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 Just a short post, gonna get moving to KL today. Argh, It's really been a while since I blogged.

Games, Separation & Potato Chip Bag Designs

       Wow. It's been quite a while since I've updated this barren wasteland that I call my blog. It's finally the holidays (well, for quite some time now) and the PMR examination anxieties are far over (well, atleast until I get my results, then the anxiety skyrockets). I've been too lazy to write something and the bounty of games (and books) that I'm currently playing weren't of any help either!

Especially Skyrim.

How To Get The Old Facebook Chat Back!

      I'm pretty sure some of you might be a little frustrated using Facebook's new chat, what with it not showing your online friends and all. Here's a handy tutorial to (somewhat) get the friendlier Facebook chat back. It's not foolproof though, any future changes Facebook might make can break this method. I suggest an uninstall when that time comes.

You will need to install scripts in your browser. Currently, there are scripts for Firefox and Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox

     First up, you'll need Greasemonkey, it's an add-on that allows you to customise how you view webpages with bits of Javascript. Go and install Greasemoney.

Click Add to Firefox and click Install at the pop-up.

Now that Greasemoney is installed, go ahead and and install the Facebook Sidebar Chat Reversion script. Go and install it now.

After installing it, close your Facebook tab and reopen. Tada! Hello old Facebook chat! If it doesn't show, clear your cache files and try again. Also, if you ever feel the need to use the New Facebook Chat, just remove the script from Greasemonkey.

Google Chrome

     In Google Chrome, it's slightly easier. All you have to do is go to the script page and click on Install.

A pop-up will appear. Just click on install.

After installing it, close your Facebook tab and reopen. Tada! Hello (again) old Facebook chat! If it doesn't show, clear your cache files and try again. Also, if you ever feel the need to use the New Facebook Chat, just remove the script.

There you go. Now you can continue on using Facebook as you please.

Blue And Green 1 - Working...?

Cliche Stuff: Clear Zoom Ins

There's a lot of cliche stuff in popular media. Other than just storylines,various other cliche tidbits exist. So, why not expand out little segment. Instead of Cliche Storylines, this is Cliche Stuff! Let's list one right now:

Clear Zoom Ins

Comic: Tickets Are Too Expensive

I'm back!

     I'm back! Back from where you ask? Back from...... well...... I'm back and that's the important part. So, I've been delving into some projects lately and I'd like to show you one.

LEGO Hero Factory Evo 2.0 Review

      Phew. I'm back at home. KL was a blast. But I come home to discover that my PC can't turn on. Something's wrong with the power button probably. It's being repaired as I write. I could fix it myself but I can't risk damaging the wiring.

     Okay, I've said that I purchased a Hero Factory figure. He's Evo 2.0 and here's a review:

Bugs and changes (and Hero Factory)

      Remember the game that I showed screenshots of? The game is in super alpha and lots of ideas haven't been implemented. But, the basic gameplay is there. Yet, bugs are popping up like crazy. With every single feature added, more bugs appear. Maybe it's how I structure the game's code I don't know. Thankfully, these bugs are usually solved quickly. But there's one bug that I can't solve. The player seems to glitch out after a pause and every attempt to solve this problem fails.

     I'm in Kuala Lumpur now and I can't work on the game but I'll be back on Wednesday. If I still can't solve the bug then, I'll have to redo the pause section of the game. Since the game is in super alpha, things can change. The main setting of the game has been scrapped and replaced. It's only a minor change and gameplay will stay as it is.

    In other news, I bought a Hero Factory figure! I was very hostile towards the Hero Factory toyline initially because it was HF that replaced Bionicle. But I gave it a chance and they are pretty cool. I like how armor is put on the figure, the setting of the story and the characters. But Hero Factory still falls short when compared to Bionicle in terms of storyline, figure structure and other stuff. But hey, it's unfair to compare it like that. Hero Factory is in it's own world and story. My only complain is that LEGO has severely reduced the piece count. According to their "tests", kids like less parts. I won't be surprised if one day, LEGO sets don't have to be assembled.

Holidays And Stuff

The holidays are here! 2 weeks of fun and action! Now that's school is out of the way but not the PMRs :(    . But hey, I can at least work on my projects.

    So, what am I doing? I'm developing for the iOS. I'm using an easy to use SDK (Software Development Kit) called GameSalad. It's quite similar to Game Maker with it's drag and drop interface and all except that GameSalad is still in beta and as you know with beta you get....... BUGS! Woohoo. Great.