site update and a quick how-to for xbox live
First, you’ll notice that I updated the site to a new theme. Why? I was using an older theme that didn’t support some of the newer WordPress features. Now there should be threaded comments and some other nice things. I still have some things to work out, like making the main column wider, but I have to figure out how first… I think it will require some image modification, which I don’t really feel like doing right now.
Second, Xbox Live has always annoyed me because I always had to call in if I wanted to stop them from charging me for another billing cycle. If, like me, the only time you use Xbox Live is when someone gives you a free month, that gets to be quite annoying. Turns out that it is now possible to stop them from automatically renewing your subscription right from your computer. Go to xbox.com and sign in (or click on your account name at the top if you are already signed in). From there, the easiest way to get where we want to be is to click “Contact Information” next to your avatar. On the next page, click “Membership Level” on the left. Finally, you should see in the middle box on the right a description of your current membership level, including this text: “Automatic renewal: ON.” Just click on “ON” and you are given the option to turn it off. I’m glad they finally allow us to do this.