This is going to sound like whining or some sort of plea but it’s neither, it’s just the facts: my desktop computer is past her prime. She can do everything I *need* to do (internet functions, Word, Photoshop, etc.,) but about twice a year I get a hankering for play a video game. I understand I don’t have a high-falutin’ gaming machine but I expect to be able to play games in the $9.99 bin at the Fred Meyer. But noooo. Blah, blah, blah, pixel shader 1.1 needed, blah blah blah. Last month I bought 2 games and I can’t play either. Pisses me off to no end. And I don’t want to spend the money for an actual gaming system like PlayStation3 or Xbox of Wii (which would be guaranteed to play the appropriate games) because my attention-span only justifies the $20 a year expense.
Since I can’t play high tech graphic intensive games I’ve stumbled onto an online game which has become a bit addiction: BlogShares (B$) The Fantasy Blog Stock Market.
The idea is you start with a little bit of play money and your own blog and then sell shares in your blog and trade them on the overall blog market, etc.
Think “day trading” for blogs.
Click HERE B$ and I get credit for your clickage (although it's not enough to get all excited about).
Photo taken from http://chanceandcary.blogspot.com
*and by free I mean you get access to better tools if you buy a $15 per year Premium membership but it still falls under that $20 figure and it's cheaper than porn... or at least that's what I've been told.
2 comments:
I feel your pain, I have a newer Mac, and then they came out with the 'Intel' Macs, and that will assure that my computer is a big expensive paperweight.
Check out 'gametap.com', and see if your computer is at least good enough to meet the minimum requirements. I can't use it, but it looks sweet, just what you want for short attention spans.
OK, I'll buy.
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