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I didn’t do very well (at all) following through with my 2010 new year’s resolutions — and I have no shortage of excuses why. Rather than lament over the past 12 months about things that didn’t get done, and/or why they didn’t get done, I’m just going to forge ahead and pen my resolutions for [...]

I thought this was something neat… Facebook has an application that’s virally making it’s way through my various friend’s profiles. What it does is create a summary (or snapshot) of the status updates that you’ve made throughout the year. It then lets you select your favorites and export them as a very wordy, graphically minimalist, [...]

It’s that time of year again. The week between Christmas and New Years has always been one of reflection for me. This week provides the perfect opportunity to dredge through a whole year’s worth of memories, accomplishments, and ideas (made especially easy by browsing the archives of PaulHobson.com) and seeing if any of it can [...]

I enjoyed Alan Wake, very much. In many ways, it’s a perfect example of how video games can be taken seriously as a story telling medium. A huge part of what communicated this so effectively is the soundtrack used throughout the game — the subtle and haunting undertones of the particular music selection set the [...]

I hope each and everyone of you in feeling the spirit today; and I hope everybody gets a chance to reflect on the birth of Christ, spend some quality time with friends and family, and enjoy some delicious food — and I also hope you get some cool stuff. I know you’re not supposed [...]