Thank You, the Future, and Full Disclosure…

What an incredible week it has been for ‘Only the Best Tech and Gaming.’ I started this blog and a FB page as a way to learn about the world of tech and gaming. I have hobbies in both categories and starting this community was a way to force myself to learning more and more. Following the YouTube rabbit hole learning new things is great, but sometimes you need to talk to someone to gain a better understanding of a subject. I know a LITTLE bit about a LOT of things. I hope to talk about a bunch of a different subjects including (but not limited to) Video Games (past, present, and future), Custom PCs, Computer Hardware and Accessories, Software (Photoshop, Video Editing, and many more), and basically anything related to the Tech and Gaming fields.

The subject of this blog is to say THANK YOU. Especially to a few select people, but also to anyone who has taken the time to check out any of the blogs or posts on FB thus far. A special thanks to all of the people who allowed me to post their custom PCs on my blog. Their hard work and passion is evident in the builds that they produce. Some are clean and understated while others are over the top and show a lot of flair. With either style I noticed they had an eye for detail and that spoke to me. So I am giving a special thank you to:

(click on their names to see the blog they were featured in)

– coconut_shredder

– Pedantic_Fops

– woox13

– DominoMotherf***er

– tanmaniac

– eagletwo808

– and especially Helrich

It was not until a couple of days after my last post that I got a message from Helrich saying thank you for posting his build and that he put my FB page and blog in the sidebar of the Sub-Reddit /r/GamingPC under the “Related Communities” section. Turned out Helrich is a moderator for /r/GamingPc and he did it without my even asking for it. So big Thank You to Helrich.

I also want to thank all the people on the FB page who I have been interacting with over the past month. I won’t use any last names, but I know James, Scott, Ryan, Keith, and Todd have been huge supporters and interact a lot. I also want to give a big shout out to the members of all the communities in /r/GamingPC, /r/BuildaPC, /r/Cablemanagement, /r/PCmods, /r/Battlestations, and many more sub-Reddits that give me inspiration.

Now that we have the cheesy stuff out of the way 😛

I want to talk a minute about the Future. I envision myself with a bunch of casual gamers exploring games together and learning how to make our PC’s beefier! The way I envision doing this is by making videos for YouTube with fans and subscribers.

I see myself playing and recording Let’s Plays in Portal 2, Skyrim, and the Assassin’s Creed series. I see big groups of friends goofing around in multiplayer games like StarCraft 2, Call of Duty, Battlefield 3, and Halo (can’t wait for Halo 4). ALSO, I happen to suck at all of these games so I hope I could bring in “Pro-Level” players or “experts” in certain games to teach myself (and the viewer) how to get past a certain level, rank up in leader-boards, or just learn something new about a game you did not know before. I also hope to talk to professionals in the gaming industry as well as the Computer Hardware industry. I think most of you would enjoy hearing from the people who make the awesome products you use everyday!

In order to make these videos for (and with) you guys I need to get some new equipment. I am looking at getting a Black Magic Intensity Shuttle to record games from the Xbox (I don’t have a PS3, yet). I need to get a decent Headset, Gaming Keyboard, Gaming Mouse, and probably some more HDDs.

I want to do GIVEAWAYS for you guys! I have sent some emails to a couple different companies about throwing some free swag your guys’ way. One company I met on Reddit is a t-shirt company called Limited Experience (LTDEX) and they have some pretty slick designs. I am also thinking about submitting a few “tech-inspired” designs to send their way so maybe some ‘Only the Best Tech and Gaming shirts on their way 😉

I have an agreement with them that if I can sell 10 of their shirts, I can give one away free! So visit LIMITED EXPERIENCE and buy a cool shirt!

Now for the ‘Full Disclosure’ portion of the blog. I can not fund this all on my own. I am NOT asking for donations, but I am letting you know up front that I am working as an affiliate for products I like. The links that lead to a product on Amazon would net me a commission if you guys were to purchase it. I am only linking products that I would personally use or approve of. So if you like any particular product that you see here and would like to support OTB:T&G, please make a purchase and know that a portion of the proceeds go to helping this community grow!

This is just the tip of the iceberg for OTB:T&G. I will provide more ‘update blogs’ every few weeks. Please leave comments below with what you want to see on this channel.

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