tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:26:09 +0000Windows XPGoogle Livelyweb blogging marketingtexturingMicrosoftsupportcollectableArchitecturenewswebEeePCpale hereticWorld of WarcraftPersonalisationoriginsdeigner toysocial media integrationvirtual world sexartWinetumblrAppleinspirationsocial interaction3GNVidiastickerscomplaintssecond lifeOpen sourceiPodsuitsArchologyLaptopWine Doorsvirtual worldsopenSUSEreviewjolicloudusabilitycarsnet promoterfacebookDreamlinuxuser experienceEcologyWindows Vistabusinessmoo.comskullcandyPCLinuxOSInternetwallpaperlinked inWoWuser experience wallpapergameson-demandcommunity managementlinksheretic pixiesfashionnetworkingresingpsMandrivahealth carebuildingprintGoogle ChromePRNokia E71rpgLinuxtwittermmorpgMobile phonemarketingdesignslmenUbuntuFloating CitiesVolleeInstallationfigure.NEThttp://paleheretic.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)Blogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-4966124769264833785Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-09-14T11:12:23.874-07:00artcollectabledesigndeigner toyheretic pixiesfigureWith Halloween coming so soon after the launch of the first Heretic Pixies resin figures we couldn't resist putting out 5 Halloween themed figures. These figures will shortly be available from our store http://paleheretic.bigcartel.com .The figures come in two variations - Skullz and Pum'kinz. These photos give an idea of the Skullz figures. We are currently experiementing with accessories for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/2yyv_Lu9oc0/preview-heretic-pixies-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)1http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/09/preview-heretic-pixies-halloween.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-5952633266731261275Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:39:00 +00002009-09-14T05:52:15.408-07:00resinartcollectabledesigndeigner toyheretic pixiesfigureI've had the idea of producing custom toys in the back of my head for a couple of years. The Heretic pixies seemed like the perfect set of characters to try and I'm pleased to say we've done it!The figures themselves are made from my original sculpts and are cast in Easyflow 60 resin. Each pixie is individually painted - they're all different, all unique and all numbered. The platform that you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/jX7CZm0UGhM/heretic-pixies-first-seven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/09/heretic-pixies-first-seven.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-3991238864655824704Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:49:00 +00002009-08-06T01:24:21.598-07:00user experiencesupportLinuxjolicloudThis post stems from my stupid typing error caused by trying to do 3 things at once. I admit that I made the mistake. What I'm lamenting is that 4 days later, I can't actually find a way to resolve the problem.So what happened? I got my Jolicloud closed beta ID. Woot! I'm very pleased to have received it and I rushed to register my account and get the download going. This is where the error http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/8B5qtdgBGbY/why-twitter-maybe-isnt-right-choice-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-twitter-maybe-isnt-right-choice-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-1511493795179101635Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:38:00 +00002009-06-06T13:44:39.154-07:00on-demandreviewprintmoo.comMoo.com is one of a number of on-demand printers that provide some useful services through a web-based interface.So far, I've had two sets of business cards and two sets of mini-cards from Moo and I'm very impressed with the quality and finish of the printwork, the price, the packaging and how easy the process of making the cards was.Moo.com provides a web-based solution for setting up your cardshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/w1TVI8awdbc/moocom-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)1http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/06/moocom-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-6832813331016372041Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-04-24T11:43:03.983-07:00user experienceusabilitycarsgpsdesign.... that the product they are selling doesn't really fit the intended use.This post comes from a conversation a colleague and I had on the drive out to see a client.My basic theory is this: the majority of cars that are sold today, are being sold on a range of features that aren't really compatible with safe and environmentally friendly use on urban roads.The first part of this was sparked off http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/-8-28oBklrQ/problem-with-car-design-and-motor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)1http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/04/problem-with-car-design-and-motor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-5825873439698272118Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:09:00 +00002009-04-21T01:24:44.258-07:00marketinguser experience wallpaperwebWhen you attend a trade show, exhibition, conference it goes without saying that all the companies exhibiting their products or services will have to have a wide range of give-away items for their prospective customers to take away with them. These items serve two purposes - to remind the person who took them of the company or product and to facilitate collateral marketing where someone else seeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/fnOyM46aguc/let-them-take-something-with-them.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/04/let-them-take-something-with-them.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-3212925152508078956Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:40:00 +00002009-03-26T01:59:38.241-07:00Windows VistaEeePCInstallationOK. Given may (predictably) rapid dissolusion with XP on my EeePC - I love the way the OS is just so easy, hate the way that it's fat and uncontrollable (in my experience), I thought I'd just try Vista and see if it was actually possible and try and establish what does or doesn't work ... on my way to switching back to Linux.I installed Windows Vista Business from a retail DVD ROM, via a USB DVD http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/deHNQPnp6AQ/windows-vista-on-eeepc-done-and-working.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)1http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/03/windows-vista-on-eeepc-done-and-working.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-3799227447171697104Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:26:00 +00002009-03-25T05:38:41.681-07:00Windows Vistauser experienceEeePC.NETInstallationWindows XPEeePC. Running Windows XP and need an easy solution for burning CDs. I have a USB DVD RAM drive so go to install CD Burner XP (which I have used happily many times before) and dicover that this oarticular piece of software relies on the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5.No great problem - lets install that too.It's as the install completes that the low disk warning pops up. Installing the .Net http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/zMaifITZl4M/uninstall-invinstall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)1http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/03/uninstall-invinstall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-6867401582674944921Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:00 +00002009-03-19T12:12:31.132-07:00user experienceEeePCLinuxMicrosoftWindows XPThis is an annoying post to be writing in some senses. I love the open source ideal. I love the speed and robustness of Linux. I love the automated application installation, the safety, the security, the choice of distributions and window systems.So why does putting Windows XP in this netbook seem so very, very easy?It's the interface and the support. Dammit. I'd much rather be using Gnome, but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/EQFRFZ6klEM/eeepc-window-xp-sp3-going-back-to-ms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/03/eeepc-window-xp-sp3-going-back-to-ms.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-3042072975039777063Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:58:00 +00002009-03-19T11:58:42.533-07:00ArchologyEcologyArchitectureFloating CitiesI saw this appear on MSN (here) and thought both the idea and the execution of the design was amazing. I finally got round to finding the architect behind this and wanted to share a link to his website (here) and the floating cities project (here).Now, all I need is a big ocean plot in Second Life ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/KLynbwV6lPE/vincent-callebaut-floating-cities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/03/vincent-callebaut-floating-cities.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-7862862125164484742Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:16:00 +00002009-03-12T18:25:40.048-07:00WineEeePCopenSUSELinuxWine DoorsPrompted by Mandriva nuking its wifi configuration,I decided it was time to try out the new OpenSuse and see how easy it was to install and configure on my Asus EeePC 900.The install itself was very easy. Easier than with 10.3 or 11.0. The only remotely complexe part of it was setting up custom partitioning (I used the while of the 4GB SSD as one partition mounted at /, and mounted the whole 16GBhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/KphchhiTocY/opensuse-111-on-eeepc-900-how-to-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)1http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/03/opensuse-111-on-eeepc-900-how-to-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-1787436444325189543Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:52:00 +00002009-02-23T16:21:25.453-08:00pale hereticnewswallpaperdesignskullcandyI'm very pleased to report that we have been selected as this months winning entry in the Skullcandy desktop wallpaper design competition. You can see the winners here.An extended range of sizes and an alternative version can be found on our website www.paleheretic.co.uk.On a personal note, I love both the product and the brand from Skullcandy, so I'm particularly pleased to have won this. Thankshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/OuJK8NmVuBc/pale-heretic-wins-skullcandy-wallpaper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/02/pale-heretic-wins-skullcandy-wallpaper.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-5211329499577106000Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-02-18T10:58:30.583-08:00community managementuser experiencefacebookGoogle ChromeIs there something inherent in running large user bases that stops you thinking about users as individuals?I'd hope not, but on the strength of recent events - Facebook most recently, Google Chrome a few months ago I'm not so sure.In case you didn't notice at the time, Google published Chrome, thie new browser with a license agreement that gave them the right to reproduce anything that was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/rl392a6LhP0/facebook-does-chrome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/02/facebook-does-chrome.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-1505267462791501333Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:54:00 +00002009-02-12T11:09:53.506-08:00EeePCMandrivaLinuxHaving now run my EeePC 900 with Mandriva Linux for something like 4 months, I thought it was time to do a follow-up review and let you know how it was going as a long term choice.And to get right down to the headline: nothing to report.That's it, right there. It just works, to the level that its essentially transparent as an OS and so far the limit of my required administration has been to type http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/5XRlDkcbLoM/mandriva-linux-and-my-asus-eeepc-900.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/02/mandriva-linux-and-my-asus-eeepc-900.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-2929267044131246166Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:41:00 +00002009-02-09T04:56:00.650-08:00texturingsecond lifevirtual worldsbuildingheretic pixiesThis is the first in a series of posts about the design and contruction of our new Heretic Pixies store.For most people starting out with a building in Second Life, prim limits (the number of building blocks you can permanently place on a piece of land) are probably one of the most limiting factors. With an unlimited number of prims it would be easy to create an attrctive building, but when you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/M59HcqBQTys/low-prim-high-fidelity-architecture-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/02/low-prim-high-fidelity-architecture-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-6943625868890185401Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:11:00 +00002009-01-21T15:30:37.508-08:00user experiencegamesrpgmmorpgsocial interactionI've recently rediscovered Oblivion on my Xbox 360.Over the past few years I've spent some time playing a number of MMOs, and the experience varies somewhat between one and the next but consistently, they don't contain much roleplay.This doesn't seem initially to be a critical aspect but it does hilight fundamental difference: MMOs seem to take a role more akin to team sports / social environmenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/EsmhD00ciBI/can-your-mmo-really-be-rpg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/01/can-your-mmo-really-be-rpg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-2217262727250105491Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-01-21T15:09:29.569-08:00user experiencesecond lifevirtual worldsvirtual world sexI'm an advocate of Second Life for a number of reasons: it's adaptability to a range of uses, the completeness of it's model and workable DRM, the friendliness and creativity of its population, and the richness of its experience.Having said that, there are a couple of things about it that are becoming (in my opinion) a serious issue.The first is the mature content. Now, I know everything has its http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/pFPQhj3scnY/second-life-things-we-need-to-fix-next.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/01/second-life-things-we-need-to-fix-next.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-5888903868813798088Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:36:00 +00002009-01-07T02:39:09.644-08:00marketingPersonalisationdesignI'm old enough to remeber numbered, limited edition vinyl EPs and boxed-sets of singles. These things had a huge value in a niche way, because the were exactly that: limited editions. They were usually lavishly packaged compared to the regular edition, included extra tracks often unreleased anywhere else and other items such as postcards.Things are changing as internet technology and online http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/JxVhsjKZ4as/limited-editions-for-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/01/limited-editions-for-all.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-6780875862900565377Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:32:00 +00002009-01-07T02:36:04.585-08:00World of WarcraftmarketingiPodmmorpgAppleWoWI've moaned about WoW and it's stifling effect on the MMO genre. It strikes me that we are seeing the new ipod of the mmo world here. How many of the competitors for either product run TV advertising (let alone use celebrity endorsement when doing so - WoW and Ozzy Osbourne being the most recent).The simple fact is that with this scale of product, with this level of marketing behind it, with thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/9IyVZ4Oumac/wow-celebrity-sponsorship-and-being.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2009/01/wow-celebrity-sponsorship-and-being.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-7317996867422975359Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:00 +00002008-11-20T13:33:06.148-08:00second lifeGoogle Livelyvirtual worldsGoogle Lively posted this today http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/lively-no-more.htmlI have to say, despite my issues with what they chose to do and how they managed telling their user community about it, that I think it's a pity Google have chosen to close lively.Whilst it wasn't the revolution that we were all hoping for, in my opinion it did have it's niche.What I would hope is that this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/BVM2eTywIYE/goodbye-lively.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2008/11/goodbye-lively.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-8262423527054649711Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:16:00 +00002008-11-17T14:37:18.398-08:00complaintsmarketingnet promoterPRI'm no longer an advocate of XBox Live. We had a disagreement. It ended badly.The thing that I noticed most during the hour I spent arguing on the phone wasn't something that's exclusive to one specific company. There's a new trend... agree with the complaining customer, but cite the procedure that must be followed at all costs ... so sorry, nothing I can do ... and yes, I am the most senior http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/IKEr2HjwKcM/customer-may-be-right-but-i-cant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2008/11/customer-may-be-right-but-i-cant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-6932332943107923057Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:41:00 +00002008-11-17T14:06:44.669-08:00EeePCopenSUSEMandrivaLinuxI've been quite vocal about my appreciation of OpenSuSE 11.0 and how well it works (after a lot of fiddling) on my EeePC 900.Well, the few bits that didn't work started to annoy me, along with the fact that it didn't take advantage of the faster FSB and effectively ran the access to the memory slower than the hardware was actually capable of.So I had an idle look on www.distrowatch.com and then http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/Iopk36fZOVs/mandriva-linux-on-eeepc-900.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2008/11/mandriva-linux-on-eeepc-900.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-7424408409228365894Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:54:00 +00002008-11-11T15:07:01.302-08:00linked insocial media integrationnetworkingLinked In is a social media website built specifically for business networking. The list of industries is over 100 and covers a very broad range.I've been making much more use of Linked In recently and have had a number of briefs, meeting and new, interesting contacts come from this activity. If you aren't registered, give it a go and feel free to add me to your network!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/_j3cqDVYa-A/not-on-linked-in-why-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2008/11/not-on-linked-in-why-not.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-6687068176308509294Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:45:00 +00002008-11-11T14:54:15.499-08:00marketingstickersskullcandyI'm a bit of a geek. That's probably come over in the postings that I've made here. As such, I have stickers on the lid of my EeePC for a couple of things and want to add my favorite social media, virtual world and technology brands there.So I did the obvious thing and emailed 6 companies: blogger, second life, linked in, twitter, opensuse and flock. Guess what? *None* of these companies have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/228oD3Lo-Fs/now-thats-whole-nother-channel-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2008/11/now-thats-whole-nother-channel-right.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037918068509154826.post-5038106303281884855Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:12:00 +00002008-10-06T05:26:26.487-07:00EeePCopenSUSEmarketingstickersI contacted the people at OpenSuse with a fairly mundane request: do you have any stickers to fit on the lid of my EeePC? You know what us geeks are like about stickers. Turns out that this is an item that they just don't have.This got me thinking about how important it is when planning the small tactics of your marketing campaign to be able to get a good fit with your existing as well as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/paleheretic/~3/LiDcT_LBhck/now-thats-whole-nother-channel-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pale Heretic)0http://paleheretic.blogspot.com/2008/10/now-thats-whole-nother-channel-right.html