Another week of reading blogs from around the net, and it's time for another installment of best of the week.  This week's best posts include a nail shooting laptop protector, creating your own Xbox 360 games, some tips to make your "My Computer" folder work a little better for you and more!  Take a look and see if there is anything you like.

Lifehacker: Make your own Xbox game

Microsoft is releasing a programing kit for users to create their own games, looks interesting.

Tech Recipes: Expand the Functionality of 'My Computer'

Some useful tips to add some useful tools into the 'My Computer' folder

Gizmodo: USB NailGunner Shoots Actual Nails!

A sweet toy that connects to your computer via USB and shoots anyone near your computer with a real nail!

gHacks: Sunday Free Game Roundup

A small collection of a few free games that you can play on your computer. Nothing spectacular, but a few good time killers here.

engadget: Ron Patrick's Jet Powered Scooter

Maybe, just maybe, some people have a little too much time on their hands. Still, this is an interesting creation.

There you go, check out these posts and let me know what you think, and if you have any posts that you think are some of the best of the week let me know about them in the comments.  Keep reading.

Posted under: Best of the Week, Games, Sites I Read, Software, Windows XP