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  • MacBook Pro Review

    Over on Inside Mac Games is a review of the MacBook Pro that makes a new Mac even more tempting. Though I still think I’m going to hold out for an iMac.

  • Carne

    I finally was able to get a tauren named Carne in World of Warcraft. I’ve always thought that would be a good name. His last name is, of course, Asada. Damn, now I want a burrito.

    Carne

    I am such a geek. Help me!

  • WoW and Golf

    Jane Pinckard asks the question Is World of Warcraft the new Golf? in an article over on 1UP.com.

    Overheard, at brunch: two tech entrepreneur types discussing World of Warcraft. What server are you on? What guild? Oh yeah, me too, I heard it’s a good way to schmooze.

    Is that true? Has logging in to the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online game replaced a few rounds on the links as the way to make the right business connections in a tech-driven culture?

    The particular Guild discussed by the brunchers above was started by Joi Ito, who became a WoW fan after embarking on the game to do some research on social networks. Joi, the money-and-idea guy behind internet companies PSINet, Digital Garage, Infoseek Japan, and social software like Moveable Type, Technorati, and Socialtext, has quite a few hangers-on who hit him up for advice, money, or access to his Rolodex. [1UP.com]

    The fun thing about this is that the guild I’m a part of, We Know, is the guild Joi started. It’s become a fun group of people with more than a few people from various other startups and internet companies. It’s kind of fun knowing that the person you’re questing with could be the CEO of some company you’ve heard of for ages.

    Is it the new golf? I’m not sure about that. Maybe it’s like the new paintball instead.

    Edit: It’s even hit Slashdot.

  • Merry Pimpmas

    Now you too can pimp your nutcracker.

    Pimpcracker

  • Growing For The Holidays

    I’m just starting to really get into the Christmas mood. And I just saw a link to a new GROW puzzle, this one with a Christmas Tree. It was pretty easy though. Enjoy!

  • Parents and Videogames

    I always enjoy Halley’s blog and today she posts about parents and video games.

    I rarely find parents who take THE TIME TO SIT DOWN AND PLAY the games with their kids. That’s what I’ve been doing for three years now. I stink at playing, but I know about a lot of games. Parents who don’t play think Tetris, Splinter Cell, Jak and Daxter and Halo are the same — and they are not.

    …

    As I mentioned below, even if you are a parent who has ZERO interest in actually playing videogames, please read the book “Everything Bad is Good For You” by Steven Johnson, to get a perspective on what a complex, artistic, challenging, educational excursion our kids are taking when they play. [Halley’s Comment]

    My sister is one of those parents who has no interest in video games. She watches the ratings of the games, but really has no idea about the content most of the time. To me it seems like issue of paying attention to what your child watches on TV. Just because a show isn’t violent or whatever doesn’t mean that you would want your child watching it.

    Then again, I don’t have a kid so I may not be qualified to say much about this. I do know that as a kid I would have loved it if my parents were more interested in the games I liked and wanted to play.

  • World of Warcraft, part 5

    Joi’s been playing quite a bit of WoW and has posted some of his observations.

    As you may have noticed, my blogging has been a bit light these days. This is partially due to the rigor in which I have taken on my research into the World of Warcraft (WoW). I’m still level 36 (out of a maximum of 60) so I am still a “newbie” but I thought I might share some of my observations. [Joi Ito’s Web]

    It’s fun watching others find various fun things in the game. Things that really don’t do anything besides add atmosphere. Pets you can buy for yourself. Recipes for food that turn you into a ninja or a pirate. Potions that shrink you down to mini size.

    I’ve actually been limiting my WoW time a bit. I used to be on quite a bit, now I try not to log in before 3 in the afternoon and not stay up late just to play. Though I have been having more fun again because I’ve been adventuring with friends more.

  • Growing

    From #!/usr/bin/girl, more flash game fun. Remember Grow? Remember Grow RPG? Well now it is an all new Grow, this time it’s a cube!

    Flash Fun: GrowCube
    Here’s a little fun for your Monday: GrowCube. I like to have something to distract me from the beginning of the week. [via #!/usr/bin/girl]

    I’ve almost got it figured out!

    Picture 1

  • Random World of Warcraft Stuff

    Been a nice day for World of Warcraft. We got a new patch today with much goodness. Blizzard finally relented and put up two Role Play-Player vs Player servers. People have been asking for these forever and Blizzard had made it sound like it wasn’t going to happen. On the downside, they only put up two servers and the wait for them was an hour last time I looked. I recreated my original RP character over on Emerald Dream and will be playing a bit there also. Look for Parfait if you go there.

    And last but not least. A link Kynn paged me with about the perils of cybersex on World of Warcraft that made me laugh out loud.

  • FSM: The Game

    Flying Spaghetti Monster: The Game. I loved it. It was better than cats. I’m going to play it again and again. Require Flash.