GBA SP

Hey, all!  So, a while ago I purchased a Game Boy Advance SP online.  The reason?  Well, around when I was 6 or 7, I received one of these Game Boys for my birthday.  This single device started my love for technology.  I had the Game Boy for maybe a year or two, but then we gave it away to a friend when I got an iPod Touch.

Now, because I still think Game Boys are awesome, (I already currently own 3 - The Game Boy Advance, the Game Boy Color, and the Game Boy Advance SP which I just got) that's why I ordered the SP.  The Game Boy Advance SP (or GBA SP) made many changes from the original Game Boy Advance (or GBA).  And after all, it's one of the only Game Boys with a backlit screen!  So of course I ordered one of these bad boys!  I would be able to use a Game Boy similar to the one I owned years ago, and I would also be able to play all of my Game Boy games with a backlight!

So, yesterday this thing came in the mail.  I was super excited, and tried to power it on to only find that it was dead.  No problem though of course, as I had purchased a GBA SP with a charger.  The one problem was...it was the wrong charger.....

Since yesterday, I've been doing a little research about how I can charge a GBA SP without a charger.  There were no solutions on how to do this easily (well, without hacking open the back of the Game Boy and shoving a DS battery in there anyway).  So I came up with my own solution!

I found out that the removable GBA SP battery was 3.7 volts.  I also found out that a micro USB cable (the ones that charge Android phones) can charge any battery from 3.6 volts to around 4.7 volts.  This meant that the micro USB cable can charge the GBA SP battery, but won't fit.  What did I do to solve this?

Well, I cut open an end of the micro USB charger, found the positive and negative wires, plugged them into the ports on the GBA SP battery, and off it went!  The Game Boy Advance SP battery charged!  I'm actually still charging it more (after I quickly tested it - it worked) with this method so that the battery will be completely full for my camping trip (I'm leaving tomorrow).  Until my new GBA SP charger comes, this is how I'll charge my system!

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Disclaimer: If you try this on your GBA SP and either break your battery, break your GBA SP, or get injured, I take NO responsibility for it.  Thanks!

Happy Anniversary Babci and Pepe!

I wanted to quickly say Happy Anniversary to my grandparents!  They have been married for 42 years - and that's really amazing!

For Babci and Pepe:  I love you guys and hope to see you soon!  :)

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First Feel The Beat Purchases

Hey, all!  I wanted to give quick shout-outs to the first few people to have bought Feel The Beat in the past couple of days.  Those people are: (in order of who bought them first)

1. I actually gave the first copy away and that was to my grandparents!  So congrats to them!  They got the very first copy of the CD!

2.  First copy that was bought online was Mrs. Kim O!  Thanks so much Mrs. Kim!

3. Next is Dan T!  My parents have known this family for a long time, and I'm super excited that Dan bought this!  Thank you Mr. Dan!

4. The next person to buy the album was - Mike T!  Yes, the same 'T' as Dan T.  Two out of the four brothers in this family have purchased my album!  (so far)  Thanks so much guys!

5. The last person on this list who has bought my album is Sharon Y.  I'm going to give her a hard copy though, because their one computer died recently, and their iPad doesn't have quite enough space to fit the album on.  (Don't you just hate when that happens?)  So thank you Mrs. Sharon!

Thanks all of you who have purchased my album so far!  You guys have all encouraged me to keep making music with this simple act of paying $2 to support me!  (And most of you have donated much over $2 - even into the $10 range!  Wow!)  I just wanted to post this here to say thank you!  :)

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Feel The Beat Announcement Video

Soundcloud

Hey, all!  So I just upload my first few, "singles" on to Soundcloud!  Every song that I upload to Soundcloud will be completely free to listen to, and that includes these first three!  Click the cloud-like icon in the top left media buttons to get to my Soundcloud page.  From there, you can listen, like, and comment on my music!  I hope to be updating this page every now and then - my goal is once a week.

Anyway, stay tuned to my Soundcloud page!

All Done!

Hey, all!  Just wanted to notify you that - the site update is done!  What do you think?  Let me know by commenting or emailing me with the button in the top left.

If you need any help with anything or find any bugs or glitches, be sure to let me know!  Thanks guys!

New UI

Hey, all!  So if you see any weird or wacky stuff going on around here don't worry!  I'm tweaking this website's UI today, and making it much simpler while also brushing up on my coding skills.  :)

I'll tell you once I've finished (you'll notice anyway) which may not even be today.  Just wanted to let you all know!

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P.S. If you haven't checked out Feel The Beat yet, then head over to www.playthekeys.bandcamp.com and please do!  Thanks!

Feel The Beat

Hey, guys!  My newest album Feel The Beat is out, and it's my best album yet!  It's $2 for anyone to download online!  Head over the the Media section, and click the first icon to head over to my Bandcamp page.  From here you can listen to and buy Feel The Beat!  Enjoy!

Quick Update

Hey all!  I just applied a quick update to the site!  I mainly just made the Media section a little less confusing by giving all of the icons labels.  Now you know what they do!  :P

I also added Soundcloud, which is a really cool service that lets me publish singles that I can show to you guys!  Stay tuned for those!

Also, I wanted to announce that my new album, "Feel The Beat" is going to be published on Bandcamp either today or tomorrow!  It'll be $2 for a digital download of the album!  You can also listen to a preview of each song on the site as well.  Make sure to spread the word about Feel The Beat!  I'll post here when I've published the album.  Stay tuned!

Thanks for viewing!  :)

Even MORE Wallpapers

Okay, I'm obsessed.  I'm going to make a whole folder in my public Google Drive with all of my homemade wallpapers!  Anyway, here are the newest additions to the collection:

My favorite wallpaper that I've ever created.
Why?  Cause it's totally me.  :D

Yup, this is very true.

....need I say more?

Head over to my Google Drive folder (from the Media section) and you can download the full-res versions!  (And you can see all of the older wallpapers, along with a few that I haven't even posted.)

Bye, and God Bless you all!  :)