Perfect Strangers: The Most Perfect Video Game Ever Created About The 1980s
Every once in a while, a video game is created that not only defies genre, but redefines the meaning of the word art. A game that brings humanity together, reminding us that we are not individuals, but a global community. That game is Perfect Strangers: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now by jada, an advergaming design company. […]
SnApp Judgments: iStunt 2
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is iStunt2 by Miniclip.com and usually runs for $.99. It’s […]
Newcomer To Cloud Storage, Cubby, Has Big Ideas
Last week, Yoni Gross wrote an article comparing four different storage cloud vendors, including the long-awaited Google Drive. All of them have their strengths and weaknesses, with their own devoted followers. Personally, I’ve been using Dropbox for several years. I started with the free 2 GB, and through referrals and the doubling of the referral bonus, […]
Hacker Goes Commercial
Filipino hacker Gwapo reports a booming business selling his services flooding specific websites with Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Gwapo’s business launched in January on Hack Forums, and so far, the 24 year old claims he services “several huge companies daily” who pay him to attack competitors. The capitalistic hacker even offers a five-minute […]
SnApp Judgments: Word Run Pro
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Word Run Pro by Funqai and usually runs for […]
How The Hobbit May Ruin Cinema
When Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson set out to film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the intention was to make the movie experience something truly special. Instead of shooting on traditional film stock as previous installments in the series were, Jackson teamed up with digital camera company RED to bring the latest in […]
Fox To Cancel Hulu Plus Viewers
For the past six months, I’ve been getting addicted to my Roku-enhanced television. It’s been years now since I cancelled my cable service and I rarely miss it, especially with the abundance of old TV shows streaming to my Roku from Netflix. Still, we live in a “grass is always greener” culture, and I’ve begun […]
Someone You Know Is Being Ripped Off By The Phone Company
We may not have jetpacks or cars that fold up into our suitcases, but this is absolutely the high-tech future that my parent’s TV shows promised. Most of us carry devices on us more powerful than the machines that put man on the moon. We have more ways to communicate than people we actually want […]
George Zimmerman’s Attorney Attempts Trial By Facebook
If a lifetime of watching television murder mysteries has taught me anything, it’s that when the defendant hires a lawyer, the first thing that defendant does is stop talking. Stop talking to the cops, to the press, to brilliant detectives, be they Jessica Fletcher or Adrian Monk. Here in the real world, the rules are […]
Does CISPA Actually Protect Or Does It Overshare?
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) by a vote of 248 to 168. The bill will allow (but not require) private companies to provide the government with the private information they collect, and the government may access and use this information without a warrant. Originally, the […]