This Guy Still Blogs?

Well, not in the past 9 months, I haven't. However, I have been trying to push myself back into blogging. As a component of my self-motivation, I have changed the blog name and url, thus un-pigeon holing myself from the world of technology. Far be it, for the geek in …

Tech Tip: Surviving the BSOD

Though it is not exclusive to any particular operating system, the BSOD, or Blue Screen of Death, is a term that has become synonymous with the Windows OS. It usually signifies that your PC has suffered from a critical system error and was forced to shut itself down …

Epic FAIL! XBOX 360 Edition

As I begin this blog post, I would like to point out that I have been a proud owner of an XBOX 360 Elite for about a year now. Other than the constant fear that the console will red ring at any moment, it has proven itself an excellent, hardcore gaming system. With …

The Dawn of a Digital Millennium

Unfortunately, due to my heavy workload, I haven't had much opportunity to post any blogs lately. Well, I'm always willing to take a few minutes out of the day to discuss my favorite tech gadget and living room centerpiece, the AppleTV! The short and stout device has …

Tech Tip: One Library, Multiple Accounts (mac)

One of the major advantages of iTunes is how it manages your library for you. Just import the songs, and let iTunes handle the rest.Unfortunately, there are some aspects of library management that iTunes gets all wrong. For instance, if you share your mac with your …

Tech Tip: Merging iTunes Libraries, The Easy Way

If you are like myself, and have become one with the ways of the iTunes, you may have come across the situation of fragmented libraries. For instance, let's say your main library resides on a desktop at home, while you also have a progressively growing collection on …

On Tour, BBL!

It always touches a warm spot in my heart when developers provide us with new and exciting ways to use products that we already own. Such is the case with Activisions upcoming iteration of Guitar Hero for the Nintendo DS. The game will be entitled 'Guitar Hero: On …

Tele-Targets

The concept of targeted ads has become a staple of our internet structure. It is the foundation of revenue for many companies, and in some cases, the sole means of success. Certain aspects of our internet activities, such as purchase history and search terms, are …

Podcasts You Should Be Listening To, But Might Not Be...

Ever since the popularity explosion of the iPod and iTunes, podcasting has become more accepted than ever as a form of mainstream media. No matter what your interests are, be them Technology, Media, Cooking, etc., you are guaranteed to find a podcast to suit your …

AppleTV Take 2: One Month Later

About a month ago, Apple released the AppleTV Take 2 software update. This update took a handy, yet all but ignored, media center set-top box, and breathed some new life into it. I wrote my early review, summarizing my initial thoughts. After a month of road testing, …

The Video Game State of the Union

If there was ever one aspect of technology that has pushed the innovative boundaries at an always increasing rate, it is that of Video Games. Though we have seen our fair share of sequels and clones, there are always those gems that set the bar a little higher than the …

Who Opened the Windows?

In somewhat of a surprising and considerably bold move, Microsoft has recently announced a new strategy that will place them in a friendlier position in terms of open interoperability. In short, they will be publishing their application programming interfaces (APIs) …

Blog Hiatus

I wanted to take the opportunity let my readers know that for the next two/three weeks, I will have to take a bit of a break from blogging. The workload at my place of employment is getting heavier, and I will be utilizing what little free time I have, to study for a …

Fare Thee Well, HD DVD

Faced with almost unanimous abandonment, Toshiba has finally decided to throw in the towel, and call it quits in the race for dominance over the future of physical High Definition media. They have already begun reducing shipments of HD DVD players, and are aiming for …

AppleTV Take 2

The AppleTV, released in March '07, was Apple's way of extending the iPod/iTunes experience into our living rooms. It was a device that you plug into your television and stream content to, from the various Mac or PC's that you may own. It was also met with much …

Top Tech Weekly Round Up 4

This week we discuss hostile rejections, coffin carpentry, wireless fidelity, and another Cupertino roundup!

Corporate rejections are always harsh! In a follow up to last week's roundup, Yahoo has formally rejected Microsoft's offer to acquire the company. Executives …

Tech Tip: Smart Playlsts 2

Earlier in the week, I posted a blog on how to combine multiple smart playlists to create one ultimate playlist. This time, I will take the opportunity to show you some examples of simple smart playlists that can accomplish things that you may not have thought possible …

Tech Tip: iTunes Smart Playlists

There is no denying that iPod and iTunes have become household names. And with that element, comes the need for playlists. Creating a playlist can be as simple as dragging and dropping music tracks into your playlist folder. However, if you want to get creative, …

Top Tech Weekly Round Up 3

This week in tech, we discuss cable cutting, corporate love triangles, a gluttony of gaming, and an old fashioned Cupertino round-up.

We often joke about our internet being made up of a series of tubes. However, sometimes we don't realize how vulnerable our internet …

DVD Review: King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Just recently (as my Netflix Queue began to clear up), I was given the opportunity to experience the movie, King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. This independent documentary was released to small audiences in early 2007. It chronicle's the trials and tribulations of …