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Toward a More Accessible Future
I’ve long lived with a minor disability that at times makes it difficult for me to function as others do. I’m referring to the palsy I mentioned in a recent article. I refer to it as “palsy” in the dictionary sense of the term; I exhibit tremors nearly constantly, though I’ve no idea where these [...]
The Future of Multiplayer PC Games
Being a gamer in the modern age is very different from being one 10 years ago. Gaming is no longer widely perceived as a hobby of the teenager or reclusive nerd. Today, games are overshadowing major Hollywood productions in terms of revenue and each major title release is given the same reception as a highly [...]
How Some Banks Are Unknowingly Punishing Blind Customers
Phill Fernandes, a member of our Gnomies community and a visually impaired geek in his own right, recently brought a story to my attention involving his banking institution and how it has made his life more difficult. We depend on companies we work with to cater to our needs to its best ability. Banks are [...]
What to Look for in a Multitool
A good multitool can get you out of a number of uncomfortable situations, and provides what amounts to an entire toolbox worth of equipment in a single device that fits in your pocket. I’ve owned about a dozen multitools in my life, varying in size and price while each claimed to be the ultimate solution [...]
Five Tech Tips to Help You Study
Being a student in today’s technologically connected world is a double-edged sword. While students have immediate access to more information now than ever before, they also have access to countless distractions that can pull a student’s attention away long enough to render study time ineffective and pretty much useless. After all, how easy would it [...]
Logitech Driving Force GT Review
As many of you within the community know, I am loving playing OMSI — Der Omnibussimulator. It is a bus simulator, but because it has no long-term goal, I cannot call it a simulator game or a “sim-u-game.” This goes on into a longer intellectual argument about what a game is and if a simulator [...]
Where is My Flying Car?
The dream of flying cars has long been a staple in the world of geekery, emphasized in the 1980s by the Back to the Future series, and solidified as a dream through countless prototypes and inventive hopefuls. Unfortunately, that dream has yet to become a reality. I remember seeing demonstrations of what could be classified [...]
Five Useful Robots You Can Own for Under $500
The dream of one day having a robot in every home has gone from wishful thinking on the part of a science fiction writer to a reality we are rapidly approaching. In fact, there are plenty of useful robots that you can employ in your home right now for under $500. Sure, they may not [...]
How Technology Can Help You Sleep
I am an insomniac. Like millions of other people in the world, I have a hard time sleeping at night, especially when my mind is racing about things I need to get done the next day. Often, I’ll toss and turn for an hour or more before getting out of bed and heading to the [...]
The Great Indoorsman Spawns a Lawn
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I still remember the day I went to the allergist and learned that I had something called “hay fever.” I don’t know why they didn’t call it “everything-outside fever,” but the affliction certainly didn’t allow me [...]
