Kathy Salisbury's BlogRandom thoughts from the creator of Ally's Adventures, <br> Cherokee Trails and the SerpentHead Saga.Christmas is past, and back to work!- July 5, 2004 Christmas is past, and back to work! My work is my play, of course, and that's why I am such a lucky person. We've had a few new ideas around here during the holidays, and we're tossing those around. The main thing for me right now is the finishing up of some websites. I love to write about history, would you believe it So I've been enjoying the work, although slow, on our new website: www.teachkidshistory.com I've already learned a lot in the process! I hope everyone has a fun, but...http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#09 Our Games on Amazon.com- July 5, 2004 Our Games on Amazon.com Here at Pharos games we are very excited about our products now being available on Amazon.com! The new Ally's Adventure is listed, plus some of our gamepacks. Soon I will be getting ready for the holidays. I must admit, I really hate shopping in crowded stores. I suppose that's why I am so drawn to online shopping. It's like the whole world is at your doorway, and searching for a gift is really fast too! Of course, there's also the matter of 35 or so relatives...http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#08 Association of Shareware Professionals Award- July 5, 2004 Association of Shareware Professionals Award I've been volunteering a lot for the ASP over the past few years. If you really, really want to do something, then it's always a good idea to hang out with other people who are trying to accomplish the same thing. The ASP is a great organization that helps people get started in the software business, and helps everybody keep up with the changes in the industry. Since so many programming jobs are outsourced these days, many software developers are.http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#07 More Horses- July 5, 2004 More Horses Maybe horses are on my mind so much because of my friends, Sharon Housley and Judy Tallman. Sharon runs a fantastic website for software developers (Software Marketing Resource). This site even features a picture of one of Sharon's horses as its logo. Judy has a stable and has a website devoted to her horses at dancinghorses.com. Check out this webpage for lots of photos of her horse Tesoro de la Danza and foals sired by him! Kathy Posted by Kathy Salisbury at 09:29http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#06 Horses!- July 5, 2004 Horses! I was looking at the horse models and textures for the artwork over the weekend, and it brought back a lot of good memories from my childhood. I remember how I loved the Black Beauty book, and read it over and over. My favorite TV shows were horse shows like "Fury" (before your time, probably!) When I was growing up the TV westerns were really popular too. I don't know what it is about girls and horses. I think maybe because they are so beautiful. I've never been on a horse, and I.http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#05 Adorable Kittens- July 5, 2004 Adorable Kittens I sent a few of my favorite photos to Charles Edmonds of LANSRAD (FotoKiss) and he put them online here: www.lansrad.comgallerytestkittens You may recognize a couple of these shots, as they were used in Ally's Adventure through the Glass. I just love kittens, as you can probably tell! btw, FotoKiss is a really nice program for editing your photos for online viewing. Especially if you are an Ebay user - it's very handy! Kathyhttp://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#04 New version of Ally's Adventure Through the Glass- July 5, 2004 New version of Ally's Adventure Through the Glass My thoughts and energy of late have been mostly devoted to the new version of Ally's Adventure through the Glass. I felt the game needed some great new graphics, and after finishing those, I decided to add a new level of puzzles. It worked out great, and the game is entering the beta stage tomorrow. If anyone is interested in testing the new version, please drop me an email! Kathyhttp://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#03 ISDEF in Moscow- July 5, 2004 ISDEF in Moscow I've had some contact with Sharon Housley and Dave Collins, who both recently returned home after attending the ISDEF conference for shareware developers in Moscow. This had to be an interesting experiencing! There was apparently no problem communicating. Sharon said she talked to so many interested people that her jaw was sore! You can read Sharon's blog about the event here: http:www.softwaremarketingresource.comblog.html And Dave's blog is here:...http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#02 My first entry- July 5, 2004 We attended the Grand Rapids Schmooze last weekend. We had a great time, talked about making games with Gregg Seelhoff, Scott Anderson, and Abe Merchant (CurioSoft). A small group visited the Meijer Botanical Gardens on Saturday. I took some pictures and posted them here: http:www.pharosgames.comevents2004-gr-schmooze All in all, a great time! Posted by Kathy Salisbury at 21:46http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#01 |