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K so i moved from Sunny Cornwall to the crime filled streets of Nottingham (dubbed the gun-capital of the UK) back in July, and spent three months applying for work in Website Development.

I'd spent 6 months in Cornwall looking for a suitable position, and hadn't found a single vacancy. So when i arrived in Nottingham i was over-whelmed with the amount of jobs goin.

That said it took 3 months of applying for 2/3 jobs a day before i was offered a position. Actually that's not completely true, I was successfully interviewed twice before my present job, but certain job specifics lead to me holding out for a more suitable role.

On my third interview i was successful and for the last 2 weeks have been working for an international engineering company as a Web/Graphics designer. The job came nicely bundled with some C.A.D. training which may prove useful in the future.

So that's where I'm at lately. In Nottingham now, working full-time in Web and Graphics and still running theLostnFound on the weekends and organising a few Halo nights!  see theLostnFound for details.

Xbox media streaming and New Dashboard Update

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I show you how to configure both your Xbox 360 and your PC to enable streaming of Music and Video - including DIVX.I'll also walk you through some of the new features expected in the Fall dashboard update later in 2008, including new avatars, 1vs100, and the new streaming movies deal with Netflix.

Assassin's Creed Review

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Hilikus and Tamak talk gaming chairs, surround sound, big tv's and fast monitors for gaming, then get around to reviewing Assassins Creed for the Xbox 360.

Links

Boys Stuff

Samsung Monitor

Authors' Site: www.theLostnFound.co.uk

email us : info@theLostnFound.co.uk

Crackdown Review

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Tamak and Hilikus talk 3d Wii interactivity, the New 3G iphone and review a classic cheap game - Crackdown.
Authors' site: www.theLostnFound.co.uk

Call of Duty 4 Review

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Tamak and Hilikus talk Sprout Builder, new Wacom tablet and review Call of Duty 4.

Official Site: www.theLostnFound.co.uk

Guitar Hero 3 Review

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Tamak and Hilikus talk Twitter, Portable Apps including an exclusive theLostnFound skin, and with Special Guest - Sam, girl gamer takes on Slash as she reviews Guitar Hero 3.

Official Site: www.theLostnFound.co.uk

Army of Two Review

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Tamak and Hilikus talk about How to get cheap xbox gold live memberships, exchange rates, Remote control Tanks and Review Army of Two for the Xbox 360.

Official Site: www.theLostnFound.co.uk

Halo 3 Campaign Video Review

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In this podcast Tamak and Hilikus talk, energy drink, Splinter Cell : Double Agent, and Review Halo 3.

Official Site: www.theLostnFound.co.uk

Moving Away....

Hey guys, haven't posted in a while, as it's been a bit crazy at this end.

I'm moving to Nottingham at the end of the week, mainly to get more work in Web Development as there aint much in Cornwall.

Other than that i've been spending all my time developing www.theLostnFound.co.uk my gaming website and sitting in Cafe Nero Truro, planning new web projects including a hilikusOnline redesign if I get around to implementing it.

I'm really pleased with LnF, it's been quite a bit of work re-designing it all, but this time it really works well, and after a few months online is already proving successful. Our Video Podcasts are pulling in around 7,000 viewers and the forum is buzzing with activity, and podcast requests. Some people have started wanting to play online on xboxlive, so we've held a few special Halo Nights which have been awesome to catch up with people and play as a team.

theLostnFound - takes off!

Two years on theLostnFound is still goin strong and with a recent relaunch things are lookin good.

New Video Podcasts Online Now!

Whole NEW section PODCASTS 

Hey guys, i've been filmin podcasts for a while now with theLostnFound.

Unfortunately their site is currently being redesigned and i've decided to post some of the videos here too.

Also in the future i may be recording some of my own vids too specifically for this site.

Have a watch and feel free to post comments, you don't have to sign up just post away!

thanks,

Xbox Chatpad or Usb Keyboard?

Ok, so it may have just been me but i didn't realise you could just plug a usb keyboard into you xbox 360 and start typing...

Turn your old Xbox into a HD media centre - Video Tutorial

In this Podcast Tamak and I show you how to hack your old xbox to load XBoxMediaCentre turning it into a HD home theatre system with surround sound support, streaming any kind of media right off you home network.

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Warning: this is a fairly big project, which we've rushed through. It does work but as with all projects you may face issues, we dont take any responsibilty for the consequences.

Halo 3 - Over in a blink of the eye.

I can't believe it's over!

Let your xbox have a blog.

As you may have noticed on my homepage, my Xbox has a blog!

19" Samsung Wide Screen Monitor

I just got an absolute deal!

Remote control tank?

Haha, check this out, a remotre control tank!

DVD Wars - Blu-ray or HD-DVD?

Dammit! Toshiba, the company behind the HD-DVD technology has backed down, meaning Sony's Blu-ray will be the new standard.

Are Video Games to Blame?

Of course not! 

Im posting this after reading this news story from MSN.

DivX playback on Xbox 360

There's now new support for video playback on the 360.

Podcasting is fun but...

Podcasting - If you haven't tried it yet i'd encourage you to give it a go.

We've been working on a new podcast for theLostnFound for a couple of weeks now and i'm tired.

It's Mother Flippin' Wintereenmas!

Awesome, it's finally here! Wintereenmas is upon us.

For those of you who dont know what it's all about, basically Wintereenmas is a week long holiday to celebrate Video Games and the joy they bring us. In a similar vein to what's left of the Christmas tradition, this holiday runs the last week in January each year.

The founder of Wintereenmas is Ethan, a cartoon character from the online comic book Ctrl-Alt-Del

For more info visit Wintereenmas

Last year i gathered some friends for a huge Perfect Dark Zero marathon, with Tamak being away in S.A.

This Year Tamaks back! So we're planning a weekend of long gaming sessions.

To celebrate? Im gona trade in my Premium today for an Elite! Im well excited, even though the xbox looks alot better in white, im gona love that extra hard drive space and the use of a hdmi cable.

What really swung it for me however is that my premium is outa warranty, so if it breaks now i've got nothing, or i can trade it in, pay £150, get a new Elite with shop warranty from Game. Plus they're throwing in Assassins Creed.

The other deal is apparently when you trade in a console, any games you trade in with it they give you an extra 20% trade in value! So im considering whether to pick up Halo 3 too.

Either way we have an awesome weekend in store.

Enjoy it however you decide to celebrate it.

Embed Xbox Live Gamercard - Myspace fix

After racking up hours of gaming, unlocking achievements and boosting your gamer score you'll probably be proud of your gamer profile.

Here is a way to let you embed your gamercard into your blog, myspace, etc...

Hooking up your ipod

Using your ipod with your xbox360 is so easy, and works like a dream.

I thought it would just connect as a removable drive and you'd have to browse through looking for your songs, but no. It connects (the same as when it connects to itunes) and the xbox media center lets you browse through Artists, Albums, Genres, it even reads playlists straight from your ipod.

It's so good that they have gone to all the bother of making it compatible with Apple's Ipod, cause listening to your own music whilst playing games is a real advantage and improves the whole gaming experience.

You will need to make sure you xbox dashboard is up-to-date though, as i dont think the ipod support is available straight outa the box, but you dont need to subscribe to use your free silver membership so plug it into your hub and let it update.