I make no qualms about how much I love Twitter (you can follow me at @halophoenix), even love Plurk (I’m halophoenix there also), but hate Facebook with a passion. Why? It’s all about the way you use your social networks…
Guild Wars 2 Trailer Released
I’m actually a huge fan of Guild Wars even though I don’t play terribly much. I own Guild Wars and Guild Wars: Factions, and I used to play somewhat consistently – it’s probably the best “solo MMO” on the market…
Apple Sets Snow Leopard Release: August 28!
Apple’s let the cat out of the bag (I had to) a little early: Mac OS 10.6, dubbed “Snow Leopard,” was scheduled for release sometime in September at the earliest, but Apple announced this week that they would take pre-orders…
Logitech Unveils New Darkfield Mice that Track on Glass
Logitech unveiled “Darkfield” today, its next-generation optical tracking technology, designed to keep a mouse tracking and stable on just about any surface, including glass. And I don’t mean frosted-glass or translucent-glass desktops, I mean completely clear, nothing-below-this surface glass. Previous…
Grab a Metroid Prime Samus Phazon Suit Figure at PlayAsia!
Just because we’re all serious about technology doesn’t mean we don’t know good toys when we see them, and any gamer/geek would love this figure of Samus Aran in her Phazon Suit from Metroid Prime sitting on their desk, glowing…
Microsoft to Include Outlook for Mac in Next Version of Office
Microsoft announced last week that they would be discontinuing their Mac-based e-mail application, Entourage, and instead shipping a full version of Outlook with the next version of Microsoft Office for Mac, due out in 2011, if previous trends hold. Quoth…
PCMag Gets Hands-On with the Zune HD
I have to say, even as an iPod Touch owner, the Zune HD looks fabulous – thin as a wafer, and that interface looks killer, and a lot of fun to use. The browser – that special version of Internet…
Apple Brings the Matte Screen Back to the MacBook Pro
(image courtesy of Cult of Mac) So Apple quietly re-added the option to get a matte screen on your 15-inch MacBook Pro to the Apple Store online. The news broke earlier today after people started noticing it was there, and…
Lifehacker’s Top 10 Tricks for Making Your Playlists Rock
If there’s anything I have a really tough time with, it’s my playlists. To the point where sometimes I just won’t make them, even though my music collection is massive, and I have plans to digitize even more. So how…
Lifehacker’s Top 10 Computer Hardware Fixes and Upgrades
Over at Lifehacker, there’s a link-worthy roundup of 10 hardware fixes and upgrades that, while they may not all breathe new life into your PC, they may breathe new life into the way you interact with your PC. For example,…