Archive for 2008
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Links: 2008-10-08
October 8th, 2008 |Doing this earlier this week since I missed last week and too much happening. Sorry the time is right for this inspirational quote, but we can all use it. Thanks, Darren Hardy. This was in reference to the 1991 recession: “I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not [...]
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Better About Pages
October 7th, 2008 |Jakob Nielsen reports seeing a 9 percent improvement on company About pages. I rely on About pages when looking at companies either for research or for buying from them. I still run into the following problems: Struggle to find the About pages when they have one: they shouldn’t be buried or hard [...]
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PC Game Review: Cinema Tycoon 2: Movie Mania
October 6th, 2008 |The movie business has changed a lot since I was a wee one. Movie theaters showed two or four movies at a time, not 16 to 24 that you see today. In Cinema Tycoon 2: Movie Mania, Mr. Pickwick hires you to turn his run down movie theaters into mega-plexes. Of course, rivals nip at [...]
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Game du Jour: Week of October 6
October 5th, 2008 |The following games will be discounted next week on Game du Jour, the ‘one-deal-a-day’ website dedicated to indie and casual games: Mon. October 6th: 60% off on Warkanoid 3: Story-book Tue. October 7th: 60% off on Asianata Wed. October 8th: 60% off on Astrobatics Thu. October 9th: 60% off on Aquacade Fri. October 10th: 50% off on The Golden Path [...]
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Outpatient Customer Service Surprises
September 29th, 2008 |You’ve heard me whining about my back and hip problems — well, maybe not that much as I don’t like to whine in public. Turns out I have a herniated disc and an inflamed piriformis muscle. Let’s just say together they make one big “OUCH!” The doctor recommended an epidural steroid injection (ESI). Since all this [...]
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PC Game Review: Cake Mania 3
September 29th, 2008 |It feels like the original Cake Mania came out years ago because it’s one of the first casual games I reviewed. Here comes Jill Evans (no relation to me) again in Cake Mania 3 – this time as a bride trying to prepare for her wedding. Nothing can go wrong. Yeah, right. A time bender [...]
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Game du Jour: Week of September 29
September 28th, 2008 |The following games will be discounted next week on Game du Jour, the ‘one-deal-a-day’ website dedicated to indie and casual games: Mon. September 29th: 60% off on AlphaQUEUE Tue. September 30th: 60% off on LEGO Bricktopia Wed. October 1st: 60% off on Fashion Solitaire Thu. October 2nd: 60% off on Girls Inc TeamUP Fri. October 3rd: 60% off on Minuet [...]
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Link: 2008-09-26
September 26th, 2008 |From Great Writers of Note: Advice from great writers divded into eight categories. [Link: Steve] Be a Better, Tastier Booyah Blogger [Link: Cincom Expert Access] VocabTest.com: Boost your word power. 3-point Game Plan to (Way More!) Productive Meetings 10 [...]
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7 Bad Email Subject Lines
September 25th, 2008 |Yvonne Russell rustles up a great discussion about email subject lines. Though email has become a standard tool in our communications box, I still see subject lines (or lack thereof) that could easily send a person’s email into the spam or junk folder. So here’s a list of bad subject lines (or good if you [...]
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PC Game Review: Turbo Fiesta
September 24th, 2008 |Rebecca and Robert return in Turbo Fiesta taking their high energy and crazy-paced business out of space selling Mexican food. This time management game never feels too slow, not even at the beginning. In fact, it doesn’t take long before I fail to meet the level’s goals. I cruised — with lots of bumps along the [...]
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