Author Archives: halbryan

The Vernacular of the Technorati

Posted on April 14, 2007 by halbryan

Apparently, by simply posting the following link here:   Technorati Profile   I can "claim" my blog on Technorati.com, increasing my traffic, making a million in real estate with little or no money down, and finally getting that check from … Continue reading →

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The Feeling is Mutual

Posted on April 12, 2007 by halbryan

Last week, my job drug me, not kicking and with an utter lack of screaming, south for a week in sunny San Diego. Among the things I failed to miss at home was some surprise April weather, which left a dusting … Continue reading →

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And He’s Off!

Posted on March 23, 2007 by halbryan

All around the world … As I write this, a remarkable young man called Barrington Irving is on the first leg of a trip that will take him from Miami, Florida all the way to Miami, Florida, the long way, … Continue reading →

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Symposuer

Posted on March 22, 2007 by halbryan

I’ve spent the last day and a half or so managing 3 FSX kiosks and offering demos and product info to attendees of this year’s Microsoft Air Force Symposium. This event, just like every other symposium, conference, trade show, or … Continue reading →

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Red Eye

Posted on March 9, 2007 by halbryan

Since I can’t seem to get that other post written to my satisfaction, I’ve decided to write this one instead. So … last night, my wife and I numbed our brains for 106 minutes (6,360 seconds, if you’re keeping score) … Continue reading →

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Dear Marketing,

Posted on March 4, 2007 by halbryan

I told you so. You were initially a little concerned about watering down the FSX: Adrenaline announcement by mentioning Service Pack 1 and the DirectX 10 update in the same breath. You weren’t wrong, of course – it isn’t good … Continue reading →

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Prequently Asked Questions

Posted on March 2, 2007 by halbryan

Now that the cat is out of the bag, or, more to the point, the Adrenaline is out of the adrenal gland, I wanted to follow up a bit more informally here with answers to a few questions I suspect … Continue reading →

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I Get Too Many Magazines

Posted on February 23, 2007 by halbryan

My people aren’t available to provide the current monthly subscription count on such short notice, but last time I checked, it’s somewhere in the low-to-mid 40’s. Really.  The fact that I’m roughly three-quarters meticulous about keeping the stack organized and … Continue reading →

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Dysfunction Junction …

Posted on February 16, 2007 by halbryan

What’s your major malfunction? Some days, it’s communication. Any time you get a group of bright, enthusiastic, easily distracted people working together, it can create what we like to think of as a "dynamic workplace" – ideas popping like puffmais, and … Continue reading →

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They Like Us, Right Now, They Like Us!

Posted on February 12, 2007 by halbryan

It seems like only 19 days ago that I announced that Flight Simulator X had been nominated for "Simulation Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Well, we won! And congrats to fellow MGS title … Continue reading →

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