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I got tagged by Lalla Mira who has kindly took up the torch for the photoshow meme series that started a few months ago with something I posted about here.

Here’s my entry..

The rules:

1. Create your name in a unique and interesting way. Be creative! no old birthday cakes allowed!
2. Take a picture of your work and post it on your blog. There is no limit on the number of pictures you can post. Don’t restrain your imagination!
3. Tag a few of your friends to join the fun and spread the word.

I am tagging:
Opal Tribble - Vegan Momma
Pelf
Antibarbie

sorry Lalla Mira, I have no sand to write my name in. Will silicon do?

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OK I admit, it wasn’t a ‘real’ game but it was great fun nonetheless (love that triple word!). uVme has now gone into soft launch so anyone can join as an associate which I did today. While I was waiting for the information to go through, I decided to put a tenner in my players account and see how I could do with some real money games.

Last time I played on the beta site I was quite good at the darts game so I thought I’d wager fiddyp on a game and got a really good score! I was almost nervous while I waited to see what the other player scored and… per-ching! it popped up a few thousand less! I got my fiddyp pack and half of their wager too. yey!

The uVme coders changed the playing format slightly since the beta testing, now instead of aiming, clicking to start the power meter and then clicking again to try and hit the middle (like a golf swing type of game), it is now aim, hold click to start power meter and release the button to throw the dart. The first couple of throws I did I didn’t realize that it was like this and by pure chance the amount of time it took my finger to linger on the button to click and release was just enough to hit the middle of the power button!
As long as you’re aiming in the treble and you hit the middle of the power button, you get the treble and can skip ahead a few numbers on the ’round the clock’ game. I thought I would try a free game (you don’t have to wager) and found quickly that it’s all in the rythm, I got a cracking score and managed to clear the board in only 15 throws and hit the bullseye first time of trying.

Sweet, now to try for 2 quid…

It seems the bigger the wager, the more pressure there is! I totally lost it half way through and ended up with a sub-par score and lost my wager It was bloody good fun though and for someone that doesn’t really play games, I had a great time.

I’ll have to keep an eye out for a Chinese player that’s already become (in)famous on the site, last week he was able to rack up over a thousand quid ($2000+) in wager winnings starting from just a small stake. That’s something that’ll develop more and more, just like going on Xbox Live for the first time - you realize that there some awfully good players out there! At least there’s the option to play for free so I can practice a bit more before wagering a whole two quid next time…

You can join for free and play some free games to see if it’s going to be worth the inevitable hype here

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Andy from Out From Animals sent me a really nice hand written letter when I ordered their CD after seeing them on the Unsigned Band Mobile Awards show and he continues to send me news of their upcoming dates. They’re not my normal type of music (I’d call it triphopunk) but I find myself opening their site in a new tab while I code, it turns out that it’s just the ticket for happy html! I love customer support and thought I would let you all know (UK residents) when and where they’ll be this year…

here’s their latest upcoming dates flyer…

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£37.50 + 0.50 P&P

I thought I would bite the bullet and start offering my own stock for sale here. To start with I’m going to offer these amazing portable speakers for less than you can get elsewhere (I checked!). I have plenty in stock and will send them next day registered post for just fiddyp! (50p). Here’s the info…

These portable speakers from Portable Sound Laboratories can hold an iPod or iPod Nano (and other mp3 players) and punch out a fantastic sound that you just wouldn’t expect from something so small!

In essence, the iMaingo speakers are a hard case for your iPod with built in speakers. Devices like this are not normally known for their superior quality output but the iMaingo is the exception! You’re not going to replace your home system with these but compare them to the myriad of mp3 speakers out there and you’ll see what all the fuss is about. (more…)

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If you’re ever in need of a quick and professional 3d object design, you should definitely check out Milan Antovics’ portfolio.
This guy made me a logo to my exact specifications within hours of me asking, all the way through the process he sent me updates (usually within a couple of minutes of providing details) and was able to send me every kind of format of picture that I could want.

Here’s the final design.

Awesome! You can see more examples of Milans 3d work at his 3D Portfolio Site and in most cases, you should be able to get a completed project done for less than 100 USD! how’s that for value?!

I got in contact with Milan initially through GetaFreelancer.

I have used GAF before and I have found it to be very easy to post a project, within minutes of being posted there were quite a few responses and bids from prospective freelancers. You have your own private message board so you can stay in touch with each freelancer.

When you have someone you want to do the work, you put the fee into escrow ready to release when the project is finished.

Easy peasy freelancing!

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