Sep 11
Jerry Pournelle is dead. He died recently in his sleep according to his son as posted on his website. I’d love to say I was a huge fan of his sci fi, but really, I think I’ve only read Lucifer’s Hammer. That was pretty much because I was a Larry Niven fan at the time. …
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Jan 14
My wife got me a Playstation Vita as an anniversary gift. She wasn’t pleased that the only edition available locally was the Walking Dead Vita. Fortunately, it’s a plain Vita bundled with a game code for the Telltale Walking Dead game. I assured her I wouldn’t take any added meaning to the gift. Since I …
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Jun 08
Now that Microsoft and Sony have had their big next generation console press conferences, we should have a level field to compare them. Unfortunately, neither side wanted to play ball. Sony made their pitch at developers while showing lots of games and no hardware beyond the controller. Microsoft made a pitch for the unified living …
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May 23
Lookout is the antivirus software on my android phone. It scans in the background, but it also scans any time an app is updated. Most of my apps are ‘trusted’ apps and allowed to update on their own. Every once in a while Google updates Google Earth. Once it does, Lookout scans it. Then I …
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Feb 21
Sony had their Playstation 4 press conference on the 20th of February. Some have wondered why the seemingly sudden announcement. Personally, I think it’s a good sign. Sony actually recognizes that they’re in trouble. They used to dismiss signs of trouble with the wave of an imperious hand. Now they’re reacting to a problem like …
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Jan 08
This is kind of cool. Bluetooth powered stickers so you never lose that remote again. StickNFind. Yes, it’s another kickstarter (ok, Indiegogo) project, but it’s already funded. I can think of a few people who could use this as a gift.
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Oct 03
I’m sorry I’ve been away for a while. It’s been busy lately. Combine that with my wife being away on business trips and the stomach flu, the site has been neglected lately. I did want to give you some updates. First, Planetary Annihilation was fully funded with all stretch goals. That means that Galactic War …
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Sep 05
I’m not a big Apple user. In fact, the new Ipad was my first Apple purchase for myself in years. More on that in a minute. First I’d like go over the resolution to a problem I had with the app store. Normally when you purchase an app in the store, you select buy and …
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Aug 07
Update: Apple has suspended phone password resets for the time being. Amazon and Google are emphasizing security in the same article. I guess words do matter. Original Post: I’ve had the site hacked a few times over the years. It’s always painful and frustrating. That’s part of the reason sections of the site are locked …
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