Milk Bags Vs. Cartons
Did you know that there is a trend shift going on involving the technology of packaging milk? I know, it sounds crazy, but on more than one occasion now I’ve entered a Google+ hangout and heard people talking about bagged milk. Having been born and raised in Texas, I’ve never been exposed to bagged milk. [...]
Who Was HAL 9000?
HAL 9000. I vividly remember the year 2001. Of all the things that occurred in that year, we all reminisce, of course, about the unreal events of September 11th. The human loss notwithstanding, 2001 was not at all the way Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke envisioned it in the seminal 1968 film 2001: A [...]
Barclays Pingit Mobile Banking (UK Only)
It was with great surprise that I saw Barclays Pingit being advertised whilst watching Food Network UK this morning. This app allows users to send money to and from each other via their mobile phone numbers. I’m not sure if you folks in the United States have something similar — although I seriously suspect that [...]
Why Having Both Hardware and Software Backups is Important
Technology is a double-edged sword in many ways. It allows us to get more done, gather larger amounts of information, and lose that data just as quickly. Backups aren’t just a data storage principle, but a good practice to implement in virtually any technical situation related to business. As an example, I work from home. [...]
Work at the Same Time in Word
Word 2010 includes many features that enable to you work more effectively with others on documents. Some of these features include: Block Authors, Save and Refresh, and Conflict Resolution Mode. Here, we’ll look at these features in more detail. Note: many of the co-authoring features in Word 2010 are only available when your documents are [...]
How to Type Spanish Characters on a US Keyboard
From time to time, I need to write an essay or a letter in a language that isn’t English — namely Spanish. I’ve always thought that this was a pain, seeing as there was no easy way to insert the accents that are so integral to the Spanish language: It was either dig through the [...]
Five Things That Ruin FPS Games
I am a big fan of first-person shooters (FPS) and thoroughly enjoy playing them. But there are certain aspects of FPS gaming that I have come to really despise. Over the years, I have grown accustomed to the things that ruin FPS gaming because they simply cannot be completely eliminated, but I have come across [...]
No Terror in the Bang – Why I Love Horror Movies
Horror has, through the decades, evolved into one of the most definitive and thought provoking genres in the movie industry today. In a dark auditorium full of people or by yourself at one o’clock in the morning, you may find a horror movie’s immersing effects to be equally spine-tingling. There is no other genre, in [...]
Minecraft Vs. Second Life
Comparing Minecraft to Second Life is a difficult task, especially when you consider exactly how different these two virtual world engines are. Each has its own appeal, yet they are constantly compared to each other to new users. Second Life is a massive virtual world made up of islands and regions, each tied to a [...]
Should I Buy or Build a New Computer?
Guest blogger Eddie Mogelinski writes: Okay, so you are here because you want to know if building a PC is the right choice for you. Well, let’s find out! First things first: Are you one who likes to open up your PC case and make sure everything’s running cool? Like to add graphics cards and [...]
Gambling on EVE Online
EVE Online has long been known for being one of those open MMOs that allows its player base to lie, cheat, and steal their way to the top of the game. Player factions are called corporations and how much money your character has is a big influence on what they’re able to do in game. [...]
Five Geeky Gift Ideas for iPhone Owners
Do you know a geeky iPhone owner? Finding a gift for someone who appears to have everything is a really difficult thing to do. Gift giving is quite possibly one of the most stressful social situations we as a culture put ourselves in, and locating just the right gift for a geek can be even [...]
10 Tips for New Players in Minecraft
A Gnomie recently bought Minecraft and asked for some tips in the Gnomies Facebook group, so Chris pointed them in my direction. Since there are many people who buy Minecraft and then have no idea what, where, or how to start with the game, I figured I may as well share these tips with the [...]
Geeky High School Graduate Gift Ideas
So, your teen is about to cross the platform, accept their diploma, and head out into either the working world or college. Choosing the perfect gift for your graduate can be a tricky task. After all, what do you give someone who’s heading off into the world for the first time? Well, we have a [...]
Raspberry Pi: Will You Take a Byte?
As one of the most unique and exciting products to be released this year, the Raspberry Pi has certainly gained a lot of interest. While the original purpose for the development of the Raspberry Pi was to provide an affordable device for British kids to learn about computer programming, it has now become so popular [...]
Give Yourself a Charge with the New Silicon Power Cell
Anyone who has traveled through our nation’s airports is well aware of how problematic it may be to find a charging station for your smartphone or other device, and if you do manage to find one, there is often a fee attached. This problem is compounded for those of us who fly coach where there [...]
Are You Seeing Ads on Wikipedia? It Could Be Malware
The extension you installed on your browser could be injecting ads into your favorite websites — even the ones that never feature advertising at all. This discovery led to a blog post by Philippe Beaudette of Wikipedia explaining that any appearance of advertisements on the site may be the result of ad-injecting malware installed on [...]
How I Consume the News (Without the Television)
While I was growing up, it seemed to be a family tradition to sit down for dinner with the TV on. Usually, the night’s news was what flashed across the screen. That was how I stayed current with the latest happenings in the world. Nowadays, I see a flaw with that method. I was really [...]
DSLR Cameras Vs. HD Camcorders for Video
Recently, I’ve found myself scouting around for a new prosumer video camera in hopes of finding something that is capable of capturing excellent video, above-average audio, and all with as little rolling shutter and moiré issues as possible. To my surprise, I discovered that HD camcorders are not the only big kids on the block [...]
Why Web 1.0 Needs to Make a Comeback
I’m quite young — 18 years old, but still quite young. Nevertheless, I was also introduced to the Internet and the Web at a very early age, so I can personally say I have grown up alongside it all. I remember way back when there was no Twitter or Facebook or even Wikipedia. Google was [...]
