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Block UserNo wise man ever wished to be younger.
- Jonathan Swift
So True ...
Friday, May 9, 2008, 10:12 AM CST [General]
WoW! XML!
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 08:22 AM CST [Gaming]
Blizzard has a Web Site up called WoW Armory where you can go look at all the details of any character on any server in the World of Warcraft. It is a pretty interesting site; and in and of itself is quite fun if you are a WoW player.
But what is really interesting about this site to me is that it is all done in XML & XSL. This is the first site that I have seen that has this size, scope and receives heavy traffic that is done all in XML. I find this interesting. XML (with XSL Transformation) has not really caught on as a display methodology for the Web ... And probably rightfully so; as XML seems to be better suited as a lightweight data transportation / communication technology.
But Blizzard, a company that I have a bit of respect for, seems to me to have pulled this off quite nicely. It is a very cool (heavy dork factor there), graphically heavy, dynamic site that pushes and pulls quite a heavy load of data. And, while it is clunky (a little slow) sometimes; it runs no slower than a lot of other high traffic, data centric sites that I have seen.
Hats off to Blizzard for creating a great Web Site by going off the beaten path with XML.
Hats off to Blizzard for creating a great Web Site by going off the beaten path with XML.
Especially for us World of Warcraft Gamers!
My terrible weakness
Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 09:44 PM CST [television]
I know that I may get teased for this a bit ... but I have to throw it out there before it gets too far into the conest ...
I am a huge American Idol fan! And I have to give my prediction for the winner of Season 7. This is the most talented group so far and really tough to pick.
But I have to go with ... Michael Johns
He has that Chris Daughtry feel to him ... He is the best combination of performing presence and singing talent this season. And I think that even if he does not win, like Daughtry, he is going to go on to sell 5 million albums or so.
Here is a listing of this season's contestants:
American Idol Season 7 Contestants
Good luck to Michael with the becoming rich and famous!
Spore! Coming in September!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 08:16 AM CST [Gaming]
Spore to go on sale in September! In case you don't know, Spore is a "massively single player" PC game that will allow the player to create life from the unicellular level and advance it to a complex society capable of conquering the galaxy! Sounds fascinating doesn't it!
Spore to go on sale in September
Spore to go on sale in September
SP1 Rolling to businesses
Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 07:50 AM CST [General]
I guess come about SP3 I may be ready to start thinking about upgrading...