iFranky

[Insert compulsory whine year review and optimistic lies about the future]

The problem with Brits, especially Brit gitrls, is not their lisp or their binge drinking, nor their apparent fear of fitness centers. No, the real problem is a lot deeper.

They do not understand the value, importance of lime. No you don’t put lemon in a G&T.

The fact that the Tanqueray is brought to you by a Brit girl, with the accompanying bottles of Tonic¹ and _lemon_ don’t make this lack of knowledge more acceptable.

1. Surprisingly Slimline Tonic tastes rather well with Tanqueray [↩]

Due to rasons soon to be disclosed¹, recently I finally have started using my PS3 for more than just watching movies, which was the actual reason of the purchase, a cheap but decent Blu-ray player. I never really was a gamer, eventhough my PC had always a decent graphics card. The only games which over the last years got any attention from me were the Gothic and Spellforce series and some NfS titles, but this in infrequent batches. And most titles I never finished.

I must admit that I used to be a rather addicted gamer as a kid, when my parents still had our first C64. Mission Impossible, Summer and Winter Games, Spy vs. Spy all were very high on my activity list, just like arcade games such as Outrun, Double Dragon and Streetfighter II. And I certainly am not the only one who prefers these games on modern titles.
Once the C64 was replaced by an Amiga and then OS2, gaming was sent to background. The whole console rage just happened but never caught any of my attention. Just like the whole iPod thing². Until recently.

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1. Or resolved and not disclosed, in the best of cases [↩]
2. Yes, everyone and their 3 nephews know that I got in to iPod thing with both the iPod Touch and iPhone [↩]

In times when blogging more and more seems to have become a media outlet¹, it always is nice to see what drove both the internet and blogging initially. Duncan Riley’s words hit home for everyone who was already there years ago and did not just jump on the _online bandwagon_ in the last years²:

KeegsMom
it was a scenario description, but I take your point, getting to even a couple of thousand a month is hard going. If you want to ping me on email duncan at nichenet.com.au I’d be happy to take a look at what you’re currently doing and share some personalized advice if you like. Always happy to help. [Emphasis mine]

Yes, that is right. Initially the internet was built upon helping each other. Whether it was by sharing links to awesome sites/content or by sharing tips and tricks.

And I remember plenty of moments when I hit up people like Duncan³ or Matt Craven and if they were online, within minutes, you’d have a Skype⁴ session with them.

Sometimes I wish the _next big thing_ would start and it would be a mix of the _old garde_ again. Back to the old style, the time when everyone helped each other out.
Hats off Duncan for still keeping up the old spirit!

1. Especially for the MSM [↩]
2. Although I was a latecomer to blogging, I used to spend all my time helping people on Usenet and then managing Windows Communities. *nuke Times for those who remember that type of CMS ;-) [↩]
3. Who already wrote at TC [↩]
4. Or AIM(link) chat for the old skool ones among us [↩]