• Adding and Customizing Dialogs in WiX 3
  How to add things like conditional dialogs in WiX 3 when building an installer.
  (tags: installer howto wix ui)
• WiX Tutorial — Introduction to the Windows Installer XML Toolset
  Very in-depth tutorial with real examples on how to compile installers for Windows using the WiX toolset.
  (tags: howto programming reference installer xml wix)

• Master Rock Band Song List
  A rather enterprising Scorehero member has collated the entire Rock Band catalog (including DLC) into a single list, including the different skill levels for each instrument.
  (tags: rockband music games list difficulty)
• ESRB Releases Rating Breakdown for 2007
  Statistics showing the actual distribution of game ratings over 2007. Note that games appropriate for all age levels still dominate the market, despite what gets the media attention.
  (tags: games ratings esrb statistics media)
• By the Numbers: Used Games Revisited
  A breakdown of the growth for the last few years and subsequent profit growth of the different areas of GameStop’s business. Whenever possible, I try not to support their used games market, as I find their practices offensive.
  (tags: games business statistics capitalism)
• Amazon.com: Metal Gear Solid Essentials Collection: Video Games
  If you haven’t been up on what Metal Gear Solid is, this would appear to be a must-buy, especially since it seems to contain two relatively hard-to-find versions of the second and third games in the series.
  (tags: metalgear games classic)
• Console Downloadable Games? Too Cheap
  Are casual games on the consoles being sold too cheaply for their publishers’ own good? As a consumer, I have to say that I don’t mind it at all, but I can certainly see the other side of the argument.
  (tags: blog business games capitalism casual xbox)
• CCM: Art Imitating Life
  You know how most Lutherans think about contemporary music? Take that, flip it 180 degrees, then read this and see if it’s not the right way to go about looking at it.
  (tags: music worship lutheran doctrine)

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”

–John Lennon

• google-calendar-widget
  A widget for Mac OS X that allows you to look up Google Calendar appointments based on their XML feeds.
  (tags: calendar dashboard google mac osx widget)
• Stop sharing spreadsheets, start collecting information
  Google Spreadsheet can now act as a survey tool by creating forms and letting people answer questions. The answers are dropped into a spreadsheet automatically.
  (tags: awesome database design google statistics spreadsheet)
• Ask Dr. Helen: Single Men in Never-Neverland
  This is sobering and more than a little depressing. Read the comments. I wouldn’t feel so bad if not for the fact that *they’re mostly right.* Marriage is important to me because of faith – but what about others? I sure hope it’s not this way for my kids.
  (tags: marriage children games psychology society social)

“Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.”

–Woody Allen