Elixsir

When you leave your house, do you leave the windows open and doors unlocked? Why not? No one would know unless they tried to get in if they were truly open, right? When you park your car, do you leave it unlocked? Why not? No one would know unless they tried to break in, and what are the odds of that? When you leave the house, do you check into a geolocation based service to announce where you are? Why not? What are the odds of something bad happening, right? See the twisted logic? Let’s talk about some solutions to the security and privacy issues surrounding these services so everyone can have fun.

Pre-ordering used to be a convenient way to ensure that consumers received their favorite games on launch day. It used to be easy, one could go in the store and pick it up or have it delivered. Things have changed. Store owners want you to come into the store and purchase your game, and game publishers are backing their plays.

It takes more than skill to have a successful business. Capitalizing on trends can be crucial. Following the wrong trend…is usually bad.

I was playing my Paladin and I could imagine a room full of men thinking having the goal of making Blood Elves as sexy as possible. Sort of like men do in real life, focus on looks. Not that having a sexy Blood Elf toon is bad…I actually like it. Shame all females don’t look this good half-naked, right?????

Sims 3 was released June 2. While you are happily playing with your Sims (hope they don’t disappear on you!) you should know what type of digital rights management software is included with the game…since it was a serious issue in the past.

This weekend I went to a wedding. The couple didn’t get married, another couple did get married but most important, I learned (ok faced) a LOT of things about myself.

Wanna meet some of the WCG Ultimate Gamer cast members? I’m going to tell you how…

WCG Ultimate Gamer’s season finale. For many they would say the season ending with an unexpected surprise. I say the season ended exactly as it should have. Perfect actually. If you have not seen it, I suggest watching it first, then come on in….

There will always be unexpected expenses associated with doing business. Imagine if your unexpected expense cost you $295,000 per month? Honestly, how many “unexpected costs” are really unexpected? This is what GameFly is dealing with and they are trying to fight back.