People are pretty used to a lot of vending machines, including the Redbox that rents out DVDs.  A new one I saw at the Las Vegas airport was a Best Buy vending machine chock full of nice gadgets, including iPhones, ...

As you may have read, my sushi hunting in Vegas has been a complete fail for me so far. A little disillusioned, I asked my researcher friend to find me a decent sushi place. She found Okada at the Wynn ...

After being fully burned at BarMasa at Aria, I was over with the over-priced Asian-fusion crap and decided to checkout something more traditional. I inquired about a traditional Japanese restaurant that a local would go to and was told to ...

As a change, we decided to checkout the Las Vegas branch of Bouchon Bistro, a French bistro cuisine opened by acclaimed chef Thomas Keller. Located upstairs in the Venetian, this restaurant has the ambiance that you would expect from an ...

Burlesque strippers in Star Wars costumes. Need I say more?

Now that the November 9 has been set at the 2010 WSOP, it’s time to reflect on my trip this year. Compared to 2007, this year’s WSOP was better organized and seemed to be running a lot smoother. I liked ...

After getting a new Samsung monitor for my computer recently, I decided it was time to get a new TV for my bedroom. Since I’ve already ranted at length about the problems I had getting this new TV from Best ...

Unlike my trip back in 2007 to the WSOP, there was no “Gaming Life Expo” this year. I guess it didn’t work out for the booths. In any case, since the glasses I bought back then were destroyed during my ...

Once you have your Palm Pre setup, you realize that there’s no obvious way to export all your contact list to your computer. Yes, the data is backed up in the clouds, but what if I want to export the ...

My first day at the WSOP did not start well for me. After starting the day with 30,000 chips, at one point, I was down to about 12K. Mostly, this was due to a lot of loose play on my ...