My tastes in media, like food, seem to change with time. I thought it would be fun to document what currently tickles my fancy. This will prove useful for future versions of my self but hopefully you’ll get a few links out of it too.

Audio

Boagworld
Good all around podcast for those in the web industry.

Games

World of Warcarft
For more hours than I care to admit.

Looking forward to Bayoneta, Bioshock 2 and Brutal Legend on the PS3.

Music

Luxury by Tiga

Memory Gospel by Moby

She’s Got Me Dancing by Tommy Sparks

Video

Hulu
Great for keeping up with various shows on my timetable. Yes, 3am showings of Inspector Gadget is exactly how I roll. Currently hopeful that Warehouse 13 and Defying Gravity will continue to be interesting.

Netflix
Love the Blu-ray and wide selection. Sci-fi and Comedy dominate the rental lists.

Pixel Perfect
Bert Monroy’s excellent show on Photoshop and related topics. Excellent for learning new techniques and reinforcing current skills.

TED
My late night sleep aid and all around mind stimulator. Love the fact that I can watch these on my iPhone from the comfort of bed.

Tekzilla
Patrick and Veronica do a great job of hosting this show about all things tech. The bloopers at the end of each episode are the perfect icing to an entertainly educational show.

Websites

Authentic Jobs
I visit a lot of job sites regularly but I really enjoy their layout and consistent quality of postings the best. Strong contenders include  Krop and the 37signals Job Board.

deviantART
Wonderful site for sampling a wide range of art, photography and design. I don’t think my mom would approve of some of the material but perhaps that is why I like it so much.  ;)

Twitter
I really enjoy the exercise of distilling an idea down to it’s essentials so it will remain true despite the 140 character limit. It’s a really great way to improve your writing skills.

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Come for the gameplay but stay for the full motion video!

Electronic Arts (EA) is doing a wonderful job of promoting the upcoming Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 game with some amusing, star studded and obviously blue screened videos. I particularly recommend the Cinematic Trailer which will tease you with Tim Curry, George Takei and many other easy to recognize faces.

Adding to the media cornucopia is the option to download the original Red Alert for free. It dates back to a time when you could appreciate all those wonderfully thick pixels.

Anti-aliasing? No thanks, I like my sprites like I like my women… simple and with low hardware requirements!

The download takes a bit of effort to install on Windows XP and Vista but come on… its free! Definitely worth the price of admission.

Every once in awhile, I worry that cheesy full motion video (ala Wing Commander style) is a dying art. Thanks to EA my fears are aswayed for another year.

“Shake it baby!” -Tanya

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I received an urgent communique this morning from my female counter intuitive intelligence operative in the field.

All troops be on the lookout, we have reports of an enemy named Snake disguising himself as a PS3 box and hanging out on doorsteps.

My god… it was too late. I had already retrieved said box and had brought in in through our security net.

There was only one thing I could possibly do under these circumstances.

{ incoming video transmission }

Yes, that’s right. I had to go accessorize! In fact, I may have gone a little bit overboard…

<3 new hardware.

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