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Frappr
October 25, 2005 | 
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This morning Gina directed me to a really fun tool called Frappr that lets you build a Google Map for any kind of group.
She explains it better than I can:
Frappr helps folks visualize far-flung groups - say, for instance, people who post in a message board or who read your weblog or who play a multiplayer online game. It’s a neat application of Google Maps to see real faces and places of people in virtual communities.
At any rate, I’ve created a group for people who read Asterisk. Right now I’m the only one, but it’d be cool if some of you went and added yourself. Just takes a sec!
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10 PSP Hacks
August 02, 2005 | 3 Comments
Not sure how you could get bored with a PSP, but if you did, here are 10 ways to hack your PSP. My favorite is the “Play old games on it” hack that points you to a list of PSP emulators for old systems.
Something like the original Sonic The Hedgehog would be totally fun on a PSP.
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CNET Top 10 Must Haves
July 28, 2005 | 2 Comments
CNET has posted their top 10 must haves and I’m proud to say I’ve got #1 — The Sony PSP. I’m not sure I’d put this at the top of my list, but it’s a pretty good gadget anyway.
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CNET Top 10 Must Haves
July 28, 2005 | 2 Comments
CNET has posted their top 10 must haves and I’m proud to say I’ve got #1 — The Sony PSP. I’m not sure I’d put this at the top of my list, but it’s a pretty good gadget anyway.
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Doom Trailer
July 28, 2005 | 12 Comments
The new Doom trailer looks pretty good. I’m sure it’ll be pretty standard sci-fi action film fare, but hey, at least we’ve got The Rock now. Sorry Arnold.
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Doom Trailer
July 28, 2005 | 12 Comments
The new Doom trailer looks pretty good. I’m sure it’ll be pretty standard sci-fi action film fare, but hey, at least we’ve got The Rock now. Sorry Arnold.
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Darkwatch Demo
July 25, 2005 | 0 Comments
I just played a small little demo of Darkwatch on my XBOX. I’m not a big fan of first person shooters, but this one is really fun and has the type of story and atmosphere I can get into.
Can’t wait for this one.
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World of Warcraft Coke Commercial
July 24, 2005 | 0 Comments
This is tons of fun: a Chinese Coke commercial featuring World of Warcraft! (MOV)
It’s cheezy, has some great CGI, some cute girls as elves and features one of the coolest games around. Could a gaming geek ask for more in an advert?
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World of Warcraft Coke Commercial
July 24, 2005 | 0 Comments
This is tons of fun: a Chinese Coke commercial featuring World of Warcraft! (MOV)
It’s cheezy, has some great CGI, some cute girls as elves and features one of the coolest games around. Could a gaming geek ask for more in an advert?
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Play Magazine
July 22, 2005 | 0 Comments
Play Magazine is probably my favorite magazine. In fact, much of what we want to do here at Sweetdex is taken from their content model. It’s mostly games but they go off that topic and talk about all sorts of other cool stuff.
The design of the ‘zine is really nice, with lots of juicy photos and the reviews are information packed and informative but not too heavy. I look forward to it coming every month and I highly recommend it to anyone into gaming, anime, movies, comics or other geeky fun stuff.
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PSP Web Browser
July 22, 2005 | 4 Comments
Ever since I got my PSP a few weeks ago I’ve been thinking it was perfect for handheld Web browsing. Well, it’s no big surprise it’s soon going to get just that.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) will release a system software update for its PlayStation Portable (PSP) next week that will add several new functions to the handheld gaming device, including the ability to browse the Internet and download TV programs, the company said Thursday. Chief among the additions to version 2.0 of the software will be a Web browser. Accessible from the PSP’s main menu, the browser supports HTML 4.01 and will allow access to most Web sites.
Get the full scoop from Macworld. [Hat Tip to Wonderland]
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PSP Web Browser
July 22, 2005 | 4 Comments
Ever since I got my PSP a few weeks ago I’ve been thinking it was perfect for handheld Web browsing. Well, it’s no big surprise it’s soon going to get just that.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) will release a system software update for its PlayStation Portable (PSP) next week that will add several new functions to the handheld gaming device, including the ability to browse the Internet and download TV programs, the company said Thursday. Chief among the additions to version 2.0 of the software will be a Web browser. Accessible from the PSP’s main menu, the browser supports HTML 4.01 and will allow access to most Web sites.
Get the full scoop from Macworld. [Hat Tip to Wonderland]
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The Brothers Grimm HD Trailer
July 22, 2005 | 0 Comments
Wow. The new High Definition trailer for the upcoming movie The Brothers Grimm is pretty impressive. It uses Quicktime 7’s new High Def capabilities to great effect, even on the smallest version. It’s a slow load but it’s worth it.
The movie looks pretty cool too. Here’s the description:
The film follows Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm on an enchanted adventure set in a world of heroes and villains, witches and trolls, undying evil and true love — a realm they thought was just make believe — until it came into their world. Now the brothers must confront all that their imaginations brought to life, in a battle between fantasy and reality.
Fun stuff.
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Blade TV Show
July 21, 2005 | 2 Comments
I loved the Blade movies (well the first two, the third was so-so) and I loved Batman Begins. So I’m pretty excited to hear that David S. Goyer is producing a Blade Television Show.
Batman Begins screenwriter David S. Goyer told SCI FI Wire that he’s producing an hour-long television series based on his Blade movies for Spike TV, to begin airing next June. “We’re doing a Blade TV show,” Goyer said in an interview at CBS’ fall press preview in Beverly Hills, Calif., where he was promoting his upcoming SF series Threshold. “I’m co-writing the pilot with [comic writer] Geoff Johns, and it’s going to be Spike’s first dramatic show, and it’s going to air next June.”
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The Golden Compass
July 21, 2005 | 0 Comments
How can I explain the genius that is Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass?
This, and the rest of book in the His Dark Materials series are probably my personal favorite “children’s books” of all time. These truly are fantasy books for people of all ages. There is so much depth and emotion in there…
Ah, but what it it about? Good question. It’s complicated. In fact, I’m not sure how to even explain it. Random House has a nice synopsis on their Website, here’s a blurb:
In The Golden Compass, readers meet for the first time 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua, a precocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Jordan College in Oxford, England. It quickly becomes clear that Lyra’s Oxford is not precisely like our own - nor is her world. In Lyra’s world, everyone has a personal dæmon, a lifelong animal familiar. This is a world in which science, theology and magic are closely intertwined.
These ideas are of little concern to Lyra, who at the outset of the story, spends most of her time with her friend Roger, a kitchen boy. Together, they share a carefree existence scampering across the roofs of the college, racing through the streets of Oxford, or waging war with the other children in town. But that life changes forever when Lyra and her dæmon, Pantalaimon, prevent an assassination attempt on her uncle, the powerful Lord Asriel, and then overhear a secret discussion about a mysterious entity known as Dust.
It is at this time that children mysteriously began to disappear. Children, and only the children, are vanishing at the hands of what become known as the “Gobblers.” Who the Gobblers are and what they want is unknown, but soon, children from far and wide are disappearing with out a trace, even Lyra’s good friend, Roger.
All of this leads to a grand adventure involving talking armored polar bears, witches, angels, and a Texan who rides around in a hot air balloon. And more…oh so much more. It’s an amazingly fun read yet is also emotional and thought provoking.
The Golden Compass is one of my all time favorite books and is highly recommended.
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Google Moon
July 20, 2005 | 0 Comments
I love Google Maps and it’s been pretty amazing to see all the cool things people have been doing with it.
Well, now Google’s gone and taken it to the moon:
In honor of the first manned Moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969, we’ve added some NASA imagery to the Google Maps interface to help you pay your own visit to our celestial neighbor. Happy lunar surfing.
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Galactica Will Meet Pegasus
July 19, 2005 | 1 Comments
It’s fun to read speculation (and plans) for my favorite new show—Battlestar Galactica.
This time we’re learning about the introduction of one of my favorite plot-lines from the original—the introduction of Battlestar Pegasus.
From Sci Fi Wire:
“The storyline that we thought was interesting was the Battlestar Pegasus. And so, naturally, we put a pretty unexpected and, I think, pretty subversive spin on it. But it’s definitely going to be a fixture for a while.” The Pegasus appears beginning in the 10th episode of the second season.
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Galactica Will Meet Pegasus
July 19, 2005 | 1 Comments
It’s fun to read speculation (and plans) for my favorite new show—Battlestar Galactica.
This time we’re learning about the introduction of one of my favorite plot-lines from the original—the introduction of Battlestar Pegasus.
From Sci Fi Wire:
“The storyline that we thought was interesting was the Battlestar Pegasus. And so, naturally, we put a pretty unexpected and, I think, pretty subversive spin on it. But it’s definitely going to be a fixture for a while.” The Pegasus appears beginning in the 10th episode of the second season.
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Dwell Magazine
July 19, 2005 | 2 Comments
Dwell is a great ready for just about anyone. If you’re into cool architecture and interior design than it’s a bonus, but they’ve gone and taken the content of Architectural Digest and made it accessible. And, well, maybe a bit “green” as well.
Beautiful photos and light, easy to read prose showcase the coolest in forward thinking living design. Much of it’s expensive, but hey, it’s great to look at and one can dream? A great coffee table rag that has a wealth of inspirational design, Dwell is a great magazine about homes to have around yours.
(Recommended by SZA)
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Enhanced Podcast Tutorial
July 19, 2005 | 1 Comments
Philip Torrone, over at Make Magazine, has a great tutorial on how to make enhanced podcasts.
This will allow you to place images and URLs into your podcast as well as add bookmarks for “chaptering” your show.
Cool stuff. [via Lifehacker]
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Enhanced Podcast Tutorial
July 19, 2005 | 1 Comments
Philip Torrone, over at Make Magazine, has a great tutorial on how to make enhanced podcasts.
This will allow you to place images and URLs into your podcast as well as add bookmarks for “chaptering” your show.
Cool stuff. [via Lifehacker]
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Futurama Movie
July 19, 2005 | 2 Comments
Billy West, voice actor extraordinaire, recently mentioned in a recent video blog entry that there is a straight to DVD Futurama movie in the works:
There’s gonna be a Futurama movie, coming out on DVD, I think we’re gonna start doing it soon. There were talks and I guess they’re really happy about moving forward with it ‘cause the DVDs of Futurama sold really well.
Futurama is great, I’m very glad to hear this.
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Video Ipod Coming Soon
July 18, 2005 | 0 Comments
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple’s new video equipped ipod will be hitting the market sometime in early fall. From Yahoo News:
Negotiations are an indication that Apple is moving to release a device that plays video files, possibly by September, The Journal said.
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Video Ipod Coming Soon
July 18, 2005 | 0 Comments
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple’s new video equipped ipod will be hitting the market sometime in early fall. From Yahoo News:
Negotiations are an indication that Apple is moving to release a device that plays video files, possibly by September, The Journal said.
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Interview With JK Rowling
July 18, 2005 | 0 Comments
Over at CBCNewsround they’ve put up and extensive and entertaining interview with JK Rowling to coincide with the release of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince.
A short excerpt:
Edward Hollet representing W H Smith - If Voldemort ever encountered a boggart what would he see?
JK Rowling: The thing that Voldemort fears more than anything else is his own death. It its the quest of his life to cheat death, so we would have to see himself lying dead on the floor.
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Casio Exilim EXZ750
June 30, 2005 | 0 Comments
When Mike Davidson recommended the Casio Exilim EXZ750 7PM Digital Camera I took notice. I needed a new camera and it fit the type of camera I was looking for. Plus, I trust Mike’s recommendations.
He was right. This camera kicks butt. It’s got a great screen, is compact, feature rich and produces great quality photos. Oh and the price ($380-$400) is very, very good. I’ve had it for a few weeks now and it’s the best digital camera I’ve owned easily. At the price I don’t think it can be beat.
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Batman Begins
June 22, 2005 | 0 Comments
Batman Begins is one of the best original comic movies I’ve seen. The acting is superb, the filmmaking and production tight and the story is amazing. It’s the best Batman film by far and a solid flick in any genre.
The movie takes Batman, Gotham and its people and makes them much more real. I loved Gary Oldman’s work as a young Jim Gordon and Christian Bale made a terrific Bruce Wayne. In comparison to the older Batman films (none of which I was too fond of, after the first Tim Burton movie) Gotham is much more serious and is more of a solid backdrop than a goofy caricature of a city. The focus here is much more on the story and the characters than imagery and visual effect.
Obviously heavily influenced by Dennis O’neil and Frank Miller’s work with the Dark Knight, Batman Begins is an epic tale of revenge, justice and legendary heroism in Batman’s earliest days. I saw quite a bit I found familiar from the comics; the train and Ra’s Al Ghu, some bits about Scarecrow and quite a bit from Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One.
If you, like me, like your Batman real and a bit more “Dark Knight” style, you’ll love Batman Begins.
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Rex Mundi
June 16, 2005 | 0 Comments
Rex Mundi means “King of The World” and also just happens to be one of the best comics around. It is described on the Rex Mundi Web site, as “a quest for the Holy Grail told as a murder mystery, a tale of sin, murder and redemption in an alternate-history Europe where magic is real and the Catholic Church never lost its grip on power.”
Yeah, that sounds about right. Think of the Da Vinci Code in comic book form. But smarter. And cooler. With great art. And more intriguing characters and plot-lines.
But don’t take my word for it, go check out Issue #0 for yourself.
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Make Magazine
June 16, 2005 | 2 Comments
When I first heard of Make, a very geeky DIY rag from Oreilly, I was pretty skeptical. I heard good things though and decided to pick up the first issue.
What I found, while not exactly practical, was an extremely interesting and entertaining read. There were articles on how to take aerial photos with a kite, how to reduce wire clutter with a 5-in-one DIY cord and an very interesting piece on heirloom technology.
Between the first and second issues I’ve found little that I could put to use, but what I did find was good and the rest was interesting enough to really look forward to each new issue.
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Battlestar Galactica
June 13, 2005 | 2 Comments
This weekend I bought and watched the 2003 Battlestar Galactica mini-series on DVD. Simply put, I was totally surprised and frankly, I was almost giddy with excitement to begin watching the series.
I’d been meaning to watch for quite awhile, but I just kept putting it off. Now I regret that I did. Season two is coming up and I’ve got a whole bunch of catching up to do.
Battlestar Galactic is a cool show and a great, original take on what was my favorite TV show as a kid! It’s not totally different, but they’ve made some major changes, and it’s got just enough hooks into the past to tickle an old school fan like myself.
I think it’s safe to say this is the best sci-fi series around. I’ve not been able to get into any sci-fi television for quite awhile and this one had me hooked right away. It’s very well written, believable and full of intrigue and action. I love what they’ve done with some of the classic characters (I think Starbuck is great) and the take on the original story feels somehow more epic to me.
Highly recommended.
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God of War
June 10, 2005 | 0 Comments
Beautifully Brutal.
That’s how I’d describe God of War. It’s an amazingly fun game, with a great story-line, awesome voice acting, cool music, great action and more blood and gore than I’ve ever seen in a game.
It’s pretty upfront with this violence, and doesn’t try to tone it down in the least. This is not a game for children, but if you’re an adult that likes your action games fast-paced and violent as heck, you’ll enjoy this quite a bit. It’s not all fighting and killing though, this one has quite a few hooks that make it more than just a typical hack-and-slash.
The story focuses around Kratos, once a servant of Aries, and his quest for revenge. It’s deeply steeped in greek mythology, with much of the action taking place in a fantastical Athens. You’ll do battle with minotaurs, medusas, and harpies, you’ll ride on a titan’s back searching for Pandora’s box and you’ll be gifted with magic from Zeus himself.
The controls are easy to pick up and a blast to master. With each new combo comes a certain sick satisfaction that now you’ll be able to hack your enemies up in a different way. The general game-play is fun and challenging, but never frustrating. But then again, I played the game on “easy” and didn’t even attempt “god mode” after I finished. It’s a large game and takes time to work through, but you’ll keep the f-bombs to a minimum and probably have all kinds of fun along the way.
What really sets God of War apart is its production values and attention to detail. Everything is best of breed; the game-play graphics, the painterly cut scenes, the story, the voice acting—everything. This is truly one of the most put together games I’ve played and it ranks as one of the best action games ever made.
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GameFly
June 08, 2005 | 0 Comments
I’ve been using GameFly for about two months now and where I was once a bit skeptical about how I’d use it, now I’m really impressed and glad I signed up.
It’s a useful service for gamers. It works almost exactly like Netflix, ‘cept it’s with video games. They’ve got a great selection, easy to use Web site and pretty rapid service. I highly recommend it to any gamer who’s interested in renting games (and who wouldn’t, when you can keep them as long as you like?) and those who buy infrequently. They’ve even got a nice policy when it comes to buying games you’ve rented. You can either pay and just keep it, or if you’ve sent it back they’ll ship it to you free of charge.
All in all it’s a really nice service and a great value.
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Treo 650
May 23, 2005 | 0 Comments
Originally recommended to me by Mike Davidson.
I’ve had my Treo 650 for about 6 months now and I absolutely love it. It does everything I need it to and more. The Palm OS is pretty nice, Sprint’s service is acceptable (but when it comes to cellular service, beggars can’t be choosers) and the device itself is much better than I could have hoped.
It’s larger, for obvious reasons, than your typical cell phone, but they do quite a bit with that size. As well, once you get used to it, it’s not really all that big. Remember the old Nokia phones that were so popular? This feels smaller than those.
The camera is pretty darn good for a phone. The picture quality is about what you’d expect, although It actually takes better low-light pictures in some cases than my Pentax does, if you can believe it, but the display is phenomenal.
The keyboard is very functional, and doesn’t take much time to get used to at all. I was texting in a few hours after I got everything set up and now I’m pretty quick with it. It comes loaded with all the applications you need to get going. Pretty much what you’d expect, all Palm standards (e-mail, Real media player, messaging, document viewing, calendar, to-do, etc.) and unless you’ve got special needs you’ve got everything right out of the box. It’s also packing some nice extras like Bluetooth capability, a long-life battery and the handy-dandy self-portrait mirror.
The Treo 650 is a great device and probably the best smartphone on the market right now.
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Fables
May 19, 2005 | 5 Comments
Fables is my favorite comic right now. It’s a complicated and engaging book that’s at times part who-done-it, part adventure story, part epic fantasy and lots more. Its main characters, all wonderfully re-imagined, are “fables” from storybook past. You’ve got Bigby, the Big, Bad Wolf and chief detective of Fabletown. Snow White, the mayor. Prince Charming, resident bad boy and just about any other storybook character you can imagine.
But this isn’t a kid’s fairy tale, no sir. In true Vertigo style, it’s down right shocking at points, which in my opinion just adds to the fun! I mean, you’ve got Goldylocks going on a murderous rampage, Snow White dream-conversing with the disembodied head of one of the Three Little Pigs, or in the current story arc, Boy Blue carving his way through enemies toward the shadowy “Adversary” with a vorpal sword.
It’s all smartly written and very beautifully illustrated and IMHO is the best comic to come around since Neil Gaiman’s Sandman ended it’s fabulous run. A great read that’s very highly recommended.
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Tips For Winning An Argument
May 19, 2005 | 0 Comments
Like to argue? Like to win?
Well here is a handy article with 38 useful (and dare I say fun?) ways to get the best of your “opponent” in a good old fashioned argument. Recommended mainly for troublemakers and incurable pot-stirrers in the main, there are still some good tips many of us could use.
I’ll add my own:
“Know when to let your opponent win.”
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Psychonauts
May 08, 2005 | 3 Comments
Psychonauts is the latest game creation of the legendary Tim Schafer (known for the great adventure games Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, and Day of the Tentacle) and is, put simply, an almost flawless game that has so much upside it’s unreal.
At its most basic it’s an amazing platformer, in the tradition of Jak, Sly and Kingdom Hearts. It’s easy to pick up, very fun to play and has everything you’d expect from a top notch platformer. But all of that is just barely scratching the surface of what makes Psychonatus so unbelievably great.
The story, which revolves around your character, Rasputin (Ras) and his adventures at Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp is very well written, highly entertaining and a blast to play. It starts out pretty simply, with Ras learning the ropes and how to use his psychic talents. You run around the camp, talking to the councilors and other campers (the dialogue for all of which is great) but very quickly you begin adventures in people minds. This is where the game really shines.
Though various means you are able to transport yourself into the minds of many of the camp’s (and surrounding area’s) slightly off-kilter inhabitants on a quest to save the camp from an evil doctor. You’ll need to clear up any mental cobwebs, gather figments of their imaginations, unlock their mental baggage and battle their inner demons. It’s wacky, wild stuff.
All of that would make for a pretty great game, but what makes this game really shine is the gorgeous settings, quirky character design and development and amazing twists on traditional platform game play.
Along your adventures you will storm a Toyko-like city inhabited by fish as a legendary monster, play war-board games with Napoleon, race through a giant disco party (this stage reminded me of one of my favorite games ever—Jet Set Radio Future) and fight masked wrestlers Lucha Libre style.
The whole time I was playing Psychonauts I was in awe at how cool the game was. Art director Scott Campbell is simply amazing. The game shifts focus quite a bit, but in general it has a very Tim Burton meets Mark Ryden meets Mr. Toads Wild Ride feel that is absolutely stunning to run around in. For more of a sense of the style, see Double Fine’s comic section. Good stuff.
In fact, if there were a downside to Psychonauts, it’s that it’s so visually stunning it’s almost distracting at times. This, my friends, is a true classic in every sense of the words. The folks at Double Fine should be very proud and for my part, I can’t wait to see what they cook up next.
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SlideShowPro
April 29, 2005 | 1 Comments
SlideShowPro is an amazingly easy to implement Flash-based image slideshow component. To use it you do need to have some working knowledge of Flash, but aside from that it’s damn easy to get set up and customize.
It’s perfect for anyone with a Web site that wants to have a slideshow or image gallery. It’s pretty customizable and has all sorts of implementation options to choose from. As someone who’s gone through several different methods of sharing photos via my own site, I can attest to the power, customizability and ease of use SlideShowPro brings.
It’s well worth the mere $20 it costs.
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World of Warcraft
April 28, 2005 | 1 Comments
World of Warcraft is quite simply one of the best computer games ever made. It’s a MMORPG (Massive(ly) Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) that takes the genre to a whole new level. It’s visually beautiful, scarily engaging (beware of addiction with this one) and amazingly fun.
The World of WOW is so incredibly detailed that it’s very easy to spend hours playing, exploring, chatting, adventuring and building up your alter-ego. Soon you’ll feel like you’ve become you character and you’ll get lost in this incredible world.
Once out and back to reality it’s very likely you’ll to want to jump right back in! But we know how hard it is to find the time. One of the things they do well is making it easy for you to get back into the game after an extended absence. This makes it easy for those of us with jobs to pick it up and play when we’ve got time. You don’t have to feel rushed at all with this game.
If you are into gaming at all there’s a pretty good chance that you not only already know about WOW, but you’ve probably spent hours playing it. If you’re one of those (much like myself) who’ve never really been interested in MMORPGs before, this is the perfect game to break you in.
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Whiteboard Wall
April 16, 2005 | 0 Comments
We’ve got one of these at work and it’s incredibly cool and useful. Put simply, it’s a bunch of dry-erasable panels (made from shower-board) attached to the wall.
You can buy the materials cheaply at Home Depot. My guess is you could do an average room wall for $40-50. You’ll want to look for some shower-board cut to your specifications, some adhesive glue and your favorite cutting tools (for cutting around lightswitches and such if need be). I didn’t do the actual work to get ours up, but it seems to be pretty easy. Just have it cut and glue it on.
This stuff is perfect for anyone who likes to brainstorm. It’s oh-so empowering to have a whole wall (or walls) on which to project your thoughts!
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The Scrolling LED Belt Buckle
April 13, 2005 | 4 Comments
This is pretty darn cool. A scrolling LED belt buckle! And it’s nicely priced too. The really great thing is that you can program up to 6 custom phrases, each up to 256 characters long. That’s 256 characters times 6 of cheezy LED goodness.
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The Scrolling LED Belt Buckle
April 13, 2005 | 4 Comments
This is pretty darn cool. A scrolling LED belt buckle! And it’s nicely priced too. The really great thing is that you can program up to 6 custom phrases, each up to 256 characters long. That’s 256 characters times 6 of cheezy LED goodness.
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Magnetic Paint
April 12, 2005 | 2 Comments
I saw this stuff for the first time on ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover (don’t ask) and thought it was the coolest. They painted a girl’s room with it and stuck magnetic poetry bars all over the walls. How fun is that?
I guess it’s totally safe as well! I’ve not actually used it myself, but I can think of all sorts of nifty ways to put this stuff to use. I’d be interested in hearing of fun and creative ways it’s been used, if you know some.
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Magnetic Paint
April 12, 2005 | 2 Comments
I saw this stuff for the first time on ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover (don’t ask) and thought it was the coolest. They painted a girl’s room with it and stuck magnetic poetry bars all over the walls. How fun is that?
I guess it’s totally safe as well! I’ve not actually used it myself, but I can think of all sorts of nifty ways to put this stuff to use. I’d be interested in hearing of fun and creative ways it’s been used, if you know some.
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Carnivale: The Complete First Season
April 12, 2005 | 2 Comments
HBO’s magnificent series, Carnivale, is truly one for the ages. As Ben Hawkins and Brother Justin rush toward each other and the fate of the world hangs in the balance, we’re aquatinted with all sorts of interesting characters, all brought to life in amazing artistic style.
This is how televison should be. A great story, perfectly cast and acted out by a diverse, talented and passionate enseble crew and shot with an artistic style and vision that is rarely seen on the small screen.
The first season is a bit slow at first, but is a necessary prelude to what turns out to be a gripping and amazingly unique story that will keep you watching week in and week out.
The second season, just concluded, has been one of my favorite television arcs of all time.
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