As I have spent the majority of my 30 years in the Philadelphia area, it’s only appropriate that I start with some words from the greatest Philadelphian in history, Benjamin Franklin. He did a lot of great things, mainly illustrating…
Cosplay and Reality – A Day at Comic Con vs A Day at the Golf Course
Would you ever guess that there would be anything similar between going to comic con and going out to play a round of golf? On one hand you have a citywide celebration of geekery, with comic and sci-fi icons signing…
A Short Interlude: Lost Continuity
What’s up kids? Taking a one post break to let you all know about a new side project I’m working on, teaming up with New Age Amazon’s Ashly Nagrant on a site called Lost Continuity. It’s the brainchild of the both…
Philly Geekend – Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2012 for a Casual Attendee
This weekend I was able to make it out to the Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia – a weekend every year when nerds from the area descend upon the city of brotherly love to celebrate comic nerdery in all its…
Diablo III and “Always On” DRM
[Article first published as Diablo III and “Always On” DRM on Blogcritics.] Over time, publishers have resorted to multiple methods of enforcing digital rights management (DRM) on many forms of media, but it started with games. Of course this had its humble beginnings…
Microsoft’s New Mobile Phone-Style Xbox Live Contracts no Longer a Rumor
[Article first published as Microsoft’s New Mobile Phone-Style Xbox Live Contracts no Longer a Rumor on Blogcritics.] Over the years, especially in electronics, we’ve all seen changes in how companies charge users. Fading are the days when a customer would by hard…
More Patent Wars – Motorola’s Unenforceable Injunction against Microsoft
[Article first published as Useless Patent Wars – Motorola Awarded Unenforceable Injunction against Microsoft on Blogcritics.] Every day I peruse the tech news on the interwebs to keep up with what’s going on. There are usually a few interesting stories on some…
Science and Technology Descend Upon the City of Brotherly Love
Well my friends, spring is here in Philadelphia and that means other things aside from those pesky April showers. That’s right kids, as it was this time last year, Philly Tech Week is upon us. Kicking off with startup weekend…
Capcom Producer Admonishes Street Fighter x Tekken Players for Hacking On-Disc DLC
[Article first published as Capcom Producer Admonishes Street Fighter x Tekken Players for Hacking On-Disc DLC on Blogcritics.] I remember that there once existed a time when gamers had to accomplish a feat to unlock additional content for a game. This was especially true…