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The United States is in the midst of an extremely heated and contentious political season. I expect that things are going to increase in intensity as we get closer to November. Political advertisements that are designed to promote a particular candidate, or to disparage the opponent of a particular candidate, are everywhere! These ads can be found on Facebook, in
Have you ever wondered if your annoyingly loud neighbors are making enough noise to damage your hearing? To find out, you are going to need a decibel meter. I recommend an app that is appropriately named Too Loud?. It is a handy, easy to use, decibel meter. The “Too Loud?” app is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It
The Summer isn't over yet. In some places, the new school year has yet to begin. My limited experience in retail was enough to show me that now is the time that retailers start rolling out their plans for the upcoming holiday shopping season. Microsoft is no exception to this rule of retail. Microsoft is planning on putting up several
Gamers might want to take a minute to go check on their Orc or Demon Hunter right now. Blizzard Entertainment, maker of World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and Starcraft, released a statement today that probably freaked out most of the gamers that I play with. Mike Morhaime, the President of Blizzard Entertainment, CEO, and co-founder, released an Important Security Update
I first heard about this game through Kickstarter. These guys called The Men Who Wear Many Hats set up a Kickstarter to raise money to create a game called “Organ Trail”. Anything that has zombies in it gets my attention, so I kicked in some money, and hoped this little game would, eventually, get made. If you are my age,
“In space... no one can hear you scream....” Or, maybe they can. Scientists from the University of Michigan have been able to detect an oscillating signal that occurs as a star is devoured by a previously dormant supermassive black hole. The event was documented with the Suzaku and XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescopes. They picked up semi-regular “blips” in the light
Finally, there is a use for all those photos of cats that people have been posting into social media! I mean, other than the current uses, which are either to make people smile, or to give a person something to post onto their Facebook page. No matter what form of social media you are using, one thing remains constant –