Check this out, part 5

You've heard of case mods - it's like tricking out a car to make a hot rod, except for computer cases. Well, this one's the best I've seen in a long time. This one's a Lego Mac Pro. Yeah, the case is made entirely of Legos. Check it out at http://www.macuser.com/huh/the_lego_mac_pro_timelapsed.php.

Check this out, part 4

Like video games? Enjoy listening to podcasts or watching vidcasts? If any of the above is true, you have to check out The Game Heroes. Founded by Handsome Tom and Perfect Liz when they broke away from ScrewAttack due to creative differences, this two-month young site is already chock full of entertaining and funny takes on video games. They talk about new and classic games, and every episode of the main podcast features at least one wacky video game commercial from back in the day that will make you laugh or cry or cringe.

The personalities on the show vary among all sorts of geeks and non-geeks and for the guys, there's some visual eye candy (you'll see what I mean if you watch). It's probably NSFW due to language, but if you've got a set of headphones or you're alone, I highly recommend it to any sort of game enthusiast.

Unlike most podcasts, a pretty decent portion of their operation is based on user submissions, whether they be user-submitted videos or just questions from the forums. For an up-and-coming podcast, it sure has hit the ground running, and it's got my attention. So you should... check it out!

Check this out, part 3

Like games? Like sarcasm? Then this one's for you. The Sarcastic Gamer is filled to the brim with articles about games, gaming lifestyle, and the gaming industry. They can be silly, verbally abusive, sardonic, or serious, but it's always in good fun. If you're bored with the traditional gaming sites that blindly report the news, check out this one. You won't be disappointed. Oh yeah, and they have a podcast too. If you like the articles on the site, you'll like the podcast. Check it out!

Check this out, part 2

For our second edition of Check this out, we stay with the UCLA sports vibe. BruinsNation has the most rabid bunch of UCLA fans on the entire Internet.

The site recently received a total revamp to include new features and an entirely different layout as part of the ever-growing SB(Sports Blog) Nation. While the fans there can get pretty critical at times, and you may not always agree with them, it's still a good place to discuss the latest news with fellow Bruins. Oh yeah, and it's always interesting to see how they treat Trojan trolls. Check it out!

Check this out, part 1

Well, just so I don't have to spend lots of time thinking of and planning out a well thought out post, I'm going to create a series of posts called "Check this out," referring to some website that I think is cool. Each will be short and sweet, and describe why I like the particular site.

Our first edition of Check this out is Facebook.com. No, I'm just kidding. I wouldn't do that to you.

Our first edition of Check this out is about BruinReportOnline. BRO (http://ucla.scout.com) is a UCLA Bruins sports site that focuses primarily on basketball and football scouting news. During the season there are game previews, predictions, and recaps. They also supply year-round reports on prospective recruits and off-season events. Many of the articles are premium, subscription-required pages, and there are members-only forums. But if you don't want to pay, they also have free public forums and articles as well.

If you want to know all the latest, up-to-the minute news about stuff before any of your friends hear it, BRO is the place to go. Forget all the big media outlets like LA Times, BSPN, and Fox Sports - they have news, but you almost always hear it first at BRO.