List of Video Games I have recently enjoyed (or plan to) play(ing)/watching to completion:
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (X360)
- No More Heroes (Wii) - [All Nate, but so much fun to watch]
- Castle Crashers (XBLA) [Nate and I]
- Braid (XBLA) [technically I did not beat it, but I helped through the hard puzzles with Nate]
- Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 (XBLA)
- Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 2 (XBLA)
- Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner (WiiWare)
- Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Episode 2: Strong-Badia the Free (WiiWare)
- Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands (WiiWare)
- Wii Music (Wii) [almost unlocked everything] -- Traded in
- Fallout 3 (XBox360) [I was evil. But I am finished]
- Fallout 3 (XB360) (I am super evil)
- Peggle (Steam Demo / iPod) [It's addicting dang it]
- Lego Star Wars (DS/Wii) All Barb
- Lego Indiana Jones (DS) All Barb
- Lego Batman (DS\Wii [99.9%]) All Barb
- Every Kirby Adventure Game I could get my hands on: (except Canvas Curse & The Amazing Mirror - lost interest)
- Metroid 2: The Return of Samus
- Every WarioWare Title I could get my hand on (I mean I have unlocked everything)
- Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 (PS2)
p.s. I will buy every CG4AP episode regardless of quality of the previous. It's just too darn funny.
What are you looking forward to this week?
At the moment I am really looking forward to our developer meeting at work. I hope that I can learn a lot, and more than just theory. We will be talking about the Amazon Web Services, and it is something I have been interested in for a long time.
How do you react when you're stressed?
Submitted by Deep Thinker
It really depends on the stressor. If it is an emotional trigger then I don't generally do well. If it is a stressor that I can wrap some logic around then I can often explain or solve the issue. But hey, that's what medication is for eh?
Dan F. and I are currently working on a card game that mimics the feel of Heist movies. Tools, Security, and the ever present McGuffins. I hope I have a full prototype for display here soon.
Sorry for the Windows developers out there, this solution is for Macs only.
This set of applications accounts for: Usability Testing, Screen Capture (Video and Still), Version Control, Task Lists, Bug Tracking, a Developer IDE, a Web Server, A Blog, Shared Doc Editing on the Web, Team and individual Chat, Email, Databases and Continuous Integration. This does assume your team members provide their own machines, and one person has a spare old computer to be the Source Repository and Web Server. All for under $200 bucks.
Usability
Silverback Licenses = 3 x $49.95
"Spontaneous, unobtrusive usability testing software for designers and developers."
Source Control Server and Clients (multiple options)
Subversion = Free
Subversion is an open source version control system.
Versions (Currently in Beta) = Free
Versions provides a pleasant work with
Subversion on your Mac.
Diffly = Free
"Diffly is a tool for exploring Subversion working copies. It shows
all files with changes and, clicking on a file, shows a highlighted
view of the changes for that file. When you are ready to commit Diffly
makes it easy to select the files you want to check-in and assemble a
useful commit message."
Bug/Feature/Defect Tracking (multiple options)
Bugzilla = Free
Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System". Defect
Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep
track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial
defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous
licensing fees.
Trac = Free
Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects.
Database Server & Clients
MySQL = Free
CocoaMySQL = Free
Web Server
Apache = Free
Development and Build Tools
XCode = Free
CruiseControl = Free
CruiseControl is a framework for a continuous build process. It
includes, but is not limited to, plugins for email notification, Ant,
and various source control tools. A web interface is provided to view
the details of the current and previous builds.
Collaboration Tools
Writeboard = Free
Ta-da List = Free
Campfire Chat for 4 users = Free
WordPress = Free
"WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform
with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is
both free and priceless at the same time."
Gmail = Free
"Gmail is a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that email can be more intuitive, efficient, and useful."
Screen Capture (Video / Still)
Jing = Free
"The concept of Jing is the always-ready program that instantly captures
and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere."
While waiting for the financing people to get all the papers in order, I ran into 2 teachers from High School. They were generally excited to see me, and sounded really proud that I was doing so well in my life. That was one of the nicest surprises I have ever gotten.
What's your favorite type of donut?
Submitted by tomatshonino.Glazed Chocolate Cake. Yum.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Carlin, the frenzied performer whose routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" led to a key Supreme Court ruling on obscenity, has died. Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. He was 71.
You will be missed. Rest in Peace.
