Personal homepage of Richard Podsada. http://www.oblius.com/ Copyright (c) 2008 by Richard Podsada. All rights reserved. richard@oblius.com 1440 en http://www.oblius.com/blog/rss/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.oblius.com/ 120 42 Jade Empire Kicks ass! Yes, sad mortal that I am, I have never played it until last week. Purchased a pre-played copy at EB Games and it sat on my shelf for months before I even opened it. Finally thought I'd kick back on the long weekend and was very glad I did - the game was excellent and tons of fun!After finishing it I stumbled upon the website of a guy who modeled Jade Empire scenes in Lego, customizing & painting the figures to matc... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.201 Always keep your eyes fixed on the goal – opportunities present themselves unexpectedly. Be quick to grab an opportunity when it presents itself. Never give up. “To get the toy one must catch the dog.”... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.200 ... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.199 ... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.198 I've decided to completely axe "ASAP" from my project management vocabulary. It seems like anything attached to this term is guaranteed to end up on the back burner. I'm making a habit now of asking for a definite deadline for everything I do, and if the client doesn't know or says they don't care (that's a lie, every client cares), I set a timeline myself. It is WAY easier to manage multiple projects when you know exactly what ... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.197 Is it me or does it seem like all we do on a computer these days is install updates and patches? Like for crying out loud... you download windows updates, it nags you to restart 500 times. When you finally decide to shut er' down and reboot, the Java updater pops up. You delay that for 3 days then the Adobe updater pops up. That never works so you delay that too and then it's your Antivirus software. By that time Microsoft has become more secure ... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.196 Killer killer wicked cool! Another movie is coming out (in North America, that is) in the newer Appleseed series, featuring the kick-ass blended 3D animation style used in the 2004 re-release. The new animation style is honestly the coolest thing I've seen in Anime, it packs so much action and precision -- really exciting to watch!!! Check out the official DVD website for a trailer!... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.195 Here is an interesting tidbit... I have made a habit of taking time every once in a while and writing down goals for myself. And you know what? I have yet to write down a goal that I have not accomplished in some form or another. It has been an incredibly powerful tool for me, but I think the trick is really to write them down. I can think of countless times I've said to myself... "Oh, I should do this..." or "I'm gonna... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.194 Does the color white show as a light yellow for you in Photoshop CS3, but all other applications on your desktop (e.g. Word, web browser) look like a proper white? Here's a quick test and a solution. Forget messing with the color settings - if you haven't messed with them then chances are they are fine.Try going Save for Web with your document... does it look correct here? Does white show as a true white? If so the color settings for your documen... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.193 The Formula: Double-water (run it twice into one cup) 3 Sugar 1 Milk I know I'm crazy but it's so awesome. The Verona blend has such a bold, rich flavor that isn't overpowering. Having one right now as a matter of fact :D... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.192 These bookshelves are really cool!Here's a few excerpts... ... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.191 I was really tired of looking at the lazy-ass design I had for my site, but never found the time to sit down and redo it. So this weekend I finally made some me-time and made the site reflect a bit more of my personality. I got rid of some of the extra fluff and simplified the directory structure considerably. I still need to filter the old URL schemes into the new one, that will happen in the next few days.... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.188 ... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.190 Important Security Update: obedit v3.04 fixes an important XSS (cross-site-scripting) bug which was recently discovered. See the obedit project page for details.... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.189 As I mentioned in the previous article, I had problems with Photoshop CS3 randomly crashing. Most often this happened when moving layers around, or dragging objects between documents. The common link: All involved dragging with the mouse. And more specifically than that: The Microsoft Mouse with Intellipoint drivers.Yep... Turns out that Photoshop CS3 (original release) has a problem with the Microsoft Intellipoint mouse drivers. The solution rig... http://www.oblius.com/?.blogs.187