Warlock Leveling Videos and Guide

Beginner warlocks, Der Hexenmeister is producing a series of videos on how to level a warlock.  Links to Levels 1-10 are below.

http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/leveling-a-warlock-summary/

There is text only information for Levels 11-20 here.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/leveling-a-warlock-abilities/

This is about leveling as a demonology warlock all the way to Level 80.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/leveling-a-warlock-demonology/

Veliaf talks about leveling an affliction warlock here.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/leveling-a-warlock-affliction/

This posting is about leveling a destruction warlock, which Veliaf does not recommend!
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/leveling-a-warlock-destruction/

WOW Insider has started a warlock leveling guide also.
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/26/blood-pact-the-birth-of-a-warlock-page-1/

http://www.wow.com/2010/01/11/blood-pact-leveling-a-warlock-40-to-60/

http://www.wow.com/2010/03/22/blood-pact-leveling-a-warlock-60-to-80/

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Lootables

Want to look up loot?  Lootables is for you!  The database allows you to compare up to three items.

http://www.lootables.com/

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Traveling via Hearthstones and Kirin Tor Rings (and Teleports and More)

Darth Solo describes using hearthstones and rings to travel around the game, with a lot of information that is class specific including cooldown times for various methods of travel.  

http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/07/two-hearthstones-are-rad.html

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Pets for Solo Hunters

The best pets for a solo hunter are listed here (hint: Tenacity pets) along with glyphs and pet talents you will use when you are out on your own.

http://www.wow.com/2009/07/16/scattered-shots-running-solo-with-tenacity/#continued

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Armory on your iPhone (UPDATED with Reviews)

You can download this for free to your iPhone or iPod Touch and browse the Armory at any time.
http://kotaku.com/5315954/blizzard-rolls-out-wow-mobile-armory

UPDATE #1: WOW Head has posted a review with lots of screen shots.
http://www.wowhead.com/?blog=108632

UPDATE #2: A review by We Fly Spitfires.
http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/07/20/wow-armory-iphone-app-review/

UPDATE #3:  The mobile armory plans to add a guild chat feature according to this Sept. 2010 article.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/21/guild-chat-coming-to-the-mobile-armory-app/

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Rap with Big Swords, Blood

5Cap's lyrics are sometimes hard to hear but the beat and machinima very good.
http://myndflame.gameriot.com/videos/5Cap-Abandonation#play

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How Instances Work

WOW Insider's "WOW Rookie" column talks about how 5 man instances work. Next week they promise to talk about the 10+ man instances.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/15/wow-rookie-the-inner-workings-of-instances/#continued

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Headsets for Raiding

I've been researching headsets for Macs. Here are two which are highly rated. Note that Macs need an adapter to use a headset microphone in many cases. This is explained in the first link. http://www.macworld.com/article/133360/2008/05/beyerdynamic_mmx2.html http://www.cnet.com.au/logitech-premium-usb-headset-350-240064145.htm

This website explains how to set up a Mac client for Ventrilo. Ventrilo (also called Vent) is one of the two most used programs that allow in-raid chat. Teamspeak is the other. Note that your guild's server may need tweeking of its Ventrilo codec.
http://mdpull.blogspot.com/2008/06/ventrilo-on-mac-setting-it-up.html

This site compares Teamspeak and Ventrilo. http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/963538.html

Many thanks to CD and King J for help.

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Guildwatch Wednesday Set to Music

The horde guild Fail is recruiting via a song. With banjo music. "Looking for the best [musical] players in the world...."
http://failguild.net/songs/failsong.mp3

This week there are lots of temper tantrums over bad loot rolls, guild officers who lose their mind over a bit of insubordination, and of course guild officers claiming loot someone else won in the raid. Guilds are dissolving, reassembling and then vanishing again at record speed. Good times for the soap opera fan!
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/14/guildwatch-that-little-extra-something/

As usual there is a lot of recruiting and instance running, none of which happended on the Solo MMO Player's realm. As usual.

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Hunter DPS Spreadsheet Now in Mac Version

Zeherah took the PC Hunter DPS spreadsheets and made them Mac-friendly. Here's a description of what she did (also with links to the PC versions she based her new spreadsheet on).

http://www.wow.com/2009/07/14/hunter-dps-analyzer-now-online/

Other links to other versions of hunter DPS spreadsheets that don't require Excel.

http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/07/shandaras-hunter-dps-spreadsheet-online.html

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