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Google Nexus 7 Review

For quite some time I’ve become very aggravated with my first generation iPad. Not only does the screen look terrible compared to anything current, but my iPad has become slow and very unstable with modern apps. I also had the opportunity to play with a 7 inch tablet and I found that for my use…

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Crossing The Streams: XBox And PC Gaming

I have a confession to make: The majority of my gaming life has been on console. Okay, that’s not so much a confession as it is common knowledge. Growing up there was only a few games on the PC I was even allowed to play. Myst, Doom (which was a sneak in until someone realized…

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Best Buy Closes Several Canadian Locations

I was only a couple hours into work today when I received a text claiming that Best Buy had been shut down in my city. After hearing the news I quickly searched the local news sites only to find articles about other locations being closed through the country. Given that there were two locations within…

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Cable Cutting And You

Cable cutting is becoming one of the newest technology trends.  In today’s world many people feel that that can see anything they would have watched on cable on the internet.  Broadband internet has made it incredibly easy for people to stream video content.  Gone are the days where it would take 5-10 minutes to download…

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J.J. Abrams Proves It’s Not Always Star Wars vs Star Trek

Since Disney acquired Lucasfilm and announced that 2015 will feature Star Wars Episode VII, the rumour mill has been churning about likely directors for the film. From Fight Club’s David Fincher to Iron Man’s Jon Favreau, the pool of names has been a deep one. This all changed on Friday when Disney announced that the…

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Wednesday’s Webcomic, the Intro

Not only has the Internet shrunk the world to the point where I can virtually walk through a shack in Antarctica, it’s also brought us the versatile and exciting medium of webcomics. Webcomics are free from the constraints of editors and publishers and the physical dimensions of paper. One or two people can sit down…

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Cakewalk FA-66, A Tasty 6-Channel Recording Device

For years I’ve enjoyed podcasting doing a variety of shows including some locally with friends, and others online mostly via Skype. Although I do enjoy doing the production side of the shows (editing) at the end of the day I am lazy. While a lot of people choose to manually insert splitters, bumps and music…

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Ron Moore Gets a New Series

First of all I have to confess, I am a huge fan of the reboot of Battlestar Galactica that came out in in 2003.  Part of the reason I think it was so good was due to Ron Moore’s influence on the show.  That’s part of the same reason I enjoy Star Trek Deep Space…

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Atari Files For Bankruptcy

One of the oldest companies in the gaming world filed for bankruptcy today.  After bursting on the scene over 40 years ago Atari Inc has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy today. With this move pretty much everything ever produced by the company is going to go up for sale within the next 90-120 days.  This includes the famous Atari logo and…

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THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED: Synergy Edition

I’m the first to admit that considering I only podcast once a week on a recreational basis, I have an overly complicated setup. My “Podcast Arena” (as I call it) consists of four monitors, two desktop computers, one laptop, one audio mixer, one six-channel firewire input device, a microphone, an iPad and a bunch of…

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