Category Archives: Meta

Open Thread

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Have at it, feel free to discuss whatever you like, whether it be comics or movies or super-heroes or Lady Ga-Ga or anything you like.

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META: Redesign 2

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Here’s the second pass at the site redesign, taking into account the feedback from the last time around. Changes include: new treatment in the top nav bar, including appropriate images for the three main HM versions; different color treatment for … Continue reading →

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META: Site redesign

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

So I’ve been unhappy for a while with the design of the site. Originally, when UGO first re-designed it after bringing the application completely in-house, HeroMachine.com was just a landing page, whose only purpose was to give general information about … Continue reading →

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META: Out till late

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

I’ll be away from any computer access pretty much all day doing my civic duty and working a local election. Be good! Consider this an open thread to discuss whatever you want, from possible Poll Position questions to HM stuff … Continue reading →

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META: New UGO design

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

If you haven’t been over to UGO.com today, check it out — they’ve done a complete site redesign and it’s pretty nifty. Also, if you scroll down on the main page, down in the right-hand column, you’ll see a nice … Continue reading →

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META: FeedBurner added

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

If you would rather get an email with all the posts made here in a given day instead of coming in and checking each time and you don’t like using RSS readers, you can now do so with the Subscribe … Continue reading →

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META: Contest thoughts

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

So here’s the deal — we’re discussing the idea of a new weekly contest, with the winner getting their character image, character name, brief character description, and their screen name (at least that’s what we’re thinking) featured on a UGO.com … Continue reading →

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META: HeroMachine Facebook page

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

For those of you who use Facebook, I’ve created a HeroMachine Fan Page so you can get your bloggy goodness there instead of checking the site if you prefer. It’s also a way of getting the information via Facebook without … Continue reading →

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Hammerknight’s HM Creator’s Club Poster

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Thanks to Hammerknight for putting together the first ever “HeroMachine Creator’s Club” poster! Click on it to see it in a much larger version in all its glory, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! And that … Continue reading →

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META: I’ll be home for the holidays

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

I just wanted to give you a heads-up that I’ll be back in Louisiana for the holiday, from Wednesday the 23rd to Saturday the 26th. I’ll be checking in periodically via my iPhone to approve moderated comments and such, but … Continue reading →

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