The journal of a GDNet News Editor, IT Analyst and game programming simian.
June 18, 2006
My girlfriend and I got the keys to our first house on Friday. It was somewhat strange walking around the place and finding stuff the previous owners had left behind, which included, amongst other things: a hardhat, 300 cardboard beer coasters and a flashing blue emergency vehicle light that plugs…
June 07, 2006
I've been asked to put together a large website at work. Microsoft Internet Explorer is the only target browser, and I've been asked to use C# and ASP.NET if possible. I'm thinking this sounds like a job for Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, but I've not used it before (nevermind…
May 25, 2006
...about Nintendo's Wii. The console, the games, the price and the features are all looking very special. $250 dollars for a next gen console? Woot!
May 25, 2006
Today I reached a quarter of a century. Happy Birthday to me!
April 06, 2006
I think Pipo stumbled across his early Christmas present.
On a totally different subject, I'm really enjoying the work culture of my new job (I've been there 6-7 weeks now). In the past I've worked in positions that were very closely monitored (how you are spending your time, etc). But the analyst w…
On a totally different subject, I'm really enjoying the work culture of my new job (I've been there 6-7 weeks now). In the past I've worked in positions that were very closely monitored (how you are spending your time, etc). But the analyst w…
April 05, 2006
One of the great bonuses of becoming a staff member is that I get the GDNet+ membership along with all of its benefits for free. As I'd already paid up until August '06 that meant I had 4 or 5 months of GDNet+ time going spare.
A cunning plan formed: I contacted the guys in charge and asked if I cou…
A cunning plan formed: I contacted the guys in charge and asked if I cou…
April 04, 2006
I've been a staff member on GDNet for 5 days and I didn't break it! Woohoo. Of course, if anyone wants to volunteer, I need to practise suspending and banning. I take my role in the Ministry of Propaganda seriously.
Strike back? In real life, the Empire strikes first...
Strike back? In real life, the Empire strikes first...
April 03, 2006
We put an offer in on the house we like last week and it was accepted. On Thursday we applied for a mortgage and set the solicitor/surveyor wheels in motion. It's a big undertaking and a scary one too. Apparently it takes an average of 6-8 weeks to get from the mortgage application stage to the poi…
April 02, 2006
Yesterday's April fools prank went down well for the most part. If you haven't already seen it then read the following news item: EA Shape the Future of the Games Industry.
I'd planned and written it well ahead of time, and then almost forgot to post it before I went to view the house I'm thinking o…
I'd planned and written it well ahead of time, and then almost forgot to post it before I went to view the house I'm thinking o…
April 01, 2006
I've spent the last 60 minutes becoming familiar with RSS, Cron Jobs and a WordPress plugin, appropriately named FeedWordPress.
The upshot of all this is that everything I post in my GameDev.net journal will now appear automagically on my website helidium.com. Yay.
The upshot of all this is that everything I post in my GameDev.net journal will now appear automagically on my website helidium.com. Yay.
March 29, 2006
During the Game Developers Conference, with about fifteen press releases to sift through every day, I forgot to post the rumour that Mr. News At GameDev has been approved a 7.3% loan. I do apologise.
Ah well, we all love Spam.
It seems the good people in charge have decided that the News Team are doi…
Ah well, we all love Spam.
It seems the good people in charge have decided that the News Team are doi…
March 28, 2006
My role as GameDev.net Minister of Propaganda (OK, "News Editor") is an interesting one.
Not only do I have an excuse to stay up to date on industry gossip, I also have a lot of responsibility for how it is presented here on our home page. The way you write a story seems to have quite a lot of effec…
Not only do I have an excuse to stay up to date on industry gossip, I also have a lot of responsibility for how it is presented here on our home page. The way you write a story seems to have quite a lot of effec…
March 19, 2006
Soooooo, 6 weeks on the GDNet News Team. Has anyone noticed a difference in the quality of news on the front page? I hope so, cos I've been putting in a coupla hours of work nearly every day. We had a News Team meeting this weekend, and we have some cool changes planned. Pretty exciting.
I also rece…
I also rece…
February 20, 2006
February 01, 2006
I was offered two new jobs within the last week:
Firstly, I've been given a "Business Analyst" position working for the IT department at HBOS (Halifax/Bank of Scotland), so if your accounts start to bleed money you can blame me.
Secondly, and keep this under your collective hats, I'm also helping out…
Firstly, I've been given a "Business Analyst" position working for the IT department at HBOS (Halifax/Bank of Scotland), so if your accounts start to bleed money you can blame me.
Secondly, and keep this under your collective hats, I'm also helping out…
November 27, 2005
Avatar God somehow managed to get this surveillance shot of me:
I have to say that as I climbed to the top of the tower and began swiping my fists at the attacking goombas I experienced the weirdest sense of deja vu...
I have to say that as I climbed to the top of the tower and began swiping my fists at the attacking goombas I experienced the weirdest sense of deja vu...
November 15, 2005
I made a few cosmetic chenges to my Task Inventory. The tasks are now in seperate lists for different areas and there is a front page that lists how many tasks there are to be completed in each area and also sorts them by importance.
September 28, 2005
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September 25, 2005
I just made the simplest Task Scheduler in the world. You can mock it, and my very existence, here.
September 22, 2005
I love the feeling of starting a new project. The well laid out directory structure, the empty bug list, the virginal source folder ... it feels a shame to actually put anything in there!
*sigh*
*sigh*
September 21, 2005
I bought a new heatsink and fan for my CPU yesterday and the noise level has fallen by about 60%. Woohoo. Motherboard Monitor reports that the average processor temperature has fallen by about 10 degrees Celsius too. Hooray.
In other news, I've also been trying out Mantis Bug Tracker. I don't have e…
In other news, I've also been trying out Mantis Bug Tracker. I don't have e…
September 17, 2005
Today I installed Apache, PHP, MySQL, MySQL Administrator and Mantis Bug Tracker on my XP Home system. Tomorrow I think I'll do something a bit more fun, like chewing through my wrist.
BTW, I got engaged last month to my girlfriend of over four years. Yay!
BTW, I got engaged last month to my girlfriend of over four years. Yay!
September 07, 2005
So, I'm quietly reading the free Metro paper on the bus this morning and what do I discover?
July 18, 2005
Got me a new job.
I'm still in a call centre...
*shudder*
...but I now have a computer based admin role involving fraud, money laundering, account transfers, etc, which involves no phone work and no contact with the evil entities known as customers.
I'm still in a call centre...
*shudder*
...but I now have a computer based admin role involving fraud, money laundering, account transfers, etc, which involves no phone work and no contact with the evil entities known as customers.
November 03, 2004
I got me myself an Xbox of mine very own. I would have bought it, but I happened upon an old lady carrying one; so I pushed her in a skip and ran away with it. No, really...
Tip of the Week - Health
Drinking tea continuously may damage your bladder.
Article - Should I use 0 or NULL?
NULL is more polite…
Tip of the Week - Health
Drinking tea continuously may damage your bladder.
Article - Should I use 0 or NULL?
NULL is more polite…
October 20, 2004
...please don't hate me [wink]
(for those who don't know, it is the main title theme from Monkey Island 2)
(for those who don't know, it is the main title theme from Monkey Island 2)
October 07, 2004
...wasting time on the Internet. Yay!
Well, my own website actually. I'm currently cranking out a PHP template for it. And yes, Pipo, the div layout will remain!
*evil cackle*
And I would just like to add that this journal has been granted:
Thank you. And goodnight.
Well, my own website actually. I'm currently cranking out a PHP template for it. And yes, Pipo, the div layout will remain!
*evil cackle*
And I would just like to add that this journal has been granted:
Thank you. And goodnight.
September 19, 2004
No, I'm not dead.
My new job has been taking up a lot of my time recently.
Anyway, stuff is still happening, just in the background and at a slower pace. I'm currently reading through Swords and Circuitry (thanks to __Daedalus__ for the recommendation) and finding it a very interesting and useful boo…
My new job has been taking up a lot of my time recently.
Anyway, stuff is still happening, just in the background and at a slower pace. I'm currently reading through Swords and Circuitry (thanks to __Daedalus__ for the recommendation) and finding it a very interesting and useful boo…
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