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iOS 6 ‘Do Not Disturb’ Bug Pops Up

Personally, I make use of the Do Not Disturb feature that was added in the release of iOS 6.  Now my phone and iPad both know at midnight to mute all notifications and to silence my ringer.  There will be no interrupting my sleep! But, on New Year’s Day I noticed both my iOS devices…

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The Future of Star Wars Comics

Fanboys went crazy a few months back when the news came out that Lucasfilm had been acquired by Disney.  Needless to say, this was a big deal as now Disney had acquired the rights to both Star Wars and Indiana Jones.  Even crazier, it was announced that a new trilogy of Star Wars movies were set…

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You should get a Solid State Drive (SSD)… No really, you SHOULD.

Over the last couple years I’ve been finding more and more people converting over to Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) in their computers. No matter what drive, size or model of SSD people have chosen, everyone talks about a huge increase in performance. As you can imagine, being a big computer geek a solid state…

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Back To The Future Legos

Despite the franchise being almost 30 years old, Back To The Future remains incredibly popular.  This is true even with the younger crowds today.  Of course Legos also remain incredibly popular across multiple generations.  I grew up with Legos and there are kids today that are combining Lego sets and imagination to create entirely new worlds.  Of…

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Top Pirated Films of 2012

I have never advocated piracy of any form, nor will I ever do so.  My personal belief is that if you are going to watch a movie, play a game, or read a comic you should buy them first.  But, the listing of the top pirated movies can possibly show off some trends that would…

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Stop Spoiling My Comics

I have been a comic fan for many years and I generally try to avoid getting spoiled when it comes to major plot points.  But, its getting harder and harder to avoid spoilers in today’s world.  Its not always social media that is the source of these spoilers either.  More and more often, big publishers want to…

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I missed out on good Sci-Fi: Farscape Edition

Awhile back one of my co-hosts over at the Fanboy Buzz podcast told me about how much he enjoyed the TV series Farscape. While I had heard of it , I never actually got into it. I discovered the entire series was on Netflix so I set out on a quest to watch all the…

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Radio Might Be Dead

Nowadays we have gotten used to carrying our smartphones around with us everywhere we go.  With a persistent data connection your smartphone is now much more than just a phone.  If you can find it on the Internet you can see it on your phone. That might be why more and more car makers are integrating streaming audio app compatibility into…

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A Kickstarter Project Changed Apple Policy?

I’ve always kept watch on a variety of Kickstarter projects.  I tend to watch and see what, if any, projects are interesting.  If I find something interesting then its time to do some research and see just how feasible the end result of the project might be.  Doing the research I what has caused me…

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Nintendo’s Wii U Holiday Advice

The latest game console on the market is the Wii U by Nintendo.  There have many criticisms of the system since it launched.  One of the biggest criticisms was that the Wii U has a massive system update required right out of the box. This update clocks in at a little over 1 GB, so…

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