I came to the blog to update the fantasy story meter and noticed that I haven’t posted since last week. Well, things have been quiet lately, so why not mention a few interesting things I’ve come across that might interest you?
For RPG gamers: Check out RPGWatch. This is a great site that compiles RPG-related news from around the web. No more visiting multiple sites to find out what’s happening with your favourite and most anticipated games. I like this one so much, I’ve added it to the Resources page.
For animal lovers: We’ve all seen the terrible images of Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. What happens to animals when a disaster of that magnitude strikes? Fortunately, animal welfare groups like IFAW, WSPA, and others send teams to the affected area. To learn about the work going on in Haiti and other areas, visit the WSPA Animals in Disasters blog. The following short video about Haiti is on its front page. Caution: the video contains images of injured animals.
For web developers: I’m running a nifty distribution package called XAMPP, so I can test scripts before I put them onto a live site. Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL separately can be tricky. More often than not, they won’t work well together unless you move these files there, edit this config file and rename it to that, and twirl around three times while patting your head and groveling to the technology gods. XAMPP makes it all easy. It installs everything you need and it just works. The distribution includes Apache, MySQL, PHP, Mercury, and Tomcat, all of which can be individually started and stopped. Great for testing purposes.
