On the upside, I did get to play 6 songs of Guitar Hero II first.
This will mark my second return of an XBox 360 in just about 2 years. I think it bears noting that this will be 2 more returns than I have experienced with any console EVER. I have owned video game systems as far back as I can remember, from Intellivision and Atari (my grandmother's Atari still works), through the NES, Genesis, Playstation1, N64, Gamecube, PS2, and original XBox.
I think the XBox 360 is a great system, but the number of hardware faults seen are just laughable...
In a word, awesome.
TriNUG, in conjunction with Microsoft, threw a VS2008 Installfest party last night, and much fun was had by all. There was VS2008 installing, presentations on VS2008 topics, Guitar Hero 2, tons of food and drink, and much merriment. It was a great chance to get together with fellow techies and have a great time. As an added bonus, we gathered donations of food and took them to the NC Food Bank in Durham.
I had a great time at the event - got to see old friends, make new friends, and play a little XBox. My only...