TrueNuff Comic Blog http://www.truenuff.com/blog Powered by vBlog en-us All content Copyright 2001-2007 Truenuff, All Rights Reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:13:21 CDT http://www.truenuff.com truenuff_comicbloghttp://feedburner.google.com <![CDATA[[TrueNuff] TrueNuff Chat, there's an app for that!]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/KSKFpyxsRBk/blog_post.php Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:29:08 CDT http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=102633 next video will be out eventually and as always we'll update the appropriate channels when it drops. In the meantime we've got a few announcements to make regarding the TrueNuff community and chat...

Image TrueNuff Chat (powered by tinychat)
If you recall, TrueNuff Chat is powered by a thing called "tinychat" and that lets you chat and use your webcam on our website provided you have evil Flash installed. The tinychat dudes have recently given the interface a nice clean update and have also released a free iPhone/iPad app (Android is in the works). If your iOS device has a camera you can chat/broadcast with us while on the go (maybe while you poop). The info to connect to us via tinychat is at the bottom of the TrueNuff Chat page.

Image TrueNuff Forum Chat (powered by Envolve)
We've 'bate tested it for a while and now we're officially announcing TrueNuff Forum chat. Basically when you're logged into the TrueNuff Forums there's a chat function similar to Facebook chat except it's not filled with people you went to school with and don't want to talk to. We're using the "free" version that limits us to 25 simultaneous people but I don't think that'll be a problem since there's usually only 2-3 people at any given time. It's mostly Snuffy and myself drinking beers reminiscing about times gone by...

In other boring news, the TrueNuff Comic and TrueNuff.tv websites were moved to our new web host. There were a few stumbles but should all be cleared up and the sites should load up a bit more snappy now.

Which would matter if we had new content - yeah, we'll get on that...]]> next video will be out eventually and as always we'll update the appropriate channels when it drops. In the meantime we've got a few announcements to make regarding the TrueNuff community and chat...

Image TrueNuff Chat (powered by tinychat)
If you recall, TrueNuff Chat is powered by a thing called "tinychat" and that lets you chat and use your webcam on our website provided you have evil Flash installed. The tinychat dudes have recently given the interface a nice clean update and have also released a free iPhone/iPad app (Android is in the works). If your iOS device has a camera you can chat/broadcast with us while on the go (maybe while you poop). The info to connect to us via tinychat is at the bottom of the TrueNuff Chat page.

Image TrueNuff Forum Chat (powered by Envolve)
We've 'bate tested it for a while and now we're officially announcing TrueNuff Forum chat. Basically when you're logged into the TrueNuff Forums there's a chat function similar to Facebook chat except it's not filled with people you went to school with and don't want to talk to. We're using the "free" version that limits us to 25 simultaneous people but I don't think that'll be a problem since there's usually only 2-3 people at any given time. It's mostly Snuffy and myself drinking beers reminiscing about times gone by...

In other boring news, the TrueNuff Comic and TrueNuff.tv websites were moved to our new web host. There were a few stumbles but should all be cleared up and the sites should load up a bit more snappy now.

Which would matter if we had new content - yeah, we'll get on that...
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=102633#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=102633 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=102633 <![CDATA[[TrueNuff] Movember 2011]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/d2HVfKhRpLA/blog_post.php Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:11:31 CDT http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=102278 ImageTrueNuff will be participating in Movember this November. For those who aren't familiar with Movember, it's a charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for men's health - specifically prostate cancer. In November men from all over the world grow mustaches during to raise awareness and funds for the cause.

We've registered the teams below and made them open so anyone is welcome to join us, grow some sick mustaches, and raise funds for a great cause.100% of the money raised will go directly to Movember and you'll get a donation receipt for taxes - it's all legit.
We'll even sweeten the deal further: if you donate donate $50 or more (or join our team and raise $50) you'll get a free shirt (shoot us an email if you accomplsih such a feat and we'll hook it up).

If you can spare a few bucks then hit up our Mospace and donate to team TrueNuff or a crew member of your choice - it's all good.

Mo' money, mo' less problems.

Edit: We've found out that only Canadians can join our team so we've gotten help from our buddy Chris who agreed to captain TrueNuff USA! If you'd like to Captain a TrueNuff team in your country let us know
]]> ImageTrueNuff will be participating in Movember this November. For those who aren't familiar with Movember, it's a charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for men's health - specifically prostate cancer. In November men from all over the world grow mustaches during to raise awareness and funds for the cause.

We've registered the teams below and made them open so anyone is welcome to join us, grow some sick mustaches, and raise funds for a great cause.100% of the money raised will go directly to Movember and you'll get a donation receipt for taxes - it's all legit.
We'll even sweeten the deal further: if you donate donate $50 or more (or join our team and raise $50) you'll get a free shirt (shoot us an email if you accomplsih such a feat and we'll hook it up).

If you can spare a few bucks then hit up our Mospace and donate to team TrueNuff or a crew member of your choice - it's all good.

Mo' money, mo' less problems.

Edit: We've found out that only Canadians can join our team so we've gotten help from our buddy Chris who agreed to captain TrueNuff USA! If you'd like to Captain a TrueNuff team in your country let us know
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=102278#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=102278 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=102278 <![CDATA[[TrueNuff] The Crew on Google+]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/nKgluTqxaoM/blog_post.php Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:35:04 CDT http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=101177 Image We're all on Google+ (invites here) so you can follow our hijinks's there if you're opposed to twitter or Facebook. Here are The Crew's Google+ accounts in order of signing up which is also oddly shortest to tallest:Bonus: Jeff Raimondo (J.Rai)

Not sure what we'll be posting but as a general rule if you want life or behind the scenes stuff follow us each directly on Google+ or twitter and if you want general TrueNuff news & updates there's the plethora of options at our updates page.

Will anyone (other than me) use Google+? Will it dethrone Facebook!? Stay tuned!

That's him officer, I'd recognize those pixels anywhere!]]> Image We're all on Google+ (invites here) so you can follow our hijinks's there if you're opposed to twitter or Facebook. Here are The Crew's Google+ accounts in order of signing up which is also oddly shortest to tallest:Bonus: Jeff Raimondo (J.Rai)

Not sure what we'll be posting but as a general rule if you want life or behind the scenes stuff follow us each directly on Google+ or twitter and if you want general TrueNuff news & updates there's the plethora of options at our updates page.

Will anyone (other than me) use Google+? Will it dethrone Facebook!? Stay tuned!

That's him officer, I'd recognize those pixels anywhere!
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=101177#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=101177 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=101177 <![CDATA[[TrueNuff] Moved Web Servers!]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/-03zIyWTKiY/blog_post.php Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:39:03 CDT http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=100979 Image We've moved the TrueNuff forums & blog to a new website host to see how green the grass is on the other side. The move itself should all be automatic for you meaning you shouldn't have to do anything. If you can read this post you're successfully connecting to the new web host.

If you can't see this post have a few beers and it should "reset your firmware".

Photo by kristianhertoft who carried suitcases that way before it was cool.
]]> Image We've moved the TrueNuff forums & blog to a new website host to see how green the grass is on the other side. The move itself should all be automatic for you meaning you shouldn't have to do anything. If you can read this post you're successfully connecting to the new web host.

If you can't see this post have a few beers and it should "reset your firmware".

Photo by kristianhertoft who carried suitcases that way before it was cool.
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=100979#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=100979 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=100979 <![CDATA[[TrueNuff] Mothersite Update]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/LWgKSVQoXzg/blog_post.php Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:10:50 CDT http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97193 Our main site has gotten a much needed update!
  • Main
    We trashed that old useless "network" bar setup and went with a simpler "springboard" styled layout. Ever since we split our sites to their own domains our main domain has been destined to become a hub. Today we realize that vision and it only took us a year or two
  • Updates
    The subscribe page got a drastic overhaul. The old layout was a confusing mess so this update is a breath of fresh air.
  • Chat
    We had an IRC/Java chat room back in the dizzay but this one is much easier to use and you can webcam chat too. Please don't be a dick, and please don't show your dick!
The blog & shop sections will be getting updates in the future too - hell we might even get our poop together and launch SpendMore.ca one day.

One day.

The next blog post by me should be about the next TrueNuff.tv video or Brando will hit me.]]> Our main site has gotten a much needed update!
  • Main
    We trashed that old useless "network" bar setup and went with a simpler "springboard" styled layout. Ever since we split our sites to their own domains our main domain has been destined to become a hub. Today we realize that vision and it only took us a year or two
  • Updates
    The subscribe page got a drastic overhaul. The old layout was a confusing mess so this update is a breath of fresh air.
  • Chat
    We had an IRC/Java chat room back in the dizzay but this one is much easier to use and you can webcam chat too. Please don't be a dick, and please don't show your dick!
The blog & shop sections will be getting updates in the future too - hell we might even get our poop together and launch SpendMore.ca one day.

One day.

The next blog post by me should be about the next TrueNuff.tv video or Brando will hit me.
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97193#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=97193 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97193 <![CDATA[[TrueNuff] Forums Updated With Mobile Skin]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/RQTymrUxG9U/blog_post.php Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:04:42 CDT http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97150 Image Our forum software has been updated to the latest version of vBulletin that includes a new mobile skin optimized for smert phone browsing.
  • Mobile Skin
    The new mobile skin doesn't work very well on my crappy smert phone it works great on Blerkberries and iPhones. The forums should auto-detect when you’re on a phone and if not there’s a drop down menu at the bottom left of the forums to switch to the mobile skin.
  • No More Account Moderation
    I'm no longer manually approving forum registrations since spam bot registrations (and registrations in general) have slowed down. We have however added a couple required skill testing questions for new registrations. We also reto-hacked the answers into existing forum accounts so the system won't bitch at your face if you try to update your profile.
  • Techie Nuffies Unite
    There's a new tech sub-forum for talking technology. I had a tech sub-forum at the old "Threeboy Forums" back in the day and I think with the amount of tech stuff being invented these days it’ll be a welcome addition.
The forum rules have also been updated and reorganized, you can find them here. Also we've been having some fun in this thread - hop in and make your own image if you get a chance.

The secret word is beer.

Sweet photo by richevenhouse who obviously called in sick for work to grab that pint.
]]> Image Our forum software has been updated to the latest version of vBulletin that includes a new mobile skin optimized for smert phone browsing.
  • Mobile Skin
    The new mobile skin doesn't work very well on my crappy smert phone it works great on Blerkberries and iPhones. The forums should auto-detect when you’re on a phone and if not there’s a drop down menu at the bottom left of the forums to switch to the mobile skin.
  • No More Account Moderation
    I'm no longer manually approving forum registrations since spam bot registrations (and registrations in general) have slowed down. We have however added a couple required skill testing questions for new registrations. We also reto-hacked the answers into existing forum accounts so the system won't bitch at your face if you try to update your profile.
  • Techie Nuffies Unite
    There's a new tech sub-forum for talking technology. I had a tech sub-forum at the old "Threeboy Forums" back in the day and I think with the amount of tech stuff being invented these days it’ll be a welcome addition.
The forum rules have also been updated and reorganized, you can find them here. Also we've been having some fun in this thread - hop in and make your own image if you get a chance.

The secret word is beer.

Sweet photo by richevenhouse who obviously called in sick for work to grab that pint.
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97150#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=97150 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97150 <![CDATA[[Comic] Rollin']]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/riqxbLjn_no/blog_post.php Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:26:32 CDT http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97008 Image Things are rolling despite that three month gap between comic strips. We've had larger gaps between comics before but I think that is the largest gap between comics in the same storyline. For future comics we'll probably not start publishing until the entire storyline is drawn, or close to done, since it seems that I can get waylaid by "get money" projects at any moment sending comics to the back burner.

In the last month or so the TrueNuff Comic website has gotten slight updates and a complete code rejigger. The nav is now up to snub with TrueNuff.tv, the top ad banner has been upgraded to a leaderboard and I smoothed out lots of the HTML/CSS code on the site. The coding doesn't really mean much to you the reader but it should be easier to apply some of the new website features we've been planning for years (paging Dr. Rob). Some notable pages to check out are search, production drawings and the new FAQ.

Image Speaking of production drawings they are now officially in limited supply. As of comic #528 the comic making process is 100% digital. I don't draw or ink on paper first anymore so therefore there will be no new production drawings! Get 'em while the getting's left.

I don't know if we reported this earlier but the we've removed the Top Web Comics vote button from our comic strip pages in favor of "like" and "tweet" buttons that everyone should be familiar with this day and age - you know what to do

If you're looking for more comic-ish content some of the Nuffies have been singled out in these forum comics. The jokes might be a little "inside" if you don't hang around the forums. I've also been putting up a few comics at my blog that are less "inside" but are kinda dumbtarded.

Also special shout-out to our long time webcomic pal Goonigoogoo who decided it was time for Bigger Than Cheeses to finally pack it in. He has honored TrueNuff Comic's Trey with a cameo appearance in the final comic strip. Thanks for the laughs bud and for proving that "Desmond" isn't some name the Beatles just made up.

Finally, Jorse & I got a chance to try some of Carla's cookies and they were all kinds of awesome - check out her blog Gothcookie to see some of her awesome adventures in baking.

That's all for now - see you in six months!

Dung beatle photo by a.jellyfish who swore they washed their hands.
]]> Image Things are rolling despite that three month gap between comic strips. We've had larger gaps between comics before but I think that is the largest gap between comics in the same storyline. For future comics we'll probably not start publishing until the entire storyline is drawn, or close to done, since it seems that I can get waylaid by "get money" projects at any moment sending comics to the back burner.

In the last month or so the TrueNuff Comic website has gotten slight updates and a complete code rejigger. The nav is now up to snub with TrueNuff.tv, the top ad banner has been upgraded to a leaderboard and I smoothed out lots of the HTML/CSS code on the site. The coding doesn't really mean much to you the reader but it should be easier to apply some of the new website features we've been planning for years (paging Dr. Rob). Some notable pages to check out are search, production drawings and the new FAQ.

Image Speaking of production drawings they are now officially in limited supply. As of comic #528 the comic making process is 100% digital. I don't draw or ink on paper first anymore so therefore there will be no new production drawings! Get 'em while the getting's left.

I don't know if we reported this earlier but the we've removed the Top Web Comics vote button from our comic strip pages in favor of "like" and "tweet" buttons that everyone should be familiar with this day and age - you know what to do

If you're looking for more comic-ish content some of the Nuffies have been singled out in these forum comics. The jokes might be a little "inside" if you don't hang around the forums. I've also been putting up a few comics at my blog that are less "inside" but are kinda dumbtarded.

Also special shout-out to our long time webcomic pal Goonigoogoo who decided it was time for Bigger Than Cheeses to finally pack it in. He has honored TrueNuff Comic's Trey with a cameo appearance in the final comic strip. Thanks for the laughs bud and for proving that "Desmond" isn't some name the Beatles just made up.

Finally, Jorse & I got a chance to try some of Carla's cookies and they were all kinds of awesome - check out her blog Gothcookie to see some of her awesome adventures in baking.

That's all for now - see you in six months!

Dung beatle photo by a.jellyfish who swore they washed their hands.
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97008#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=97008 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=97008 <![CDATA[[TrueNuff] Counter-Strike: Source Gaming Night]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/xmiJajPKYls/blog_post.php Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:08:09 CST http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=96273 ImageBrando, The Rob, and myself had so much fun at the last TrueNuff Gaming Night we’re doing it again this Friday @ 8:30 PM (Pacific) - we might even get Moze in on the action this time.

We usually play Left 4 Dead and we did Team Fortress 2 with the WTF Gaming guys a couple weeks ago but this week we’re switching it up to the old school (but still fun) Counter-Strike: Source. WTF Gaming has also been kind enough hook up a TrueNuff dedicated server. If you don’t have Counter-Strike: Source then get it on Steam for $20 - you can download it digitally and it works on Macs now. It'll be good fun and we might have to do a shirt giveaway to the person who can head-shot the most crew members.

Check our Facebook Group or Steam Community for the event time, date, server IP and to be notified of future gaming nights. I don’t know if gaming nights will become a regular thing but we'll keep doing them as long as we keep having fun.

You can download the WTF Gaming spray here in the WTF Gaming forums and for those of you that liked my old Counter-Strike art I'm working on resurrecting the content at Toontags.

Also feel free to bid on this stuff I put on ebay - I'll be auctioning my classic video games when I muster the strength to part with them...]]> ImageBrando, The Rob, and myself had so much fun at the last TrueNuff Gaming Night we’re doing it again this Friday @ 8:30 PM (Pacific) - we might even get Moze in on the action this time.

We usually play Left 4 Dead and we did Team Fortress 2 with the WTF Gaming guys a couple weeks ago but this week we’re switching it up to the old school (but still fun) Counter-Strike: Source. WTF Gaming has also been kind enough hook up a TrueNuff dedicated server. If you don’t have Counter-Strike: Source then get it on Steam for $20 - you can download it digitally and it works on Macs now. It'll be good fun and we might have to do a shirt giveaway to the person who can head-shot the most crew members.

Check our Facebook Group or Steam Community for the event time, date, server IP and to be notified of future gaming nights. I don’t know if gaming nights will become a regular thing but we'll keep doing them as long as we keep having fun.

You can download the WTF Gaming spray here in the WTF Gaming forums and for those of you that liked my old Counter-Strike art I'm working on resurrecting the content at Toontags.

Also feel free to bid on this stuff I put on ebay - I'll be auctioning my classic video games when I muster the strength to part with them...
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=96273#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=96273 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=96273 <![CDATA[[Comic] Dialog Search / Help Transcribe]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/3NNe9vCYej8/blog_post.php Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:10:35 CST http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=94615 If you're browsing some older comics you might notice a "Transcribe This Comic" button. That button, powered by OhNoRobot, lets you help us out by typing all the words for the comic strip so that one day we can search the dialog in the comics - nifty! You can check out the search engine in progress but it's not that impressive yet since not many comics are indexed, but that'll change.

You might have also noticed there was a new comic posted on Christmas. I don't want to post a new blog every time there's a new comic so make sure you're subbed to the comic feed or following TN Comic on twitter/facebook.

Also I removed the "voting" link from the TrueNuff Comic RSS feed so the last 10 items may spazz out and get re-posted.

It's like our very own Google Troogle search engine!]]> If you're browsing some older comics you might notice a "Transcribe This Comic" button. That button, powered by OhNoRobot, lets you help us out by typing all the words for the comic strip so that one day we can search the dialog in the comics - nifty! You can check out the search engine in progress but it's not that impressive yet since not many comics are indexed, but that'll change.

You might have also noticed there was a new comic posted on Christmas. I don't want to post a new blog every time there's a new comic so make sure you're subbed to the comic feed or following TN Comic on twitter/facebook.

Also I removed the "voting" link from the TrueNuff Comic RSS feed so the last 10 items may spazz out and get re-posted.

It's like our very own Google Troogle search engine!
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=94615#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=94615 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=94615 <![CDATA[[TrueNuff] You Must Be This Tall To Post]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/truenuff_comicblog/~3/5oVnXyKtgrU/blog_post.php Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:52:16 CST http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=94480 Image Our forums were getting 20 fake accounts registering everyday and many of them would post links to dick pill websites so over the last few weeks we've added some spam preventing measures.
  • Registration Questions
    You've gotta answer a couple extra questions upon account registration. Firstly, what animal our mascot is (the answer is "Bear") and secondly you've gotta tell us what brought you here. Hopefully you can reference your favorite video or comic because answers like "google search" or "fsdh" (actual submission) get rejected.
  • Nub & Nuffie Accounts
    New accounts now start as limited "nub" accounts that can't use sigs or avatars. After a certian time period if you make enough posts and have a good reputation your accuount graduates to a full-fledged Nuffie account with the regular features.
  • Tighter Permissions
    Posting to the user profiles in the forums are now "friends only" - it's not a commonly used feature but it's nice to have it spam resistant. There's also a CAPTCHA thing for account changes. I accidentally had it on for all posts for a while but it's fixed now.
Existing members shouldn't be affected by these changes - if there are any problems let me know.

Coming soon, "Nuffie Pro" accounts for $9.99 per year.

Huge dick rock photo by Bryant Olsen.
]]> Image Our forums were getting 20 fake accounts registering everyday and many of them would post links to dick pill websites so over the last few weeks we've added some spam preventing measures.
  • Registration Questions
    You've gotta answer a couple extra questions upon account registration. Firstly, what animal our mascot is (the answer is "Bear") and secondly you've gotta tell us what brought you here. Hopefully you can reference your favorite video or comic because answers like "google search" or "fsdh" (actual submission) get rejected.
  • Nub & Nuffie Accounts
    New accounts now start as limited "nub" accounts that can't use sigs or avatars. After a certian time period if you make enough posts and have a good reputation your accuount graduates to a full-fledged Nuffie account with the regular features.
  • Tighter Permissions
    Posting to the user profiles in the forums are now "friends only" - it's not a commonly used feature but it's nice to have it spam resistant. There's also a CAPTCHA thing for account changes. I accidentally had it on for all posts for a while but it's fixed now.
Existing members shouldn't be affected by these changes - if there are any problems let me know.

Coming soon, "Nuffie Pro" accounts for $9.99 per year.

Huge dick rock photo by Bryant Olsen.
]]> http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=94480#comments http://www.truenuff.com/blog/rss_comments.php?id=94480 http://www.truenuff.com/blog/blog_post.php?blog_id=94480