Letting Go of Power Auras

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The Power Auras section of my site was the one set of pages with consistent traffic, long after I let my blog collect dust. Ironically, I stopped using Power Auras last June.  I wrote several drafts on the topic but never finished. It’s time to stop procrastinating. What am I using, if not Power Auras Classic?

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Shaman Keybindings and More

I have a huge post planned for a revisit of my UI, but its going to take some serious effort to put together, so you will have to wait a bit longer. I did promise a post on my shaman keybindings, macros, and mousebindings, so I’m going to share that first. A rogue version of [...]

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Power Auras: Resto Shaman Edition

UPDATE: This post is a bit out of date. If you want to check out my current setup, I’m keeping this page updated with my most recent shaman Power Auras. Power Auras is an addon to show visual cues on your screen. Typically it’s used for buffs and debuffs. It’s a very powerful tool that [...]

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UI and Addons: Part I – Combat

After my last post about UI design, I’m sure you’re expecting me to show you a brilliant, flawless UI. Prepare to be disappointed! Creating a good UI is a continuous process. It’s also a very personal and subjective thing, so what works for me may make you shudder. I know I still have a long [...]

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UI Design

Time to dive into a topic that has been on my mind lately — the UI of WOW. WOW’s default UI is not optimal, but we can get around this due to it’s extensibility. There are a plethora of addons created by the community to enhance or replace it. IRL, I am a software developer and have [...]

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UI and Addons: Part II – Convenience and Aesthetics

I am a fail blogger. I wrote this many weeks ago and never finished it up… *hides sheepishly in a corner* This is Part II of my overview of my entire UI and the addons I use. You can read my grandiose description of what makes a good UI, or check out Part I in which I [...]

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Apparently I Have Trouble Making Up My Mind

So… you know how I wrote about learning to tank on my baby paladin, and then a few days later gave up due to the poisonous jerks I encountered in LFG? Well it turns out that I’m a bit of a flip-flopper. M paladin is still a tank. I’ve thought things over for the past [...]

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