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Favorite Finds: Spaceteam and Little Inferno

20 February 2013 by 2 Comments
littleinferno1

These days, most of my gaming time is taken up by World of Warcraft.  However, in recent months I've been introduced to a few games on my iPad that I loved pretty much instantly.  Even better, these are low-committment games; one is the kind you can pick up at any time, even months from now, and the other is a short game that was devoured in a few hours.  And best of all, they're considerably cheaper than shelling out $50 for a new console game.  Naturally I had to share.  Spaceteam This … [Read more...]

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Found: The TARDIS of Laptop Bags

20 June 2012 by 1 Comment
stm

No, I'm not talking about bags with images of the TARDIS on the outside - that's another post for another day.  Shortly after I purchased my new laptop - a MacBook Air - I realized that my old laptop bag left way too much space in which the Air could bang around.  And that extra space wasn't really useful for anything else.   I wanted the TARDIS of laptop bags - something small, unobtrusive, but able to store anything I needed and more.  Oh, and preferably something with a price that … [Read more...]

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MacBook Pro: Turning Heads

13 June 2012 by 4 Comments
macbookpro

A few years back, when my ancient Dell kicked the bucket, I decided to take the plunge and buy a MacBook Air.  It was a bold move, as I'd never owned a Mac of any kind, and it's one that I've never regretted.  But that doesn't mean I didn't have to make some concessions when I bought it.   To get something sleek and gorgeous and light, I had to sacrifice a bit of power.  Luckily for me, the decision wasn't too difficult - for example, I didn't really need World of Warcraft to be portable … [Read more...]

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Wii U: Deja Vu?

8 June 2011 by 2 Comments
wiigame

Journey with me now... back... through the mists of time... The year is 2006.  After the successful purchase of a DS Lite, I'm well on my way to becoming a Nintendo fangirl - something of a surprise, since prior to the DS the last Nintendo product I'd owned was the original console.  The Wii seems like the console of The Future: more family/party oriented (not just for hardcore gamers), more innovative, more intuitive.  Cheaper. Backwards compatibility, Virtual Console.  I got one shortly … [Read more...]

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5 Essential Games For iPad

23 February 2011 by 3 Comments
pvz

Lately it feels like more and more of my friends are purchasing iPads.  And while we do talk about which e-reader app we use and how we get our news and other appropriately intellectual subjects, somehow the most animated conversations start when the subject turns to games. When I first got my iPad, months and months ago, I didn't have a smart phone, so I was totally clueless about the world of game apps.  And the first thing everyone chimed in with was which games to try.  So if you, like … [Read more...]

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True Story: I Found Online Dating Advice On Gizmodo

30 December 2010 by 1 Comment
gizmodo

(The story starts at 3:15. Feel free to skip to that part.) The internet is a strange and wonderful place. Just the other day, I followed a link to Gizmodo to watch a video about a hacker whose computer was stolen and the clever way he retrieved the information necessary to get it back. Even as a not-very-computer-savvy person, I found this story to be immensely entertaining. In short, the hacker was able to connect to his stolen computer and look in on everything the thief did. One thing … [Read more...]

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Walking on Air: J’s New Laptop

29 December 2010 by 4 Comments
air

A little over a year ago, I contracted the popup virus of doom and made the switch from Windows to Linux.  For the past year I've been using Ubuntu - and enjoying it; I still recommend it to family and friends.   However, shortly before Thanksgiving, almost one year exactly since the Linux switch, my laptop threw a new curveball at me: it was dying, and soon. The problems were numerous and growing: the wireless receiver had decided to work only when it felt like it, for example; the … [Read more...]

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iPad: My Trusty Companion

29 September 2010 by 2 Comments
cat-ipad

Contrary to popular girl stereotype, I am not a big phone person. I was a senior in college before I even got a cell phone - and that is not a marker of my age, trust me.  Everyone I knew had a cell phone.  And when I finally got one, it was a trusty little Samsung that I wore into the ground. Today, the only person I talk to on the phone on a regular basis is my mother.  I text people rarely, if ever.  I'm extremely slow at it, since I don't get the practice.  After the trusty … [Read more...]

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The Impact of Geeky Gadget Mania

10 July 2010 by 7 Comments
applelove

“Nerds!” people shout from the passing cars, but you just grin and bear it. After all, you're in line for the newest [iPad/iPhone/iMac/pick a shiny gadget], and you get to test it out before anyone else. For many geeks, this is our idea of a fabulous time. We bring along dice games, card games, board games, and friends, or else a portable gaming device to keep us entertained. We camp out in front of the store the night before, and drink enough caffeinated beverages for a small army. When … [Read more...]

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