We’ve all heard of the new companies that have appeared that offer money to bloggers to write articles for their advertisers. What you may not know is who is getting the better end of the deal.In pay-per-post blogging, an advertiser is looking to generate buzz on the net about their product. Every mention of a…
Breeding with Jolly: The Modest Zigzagoons
This is the second breeding article in the series. This time I am looking at three Zigzagoons who share the same nature and similar starting scores.I recently hatched three Zigzagoons that all share the same nature; modest.A Pokemon with the Modest nature is likely to have a higher Special Attack than normal but it comes…
SimplyFun: Walk the Dogs
Of all the SimplyFun games, Walk the Dogs (Simply Fun, 2005 – Alan R. Moon and Aaron Weissblum) is certainly the most striking. The reason is simple – the game comes with sixty-three rubber dogs. The cries of “how cute!” and “Wow, look at the dogs!” ring out every time I bring the game to…
Re-usable Code: Linked Lists
One of the most useful ways to store data is the linked list.Read on and explore a very basic framework that you can use to easily add them to your program.We begin with the h file. Please note, this code is written with wxwidgets in mind but the only change required to use this code…
Who’s On First for the Next Generation
Remember the old Abbot and Costello routine, “Who’s on first?” Well, this is an updated version.George: Condi! Nice to see you. What’s happening?Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.George: Great. Lay it on me.Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.George: That’s what I want to know.Condi: That’s what…
TWiT is NOT Going Away
Leo has just come out and said that TWiT is NOT going away.The following is from Leo LaPorte’s BlogI had no idea what a storm my little sentence would generate. Hey, I was tired, dispirited, and trying to figure out how to do a show without any contributors. I really didn’t mean to scare you!…
If Digg is sold, what happens to Diggnation?
One aspect of Digg is Diggnation, the podcast hosted by Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose. In all of the stories about the possible sale of Digg no one is talking about the driving force behind Digg, which is Diggnation.Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht are clearly the spokesmen for Digg. Whether they were hired or not…
Is Kevin Rose ‘Digging’ for a buyer?
Word on the web is that News Corp is in talks to purchase Digg for $150MDigg has been in talks about acquisition with several companies, News Corp is just one of them. Rumors say negotiations have not been able to settle on a number higher then $150M so Digg may instead go into a second…
Season Shot
Sometimes two ideas go great together. Sometimes they are just down right freaky!I present to you Season Shot!This one caught me by surprise. I’m reminded of the old Peanut Butter Cup commercials:”You got chocolate in my peanut butter!””You got peanut butter on my chocolate!”What this company has done is combined the act of seasoning your…
The $5,000 Recessed Ceiling Lights
This is a true story as related to me by a co-worker.One day, my 25 year old son, who still lives at home, offered me a “gift.””Hey dad, I got a couple of extra recessed ceiling lights left over from a job, what if I install them in the basement rec-room for you?”I should have…
Breeding with Jolly: The Sassy Vaporeons
My first article is going to cover the raising of two Vaporeons.These two Vaporeons were hatched from eggs and evolved with Water Stones before gaining a single experience point. Both of their natures are Sassy and they were hatched with nearly identical scores.Vaporean #2 was fed 8 Zinc and 8 Calcium to boost his Special…
Is TWiT headed for the Can?
Everyone knows Leo Laporte’s closing line on TWiTAnother Twit, is in the can.But, is TWiT headed for the proverbial “round file” can?Leo posted this on his TWiT blog:It’s not I who want to take a break. I’m here every week ready to record, edit, and post a show. I gladly put in more time on…