Archive for October 2007
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Puzzle City PC Game Review
October 23rd, 2007 |Most people won’t spend their free time wondering what Tetris would be like if it went sideways and had to fit into a set board. The answer is that it looks like Puzzle City with a little Sim City thrown in. The result? A fun twist and change of pace for Tetris fans without Sim [...]
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“Do Not Read This Blog Post”
October 23rd, 2007 |That’s not a typo in this entry’s title. It must be negative week as I came across two compelling entries on using negativity in writing. Admitting Weaknesses I took an superb online writing class from Jeff Sexton, the author of the Accentuate the Negative post. He gave great examples of how showing the downside of a product [...]
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Finding More Time in Your Day
October 22nd, 2007 |IttyBiz offers six excellent tips for finding four hours in your day. Successful freelancers must balance their time as not working = not earning money. This is especially true for those who have lives outside of freelancing and value sleep. The Internet unquestionably provides valuable resources for helping our business, but it easily steals your [...]
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Build-a-lot PC Game Review
October 22nd, 2007 |I’m already ready for more and hope that Hipsoft, the company behind this brilliant addition to the tycoon genre, works on a sequel (could be same topic or something different with a similar concept). No one thing makes Build-a-Lot special — it just has the right amount of challenge, an easy to figure out interface, [...]
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Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos PC Game Review
October 19th, 2007 |Evil mastermind, Dr. Chaos, travels the world in an attempt to cause destruction. Your job, of course, as an INTERPOL special operative is to stop him. The game does a superb job of giving the game a cool and futuristic look and feel with the Interpol Crime Computer. Other than that and scenes that reflect [...]
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Links: 2007-10-19
October 19th, 2007 |Replace “can’t” with “won’t” 15 ways to reclaim two precious hours Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations Innovation Tools contains resources for business innovation, creativity, and brainstorming. Library Journal reviews almost 7000 books every year including audio, video, and databases. [...]
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Preparing for Computer Disasters
October 18th, 2007 |Freelance Folder’s How Fast Can You Get Back to Doing Business provides three big events to prepare for: Replacing the computer ASAP Setting up software and configuration settings Getting data back on the machine Freelancers and small businesses might not give thought to computer disasters, but for [...]
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Marketing to People with Disabilities
October 16th, 2007 |Nadine Vogel has a great article on marketing to people with disabilities, but it is not available online. Her article references a U.S. Census Bureau report that says 20% of adult Americans have a disability. 20%! That’s one out of every five people you talk to. With numbers like that, why [...]
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Blog Action Day 2007
October 15th, 2007 |October 15 is Blog Action Day in which bloggers post something about helping the environment. One thing I wish everyone especially politicians would do is watch An Inconvenient Truth. Forget what you think of Al Gore, good or bad, the message comes through clear — we must do something for our environment and our future. You [...]
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Alawar Entertainment Goes Mobile
October 13th, 2007 |Alawar Entertainment, publisher of casual games like Snowy the Bear series, Magic Shop, and Magic Ball to name a few, announces the creation of Alawar NewEdge Mobile. This company specializes in publishing games for smartphones and mobile devices. The new company will launch over 1000 games for mobile devices including Magic Ball 2, Treasures of [...]
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