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If there's one trend that's become a focal point in the age of digital video streaming it's exclusivity. This has become very apparent in the way established services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video have treated their original shows. Want to watch a show like Orange Is The New Black or The Man In The High Castle? You'll have
The internet provides a plethora of communications options. Along with e-mail, there's an ever-expanding array of social media channels that businesses can use to keep in touch with both new and established customers. It can be a real challenge for most businesses (especially the smaller ones) to keep up with. Mailing list and marketing services provider MailChimp recently announced it
Website hosting provider DreamHost offers a wide range of services to meet its customers' needs. One of those offerings is called DreamPress, DreamHost's fully managed service for users running WordPress-based websites. While it's possible to run a WordPress site on DreamHost's shared and VPS-based hosting solutions, DreamPress is different in that all facets of a user's WordPress installation are fully
It's not easy being a Robotech fan. Like a lot of people my age, I first encountered the franchise in its original incarnation as an animated series that ran in syndication on local TV stations in the mid-1980's. The series really captured my imagination at the time and I've been a fan ever since. For the uninitiated, Robotech began as
Remember that antitrust lawsuit a few years back against Microsoft? The one where Bill Gates said shipping Windows with Netscape preinstalled would be like Pepsi shipping its soda packs with a can of Coca-Cola? That's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the news that certain Linux installations will soon be available thru the online Windows
USB chargers are two-a-penny these days but often they are cheap knock-offs with poor quality transformers that either pose a fire hazard or fail to deliver the required current to quickly recharge a smartphone or tablet. For not much more money, iClever offers a CE-marked UK spec wall charger with two USB A ports, delivering up to 2.4A from each.
What's up this Weekend? I am about to help with that in some new tools rolling out. I get you caught up on everything happening here. The next show is the big 1200 be sure to get your contest entries in. My New Personal YouTube Channel Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: Nasa &
EA has announced that The Sims Mobile is coming soon. It will be available on the Google Play Store and the App Store eventually. As of the time I am writing this blog, The Sims Mobile is only available in Brazil. If you want to be among the first to know when The Sims Mobile will be released, you can give EA your email
Blizzard announced that they have updated the World of Warcraft profile site. It now contains a lot of information that wasn't included in the previous version of the Profile site. The changes make it easier for players to quickly view specific information about each of their World of Warcraft characters. The main character screen mirrors what players see in game, so
Spent some time on the phone with a cable based national news network over my last show which is getting some attention. Not everyone is happy with that, I give an update tonight along with some advice to some high school social media warriors that are learning the power of social media, and being able to share their message with
The Strong Museum at the National Museum of Play announced the games that are the 2017 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees. These four games are the third class to be inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong was established in 2015 to recognize individual electronic games of
Niantic announced a new, very short, event that started this afternoon. The event doesn't appear to have an official name, but the announcement uses the phrase “Worldwide bloom”. This is the first Pokémon GO event that does not immediately appear to be connected to a real world holiday. The Worldwide bloom event includes “an influx of Grass-type Pokémon”. There are no
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