Anyway, hope you visitors find the look appealing, I personally think I did a pretty good job on it.

So far I have only accomplished the Twitter tutorial but others should follow soon(although I’m not sure if I will cover how to do Facebook Connect).

You can find the Twitter integration tutorial here(http://community.mybboard.net/thread-65544.html)
Note that this tutorial does not cover how to make actions on your board post to Twitter, as Screeze does for its users. It also does not cover the exact code on how to detect which users are Twitter registrants if need be, but it does say how you can accomplish that.

• Config files for FRO DF
• Base server config fro FRO HR(this is only the base settings that the HR settings were put on top of, so the real HR settings are still intact)
• Several Project Freedom Presets
• A php script for the AfroTHUNDER server’s automated bomb.
• Config files for the FRO Practice Server
• Some SCR_HACK files
• Config files for Screeze The Fruit

I haven’t thoroughly examined the files I was able to retrieve yet, but as I was copying files to my flash drive I noticed one file no longer had its original contents and somehow had the contents of another file. I fear that this may be the same for other files that I have retrieved.

After I finish examining the files I retrieved and organizing them(and possibly re-creating some), I plan to release them here for anyone who wants to make clones of the Afrothunder servers.

Ok so there’s a few things. First of all due to some server problems(my guess, data corruption) my Armagetron servers are currently down. I could probably get them back up but honestly I don’t really want to make the effort to do so at this point in time. They might be brought back up eventually, who knows?

Second, if you haven’t noticed I’ve added Facebook Connect to Screeze. It allows new visitors to log in with a Facebook account without registering as well as letting current users sync their accounts. Members from Facebook or who synced their accounts are allowed to invite friends from Facebook and post on their wall when they make a topic or change their “What I’m Doing” status. Try it out if you get a chance.

Third, I’m currently working on a little search engine with the Yahoo BOSS APIs. Check it out at: http://search.osvaldojr.com

Instant messaging is supposed to be like having a face to face conversation except in text no?

Well if someone came up to you in person and asked you a question would you wait 2-5 minutes to respond?(Watch a clock to see how long this actually is)

That wait is precisely what some do on instant messaging services(albeit extended at times. I’ve been on extended waits ranging from 15 minutes to over an hour). Now I understand that some people are busy and such and I respect that, but there is an away button isn’t there?? It has a purpose you know. It’s there to tell people you are away from your keyboard or cannot respond for any other reason.

Others have actually noted in the past that I reply to IMs too quickly. So I’m confuzed. Is it bad that I give whoever is IMing me my full attention?? Apparently instant messaging is not supposed to be instant.

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Feel free to comment about this and/or give examples of this happening to you and/or your standpoint on the matter on the comments page here or on the syndicated topic on Screeze.com

Now on to Twitter.

I have had a twitter account for a while now(about 2 months i think) but I haven’t used it. With a little bit of coaxing I was convinced to at least give it a try. You can find me at http://twitter.com/afroshock . I’ll post there things too small to put here and some tech updates for Screeze, while normal Screeze updates will be on the Screeze account http://twitter.com/screeze (not exactly ready atm).

So as we’re playing we say that the game we came up with would make a really good sequel to Territory War. So I said that I could do it, and that it might actually be a really good PC game.

Soon after, I scanned all of the images we made and put them into Photoshop to clean them up. Then, I started working on development. It’s going very well and I already have the whole engine completed and a cool little easter egg that reproduces a bug I found while making the engine. I’ll hopefully have a usable beta by the end of the week.

BTW, I want to add a type of trophy/award system and have the ability to play on the computer as well and sync progress so your ideas should have this in mind for types of games this would work with. For instance a simple game with a bunch of minigames wouldn’t work because there is no need progress saving.
Although, if you think you have a really awesome idea but it doesn’t work with the aforementioned requirements tell me anyway.
If I use your idea you will of course be credited in the game.

It’s this cool service that creates an online radio station to your taste of music. Just give it a few samples of music you like and let it do the rest.

Try it out at Pandora.com