An even more stable City of Heroes Mac

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

I have still been getting the occasional crash when playing City of Heroes or City of Villains on my Mac using Crossover Games. Whilst infrequent enough to be tolerable, having to reload the game from a crash is inconvenient, particularly when playing in a group. A splendid chap ...

The Micro-manager comes to Europe

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

The Micro-manager has accepted a promotion, sideways of course, that has sent him out of the US to the EU. Reluctantly taking some retraining in the process energy now pulses out of him when asking for status updates, instead of fiery bursts. All his abilities to irritate and ...

The Repair Station

Monday, September 1st, 2008

In working to clear The Blockade I wore myself out a little in EVE Online. From picking it up as my first level three mission and finding I had to beat a hasty retreat, to striving to afford a Drake and fittings in order to stand any chance of ...

It's not easy being a manager

Monday, July 28th, 2008

At least, it's not easy being The Micro-manager. My leadership qualities in determining the best visual interface for added value are met with hostile resistance. And I find the lack of dedication in my team when reprioritising external activities needs some face time. I sense a team-building exercise is required to ...

The Micro-manager

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

After seeing Melmoth's Brute wreak havoc at the weekend in City of Villains, mostly by running through the carnage in his wake simply trying to keep up with him, I was in awe. The destructive power and speed with which the mobs were flattened was mind-blowing. I reasoned ...