Recovered Writing: Undergraduate Technologies of Representation Final Essay Response on Communication Tech and World of Warcraft, Dec 8, 2004

This is the fourteenth post in a series that I call, “Recovered Writing.” I am going through my personal archive of undergraduate and graduate school writing, recovering those essays I consider interesting but that I am unlikely to revise for traditional publication, and posting those essays as-is on my blog in the hope of engaging …

After Reinstall, Watching P2P Work in World of Warcraft

I like to reinstall my OS every few months to keep things tidy and fully functional on my MacBook 5,1. In a typical nuke-and-pave operation, I format my hard drive and then install the OS with most customizable options unchecked to save space. Then, I configure the firewall and other security features before installing all …

My Quick Peek into World of Warcraft Cataclysm

Yesterday, I updated my World of Warcraft client on MacOS X with the intention of taking a look around Cataclysm–something that I had not done since I loaded the game after installing my Intel SSD. I emerged in the Valley of Strength and felt the strangeness of what had taken place in the world of …

2 Free World of Warcraft Guest Pass Keys Available

I received two World of Warcraft Guest Pass Keys when I purchased my WoW: Cataclysm boxed set, and I would like to give them to someone who would like to try out WoW for 10 days free. The Guest Pass Key allows you to download the WoW client software from Blizzard here and then play …