Category: Technology
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3D Printed Lego AT-AT Walks!
It’s no secret that I do love Legos. In this digital age, there is something very satisfying about snapping or unsnapping blocks together to build something. It’s “meditational”… almost. This Lego-built AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport), introduced in the best movie of the Star Wars trilogy, just might actually provide me a practical reason for…
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Indie Web Trend Future
I’ve recently learned about the Indie Web movement and I am very excited about it. It signals a move back to the origins of the Internet, which is based on decentralization and personal ownership of content. Decentralization is important to the Internet because it helps keep any single entity from becoming too powerful. For example,…
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Walking Through the Matrix with Oculus Rift
With great anticipation I am waiting to try the Oculus Rift. It is a virtual reality headset that so far has shown to be truly remarkable. Initially I think everyone thought they would provide a super immersive gaming experience like no other. Tom’s Hardware reports that Oculus Rift wearers may find themselves in the middle of…
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Google Offers First Conflict-Free Computer
Google’s ChromeOS is taking the consumer tech industry by storm with laptops that can’t be matched on value. I personally have used the Toshiba CB35-A3120 13.3-Inch Chromebook and can tell you that you will have to spend 2-3x the money to get similar value. It’s a great machine and I would recommend it to anyone. At $269…
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Anti-virus Software is a Waste
Two years ago I made a decision to stop using anti-virus software on my PC and I have not had one problem. I have also not had the related PC issues that anti-virus usually brings with it. I based my decision on the following factors. I use GMail and Google does a fine job of…
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No Small Ponds on the Internet
Kelly Blazek runs a local Job’s Board in Cleveland and was likely a big fish in a small pond. As she wrote to one applicant, “I suggest you join the other Job Bank in town. Oh — guess what. There isn’t one,” Blazek wrote, according to an e-mail he provided the station. “Done with this…