Time to do a fun post. I finally got my copy of “The Political Machine 2008“. It has been out for about 2 weeks but I was waiting for a local store to carry it so I could buy it. Normally, I would buy it off the Internet and have it shipped in for a …
Category Archive: Technology
Jun 26
The End of Cybersquatting and Domain Speculating is Near
One of my pet peeves on the Internet is the phenomena of cybersquatting and domain speculating. Basically, most cybersquatters are people or companies who register blocks of domains for the purpose of reselling them to end-users or developers who ultimately want to create content around a given domain name. Because we live in a capitalistic …
Jun 24
My Review of Amazon’s Kindle eBook Reader
Since coming back from the 2008 Book Expo America in Los Angeles, I have been wanting to write my review on Amazon’s Kindle. My relationship with Amazon is multi-faceted. Like most book lover, my first relationship with Amazon is as a customer. In my opinion, Amazon has the best website to research and search for …
Apr 19
The Sims: I Don’t “Get It”
Moving on to my 2nd post in the “I Don’t Get It” series is “The Sims”. The Sims is a PC-based game published Electronic Arts. I have been told that the game franchise has sold 100 million units! This does not include the tens perhaps even hundreds of thousands of pirated copies that are in …
Apr 19
MySpace and FaceBook: I Don’t “Get It”
I am going to deviate a bit from what I normally write about… Recently, I came to the conclusion that no matter how smart I get or how much I learn, there are going to be some things I will have to resign myself to “not getting” in this world. “Getting” meaning I cannot comprehend …
Apr 06
“The Political Machine 2008″ Due Out in June 2008
In an earlier post, I mentioned how much of a fan I was of the “The Political Machine” PC game released in 2004. It was a relatively simple but very fun simulation game that allows you to become a campaign manager and compete to win a U.S. Presidential election. Stardock Entertainment made the formal announcement …
Jan 07
Waiting for “The Political Machine 2008″
I have to admit I am getting addicted to the 2008 Presidential Election process. Part of the reason, I suppose, is that I am older and more aware of the issues. I have a greater sense of the ongoings of the world beyond my own personal life. The other reason I am interested is because …
Jan 06
Blu-Ray Wins, HD-DVD will concede in 2009
For the last two years, I have been looking for signs on what would be the technological successor to the standard DVD. I love buying and owning movies on DVD. I am also a power user on the personal computing side. And so, I have a vested interest in knowing what direction the high definition …
Dec 14
ScanCafe: A Photo Collector’s Best Friend
In the entire history of this blog, I do not think I have been moved to make a stellar recommendation about any vendor I have no personal relationship with. Today, I will be doing exactly that. For years, I have had stacks of 35mm negatives sitting in various envelopes stored in a box in my …
Dec 11
Those Charming Mac vs. PC Commercials
I am not sure when the commercials took hold in my brain but after nearly 2 years of seeing Apple put on different “Mac vs. PC” commercials, I decided to go to YouTube.com to find more of those “Mac vs. PC” commercials to view. Can you imagine that? I actually went out of my way …