Archive for June, 2009
Creating WordPress posts offline with BlogDesk
In a post last week I mentioned that I was looking for solutions for areas in the typical WordPress post publishing flow that I felt could improve efficiency. One of these areas is to have a piece of local software for Windows that allows you to essentially do ‘offline blogging’. I miss Dreamweaver and my power user shortcuts that allow me to generate content faster. Today I am evaluating BlogDesk to see how it stands up to the job of blogging offline.
Arcade Game Inspired WordPress Theme – BCPArcade.com
In the beginning of the year I had taken on a number of contract / freelance work developing wordpress and squirrelcart themes. This particular theme was a really basic setup, a custom header with an arcade inspiration and a basic layout for the sidebar. (more…)
Updates / Arcade Finds on Craigslist – 2009-06-14
- Free empty Millipede arcade cabinet in Grand Rapids MI (Craigslist). Has 'water damage' but it's all relative – http://tinyurl.com/mkfquh #
- Super Mario Bros for $200 Kentwood Grand Rapids area MI. Decent price, needs monitor chassis board, talk him down – http://snipr.com/jukfw #
- Atari Roadblasters arcade game in Chicago for $225, working. Solid deal, fun game, might be able to get for less – http://snipr.com/k01ka #
- NARC arcade game for $150, working, in Joliet Illinois. Good price, no photos in ad, check condition. – http://is.gd/106ZP #
Transcript from John Carpenter chat at Coinopspace.com
Back in the first week of May, pinball and arcade enthusiasts alike spent over an hour and a half chatting live with John Carpenter at Coinopspace.com. John used to work at Data East and helped develop a whole slew of well known pinball machines. A number of interesting items came out, like where most of the Michael Jordan pinballs machines landed and a rare variant of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Crazy day for arcade games on Craigslist
The games were falling like rain on Monday. Ms. Pac-man, Jr. Pac-man and a Omega Race cocktail, all for astonishing prices or for free, and all of them gone in a split second. (more…)
Searching for a WordPress plugin for HTML snippets
I love WordPress, there is no question. It provides so much power to website and with little work can make any mediocre online presence shine due to the established framework. But since I started using WordPress over two years ago there are a couple of items I am still searching to find and one of them is an easy way to re-use pieces of HTML code that I find myself typing time and time again. (more…)
My take on a Hyperball shooter modification
When I picked up my Hyperball a couple of weeks back, I took a close look at the shooter. Apparently it is a common thing to see the tip of the shooter smashed, and sometimes slanted which can in turn scratch the myriad of balls and destroy the playfield. A pinball collector by the name of Ed Cheung has a webpage on modifying the shooter, but leaves out a couple of things that I think could be helpful. (more…)
