Archive for the ‘Steven Hodson’ Category

Could the future of Microsoft’s Windows be all Metro?

Back in February on my Windows related blog I made a prediction regarding the next version of Windows expected some time in 2012. In the post I suggested that we could see something radically different from Redmond and while it was definitely a case of reading the tea leaves it was based on some interesting Full story

Braindead TechCast EP22: Location, location, location … eh who cares

Well folks it appears that the annual SXSW conference in Austin Texas is just around the corner which of course means we are going to be inundated with a spewing forth of news and hype – heavy on the hype – about the newest lovechild of Web 2.0 – Location (cr)Apps. This of course was the spark Full story

Our online media world is beginning to look like .. well .. our offline media world

One of the biggest things that both the freetard and the Web 2.0 warm and fuzzy crowd have been trying to implant in our heads is that the future of media is online and it will be free. Not free as in beer but rather geotargeted social media data-mined we know what you really want Full story

An abundance of crap

I was just reading a post by Michael Masnick at Techdirt were he was taking up the subject of abundance and how as a society we are unprepared to deal with that concept. His jumping off point was a recent statement by Clay Shirky who said Abundance breaks more things than scarcity does. Society knows how Full story

5 New screenshots for the upcoming Civilization V

I’m not a true gamer per se but I do have my favorites that I like to play and of them all Sid Meier’s Civilization series has to be my utmost favorite. I think I have owned every release of the game back to when the original SimCity and Civilization were the best sim games Full story

Cost of glasses show just how ridiculous this idea of 3D TV is

I’ll be right up front on this – I think the idea of 3D television has got to be one of the stupidest ideas in a long tong time and trust me I see more than my far share of stupid ideas on a daily basis. What makes this so abundantly clear is that in order Full story

US to consider free wireless for “some” Americans

According to a report today US regulators are considering a plan to dedicate spectrum for a free wireless Internet services for some American in order to increase broadband service nationwide. The FCC provided few details about how it would carry out such a plan and who would qualify, but will make a recommendation under the Full story

Braindead TechCast EP20: Moronic Monday where life is more than lumps and craters

Due to the fact that Monday’s are generally pretty slow when it comes to tech news of any worth Sean and I decided that it would be the prefect day to do a show that talks about some of the more moronic stories of the previous week. These are stories that are either too stupid Full story

Do we really want a Facebook Web?

Your parents are probably on Facebook, as are your kids and there is even a chance your grandparents are on Facebook as well. You neighbor is probably there playing FarmVille and you stand a good chance of getting Friend requests from the corner-store clerk at some point. Even those neighbors and irritating jerks from work are Full story

There will never be a better divorce letter – EVAR!

I just caught this over at Daily Shite and I am still ROFLMAO so I figured why not share what has to be the best divorce letter written (even if it is a hoax). Just make sure you aren’t drinking or eating anything as you read it. Thanks Sara you made my day. Full story