[Article first published as Windows 8 Hands-On: A Mobile OS that Still Has Love for the Desktop on Blogcritics.] ** UPDATE: This article is on the Windows 8 Developer Preview from September 2011 – for more info on the actual release version,…
88. Aggresive Behavior and Video Games – More Darwin than Bloody Violence?
[Article first published as Aggresive Behavior and Videogames – More Darwin than Bloody Violence? on Blogcritics.] The effect videogames have on the human mind has been thoroughly and widely argued for years. And that argument rests solely on one seemingly central focus:…
86. Spotify Welcomed to the U.S. with a Patent Infringement Lawsuit
[Article first published as Picking on the New Kid: Spotify Sued for Patent Infringement on Blogcritics.] We here in the United States are a litigious sort, and have become increasingly more so with further advances in technology and more filings…
85. The Great Chinese Apple Store Swindle
[Article first published as The Great Chinese Apple Store Swindle on Blogcritics.] Anyone who follows consumer tech can argue about what Apple really excels at and where their success comes from. But to me it’s one thing above all else.…
84. Google+? Still a Minus for Google Apps Users
[Article first published as Google+? Still a Minus for Google Apps Users on Blogcritics.] Malarchy. Yeah I said it, and you didn’t misread it either. It’s spelled quite correctly regardless of the squiggly red lines I see below it editing…
83. World of Warcraft and Add-ons: the Fall of a Purist
[Article first published as World of Warcraft Add-Ons – the Fall of a Purist on Blogcritics.] Now if any of you read this with any sort of regularity, you’ll know that I play World of Warcraft. Until recently, I may…
82. Interactive Advertising: NUads Mean Kinect is Open for Business
Article first published as Interactive Advertising: NUads Mean Kinect is Open for Business on Blogcritics. I remember watching Minority Report a few years back, and having a friend say “Yeah right man there’s no way they can do that” in…
81. The Redner Group, 2K Games, and Duke Nukem Forever – a Q&A with Jim Redner
[Article first published as Q&A with Jim Redner: The Redner Group, 2K Games, and Duke Nukem Forever on Blogcritics.] Videogame review ratings are, as with review ratings of all forms of media, pretty subjective. There have been games that have…
80. could a little tech know-how prevent strangers from seeing you in the shower?
[Article first published as Lack of Computer Knowledge Allows Technician to Hack Customers’ Webcams on Blogcritics.] In my line of work and field of nerdery, I often encounter people who need my help because they just don’t understand computers. I…