Every Wednesday, I gather together five interesting blog posts that I found around the Internet. Let’s see what’s brewing up this week.
I don’t normally link out to my own writing on What’s Up Wednesdays, but the recent post on MEGATechNews is special. We had the opportunity to attend April Duels II, presented by Canada Cup Gaming a couple weekends ago and it was one of the largest fighting game tournaments ever held in Vancouver. We put together a special video featuring interviews with organizers and pro players, including Lap Chi Duong, Justin Wong, Tokido and more. Be sure to check that out if you’re into Street Fighter.
Switching from video to audio, we have a new podcast from John Biehler called TekEh. He’s had two guests on so far, the second of which was Duane Storey. You might know him from his international travels and his ability to work remotely from any part of the world. He’s also part of the BraveNewCode team that brought us such WordPress plugins as WPtouch. The interview is nearly an hour long, so grab a frosty beverage, sit back and enjoy.
In one of the more recent entries in his On the Line series on The Commentary, Joseph Planta had the chance to chat with Adrian Raeside about dogs and editorial cartoons. More specifically, Raeside just published Tails Don’t Lie, a collection of mostly comics from his The Other Coast syndicated strip. I’ve said before that I once had an ambition to become a cartoonist, so this interview was of particular interest to me.
Some people may disagree, but I’ve always said that credit cards are not evil. Even so, if you find that you’re not using that Visa or MasterCard anymore, you may be tempted to cut it up and call the bank to close the account. Luke Landes advises against that, telling you to keep your old credit cards open instead. This helps with your debt-to-credit ratio and the age of your credit history, both of which contribute to your overall credit score.
And finally, we have Sean Stone providing three reasons why companies hire freelancers. Because of the nature of freelancing, companies can oftentimes enjoy greater speed and flexibility for their projects and hiring freelancers can save them money too. Of course, I’m not exactly an unbiased party in this discussion. 🙂
LOL, now we all know that I am part of the some people that disagree with you and believe that credit cards are extremely evil.
Thanks for the mention, Michael!