Categories: Review

• Two companies that are getting it right (finally).

  Over the last week or two, for reasons not important here, I’ve upgraded two PCs to Windows 7.  Let me start by saying that normally, I dont’ do OS upgrades.  I usually just wait until my PC explodes or melts or catches fire, then I just get whatever OS the new one comes with.  I am not, as they say, an “early adopter”,
  That being said, the first PC to get the upgrade was my work PC (thanks Mr. Virus man!).  [...]

• Mini Review: 7da Zombie Hunter

  Let’s face it. Most iPhone games suck, especially the free ones. Long story short, 7da (no, that’s not a typo) Zombie Hunter is 100% ronseal. It’s full of action, zombies, and hunting. And it has seven levels (days). Yes it’s short, but that’s the idea here. If you have time to play for hours on your iPhone, then you’re probably missing something important (aren’t we all?).

  The game is simple. Left thumb moves, right thumb shoots in traditional 2d “Smash [...]

• Firewalls for dummies

  Word to the wise folks. When you’re installing a firewall on your server due to mysterious login attempts, make sure that you know what IPs you’re blocking.
  I ended up driving out to where my server is colocated at 8pm last night because my server wasn’t reaponding. I had recently installed APF (advanced policy firewall) and BFD (brute force detection) and wad confident in it’s functionality. Note: I installed and tested it while away from home.
  Geeky stuff: APF is [...]

• Facebook for iphone 3.1.4

  Facebook for iPhone has been updated once again.
  This version supposedly fixes a bug where friends were incorrectly matched with contacts. Also something about push notification.
  Grab it now in the app store!
  UPDATE: It’s still buggy.

• OK Go – Of The Blue Color of the Sky

  “Here’s our new album, man.  It doesn’t sound anything like the other two.”
  “Not at all?”
  “No way man, that would be derivative”
  “What if no one likes it?”
  “Be cool man, we’re OK Go… they’ll get it”
  Normally this kind of attitude would aggravate the hell out of me.  Luckily, I’m used to OK Go experimenting with their sound.  If you’re not, then you’ve only heard their singles.
  No, even if you’ve only heard their singles you should know this.  How in the world did [...]