Dead Drops: drop-dead geeky awesomeness

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Dead Drops: drop-dead geeky awesomeness

May 14, 2012 /
What you are looking at is nothing more than an ordinary USB drive that has been removed from its plastic shell, covered with electrical tape for waterproofing, and then mounted into a wall with cement. At least, it appears to be nothing more than this on the surface. The full story behind what this little memory stick is doing in a wall and why you should be interested in others like it is bound to get the treasure-hunter and/or secret agent in you very, very excited. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: ...

Dead Drops: drop-dead geeky awesomeness

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Hands-on Review

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Hands-on Review

May 10, 2012 /
Recently I had the opportunity to try out the latest model in a popular Android tablet series, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7-inch). At just $250 for the WiFi version of the device, it is a bargain in comparison to the accepted industry standard, Apple’s iPad, and even several competing Android tablets. But can such a comparably affordable tablet live up to the demands of customers expecting a $500-700 tablet experience? (Note that this review was based off of the 8GB, WiFi-only model of the Galaxy Tab 2 ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Hands-on Review

Mass Effect 3 Review Part 2 – The Ending

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Mass Effect 3 Review Part 2 – The Ending

May 03, 2012 /
In my last post, I gave what I referred to as a ‘technical overview’ sort of review of BioWare and EA’s latest epic: Mass Effect 3. However, as most anyone familiar with the game is well aware, there has been much controversy over the game’s ending. Therefore I found it necessary not merely to review the game as a whole, but to specifically spend some time talking about the game’s ending in particular. Unlike so many others out there, I don’t intend to rant about BioWare’s alleged laziness ...

Mass Effect 3 Review Part 2 – The Ending

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Mass Effect 3 Review Part 1 – Technical Overview

May 03, 2012 /
From the very first announcement of Mass Effect 3, I was curious to see how the graphics would stack up against its predecessors. All three games in the series use Unreal Engine 3 (which, as a sidenote, happens to be my personal favorite engine on the market right now), but thankfully that’s not to say nothing has changed in how things look over the past 5 years. Mass Effect 1 being game developer Bioware’s first time using the Unreal Engine, it naturally lacked a lot of the detail and polish that even ...

Mass Effect 3 Review Part 1 – Technical Overview

Looking back…nostalgia, or a warning of things to come?

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Looking back…nostalgia, or a warning of things to come?

April 25, 2012 /
Well, this place is ‘my dropbox for tech thoughts’, and today I’m going to take advantage of that and launch into a train of thought that has been particularly bothering me lately. Let me start from the beginning. I often find myself slightly annoyed at work when I have to do tasks on Windows XP that Windows 7 could do much better. Frequently I recommend that home users also make the upgrade. I vouch strongly for Windows 8 and can’t wait to see how it performs on tablet hardware, especially of the ...

Looking back…nostalgia, or a warning of things to come?

Symbolic Links on Windows…the Easy Way!

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Symbolic Links on Windows…the Easy Way!

April 17, 2012 /
For decades now, Linux users the world over have happily enjoyed themselves using symbolic links to increase productivity, make their computers easier to navigate, or squash certain location-related bugs in what they are trying to do. However, users of the more mainstream Windows persuasion have long been left out of the game, not realizing their computers are capable of such wizardry, or not knowing how to make use of it. What are these mysterious symbolic links, why are they so wonderful, and how can you ...

Symbolic Links on Windows…the Easy Way!