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Favorite Finds: Spaceteam and Little Inferno

20 February 2013 by 2 Comments
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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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MacBook Pro: Turning Heads

13 June 2012 by 4 Comments
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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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The DM’s Little Helper – 4 Ways My iPad Has Improved My Game

5 May 2012 by 4 Comments
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When my housemate got an iPhone, I played with it a little (when he wasn’t looking) to see what it could do. Seemed pretty cool, I thought, but it was too small for my tastes, and I had no desire to pay $50+ per month. Besides, I reasoned, I hated cel phones; I carry an ancient, crappy one just for emergencies, but that’s about it. I concluded that this device was of no interest to me. But when the iPad came out, I eyed it with more interest. I liked its larger size. Sure, I couldn’t … [Read more...]

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In the Cards: A Review of Ascension for iPhone and iPad

23 January 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer

One downside of doing QA in the video game industry is, of course, the slightly grueling experience of crunch time, where testers are expected to put in long hours and late nights in a rush to get the final product out the door. As I am currently in the middle of said crunch time, I sadly have not been able to give much thought to anime, manga, or the blog articles ruminating on such. Hopefully things will return to normal in a few weeks and you can all enjoy your regularly scheduled geeky … [Read more...]

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Wii U: Deja Vu?

8 June 2011 by 2 Comments
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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
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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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Wanted: The TARDIS Of Laptop Bags

9 February 2011 by 7 Comments
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When my Facebook news feed gets eaten by people celebrating their tickets to Comic-Con, I know we're officially into con season.  However, the season of geek travel brings with it a very specific complication: we want to bring all our gadgets with us. With gadgets come choices: laptop, iPad or netbook?  Or can you get away with ditching them all and relying on your smart phone?  What about your trusty DS or PSP for the long plane ride?  Where do we keep all these electronics so that they … [Read more...]

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Walking on Air: J’s New Laptop

29 December 2010 by 4 Comments
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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
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“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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