plain sick. To wit:

…Boise Police say a Boise teen missing since last Wednesday has been found unharmed at a remote campground in Franklin County, Washington. That’s in the eastern part of the state.

Saddie “Elaine” Julian, 14, of Boise was believed to have run away with Morgan Douglas Jones, 27, a man she met over the Internet.

Detectives say Julian and Jones developed a relationship while playing the Internet game “World of Warcraft”. It is an interactive science fiction game allows participants to have voice-to-voice contact ….MORE….

Yet again, it highlights the dangers about which parents MUST be aware when their kids are online.

More resources for this include:

• Safe Kids
• World of Warcraft Parent Guide
• Child safety online

‘Nuff said,

Barbara

Like this post? Please feel free to tell your friends and Digg It - I very much appreciate your time!

WORLD OF WARCRAFT 1-70 HORDE LEVEL GOLD GUIDE LVL WOW

WOW WORLD OF WARCRAFT ROGUE 1-70 LEVEL GOLD LVL GUIDE

WORLD of WARCRAFT #1

WORLD OF WARCRAFT 1-70 ALLIANCE LEVELING GOLD GUIDE WOW

WOW WORLD OF WARCRAFT PALADIN 1-70 LEVEL GOLD LVL GUIDE

Have you heard? To wit:

A recent vulnerability has been discovered in popular web-content delivery program Adobe Flash, and it could potentially be used to target World of Warcraft players and accounts. The newest available version of Adobe Flash, version 9.0.124.0, does not contain this vulnerability, and we recommend that everyone upgrade their Flash player as soon as possible by visiting the Adobe.com download page at the link below ….MORE….

More about it:

…While Lenoe hedges his bets, several researchers have reversed the malware executable to trace the attacks to hackers stealing World of Warcraft passwords….MORE….

Make certain you’re not at risk!

Enjoy,

Owlbert

ps- speaking about Warcraft:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT 1-70 HORDE LEVEL GOLD GUIDE LVL WOW

WOW WORLD OF WARCRAFT ROGUE 1-70 LEVEL GOLD LVL GUIDE

WORLD of WARCRAFT #1

WORLD OF WARCRAFT 1-70 ALLIANCE LEVELING GOLD GUIDE WOW

WOW WORLD OF WARCRAFT PALADIN 1-70 LEVEL GOLD LVL GUIDE

Have you read?

…It probably wouldn’t be fair to say that Blizzard is worried. But with two determined attempts on its hegemony of fantasy MMOs coming this year (Age of Conan and Warhammer Online), last week’s Wrath of the Lich King showcase at the company’s Californian HQ was, at the very least, a firm reminder of why you might want to keep playing World of Warcraft. The timing, two weeks before Conan’s launch, could hardly have been a coincidence. And the reminder was effective - the next WOW expansion impressed us deeply…..

Eurogamer: It’s a brave move, making all raid dungeons accessible to groups of 10 players as well as groups of 25. Why did you make that decision? ….MORE….

I know my kids can’t wait….

Enjoy!

Owlbert

ps - speaking about WoW Kings:

World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Poster

World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Poster

World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Poster

Check it out! To wit:

…With the world waiting to see what Blizzard will do next, the curtains have been raised on several stunning aspects of the second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.

We headed to the sprawling new Blizzard Entertainment campus in Alton, CA for a media hands-on day with WOTLK expansion, and the headlines came fast and furious as we took an airborne tour over Northrend in Blizzard’s spiffy 40-seater theater, accessed through their formidable museum, which is overstuffed with Game of the Year awards. Building a Better WoW

If there was a consistent theme to the day, it was that the Blizzard developers have learned from their mistakes, and their successes. Jeffrey Kaplan, lead game designer of WOTLK, walked us through an airborne tour of Northrend while dropping huge news updates like he was on a daily bombing run ….MORE…

This article is HUGE and has tons of to-die-for behind-the-scenes goodies - do check it out.

Owlbert

World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Poster

World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Poster

World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Poster

Do you love WoW?

Do you adore MMA?

If so, you’re not alone! To wit:

…15 Minutes of Fame is our look at World of Warcraft players of all shapes and sizes – both the renowned and the relatively anonymous. Tip us off to players you’d like to hear more about at 15minutesoffame (at) wowinsider (dot) com.

Ah, the boundless energy of youth. The world is Jerry Friestad’s oyster, and he’s losing no time digging up every pearl that catches his eye: raiding, college studies, a burgeoning career as an mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter … Jerry’s truly nailed his main character, a Blood Elf Hunter named Pewpewblzer: they share the same insouciant air and the same over-the-top sense of attack, both online and off. 15 Minutes of Fame caught up with him to find out how he finds time and energy to balance everything on his plate ….MORE….

If you get a chance, check out the interview - it’s most fascinating indeed.

Enjoy!

Owlbert

Like this post? Please feel free to Digg It - I very much appreciate your time!

WORLD OF WARCRAFT WOW ACTION FIGURE BLOOD ELF ROGUE 7″

Warcraft Figure Blood ELF Rogue - Valeera Sangvinar

Check out this excellent roundup of WoW goodies this week! It includes:

• In the Scout Report, #37, a new activist wanders onto the scene.
• From the Noob Comic comes Area Effect. Sometimes, a mage just can’t help himself.
• Messy Cow has some adventures in Skinning, although she should have been healing. The best part? The “rouge” who was stealing corpses!
• Teh Gladiators battle their stealthed opponents, and the Murlocs heat up the scene. This week, the commentary beneath the comic is decidedly worth the read.
• Sockpuppet holds the “Azertoh Battle of the Bands.” Yes, I said “Azertoh.” …MORE….

Some really good stuff there.

Enjoy!

Owlbert

WARCRAFT WOW BLUE FROST TABARD LOOT 20 UDE POINTS CARDS

WARCRAFT WOW MINI VINDICATOR HODOON IN HAND + BLUE DICE

WARCRAFT WOW DRUMS WAR BLUE SUEDE SHOES SET X 4 IN HAND

WARCRAFT WOW BLUE FROST TABARD LOOT 20 UDE POINTS CARDS

Ever have an insane urge to engrave World of Warcraft across your laptop?

You’re not the only one ! To wit:

…Aaron Haley and his wife, Kristina, decided late last year to start a business based on a large printer that can etch engravings on everything from leather to glass to the backs of laptops and iPods.

Austin Laser Art was born after the Haleys went to the Bay Area for Maker Faire, a gathering of do-it-yourselfers and technologists. They were impressed with the engraving machine and invested in one of their own. The machines typically cost $25,000-$30,000 and are most often used by companies that do custom engraving work or large businesses such as Dell Inc., which sells a laser-engraved “World of Warcraft Edition” laptop …MORE….

Oooooo said I, a World of Warcraft Dell Computer?

Yes indeed! Further research revealed:

…So Dell, not too long ago, sold a pair of WoW customized laptops for charity, well, now you can buy one for yourself without the charity price. The customizations aren’t all external with some cool decals slapped on a XPS M1730, they went all out.

Inside, they start buy going ahead and installing both versions of WoW, the original World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade as well as all major client patches, and as time goes on, as long as they are still selling this laptop, they’ll continue to test and pre-install the latest patches. They also load up the system with customized WoW screensavers and backgrounds.

You can get the laptop in your choice of Horde or Alliance, which one you choose determines what the lid of your laptop looks like, as well as what backgrounds and screensavers your system comes pre-loaded with. With your system you also get a Quest Envelope, a WoW backpack full of stuff, and then your computer, obviously ….MORE….

A Quest envelop TOO????? My gosh, is this a no-brainer or what?

Enjoy,

Owlbert

Like this post? Please feel free to Digg It - I very much appreciate your time!

ps - speaking about Dell Laptops:

Remember - scammers will say ANYTHING to get your login! To wit:

….I would hope that most of you have learned this lesson by now, but for those who came in late: there is currently no Wrath of the Lich King beta test going on. We’ve been getting a steady stream of tips about various scam sites, or questions along the lines of “is this invite I just got real?” No, that beta invite you got from “bl1zzard@yahoo.co.uk” is not real. Wrath is in alpha, company-internally, maybe. Trust me, I want in at least as bad as you do, but any invite you get to a Wrath beta right now, unless you work at Blizzard, is fake ….MORE….

I know, I know….can’t wait for it, but trust me. Invites will point to Blizzard.com and NOT a yahoo address.

Enjoy,

Owlbert

WOW World Of Warcraft Game ELF Ring Christmas Gift

I just read a rather interesting observation regarding World of Warcraft. Did you know there are parts of the WoW map that are regarded as off-limits to all but the most foolhardy or ignorant? Go there - you die. To wit:

…The ability to explore this vista is one of the many attractions, yet there are parts of the map that are regarded as off-limits to all but the most foolhardy or ignorant. In these wastelands, highly organised murder gangs exist purely to ambush and “kill” those who stumble within, looting their characters of virtual belongings, which can be traded for in-game gold. This gold can later be traded on black-market exchanges for money, yet no real-world crime has been committed. Chinese online role player, Qiu Chengwei, discovered the police can’t investigate the virtual theft of an object that doesn’t exist outside a computer game when his sword worth 7200 Yuan (around $1500) was stolen. He took the law into his own hands by tracking down the thief and killing him in real life ….MORE….

There are also people who play WoW in a pacifist fashion (and have a superb time doing it as well!). I’ll cover more about that tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Owlbert

Like this post? Please feel free to Digg It - I very much appreciate your time!

ps - speaking about murder:

A Perfect Murder VHS

Murder Mystery Party Game for ten people Wedding Murder

SCREAMING BLUE MURDER DEDICATED TO PHIL LYNOTT Japan CD

NEW Midsomer Murders-Early Cases Collection

playing World of Warcraft for more than 3 minutes online, you’ve probably heard of Joana’s 1-70 Horde Leveling guides. I’ve had them now for several weeks in my possession and feel comfortable reviewing them.

In a nutshell, what’s written on the sales page is NOT hype - it delivers as promised. Here’s what you get.

Joana’s 1-25 Blood Elf Leveling Guide - Laid out in a precise step-by-step, “do this first then this next and then follow up with …. ” style, you are told exactly where to go, what to do, and how to do it. For example, you’re given the first quest and then told what to accept. After that, you are told to turn in a specific place, accept another specific quest, perform specific actions, etc. All in all, it’s a very simple, straightforward guide that anyone can follow. Hyperlinked maps are provided as well as are high-quality full videos of the specific steps described.

Joana/Mancow’s Leving Guide for Horde - Very very impressive indeed. The author really did his homework!! To wit:

…and the first time I went through the game I read EVERY quest description and took my time REAL slowly, learning everything I can about the game, I tried every profession, I did every instance at least 5 times and I studied the websites on every instance. As I played through the game the first time I constantly pressed “M” to see the map and where I was, so I could memorize the game world and where everything is exactly located……

The data provided bears out the authors claims above and beyond what he writes. There’s a wealth of Hunter specific tips, leveling tips, auto-run tips, hotkeys list, you name it, it’s spelled out in a very easy to follow format.

Joana/Mancow’s Outland Guide for Horde Step by Step Guide - this is the plan the author uses when racing from 60 to 70 on new servers. Just like with the previous guides, exact steps are offered including what to accept, what to discard, what to turn in, where to fly, to whom to speak, etc.etc. Some suggestions within the guides include:

• Keep an eye out for Glow Cap Mushrooms, collect 10 of them you’ll need them for a later quest
• While doing the following, focus on doing ‘Preparing the Salve’ as well
• Make sure you pick up the “Fel Orc Plans” scroll and ….

Again, really nicely done.

Joana/Mancow’s Outland Guide for Horde Reference Guide

General and specific goodies are found here! Quick rundowns of zones and levels include:

• Hellfire Peninsula
• Zangarmarsh
• Terokkar Froest
• Nagrand
• Blade’s Edge Mountanis
• Netherstorm
• Shadowmoon Valley

and again, every step is laid out in a precise and detailed fashion.

Final Review: If you’re looking for a World of Warcraft Leveling Guide, Joana’s 1-70 Horde Leveling delivers on all of its promises and more! I highly recommend it.

Click here to check it out!

Enjoy,

Owlbert

Like this post? Please feel free to Digg It - I very much appreciate your time!