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By Greg, November 8, 2009 4:14 pm

Of course, right after I take the time to write up a post about Google Reader, it gets updated with some pretty major additions, so I thought it best to update my post rather than fall behind!

Continue reading 'Google Reader – UPDATE'»

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By Greg, August 23, 2009 7:57 pm

As a music lover (and isn’t everyone these days?), I’m interested in anything that can provide me with more access to music. There are a number of websites out there that interest me, but nothing has really excited me, to date (with the exception of last.fm – and then they added subscription fees for anyone outside of the US and parts of Europe). Until the release of Sony’s VidZone, that is.  OK, until I could actually ACCESS VidZone, to be honest, but that’s another story.

So, what is VidZone? It’s a free music video streaming application for your PS3, but is it worth it? Anything that is free is worthy, in my opinion, but it does need some work, let’s be honest.

Continue reading 'VidZone impressions – needs work, but damn it’s good [UPDATED]'»

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By Greg, July 5, 2009 7:31 pm

The Information Age has presented us with a number of new issues — over-availability of information, piracy, privacy, and learning when is the right time to "click here" without incurring the wrath of any number of viruses, spybots, fraudulent services, or prank scripts designed to embarrass you in front of your colleagues…     

The majority of these issues can be controlled by software, but some of them are spiralling into a maleficent maelstrom of mostly moody mm… — sorry, had my finger on the shift button. Some of these issues are getting out of hand, particularly regarding the availability of content… and piracy.

Continue reading 'Download dilemma'»

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By Greg, June 28, 2009 10:28 pm

I read an interesting article on digital distribution at ArsTechnica recently and it got me thinking. The article covered a recent investigation into digital distribution of video games by Gamestop, which suggested that digital distribution wouldn’t be mainstream for at least 5 years — and even at that stage they suggested it would still be fledgling with only 25% of the market set up for it. The article then went on to counter these statements by suggesting that digital distribution is already here. But I’m not so sure…

Continue reading 'Digital Distribution: time to clean out the shelves?'»

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By Greg, April 16, 2009 7:43 pm

I wanted to write the wicked kick-ass post about Cloud gaming, referring to the recently announced OnLive service, and speculating about… various things, but then I visited Offworld, and read the below post. It’s pretty much EXACTLY what I wanted to write – both excited and hesitant at the same time. Really worth a read. If you don’t have the time, here’s a quick summary: Cloud Gaming is possibly going to revolutionise gaming, but the first round of technology is quite likely to suck.

Ragdoll Metaphysics: Cloud Gaming Is The Nebulous Shape Of Ubiquitous Gaming – Offworld

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By Mihoko, February 8, 2009 4:45 pm

I think that lots of people save almost everything they do on their computer — like pictures, documents, memos of ideas or designs, even something simple like web bookmarks. Also, most people back up their important data. Here’s something that might help you out…

If you have a netbook with a generous hard drive (lucky you!), and you can carry your data around anywhere, then you’re fine. But at home, I guess you prefer using your 24-inch desktop instead of the little netbook, so you probably draw a line about saving data between your desktop and your netbook. And that can sometimes be a cause of confusion — sometimes you might forget to move data to your netbook or a memory card when you go out. Even if you don’t own a netbook, I’m sure you know what I’m saying… Continue reading 'Keep it all… online [updated]'»

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By Mihoko, January 20, 2009 6:16 pm

If you like using your computer (and I think you do), then why don’t you check out “Scrapplet” if you have a little spare time?

You can “scrapbook” your favorite web stuff in there. It’s fun, free, and pretty easy — it’s not pain in the neck at all to use.

Scrapplet: Internet Scrapbook!