Blog of Eli Burford

Machinarium Released

Eli — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:26:06 +0000

I thought I would spread around a little bit of love for an independently-developed game that was just released the other day, Machinarium. It was developed by a company (Amanita Design) that has already released a few interesting games, Samarost 1 and Samarost 2. My brother first introduced me to the demo of this game the [...]

“Cool, a ruckus!”

Eli — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:55:20 +0000

… in the words of Bart Simpson in Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington. So yeah, onto the controversy… Google vs. Apple, war! Ah, how I do love a bit of controversy, although there isn’t really much to go on at the moment. So if war does break out, how can Google not win?

Content, content, content, content!

Eli — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:01:48 +0000

This video will never get old. How I love and loathe Microsoft at the same time. On a lighter note, I wanted to publish something, so here it is. Thinking about redesigning my Blog using my new personal identity as the focal point. Want another video?

Who invented body odor?

Eli — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:16:53 +0000

A: Advertising men. In the 1910s and particularly the 1920s, advertising agents focused their attention on identifying—and often inventing—personal anxieties that could be resolved by the purchase of specific products. “Advertising,” wrote one commentator in a trade publication, “helps to keep the masses dissatisfied with their mode of life, discontented with ugly things around them. Satisfied [...]

Windows 7 Impressions

Eli — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:03:25 +0000

Firstly, a little background. For the last 5+ years I’ve used Windows XP, never been bothered to try Vista (especially after it mostly received negative feedback). But I have never felt the need to upgrade; even now, I didn’t particularly feel the need to upgrade to Windows 7 RC, but I actually wanted to after reading [...]

My Firefox Addons

Eli — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:55:24 +0000

I felt a certain need to publish something, and something that my be remotely useful to someone. So here is a list of Firefox extensions that I find somewhat necessary for living. Mozilla’s extensive collection of addons is the main reason why I haven’t been able to swap over to Google’s Chrome browser. Adblock Plus Starting with the [...]

Hyperlinks Should be Underlined

Eli — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:53:03 +0000

It’s considered common practice now that hyperlinks on websites should be underlined. Well, not all links need to be underlined, just the ones that are amongst paragraph text, as they need to stand out for a user to find them. I found a problem exactly like this while reading this article from Gawker. My brother said [...]

Say Goodbye to IE

Eli — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:55:56 +0000

A little while ago now I discovered a neat little site: DearIE6, and I used it to say goodbye to Internet Explorer. Very cool idea. And to be quite honest, I don’t use IE. My friend that does my coding work checks on occasion (I hope) if the code works in IE, so that’s good enough [...]

A Couple of Awesome Commercials

Eli — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:37:09 +0000

Here are a few of my favorite commercials from YouTube: Any recommendations?

“Sorry, but you can’t view this because you’re not from the U.S.”

Eli — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:36:56 +0000

Ohhh how this hurts! It should just say “Sorry, but you cannot view this because you’re from a country outside of the real world.” This will always happen when you (outside of the US) try to view a video on Hulu, so just search YouTube for an alternative video.