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2021 What I love about this time of year, is reading the recaps people do of their year. I think it’s important to take the time to reflect on things that were good, things that were bad, and things that one may want to change moving forward. I find Dave Rupert’s recaps to be very … Continue reading “2021 in Review”

On Tuesday, Bungie revealed the next few chapters in Destiny. We received our first look at the current season, Season of the Lost. We had a sneak peek of the upcoming expansion, The Witch Queen, and we also had a look back at 30 years of games at Bungie. Overall, the stream was fantastic and … Continue reading “3 Things That I Loved From The Destiny Reveal Stream”

I stumbled upon Chris Coyier’s “email-is-good.com” today and it’s my new favorite site on the internet. Email is my preferred communication method. It’s my favorite marketing tool (as both a marketer and a consumer). I just love it. It’s also a pitfall for me. As a people pleaser, I tend to answer emails VERY quickly … Continue reading ““Email is Good” is an Amazing Site About Email”

Two weeks ago we had our first look at Halo Infinite since the July 2020 games showcase. I’m likely not the only one who is very excited by what they saw. The campaign looks amazing and the multiplayer reveal showed off what looks like a more modern Halo. I was a big fan of Halo … Continue reading “Three Things That Have Me Excited For Halo Infinite”

On May 21st, Velan Studios released “Knockout City”. The game is published by Electronic Arts under the EA Originals label. The title is a fun, fast-paced game that has scored very well among many reviewers. This time of year can be a drought of gaming titles that review well but Knockout City has been a … Continue reading “Three Things I Like About Knockout City”

If you’ve ever needed to automatically apply a coupon code at checkout for your WooCommerce customers, you may have noticed that there are a few plugins that can do this for you. However, with a little extra work, it’s easy to do yourself. Previous knowledge of the PHP and the WooCommerce folder structure is required. … Continue reading “How to Apply a Coupon Code Automatically in WooCommerce/WordPress”

I’m going to shamelessly steal an idea from Dave Rupert and David Walsh and do a bit of a vibe check. This one will be more of a downer but let’s get the negative vibes out of the way and then I’ll talk about some more exciting stuff. COVID-19 This week we passed the one … Continue reading “Vibe Check Vol. 1”

Infinity Ward dropped into the “battle royale” genre a year ago this week with “Call of Duty: Warzone”. It’s the second attempt at the “last-man-standing” game mode for the Activision franchise. The previous interaction, Blackout, was not as popular as the Infinity Ward rendition and with the release of “Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold … Continue reading “A Year Into Warzone, 3 Things That I like & 3 Things That Can Be Improved”

Yesterday, Twitter banned Trump. The current President is no longer welcome to post on Twitter. He’s suspended from Facebook until the end of his term. I think he’s at least suspended from YouTube. Platforms have seen enough. They are throwing in the towel. Showing him the red card.  If you dig around Twitter enough you’ll … Continue reading “Complaining about censorship on social media platforms? Make a website.”

Growing up, my dad used to say it’s not over until the clock reads “0.0”. For readers who are not into sports, this means that it’s not over until all of the game clock has run off. However, if you’re a football team up 28 points and there is 1 minute left, it’s safe to … Continue reading “Predicting a Biden win, and when we will know.”