is Apple where it belongs.

California Artist mixes Sci-fi with U.S Government

San Francisco artist Jason Heuser has created some interesting pictures combining some of the United States's greatest presidents with my favorite genre; Science fiction. You can visit his deviantART page @ www.sharpwriter.deviantart.com 
He has recently gained a lot of attention. 13 of his art entries have been featured on FOX News. Here are a few of those entries..

Richard M. Nixon Fighting a Saber Tooth Tiger

This one is very interesting. For one thing, this makes the whole deal with Nixon Lying seem to be no big deal, he battled a saber tooth tiger for goodness sake! How many presidents get to say that? Obviously, this is just an illustration, but I think it gives "bravery" a whole new meaning. So, Richard Nixon. I love how the artist can make the character really cool and awesome, while keeping the characteristics in the character.

Zeus vs. Benjamin Franklin

I've seen this one before. I guess now we Know the real story behind Ben Franklin's invention of electricity. I mean really? Tying a key to a kite and somehow he experiences that 1 in a billion chance of lightning striking a key? This is way more realistic.

:)

This one is very cool. It combines the world of Tron, with the 18th century. Even though the first Tron looked like it was maid in the 18th century. Here we see Paul Revere riding a lightcycle. This is probably a lot faster than the horse that he rode. Also, I love that the destination is Lexington, (obviously, but that its stated right on the grid. If you look in the top left, it says that his patriotism levels are really high.

Talk about creativity. Anyway, check out SharpWriter's webpage, he has so many other really good pieces of art.

www.sharpwriter.deviantart.com 

See you guys soon!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Watch-With-Me session Tonight at 8pm ET

As you may know, Marvel's new TV series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiers tonight. I decided to do something special for the first modern live action Marvel TV series. I'm launching a  new page, which will be under the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. WWM" tab. It's the same URL, so its not a completely different blog. Pretty much what I'm going to be doing is recording down some of my thought, ideas, and recent happenings on the show live right on that tab. Feel free to watch the show, and follow along with my ideas on this blog. If you have a delay, and can't follow my thoughts, its always fun to look back and see questions that have already been answered, and see what I was feeling at that specific moment in time. The show is going to be epic, which means I won't actually be posting during the actual show, I will, however be posting my questions during the commercials. If the answer to a question is revealed, than I will post during the show. I would also post during the show if Something really amazing happened or something epic that can't wait to be talked about. Spoilers will be revealed, so don't read this as a backup to the show if you can't watch it. I guess that pretty much wraps up what I have to say. Lets enjoy the new show together.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Premieres tonight (Tuesday, September 24th) at 8/7c and ends at 9/8c. I would highly recommend kids secretly watching it from a mobile device if they have to go to bed. Who needs school? This is going to be awesome!

Also, If you want to comment with your ideas, feel free, but there is absolutely no obligation to do so. I know when your watching TV you really don't want to stop what your doing do right out your whole thought. I would not be surprised or sad if there aren't any comments. That just means you are too amused in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Which makes me happy. :)

Review: Logitech m325 Wireless Mouse

For a long time I've has a mouse with a wire sticking out the front, it wasn't very good for gaming, it squeaked, and it overall wasn't a very good mouse, or at least not anymore. I decided that I was sick of it, especially after playing Minecraft with it for eight months. I just recently got a hold on a really nice one from OfficeMax. I wanted a really high quality mouse, and i didn't really find the right mouse at Walmart or anywhere. I know a lot about technology but I don't know the exact name of every mouse brand out there. That would be weird, but I found a really nice one with great sensitivity and reception, a Logitech m325. It is really easy to install, all you need is a USB plug and your pretty much good to go. I remember seeing one somewhere that has a whole separate reception box or something that would be a waste of time hooking up.

This mouse comes with, well, the mouse, and the USB unifying receiver. As you can see, the receiver is barely visible. This is especially nice with a laptop. However, the mouse is also smaller so may take time to get use to, trackball mouses in particular.

The many functions of this mouse make it more user-friendly. It is also really nice to use when browsing the Internet. On most older mouses, the scroll bar was used to scroll up and down a page in multiple ways. Now, you can go forward or back a page by tilting the scroll bar from left to right. However, this does not decrease the time it takes to load the previous or next page. In case you didn't know, that all relies on your internet speed. The Logitech m325 makes a great gaming mouse. Playing minecraft with this thing is great. scrolling through items in your utility bar is now way faster, THis mouse will automatically set your sensitivity about 30% percent higher, I have no idea why. And also, Idon't know if this is just a me thing, but my mouse booted up my framerate by about 15 frames, so if that's all mouses, than, well, that's a plus.

I think I've just about covered everything I need to about this product. These are all of my thoughts, I'm not leaving anything out. This mouse is easily a 9.5/10

For my DVD Cover-Style quote:

                        "Outstanding!"

                                          -Josh Siebers, Josh Siebers' Awesome Blog

A Screenshot Tour of MY Minecraft Survival World

You've been living in the shadows for so long. Finally, you get a tour of my minecraft house. Let's go!

This is a top view of my Minecraft house. I live in a desert temple, in the middle of three biomes! It took me about 6 months to completely update and modernize the desert temple to feel like home.

Here's the front view. It's awesome. I have a mob watchtower, a basement (unseen), and enough room for my horses to walk around inside.

lol. I have a Nether Portal. And in my free time I search for a stronghold. My house isn't the only impressive part of my world. As you can see below. I created a unique piston garden. unlike Sethbling or Antvenom. I created pressure plates that I walk across, and pistons push the fruit out into water and hoppers on either sides. It's fully functional and is a great way to get food. especially during a long night of hunting. The hardest part is coacoa beans. but they take 3 minutes at max.

It's a lot of fun. And when I get a lot of bonemeal. I can get stacks of crops in minutes.

This was my old house. It was nice and all, but it didn't meet all my needs and expecrations that were required for my house.Don't worry, I play survival legit. This was when I took screenshots in creative to get better angles. This was before I knew about F1. I moved a total of 890876 blocks according to my F3 menu. I did some legit math.I took my ender chest and my diamonds and went out for a fresh start. I blew up this house before I left. for sentimental reasons. I didn't want to be tempted to find my way back. I survived. and so did my 10 cats and 1 wolf. That water thing in the front was a mob trap. I have a much more efficiant one now. Oh, and I actually has 34791 levels of xp. I tried to beat the survival record until i died without keepinventory on. I usually doon't play with keepinventory on. Like I said, I play legit.


I think taht pretty much wraps up my survival world. I'm pretty much living in flightless creative now. I have maybe 10 stacks of each resource. except diamond... I'm working on that

:)

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" Special News: James Spader Cast as Ultron

Lincoln actor James Spader has just been cast as the major villain in "Avengers: Age of Ultron". We originally thought that  Vin Diesel was secretly cast as Ultron, until he was confirmed as the voice of Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy. I personally think that James Spader would be near the bottom of my casting list. I don't know who I would pick, but it wouldn't be him. But there is a lot more back-story behind this character. As Joss Whedon announced that they would be creating their own origin story completely unrelated to Ant-Man. So far we know that Tony Stark will create Ultron, and we know that JARVIS will have a big role in the film. "Movie detectives" from Geek Magazine came up with the idea that JARVIS will evolve into Ultron. We know that Ultron's body will still be made completely of Adamantium, the indestructible metal that Wolverine's claws and skeleton are made of. Thanos will still be in "The Avengers: Age of Ultron as a supporting villain. Thanos will also be the Major villain in Guardians of the Galaxy.

In conclusion, James Spader will be Ultron, and the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding, and to wrap up this wrap up, here are the release dates in the future of the MCU.

"Thor: The Dark World" November 8th, 2013

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" April 4th, 2014

"Guardians of the Galaxy" August 1st, 2014

"The Avengers: Age of Ultron" May 1st, 2015

"Ant-Man" November 6th 2015.

Potential Projects:

Doctor Strange (Confirmed)

Iron Fist

Black Panther

The Runaways.