All Big Fish Games only $6.99!

Big Fish Games has just reduced the price of ALL their games (well over 100 for Mac and PC) from $19.99 to $6.99! The way this works is that you sign up for the Big Fish Games Club, and get 1 credit each month for $6.99. However, if you don't want recurring charges, you can easily deactivate your subscription and then reactivate it again when you want to buy another game. You can also buy additional credits each month for $6.99 if you would like to buy more games. Enjoy! :)

The Count of Monte Cristo for 99c

You can get The Count of Monte Cristo for 99c from Big Fish Games until 27 April. To get your discount, just follow these steps: - Sign-In or create a new account - Click the 'BUY' button on the game page (Mac or PC) - Select the $19.99 price option - Cut and paste this coupon code into the box: COUNT99

Enjoy! ;)

MacHeist is back!

The MacHeist Bundle is back! It costs $39 and contains 10 applications plus an extra 3 that will be unlocked when a certain amount of money is raised for charity (25% of each sale goes to charity). Furthermore, if you refer a friend you will get an extra game, and if you refer 2 friends you will get the Koingo Utility Package which contains another 13 applications! There are only 5 days left, so don't miss out ;)

Get Spa Mania for 99 cents!

I have another coupon for you all from Big Fish Games! To get Spa Mania for only 99c, just follow these steps: - Sign-In or create a new account - Click the 'BUY' button on the game page (Mac or PC) - Select the $19.99 price option - Cut and paste this coupon code into the box: SPA99MANIA

The coupon expires on 30 March, so hurry or you'll be too late! ;)

Free Games from Mac Games Arcade

Mac Games Arcade is giving away a game for free each day until Tuesday! Yesterday they gave away "Pangea Arcade", today they are giving away "Bullet Candy", and over the next 3 days they will be giving away "Rocket Bowl", "Platypus", and "Nanny Mania". Read this post for instructions, and enjoy your free games! :D

Free Mac apps from the Mac Giving Tree

The Mac Giving Tree is giving away several commercial apps for free this Christmas! Right now only 2 apps are available for download - Synergy and Enigmo 2 - but 2 more will be unlocked on Christmas, and another 2 can be unlocked by referring your friends. I'm really excited about getting Enigmo 2, and I can't wait to start playing! I think Synergy will also be very useful - the addition of global hot keys to iTunes means I will probably be using it much more often. I'm also looking forward to finding out what the other apps are going to be! :D Hop on over to the Mac Giving Tree to get your free gifts too! ;)

Laptops shock barefoot users

The other day I was typing on my MacBook Pro when suddenly I felt a sharp pain on my wrist. I got a huge fright, but I didn't know what it was so I just carried on typing. Then it happened again, and when I cautiously touched the casing of my Mac with my hand, I felt an uncomfortable tingle.

I did a search on Google to find out why my Mac was suddenly emitting shocks, and found many results not only for MacBooks but other laptops as well. They were all complaining about getting shocked while their laptops were charging - apparently it's a common problem with the grounding, and can be fixed by using a grounded plug.

But I was only getting shocked when my MacBook wasn't charging. I wondered what I was doing that day that was different from every other day I had used my Mac and never got shocked, and then I realized it - I was barefoot! Sure enough, if I lift my feet off the ground and touch my Mac I don't get shocked, and if I put them down again - zap! Click here to read a forum thread in which this problem is discussed.

I bought my Mac in the winter and have been wearing shoes all the time, so I only noticed the shocks now that it's summer and I go barefoot around the house. My Mac could have had this problem since the beginning :(

Does anyone else have the same problem?

P.S. If you're wondering why my little vetor portrait is a bit on the grey side, that's supposed to be ash from the "electrocution" :P