Tough-Guy Tech Terminology

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. It’s vacation time and I was just in Vegas, which is now one of my favorite places. So, to honor the spirit of Vegas, I have compiled a random list of off-the-cuff, sort-of cool terms used by the toughest of techs… Read more

Giving Old Games New Life: Oblivion

Anybody who has an active interest in video games has almost certainly heard of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. If you happened to snag a copy of the PC version when it was released two years ago, chances are that you’ve completed it many times over and it is now collecting dust on a shelf somewhere. But fear not, dear gamers, for I have a reason for you to bring this wonderful game out of its resting place. That reason is Oscuro’s Oblivion Overhaul.

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How to Buy Stuff Cheaper Online

Shopping “in-store” or “brick and mortar” retail will likely exist only as a memory at some point in our (my) lifetime. The only occasions I find myself in a store is when I’m grocery shopping, looking for clothes, or for the sake of entertainment. Still, it seems there are parents and other people out there that stay away from online retail, turned-off by shipping costs and afraid of identity theft. With the abundance of resources and retail competition online, reward greatly outweighs risk, making shopping elsewhere seem like a waste of money. In the 21st century, being a smart consumer is knowing where and how to look for the cheapest price online. Read more

Match.com… Like to Pay for Sausage Parties?

The purpose of my writing this is to hopefully help some lonely young lovers save their money and invest in themselves. Additionally, it’s a way for me to get back at these companies by publicly documenting how both are ineffective and how Match.com just simply ripped me off.

People are generally embarrassed to reveal that they subscribe to a matchmaking site for the same reasons many fear taking-out, or even responding to a personal ad in a newspaper. It is these same insecurities that these companies manipulate to take the customer’s money and fail to deliver their promised level of service. Read more

Quit Smoking With Video Games

It has been over a year now since I quit smoking. For me, the hardest part of the quitting process was the first three days. I found the withdrawal symptoms to be at their worst during this time, but I also felt noticeably healthier and happier. While quitting smoking is a psychological struggle that lasts for months or even longer, if a smoker can avoid having a cigarette for three days, they will find that the worst is over with and that quitting permanently is within their reach.

Anticipating an initial period of strong physiological withdrawal, I went digging into my old software and video game library. I gathered together the games which I found to be the most addicting and time consuming when growing-up. Read more