Archive | April, 2009

Super Mario Defence (Mario Meets Defend Your Castle)

Apr/13 in Video Games

Ever wanted to play a Super Mario game as Bowser? Well, here is your chance with a little Defend Your Castle thrown in for good measure. 

You aren't going to make it Luigi(s)!

Your goal in the game is to keep the Marios, Luigis, and other Mushroom Kingdom good guys from reaching your castle.  To help you, you have all kinds of evil tools, such as babombs, goombas, and spring boards (ok, so spring boards aren’t that evil… until you fall to your DOOM!).  With 13 towers and 20 levels, you should be entertained for a long time.

Go play Super Mario Defence and let me know how high of a score you got.  Although simple, it is really addictive once you get the hang of things.  I would also recommend watching the tutorial that is included to help learn the basics of being that reptilian mastermind Bowser.

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Biruality Theme for WordPress

Apr/12 in Web Development Tutorials

What is black and blue and great all over?  This WordPress theme I found over at Clickfire.  It has been a while since I went looking for WordPress themes, however this one stuck out to me because it is both unique and simple at the same time. 

Those are two traits I love to look for in web site or template design.

biruality-wordpress-theme

Biruality, which actually means “blue” (first thought was it was some sort of Mortal Kombat finisher) is a lightweight WordPress template with support for 2 columns, widgets, has a fixed width, and is SEO friendly.  Clean, simple and well worth your time – go download Biruality at Clickfire.com.

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Another Read it Later Service

Apr/11 in Online Apps

atodelogo_en Seems like I am getting more “save it for later” or “read it later” services suggested to me.  Toread is a service that gives you quick and easy access to an instant “read it later” list of web bookmarks.

To use it, all you have to do is save the bookmarklet to your bookmarks toolbar, and then click it anytime you are checking something out that you want to temporarily save.  For example, let’s say you were checking out this post here – and wanted to try out the Toread service later today.  You could click your bookmarklet, save this link and return to it later in the day.

The “save it for later” services like this save on bookmark clutter being added to your browser, work in a number of different browsers and locations, and are easy to sort through at any time. 

Go visit toread.cc and let me know if you like it better than the other alternatives out there.

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Best of the Free Zombie Flash Games

Apr/09 in Popular Posts, Video Games

Nothing can get better than beating up a few mindless zombies, right?  Put that together with some of the creative and cool flash games out there, and you my friend have a good time.  Here is my collection of some of the best free “zombie-related” flash games.

De-Animator – In this game, you are a fragile looking old man with a gun.  Shoot zombies, reload, shoot more zombies.  Couldn’t get any easier.

Zombie Flash Game #1

Ninjotic Mayhem – Zombies + Ninjas = Fun (that is all the needs to be said)

Zombie Flash Game #2

Zombie War – Here is what would happen if the Lemmings went to war with a zombie horde.  Help your little army dudes lay waste to the zombies coming right at them!

Zombie Flash Game #3

Have another one that should be on the list?  Be sure to share!  Nothing helps to kill the time more than beating up a few mindless zombies.  Oh silly zombies, will you never learn?

Welcome Digg.com readers, and thanks for these awesome additional zombie games:

Keep those suggestions coming in! Know of another fun zombie-based game? Grab your boomstick and head down below to the comments.

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I Need to Read This

Apr/08 in Online Apps

I got to save that link for later!

I have been using Instapaper for some time now, as my “bookmark that to read it later” bookmarking service.  It is simple, and easy to use.  However there is a new service that does the same on the block, and its name is I Need to Read This.

Once you sign up, you are told to drag and drop the saving bookmarklet to your browser’s bookmark toolbar.  After that, all you have to do is click it to save a page to read later.  Rather than mess up your own bookmarks, by saving a lot of random stuff – I Need to Read This gives you the chance to save that temporary list of links to the Web, where it can be accessed from anywhere.

So if you are looking for a way to save a link for later, give I Need to Read This a shot. 

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This Year in Hosting Podcasts (thus far)

Apr/07 in Web Hosting

Here are all the Web Hosting Show podcasts I have produced this year, thus far.  Hope you will take a few minutes and check it out.  I work hard at putting something out that anybody can learn from – no matter if you are a web hosting novice, or the most knowledgeable guru on the block.

Going all the way back to 2005, there are over 180 podcasts in all uploaded on the site, and ready to be listened to.  If there is ever a topic you would like to hear more about – I am all ears, and always welcome to feedback.

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Upload to Multiple Free File Hosts at Once!

Apr/06 in Free Hosting, Online Apps

Free File Mirror Hosting Need an easy way to upload a file to multiple free file hosting services all at once?  Upload Mirrors might make this tasks the easiest out of all the solutions I have found online that claim to do the same.

All you have to do is select the file you wish to upload, select the services you would like to upload to, and then the upload button will generate your single download link.  Which free file sharing services are supported?

  • Rapidshare
  • Megaupload
  • Easy Share
  • DepositFile
  • ZShare
  • FlyUpload
  • and 6 more file hosts!

Once you get the download link, you can easily share it with your friends on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and other networking platforms.  If you are in search of an easy way to make a few mirror downloads for the free file you wish to distribute, Upload Mirrors is well worth bookmarking.

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Google is Connecting Friends

Apr/03 in Online Apps, Web Development Tutorials

I have seen this Google Friend Connect service coming up more and more via the web sites I visit, so I thought I would look a little more into the service.  Google wants to help you grow traffic by adding social features to your web site.  Now how do you do it?

How Does Google Make Things More Social?

Once you setup a site with Google Friend Connect, you can select from a number of different widgets you can place on your site.  When visitors sign up for your site through the friend connect service, they can do so via their login information with Google, Yahoo, AIM, or their OpenID account. 

The idea here is to make your web site more social.

This video does a good job at giving a good summary of the entire service:

Overall, I think Google Friend Connect is something worth checking out and looking into.  I like the openness of it all, and can’t wait to see more people use it so we can get more widgets developed for it.

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3 Free Punch Out Icons for Your Desktop

Apr/02 in Custom Icons, Desktop, Video Games

I am a little late to the Punch Out fanboy party, having just played the first one once I got my Wii via the Virtual Console.  However, I am really excited about the new version, due to be released in the near future.  I am so excited, I thought I would do another custom desktop icon set of 3 of the most familiar faces in the Punch Out franchise.

3 Free Punch Out Icons

Download the Punch Out Icons! (.zip)

The icons are compatible with the following sizes: 256 x 256, 128 x 128, 64 x 64, 48 x 48, 32 x 32, 24 x 24, 16 x 16. It is also in both .ico and .png formats.

You have Glass Joe, King Hippo and Little Mac ready for download!  Feel free to use, distribute and what not.  Just remember, if you do share it around, please be sure to give me at least a little ‘bit of credit.

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Minimal To-Do Lists

Apr/01 in Online Apps

Looking for a minimalist to-do list?  I have been a big fan in the past of to-do list web sites and anything that helps me manage my time better.  Patio is yet another time organization tool, that keeps things very simple.

Get More Done!

You have a daily to-do list to create after signing up.  As you type in things you need to do, they are added to the list.  Anything you haven’t gotten done for one day is automatically moved to the next day. You can also re-arrange tasks like this by taking advantage of the “shift” command.  This will let you put something off till the next day.

Here is a screen shot of Patio in action:

How Patio Works

The best thing about using Patio, or any other online to-do list manager is that you don’t have to remember to jot it down somewhere, or hurry up and find a pen and paper to write yourself a note.  You have it all online, which makes it even easier to access and organize your daily tasks.

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