Well when making a game I know you have tons of game material that you use. Different formulas and big lists of items. Well I was thinking of getting some type of software to use. Excel or Word, something of that sort. When I remembered that Google had a document service. I looked further into it and and came the the conclusion that it will suit my needs just fine.
With the regular document I can write a storyline and then just copy and paste all from with my browser. I also have made about 5 spreadsheet covering my items and I am even using one as a way track my expenses since it is just me working and not much money is coming in or out at the moment. So for now it will suffice. Thanks again Google for making something I can use!
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Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
How To Get Back 20% Of Your Bandiwdth Back From Microsoft
Someone had asked me if I knew how to speed up their internet connection without using some kind of spyware or program to do it. Well I didn't really know of a way, but me being the person I am and I love to help people so I started searching for a way. Well I came accross a video on youtube. I'm not going to show it because it only shows it half way threw the video. It is much easier to just tell you
Click Start–>Run–>type “gpedit.msc” without the “
Local Computer Policy–>Computer Configuration–>Administrative Templates–>Network–>QOS Packet Scheduler–>Limit Reservable Bandwidth
Updated: Feb 24, 2009 - Added pictures
Click Start–>Run–>type “gpedit.msc” without the “
This opens the group policy editor.
Local Computer Policy–>Computer Configuration–>Administrative Templates–>Network–>QOS Packet Scheduler–>Limit Reservable Bandwidth
Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the ‘Explain’ tab :
“By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default.”
Updated: Feb 24, 2009 - Added pictures
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
What Is A Niche
So I sit down today to do some research on niches. If you don't know what a niche is then allow me to tell you. A niche is a specific topic and all of the sub topics that remain to the subtopic. For example Dumb Little Man niche is Tips for life. I didn't know this before today but there is two different kinds of niches. Niches for authority websites, and niches for "niches" websites. What that basically means is. Niches for authority take on a broad range of niches. I lue of getting the most readers possable. Niche websites are lower in content quantity but have more relavent content, as well as being able to bring in more search engine traffic. These websites contain ads from which if people click on them the owner gets paid.
Niches are not hard to find really, just do some research on certain niches. Niches can come from passions, hobbies, work, school and even home. Try to pick something that you have a "niche" for to make it easier to come up with a way to have unique and up beat submissions. If your forced to do something it gets dull after a while. If you love it in some way you will always have something to say about it.
A niche can make or break a blog or even an entire website. No matter the way its developed. Find out from yourself what would make the best niche for you.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Help Putting Video In Blogger
I found this article of how to put a video in your blogger. Its a bunch of mumble jumbo if you ask me, but I had the code that youtube gave me to embed the image into a page.
And nothing happened. So if you change the code to
then it will show it. Its based on the setting for you blog.
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qBro4dANNGU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qBro4dANNGU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
And nothing happened. So if you change the code to
<object width="395" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qBro4dANNGU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qBro4dANNGU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="395" height="325"></embed></object>
then it will show it. Its based on the setting for you blog.
Free SEO Tools And Sites For Web Design
I have been making web pages for some time. Some better then others, some with better layouts then others and some being text based games. When I was needing to drive traffic to these sites, the first thing is getting it listed in index's of big search engines.
Its pretty easy all you have to do is submit them. You can search around on the net and find links of how to do it. They will crawl your site and find pages. Sitemaps help when it comes to letting them know what is on your site. You can find a free sitemap generator over at www.xml-sitemaps.com. They scan your site and make one for you that is compliant with google. They also offer it in many formats.
Another thing that will help get your name out on the web is checking to see where you stand in these search engines. That being said SEO is what you need to use. Some sites offer software to help you, some offer free tools which is what most people starting out use. I use www.webmaster-toolkit.com. From what I can tell they don't have a set limit of how many times you can check it so that is a plus.
Alexa is a web information company. They rank websites by amounts of traffic. Once your in this companies directory and they are tracking your stats its good. They show all the linkbacks too. Monitor how high or low you website has grown over time compared to any other website on the net. How neat is that!
One thing if you think that you want to move on to learning something more in depth then just using a program to make blogs, CMS, Wikis, and E-commerce sites. Try making it on your own to fit your needs perfectly. Go over to www.w3schools.com and start learning some programming.
Its pretty easy all you have to do is submit them. You can search around on the net and find links of how to do it. They will crawl your site and find pages. Sitemaps help when it comes to letting them know what is on your site. You can find a free sitemap generator over at www.xml-sitemaps.com. They scan your site and make one for you that is compliant with google. They also offer it in many formats.
Another thing that will help get your name out on the web is checking to see where you stand in these search engines. That being said SEO is what you need to use. Some sites offer software to help you, some offer free tools which is what most people starting out use. I use www.webmaster-toolkit.com. From what I can tell they don't have a set limit of how many times you can check it so that is a plus.
Alexa is a web information company. They rank websites by amounts of traffic. Once your in this companies directory and they are tracking your stats its good. They show all the linkbacks too. Monitor how high or low you website has grown over time compared to any other website on the net. How neat is that!
One thing if you think that you want to move on to learning something more in depth then just using a program to make blogs, CMS, Wikis, and E-commerce sites. Try making it on your own to fit your needs perfectly. Go over to www.w3schools.com and start learning some programming.
Reasons Why People Play Video Games
1. Entertainment
That is the best reason why. Video games by design are sold along side of other media. Media is pure entertainment. From the movies to musics. Video games in today's age have both in them. Plus many other aspects. When I was a little kid I used to go to the mall and spend a roll of quarters at my local arcade. Over time as technology grew and newer designs came about. Consoles were released and the gaming era took off. Individual game sales shot threw the roof along with the price of the materials also.
2. Graphics
To many times have I seen commercials that aim around how robust the graphics are on the new titles. Even over time the requirements of games have skyrocketed. It used to be only a few pixels that made up a game, now you need powerful 3d engines to run the graphics of the games. Along side that you computer or console needs to be up to par to run the game. Not to mention all of the different types of graphics.
3. Interactivity
Games are so fundamental these days. Seems like they have a game out for almost anything. With new technology emerging every day with toys like the wii which adds tons of body interaction. It really helps to put you into the game.
4. Multiple Player Functions
Your sitting around playing you favorite game. Now imagine that with also playing with thousands of other players around the world. It lets you compare how well you fair against them. Some having top ladders and different modes of play.
5. Challenging
Some people just like a good challenge. Games are designed to be challenging as to give off a replay value. Playing games with multi player adds a great deal of challenge as it not only challenges you but also other players to be the best. Who doesn't want to be the best?
6. Story
Writers work hard to create a storyline for games. When games first came out there wasn't a need for a story line. The game just did what it did. Today game have immerse story lines that can go into several cds long. World of Warcraft has made two expansions to the main game that started their craze. All which made amazing sales. It stayed alive because they came up with a nice story line and the game had amazing depth.
7. Character Development
Some games such as the bigger named World of Warcraft has a nice player creation's system and along with it the way a character progresses in the game. Gaining levels, attaining new skills, collecting items and PvP which is a big deal in some levels.
8. A Home Away From Home
Some people play games to escape their own reality. All for their own reasons. Games today have to put warning labels on them. Poeple will play the game so much that they forget about their real life. Kinda wierd if you ask me but hey thats life.
That is the best reason why. Video games by design are sold along side of other media. Media is pure entertainment. From the movies to musics. Video games in today's age have both in them. Plus many other aspects. When I was a little kid I used to go to the mall and spend a roll of quarters at my local arcade. Over time as technology grew and newer designs came about. Consoles were released and the gaming era took off. Individual game sales shot threw the roof along with the price of the materials also.
2. Graphics
To many times have I seen commercials that aim around how robust the graphics are on the new titles. Even over time the requirements of games have skyrocketed. It used to be only a few pixels that made up a game, now you need powerful 3d engines to run the graphics of the games. Along side that you computer or console needs to be up to par to run the game. Not to mention all of the different types of graphics.
3. Interactivity
Games are so fundamental these days. Seems like they have a game out for almost anything. With new technology emerging every day with toys like the wii which adds tons of body interaction. It really helps to put you into the game.
4. Multiple Player Functions
Your sitting around playing you favorite game. Now imagine that with also playing with thousands of other players around the world. It lets you compare how well you fair against them. Some having top ladders and different modes of play.
5. Challenging
Some people just like a good challenge. Games are designed to be challenging as to give off a replay value. Playing games with multi player adds a great deal of challenge as it not only challenges you but also other players to be the best. Who doesn't want to be the best?
6. Story
Writers work hard to create a storyline for games. When games first came out there wasn't a need for a story line. The game just did what it did. Today game have immerse story lines that can go into several cds long. World of Warcraft has made two expansions to the main game that started their craze. All which made amazing sales. It stayed alive because they came up with a nice story line and the game had amazing depth.
7. Character Development
Some games such as the bigger named World of Warcraft has a nice player creation's system and along with it the way a character progresses in the game. Gaining levels, attaining new skills, collecting items and PvP which is a big deal in some levels.
8. A Home Away From Home
Some people play games to escape their own reality. All for their own reasons. Games today have to put warning labels on them. Poeple will play the game so much that they forget about their real life. Kinda wierd if you ask me but hey thats life.
Is Blogging For Me Or Not?
So you set you heart out to start a blog. You get it all set up and think of a really cool name for it. Then as you sit down to start, your left in a blank. You think what did I get myself into? What made me want to start a blog? Well I read an article one day that made me think of how money is made. It said that you should not only get paid for the amount of hours you put in. Because nobody really cares about if you put in 40 hours in a week or not. Its set in our head that we can only make money for the time that we are working. But what about the time that we are not working? We spend more time not working then working. So why not come up with a way to make income from not working? That was the smartest thing I had ever heard.
So blogging came to mind. If I can just get people to read my blog, ad some adsense to it and maybe with some SEO. Who knows? In term of advertisement you only get real money when you get clicks, but you still get some small amounts of money for each impression shown. Write well written articles, that people will want to read, and you my friend have impressions. Not the best income in the world, but its a start. I first tried messing around with ads when I was running a small MMORPG game back a year ago. From the amounts of views I was getting and the amount of impressions, I didn't gain much money at all. Yet it got my foot in the door and allowed me to learn some things about ads and how they work.
If you can dedicate some time and some brain cells to a blog then it could be for you. If you can't stand to write then I would say its not for you. You might not even have the slightest clue what to write about and thats totally up to you what you choose. You can only find out by blogging and seeing. Writing comes easy for me, as I am full of information and I love to write.
So blogging came to mind. If I can just get people to read my blog, ad some adsense to it and maybe with some SEO. Who knows? In term of advertisement you only get real money when you get clicks, but you still get some small amounts of money for each impression shown. Write well written articles, that people will want to read, and you my friend have impressions. Not the best income in the world, but its a start. I first tried messing around with ads when I was running a small MMORPG game back a year ago. From the amounts of views I was getting and the amount of impressions, I didn't gain much money at all. Yet it got my foot in the door and allowed me to learn some things about ads and how they work.
If you can dedicate some time and some brain cells to a blog then it could be for you. If you can't stand to write then I would say its not for you. You might not even have the slightest clue what to write about and thats totally up to you what you choose. You can only find out by blogging and seeing. Writing comes easy for me, as I am full of information and I love to write.
Interview with A Gamer Playing Left 4 Dead
Today I am sitting down with a friend of mine. Lets call him Shaky for confidential reasons. This guy plays video games with most of his time away from work. There will be times when I am just crawling out of bed only to find him in my room playing some type of game on my desktop. He is an avid gamer. Since I have met him that is pretty much all we sit around and do. He plays a wide genre of games. From FPS to Mmorpgs. 3D and even text based games. So today while he is in his own zone of the gaming world. I am going to be asking him a series of questions.
Lets hope that I don't distract him as to pull him out of his gaming experience.
Starz asks Shaky: So what game are you playing today? Shaky replies with "Left 4 Dead".
Starz: What type of game is this?
Shaky: First Player Shooter.
Starz: So what exactly is a first person shooter?
Shaky: Pretty much, busting head shots threw a crosshair.
Starz: So that seems like it can be challenging at times.
Shaky: Oh yea. Its pure skill
Starz: Whats the purpose in this game?
Shaky: Its a zombie survival game.
Starz: Are you playing with other people?
Shaky: Yes I am, I am playing with three other players online.
Starz: So do you like the fact that you can play with real people opposed to as just playing with artificial intelligence?
Shaky: Oh yea, always.
Starz: Why is that?
Shaky: Real people actually use skill. Realistic teamwork.
Starz: I see you just died what happens now?
Shaky: Well my team is getting destroyed now. So I have to wait for a respawn.
Starz: What do you find most interesting about games?
Shaky: That is actually difficult to answer. I like the physics, the action and the gaming community.
Starz: Does the graphic make or take a game? If so why?
Shaky: Yes definitely. Because you would want to see the environment that you are operating in with the best view possible. It puts you in the game with 3d objects.
Starz: What would you say the main reason is that you video games?
Shaky: Entertainment and its challenging.
Starz: So if someone challenges you to a video game. Would you accept the offer?
Shaky: I am always up for challenges. That is one of the main reasons why I play FPS is because the majority of them offer multiplayer functions.
Starz: Well Shaky thank you for your time and answers to my questions. I will let you get back to your gaming.
Shaky: thanks
With that being said. It makes me want to play a video game right now. He is playing with some younger woman, her brother and some other random guy from who knows where. They have never met and odds are that they never will. Yet that is half of the fun of them. They connect us threw common interests. A zombie survival game might not sound fun to all people, but for video gamers like myself and many others, its a godsend. There is not many like it out on the market today. There are many other First Person Shooters available. Yet this game is in a league of its own for now.
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