Archives: June, 2010

Preparing for a Successful Podcast

Thursday 17 June 2010

For those of you who have already launched your initial podcast, it may take a while before you begin to see an increase in traffic to your site. But it may be a good idea to start considering how you’ll respond when you do. Before you figure out how to spend your new revenue, it’s [...]

PC Gaming Video: Meeting the Demands

Wednesday 16 June 2010

If you have an interest in playing PC games that were made at least in the past couple of years, you’ve probably seen the serious video demands these games now have. It’s not only that you need a fast system that can handle all of the information in today’s games, but you need a major [...]

Asylum Seekers: Now With Wings

Tuesday 1 June 2010

It seems inconceivable that a bird table could lead to thoughts about asylum seeking, but this seems to be the case.
It all started innocently enough, of course. With winter now upon us, I thought it would be a nice idea to buy a bird table, to bring back memories of a childhood where my [...]

The Trickster of Folklore

Tuesday 1 June 2010

Folklore includes a traditional trickster figure, the subject of many stories in a cycle. Trickster tales are in the animal tales genre, with the trickster himself — he seems always to be male — identified with a particular animal. These include the fox in Japan, mouse deer in Southeast Asia, the coyote and the spider [...]