Cleaning Up My Life

What I've been up to...

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:22:00 +0000

My team and I have been working on a game. If you have an iPhone, and you play games, please give this one a try. We've been working hard on it, and would love to share.

You play an Evil Genius trying to take over the world! The game uses Facebook Places, and allows you to "check in" to the places that you visit and battle your friends for control.

Give it a try, you might like it!

You can access the game here: Plan X

Living Small... Could you do it?

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:37:00 +0000

Hw cool! Make your own Glowsticks.

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:08:00 +0000

WTF... but with a story!

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:31:00 +0000

Found this while wandering around today and really have no clue why it's so compelling, but it is hard to stop watching.

A brief history of pretty much everything!

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:03:00 +0000

Ghostbusters 1954

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:36:00 +0000

Star Wars Hammertime!

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:07:00 +0000

How big is a Trillion dollars?

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:21:00 +0000

What happened on Wall Street.

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:11:00 +0000

Nice video by WSJ.

Part 1:

Part 2:

This would have done well in the 80's

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:05:00 +0000

Zombieland

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:52:00 +0000

Another Zombie film. This one is looking good.

How to remove Spymaster from your Twitter account

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:26:00 +0000

In case you are not aware, there is a game that has taken off in Twitter called "Spymaster" It's a game along the lines of the Mobsters type games on Facebook, but it happens on your Twitter account. It's fun, but only until you realize that you have been spamming your Twitter account with messages from the game. :-(

Many Twitter users are dropping friends who have this app installed because they can't stand the spam it's shooting out anymore and have no way to stop the messages. The game gives you access to remove notices, but many are just removing anyone that tweets from the game.

If you have not tried the game, you probably have nothing to worry about except some unwanted "I shot so and so" messages. But if you have played the game, why not drop the game instead of having your followers drop you?

Of course, since the makers of the game don't make it immediately clear how to do so I've outlined the (very easy) steps required below. Fortunately, the makers of the game used the official oAuth connections so removing the game is easy and does not even require resetting the password on your account. It does not appear that you will lose your game progress, but I'd assume that it's possible and even probable that you will, so proceed at your own risk. Of course, if you are here reading this, that probably isn't your main concern.

Step 1: (click on any image for a larger size) Select the "settings" link on the top of your Twitter page.

Step 2: Select the "Connections" tab after the settings page loads.

Step 3: Find Spymaster in the list and select the "revoke access" link.

If you do not see Spymaster in this list, then you most likely have never installed Spymaster and should have nothing to worry about. If you know that you have installed Spymaster and do not see it in this list, please send me a DM.

That is it. You are now less likely to have your account dropped by followers. You'll still get the spam sent by other users who still have the app installed, so your DM feed is screwed unless you drop anyone with the game installed, but at least you won't be spreading the spam yourself.

If you found this helpful, follow me for a while and see if you find me interesting. I'm @synstelien

Update 7/14/09

I received a DM on Twitter that indicated this did not work for one person. After reviewing the process, I find that it does still work, these are still the correct steps for removing Spymaster's access to your account. If you have never "installed" Spymaster, then you won't be able to follow these steps and you have nothing to worry about.

Keep in mind that this process is not designed to remove *all* Spymaster activity from your account, just the access it has to send messages from your account automatically.

Your friends that still use Spymaster will still be sending out messages which you will continue to receive. Unfortunately, the only way to solve that problem is to stop following those users or send them a DM and educate them on how annoying the game can be.

Cheers,

Don

Swine Flu, take 2

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:36:00 +0000

Interesting times.

Everyone wants to re-live the 1970's so bad that they can not be happy just having a global economic collapse, a gas shortage and problems with Iran. Now we have to relive some Swine Flu memories as well. I think I have a scar on my arm from the last bout we had with this virus. So to bring back some "good memories" for you all, here is a great commercial telling you to get your shots! I can't wait to see what the new ones look like!

SuperNews

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:07:00 +0000

How have I missed this. Awesome stuff.

I so wish that this movie was real...

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:44:00 +0000

Gobstopper Trailer - watch more funny videos

My new Facebook friend

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:11:00 +0000

I think this guys is on to something.

Domain name fail

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:35:00 +0000

While looking for domain names, I said "what the heck" and typed in "Twitter" to see what alternatives might come up. Click on the image to enlarge and see what Go daddy suggests:

I would type the suggestion, but I'd hate for that to be indexed on a Google search with my name on it.

The Watchmen opening credits (won't last long)

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:14:00 +0000

Video removed. They took em down. Looking for a new source now. :-P

Found a new source. You can find it here: http://www.justpressplay.net/movies/movie-news/4969-qwatchmenq-opening-credits-online.html

John Stewart nails CNBC

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:30:00 +0000

I watch CNBC regularly. This is the best description of the channel I've ever seen.

Morons.

The perfect livingroom

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:24:00 +0000

Wow, if only I had a leisure suit.

Microsoft's vision of the future.

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:09:00 +0000

But where is the BSOD?

<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-GB&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:a517b260-bb6b-48b9-87ac-8e2743a28ec5&showPlaylist=true&from=shared" target="_new" title="Future Vision Montage">Video: Future Vision Montage</a>

Cooking depression style

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Clara was around for the first depression.Take a few tips from her to survive this one in style.

Don't throw away your old VCR, Hack it!

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:20:00 +0000

I have to admit, I didn't realize how much value existed inside every old VCR. I just threw away two a couple weeks ago and now I'm kicking myself.

House of cards

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Great video by CNBC

House of the Dead, Overkill

noreply@blogger.com (Don) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:39:00 +0000

Another Zombie game is out. This time for the Wii only. I'm a sucker for Zombie games and have spent the better part of my free time in the last month playing Left 4 Dead.

Let's see how much of my life gets sucked into the abyss with this one.