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Glitch is open!

September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

For a while I’ve beta-tested a new multi-user game of imagination, called Glitch. However, it was in pretty closed beta, and the company (Tiny Speck) didn’t want any artwork to leak out. So I hadn’t mentioned it before.

But, today around noon, “God” announced that Glitch was leaving beta and opening up to the public! So, I’m finally able to reveal Glitch, the game where you’re playing in the minds of 11 giants, each trying to become the only giant.

The game style is pretty nice, very cartoonesque, and the game itself is an ongoing tutorial driven by quests. But instead of trying to put it in words, take a look at the trailer:

Join me at Glitch, and when you’re there, look up Thrud. :-)

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Kongregate Walk Like A Pirate Quest

September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In honor of Talk Like A Pirate day this upcoming Monday September 19th, Kongregate has started a Walk Like a Pirate quest for 6 badges. 6 different games can earn you a badge, and when you’ve earned all 6 badges, you’ll receive 30 points and the Walk Like A Pirate medal. Hurry, the quest ends on September the 27th!

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Fingers tired after a long day of browsing? Let’s Chromercise!

September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Do your hands and fingers feel tired after a long day of browsing, clicking, scrolling and typing? Let’s Chromercise to keep those fingers in shape!

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Back to the Future game – complete set

September 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

BTTF Deluxe edition materialThe Back to the Future game is now available as a complete set, in two editions:

  • A collector’s edition – featuring all 5 episodes on DVD, feature videos and behind the scenes looks, and an extensive production art gallery, for $24.99
  • A special Deluxe edition – all the above, plus a cover featuring a young Emmett, Doc, and Marty, a photo album, Doc’s notebook, and a Trixie Trotter commemorative post card, for $44.99
The Telltale page for Back to the Future game has a ton of other merchandise, like a T-shirt, a poster, an art portfolio, and a card game.
Check it out, order a complete set, and tell them you heard about it on Automation Adventures!
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iPod cannot be synced – Duplicate file name was specified

July 1, 2011 By 15 Comments

After about 5 years, I’m in the process of replacing my 3rd generation iPod with a 30GB hard disk with a brand new 4th generation iPod Touch with 32GB of SD. While I’m still holding on to the old iPod, I’m switching back and forth on syncing the iPod and the iPod Touch. Until I got an error on the old iPod that it cannot be synced, because there was a duplicate file name.

The solution is actually very simple. Somehow the file system on the iPod is corrupt, and you’ll have to rebuild it. On Windows, this can be done in two ways:

  1. If you plug the iPod in, a screen comes up automatically suggesting you scan and fix this device. Check both boxes to make sure a complete scan is complete.
  2. If that screen doesn’t pop up, click on Start, My Computer. Windows then shows you all the storage devices connected to your computer. Right-click on the iPod, and select Properties. In the screen that pop ups, select the Tools tab. On that tab, select the Check Now button in Error Checking.

It may take a long time to scan, but it should finish. When it finishes, unplug the iPod, wait 1 minute, then plug it back in. It should work now. If it doesn’t, open up iTunes, select the iPod in the Devices section, and select Restore. After the restore finishes, do the Error Check on the iPod one more time.

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