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This is how media should be done, Habari-style
January 15, 2008

I’ve spent a good bit of time over the past week (probably to Chris’ chagrin) working on media functionality for Habari. You can see my quick, obviously unrehearsed screencast describing all of the features visually if you don’t want to read my post.

Essentially, media in Habari is about unifying all of your media sources inside your blog software so that you don’t have to go running from place to place to assemble a post. In other words, making it easy for the user. I have a pretty common scenario that I use when I start into my diatribe about Habari media.

Favoring Habari over WordPress
January 07, 2008

I read a post by Jacob Santos in which he lists a few reasons why he will not switch to Habari.

First, let me say that I’m glad you have reasons for your decision, and that you’ve chosen something you believe in. I think a lot of people pick their tools because it’s what the next guy uses, without really thinking about whether its best. Now… Let me try to change your mind. ;)

Plans For the Coming Year
January 02, 2008

Not completely unrelated to the new year, I’ve been thinking about what I can do to improve my hindsight impression on 2008 over 2007. There are a few things I’d like to simply list out and see if I can make them happen. Some are kind of mundane, and others are more big-picture, but they’re all something I think I can work on if I keep them in mind over the coming year.

Do more stuff with the kids - I want to create a separate list of things I can do with the kids that we’ll both enjoy. Most of the time I think I am not as close to them as I could be, and as much as I desperately want them to like me, I don’t know what to do to make that happen. A concerted effort is necessary. Begin today.

Broken Drum Rock Band versus Guitar Hero
December 29, 2007

I would like to offer my comparison between the games Rock Band and Guitar Hero, but first I will mention something about my broken Rock Band drum set.

I bought Rock Band for myself before Christmas, having had a great time with Guitar Hero 2, and wanting to try out the crazy drum setup. I’ve been playing for a while, and my snare drum (the red one on the far left) has gradually stopped working well. It’s at the point now that I have to bang on the drum really hard just to get it to register.

I’ve seen videos on the web about other people having trouble with their drum sets. Apparently, there were some issues with the early models (which I’m sure is what I have considering I pre-paid for mine) that are fixed in later revisions. EA is being awesome about replacing the broken drum kits. I’ve visited their site and ordered my free drum kit replacement. Hopefully I’ll be swapping out the drums early next week.

That said, let me get into my comparison between the games, and what I think they should do with the next version of Rock Band and/or Guitar Hero.