Browsing all posts from April, 2007.
Monday, April 30th, 2007
Let’s go back to March 27 - the day Microsoft officially announced the Xbox 360 Elite. I say officially, because the Elite was probably the worst kept secret in recent gaming history. With the various online news outlets spouting rumors of a black, upgraded console with HDMI and a 120GB HDD regularly over the course of many months leading up to the Elite’s unveiling, it was no surprise when MS pulled back the curtain to show us what they had in store. And since there had been such a big lead up to the Elite,…
Monday, April 16th, 2007
I found FreelanceSwitch by way of Jonathan Snook over the weekend. I skimmed their recent posts then subscribed. Definitely looks like a resource I could use as I’m still not up to par with everything that goes along with freelancing. This morning as I’m sipping my coffee and seeing what’s new on the interslice, I saw a title on FreelanceSwitch that interested me - Taking Care of Your Internet Persona. Now, this isn’t the first article of this type I’ve read, but when I got to their list, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
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Sunday, April 15th, 2007
Perhaps the area I struggle with most as a freelance designer - balancing my work load and finding time for all of the management stuff as well. No matter how much time I allot for replying to emails, following up on leads and the daily project management type stuff… it’s never enough. There is literally beads of sweat on my forehead as I type this, and it’s not because it’s hot in here. Apparently, I’ve got some anxiety issues.
Thursday, April 5th, 2007
Some time over the past month I went from turning my nose up at the thought of a guitar rhythm game to being totally stoked on it. I really don’t know what the turning point was, but the past few days leading up to the release of Guitar Hero 2 have been torture! I was probably the first one in my town to own one as I was walking out of Toys R Us with my bundle at 10:03am (all the local stores open at 10am) on release day. I didn’t get to play much…
