As you may or may not know kids, I sometimes describe myself as a tech boss by day and nerd hero by night. So rightfully so tech and the internet play a pretty heavy role in my day and I…
Always-On Rumors True? Xbox May Follow Suit in Blocking Used Games
Now that Sony’s PlayStation team is a couple weeks out from what I think will be the PlayStation 4 reveal, It looks like it’s Microsoft’s turn to continue churning the rumor mill. A while ago you’ll remember that we talked…
Microsoft Sued for Windows 8 Live Tiles, Trollish Behavior Suspected
Love it or hate it, Windows 8 was released last week. The biggest change Microsoft has ever made to the Windows operating system, it marks a colossal shift in how Microsoft is doing business, banking on the new OS, a…
Do I Need to Upgrade to Windows 8? [tf charts]
So as you all know I did a 3 part feature on some of the aspects of Windows 8 from a user perspective. Personally I like it and think it’s going to be pretty good on phones and tablet devices.…
Windows 8 RTM Part I – Initial Impressions
[Article first published as Windows 8 RTM Part I – Initial Impressions on Blogcritics.] I started playing around with Windows 8 when I got my hands on the Developer Preview a while back. At the time poking around in there showed me…
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…
89. Windows 8 Hands-On: A Mobile OS that Still Has Love for the Desktop
[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,…
31. if you’re havin’ halo problems i feel bad for you son, i got 99 problems but a hard drive ain’t one
halo: reach back when games still came on cartridges, figuring out how exactly to play them was a no-brainer. you put the cartridge into the slot and turn it on. that really didn’t change at all when cartridges moved to…