January 25, 2006 – Brian.Carnell.Com

He Who Dies With the Most Levels Wins

Update: For those of you not hooked on MMOs, let this screenshot serve as a warning. That third line from the bottom reads:

Total Time Played: 21 Days, 19 Hours, 56 Minutes, 10 Seconds

That means since May 2005 I have spent almost 524 hours playing just this character — the equivalent of more than three months worth of 40 hour work weeks. My total time played with all my characters is probably a little north of 600 hours.

Do not, under any circumstances, start playing an MMO. You have been warned.

MMOs for Dummies

In case all of the World of Warcraft posts of late are going right over your head, never fear, there’s Massively Multiplayer Games for Dummies to help sort all of that out.

The book I’d really like to see? IQ Tests for Dummies.

Presentation Zen

Presentation Zen is an interesting weblog that covers “issues related to professional presentation design.” It has materials and links to a lot of information on making more effective presentations. Ninety-nine percent of the presentations I see are slide after slide of bullet points, and one of the best parts of Presentation Zen are the screenshots of presentations that break that hideous mould.