The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

This is just a quick update to keep people who are interested informed as to what I'm doing and how I'm helping them.

The Good
I am wrapping upmy second Torque book, doing copy editing (image to right), sample writing, and validation in general.

I am also (quickly) learning how to work with TGE under OSX, including compiling, debugging, etc. I recently received some feedback from the OSX crowd, saying that they were/are having problems using the GPGT lesson kit and the Maze Runner Lessons under OSX. So I checked it out....

For a short time I tried to make progress on this problem using my wife's old iMac. This however was too much work and too slow. Since the machine is in another room in the house and is being used a lot of the time I decided to advance my upgrade schedule and buy a Macintosh to go with my PC dev machines.

























So, Thursday last week I bought a new Mac-Mini Core Duo. Since then, I've been trying to squeeze in time to upgrade the OS and tools to latest versions, install XCode and other tools I'll need, and the of course to start editing and fixing problems w/ the GPGT content. Let's just say, I'm making progress but I'll be needing more time.

I also spent some time closing out some contracting work I owe the folks at ILL Clan. Yes, Frank if you're reading I'll get that stuff out to you tonight. :)

So, this all sounds good, what about the bad?

The Bad
There isn't really that much that is bad. The primary bad thing is that I'm too danged busy right now and things are not letting up. Of course, I should not complain. I'd rather have a surfeit than a shortage.
Just to put things in perspective for folks who are waiting on me for something, here is what I've got going on:

My Day Job - I'm still working a 40-hr per week job to pay the bills. I'm not getting rich on my other ventures (yet).

GPGT 1 Support - Yeah, I slacked off for about a couple weeks, but I'm back with a vengance.

GPGT 1 Post Mortem - I'm almost done with this. I'm going to share it w/ GG first to see if they have any adds, then I'll start posting it as a short series of blogs here.

Torque Book 2 Finishing Up - Just what it sounds like. I'm doing all that stuff that needs to be done to get a copy of this to GG for their initial review.

Contracting - I've been working on one side contract (as mentioned above). This is almost done, but there are some loose ends to tie up.

TGB Projects - My (unnamed) cohort and I have several TGB projects going, including two documents, two starter-kits, and a game. I love TGB by the way. Talk about a short turn-around cycle from concept to prototype. I love it!

Web Maintenance - Gotta do this occasionally.

Home Maintentance - Gotta do this too.

More? - Yeah, but I think you get the idea.


The Ugly
Finally, this leads us to the ugly. I just (yesterday) wiped out my web-site source and corrupted the HOW home page. Forunately, the product and support pages are in place, but my front door is effectively closed. The image at right is what you will currently see when you come to my homepage. Sigh... Yes, I'm working on it and will get 'something' up tonight to start addressing the problem.

And that, my friends, is that. I'm going to close for now and get some lunch. Then, I'll get back to it. Meanwhile, I wish you all success and ask for a little patience if you're waiting on me for something.

Thanks!


Hall Of Worlds - For Gamers
EdM|GPGT

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