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How to get a brand new iPad

Takis — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:44:04 +0000

TDM, an established online magazine dedicated to the art of design, is giving away a brand new 32GB iPad. The lucky one will have it shipped to his door, provided the shipping costs are up to $150. They require in return some publicity on the web, which I’m sure everybody will agree they are well worth it.

Notepad++ Function List Plugin

Takis — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:48:48 +0000

After upgrading to the latest (5.6.6 Unicode) version of Notepad++, I had several problems (read: crashes).

After playing around with the plugins, I noticed that the problem was with one of my (favorite) plugins: Function List.

Fortunately, thanks to Ruslan’s blog I found the solution: download a copy from here.

Mystery Express

Takis — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:05:31 +0000

Days of Wonder, my favorite board games publisher, is up to a new suprise. The game “Mystery Express” was announced a few minutes ago, sadly without too many details.

According to the website, the game is out in March and it will be available in English, French and German. From the publisher’s blog we read the following:

Experience the very pinnacle of stylish and luxurious travel aboard the famed Orient Express until you find the body!

Suddenly everyone on board is a suspect, as you desperately attempt to solve the murder before the train reaches Istanbul.

Welcome to the Mystery Express!

A new website is up, where people can read what this new game will be about.

Update:

Boardgame News, posted an interview with Antoine Bauza, one of the game designers (the other one is Serge Laget).

Manifesto in Defense of Fundamental Rights on the Internet

Takis — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:54:53 +0000

A group of journalists, bloggers, professionals and creators want to express their firm opposition to the inclusion in a Draft Law of some changes to Spanish laws restricting the freedoms of expression, information and access to culture on the Internet.

Read the declaration here.

Ride the Wave

Takis — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:53 +0000

I have just added a new page, which includes my first wave! I’m eager to see how this works. For this, I used wavr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UyVmITiYQ&h

Ding

Takis — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:11:15 +0000

One thousand spam blocked….. I love Akismet.

Bring it on, punk.

The Indie scene

Takis — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:30:26 +0000

For those of you (like myself) who have been hiding under your shell, there’s a whole world of games out there, away from the publicity lights. It’s the “Indie” (independent) scene, where small groups of people create wonderful games.

I was only aware of such groups thanks to Uplink, a hacker simulation game from Introversion (“the last group of bedroom programmers”). This unique game, with great plot and replayability managed to keep me in front of the computer for weeks.

Recently (read: 4 months ago) I was lucky enough to discover another great game: World of Goo from 2DBoy. The idea is to go from point A to point B, by building structures consisted of small balls (goo), which are interconnected. It’s a game certainly worth its money and, if you love puzzle games, you should certainly check it out.