Kathy Salisbury's BlogRandom thoughts from the creator of Ally's Adventures, <br> Cherokee Trails and the SerpentHead Saga.Yipes, I've become a marketer!- March 23, 2005 Life is a game. I think that when you realize that, you're one step ahead of the crowd! I hope folks will forgive my ramblings about marketing lately, because I've been looking at it as a big game that I am playing. I started looking at everything that is being marketed, and wondering why people like what they do. Sometimes it's the name. Right now I'm taping the National Geographic Special HogZilla! so that I can watch it later. What is interesting about a giant wild hog, and the...http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#22 Multiple streams of income- March 20, 2005 Oh the life of an entrepreneur is not all fun and games, you know. Well, in my line of work it is actually (mostly, maybe about 99.9%). But making games does require a lot of effort. While I love making games, trying to make money with them does not come naturally to me. This does seem to be changing a little, however, as I realize more and more that marketing really is like a big game, and it starts becoming fun to play it. See my blog in a few days for my next entry: "Yipes, I've...http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#21 Not So Sick of Spam- March 18, 2005 There are lots of incredibly nice people in the software business, and when our friends at DAIR Computer Systems read my blog entry entitled Sick of Spam they very kindly sent me a complimentary copy of their software SPAMAI. Thanks to the SPAMAI Anti Spam Filter Software, I can actually use my kathy email address (even though it gets more than 99% Spam). I don't have to endure the embarrassing pictures and ANNOYING STUPID spam messages that were coming in every few minutes. An occasional...http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#20 No SOAP- March 14, 2005 Is it just my imagination, or is a new computer language written every day Then of course comes the inevitable next question: WHY I love computers. I love working on them; It's fascinating to see all the amazing things you can do with the aid of a computer and the proper software. When I got my first computer I was intrigued by every little bit and byte of them. Once I even took apart a worn-out console from my son's Odyssey 2 game (remember those) and rewired it using a regular PC...http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#19 Dreaming of Eagles- March 5, 2005 My dreams take me to far away places sometimes. Recently I was on an alien planet with my husband. We couldn't go out after 3 p.m. because of the evil "Grubs," a race which did unspeakable things to you, if you were unlucky enough to encounter them. We had adopted two children from another alien race, a superior life form that resembled Eagles. The boy was very tall and beautiful, the girl was very tiny and sweet. They were both very noble. What does this mean Does it mean I need to get...http://www.pharosgames.com/blog/#18 |