Posted by Daniel on June 28, 2008
Finally. Yesterday I bought new computer speakers, so now I don’t have to use headphones all the time sitting at my main computer. At the same time I bought Metal Slug Anthology for Playstaion 2. It just seemed like a must have game. Easy accessble oldschool arcade game. Earlier this week I also pickedup Battlefield [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 28, 2008
This last week, Blizzards really been stearing up the game community. On their websites front page they’ve uploaded a new background every day, each new day revealing just a little bit more. Blizzard said they will unveil something new at Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris. They’ve hinted at the possibility for a new title to [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 27, 2008
The new Will Wright game, Spore, have been discussed, hyped and challenged. Its uncertain whether the final game will be a success like The Sims or Sim City. But one thing is clear, it take advantage of user generated content, even before the game is released. Recently they release the creature creations tool, open for [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 27, 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer give his view on the future of digital online advertising and how we users will operate. I found it over at Search Engine Watch blog, and I can agree with their sceptically of Ballmers statement. Some of the things he talk about is already happening and he seems very cocky about [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 25, 2008
Often news media and websites talks about games- alcohol- and sex addictions. It seems games addiction is the online disease of this century. I don’t consider my self to have any addictions, (just healthy game addiction ). But if I would have one, it would probably be information addiction. A simple Google Search directed me [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 24, 2008
Today I finally had the time to view (or rather just have on in the background) the latest Apple Steve Jobs Keynote from Worldwide Developers Conference held in San Francisco’s Moscone West. Always a pleasure to get the latest news from a successful company that managed to turn bad business around 180 degrees. The big [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 19, 2008
A recipe on how governments can get new legislations through: Present proposed law a few days before voting Ignore protests from the people, both in real life and Blogosphere if by some chance you actually listen to the people, change the legislation so it means the same thing, but just look different Hope people forget… [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 5, 2008
According to a survey reported by Sky News, some young people actually consider quiting if certain website were baned at work. Amongst these Facebook and YouTube, social- and downloading sites. Here in Sweden the question of Facebook surfing at work have been discusses and viewed as a serious problem. I can understand in some way [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 5, 2008
During my studying years in Karlstad, one of my teachers recommended a book by the name of No Logo, which made the author Naomi Klein famous. I bought it (it felt like one of those books you just had to own) but sadly haven’t read it yet. But its on the “to-read”-list. Always when I’m [...]
Posted by Daniel on June 2, 2008
Today I got a much appreciated gift or surprise. I pre-ordered the Limited Edition of the new Battlefield Bad Company for the PS3 a few weeks ago. I made the order from one of the regular shops I order games from. And today I received a mail from that store, that told me I had [...]