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Is WoW Good for Your Marriage?

Jeanne Dupuis — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:11:22 +0000

Over the years, I’ve heard people say a lot of things about World of Warcraft but I’ve never had anyone claim that it has strengthened their relationship. In fact, I’ve had several friends who have complained (even cried) about the fact that their spouse was more interested in the game than they were intheir marriage.

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You can understand my surprise when I read an article by a woman titled “I Could Have Been A World Of Warcraft Widow.” First of all, that’s an excellent word to describe the experience since my friends have said that it felt like their relationship had died or that they could cease to exist and their significant other wouldn’t even notice.

Intrigued, I wanted to hear how this writer got around being left behind. This very articulate woman explained that she made the choice to meet her husband (and son) in their online realm and was welcomed with open arms. In fact, her husband bought her a desktop computer that would make gaming easier and even made reservations at the Lion’s Pride Inn (a WoW hotel) for a second honeymoon! WoW, indeed!

If you’d like to read the whole article (it’s worth it!), visit the Your Tango website. Afterwards, tell me what you think? Do you think that spouses should have to join online gaming communities to spend time together?

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Is WoW Good for Your Marriage?

Game Themes in Top 5 on iGoogle

Amy Tucker — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:21:14 +0000

Google has finally decided that game themes deserve to grace our desktops and has added a new “Games” tab for when you’re looking for that perfect theme.Call of Duty:World at War and Street Fighter IV are in the three and four spots as far as “hotness” go and I have a feeling that more games will quickly rise to the top as more people realize that they can now add their favorite game as their theme.

Also offered are Sims 3, Zelda, World of Warcraft, and a cool “Game of the Day” theme.

There are TONS to choose from so click here to see the full listing.

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Game Themes in Top 5 on iGoogle

Internet Roundup On Security Awareness

Sravan — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:42:42 +0000

Microsoft released a huge security update, its biggest in five years, containing 28 packages of which 23 are marked “critical”. You better run the Windows Updates immediately; I am right now.

There is a Firefox trojan that is trolling around stealing passwords. Read the Larry Seltzer’s post for the story and a suggestion.

Friend Brian got numerous cases with a variant of Win32/FakeSecScan virus in the last couple of weeks and so compiled a helpful one-page PDF called “Beware of Fake Antivirus Programs” (PDF link warning). I have one more thing to add. When you see that popup message, open the taskmanager and kill the browser. Some of the uglier ones of this kind don’t have a better solution.

Computer World has a very alarming story. McColo Corp., a webhosting firm, was taken down a month ago resulting in a 42% drop of spam volume. Slowly, actually quickly, the spam levels are catching up again.

McAfee released its Virtual Criminology report recently. It accuses the governments of turning a blind eye to cybercrime, according to PCWorld. I agree that there is a damn lot to be done, but McAfee’s bombastic style takes away a little credibility, not of the report itself but of the accusation. If say the US government were turning a blind eye, there wouldn’t even be talking about a Center for Cybersecurity Operations, would they?

Blizzard has introduced two-factor authentication in World of Warcraft. On top of the usual password, there will be a six-digit authentication code generated by the %6.50 worth keyfob on-demand for each login.

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Internet Roundup On Security Awareness