This article was originally published at GozGeek.com. Download the podcast of this post or subscribe with your favorite podcast app. Search for GozGeek. The article is also available as a video on YouTube, you can also subscribe there. What do they call you? Wheels? I grew up with the 80s version of X-Men, so twenty years ago I was pretty… Read more →
This was originally posted on gozgeek.com. The 80s are back! We are living in strange times, especially when The Empire Strikes Back and Ghostbusters top the box office charts almost over 35 years after their initial release. I wish it didn’t take a pandemic for some of these great movies to get some theater screen time. In other 80s movie… Read more →
RIP Online Streaming I signed up with YouTube TV right after the first price hike to $40. It was, and still is, pretty awesome. Unfortunately, with the price going up to $65 it means I’m going to cancel. Someone needs to tell the content producers that they just can’t keep raising rates for distributors. Along the same line, just because… Read more →
Security today is a lot different than security was even 10 years ago. We carry more and more of our personal data in our smartphones. This is why Apple and Google have been strengthening the security of their systems. In iOS 14 Apple is adding an alert to let you know when an Application accesses the clipboard and it’s already… Read more →
When the Segway was announced, the hype was off the chart. It was going revolutionize transportation. I think the only thing it changed was everyone’s perception of security guards. Alas, all good things must come to an end, and today it’s the Segway’s scooter turn. One thing that will throw me out of a movie is when tech is used… Read more →
At the beginning of the stay at home orders a lot of daily shows had to figure out how to work remotely. Some of the shows were really rough, but Late Night‘s production values were a step above the rest. LA Times went behind the scenes to show you how they did it. By this time in your life you… Read more →
Going to a retreat for 75 days without outside communication sounds pretty cool. Doing it at the beginning of March 2020 could have some repercussions. The first killer program for personal computers was the spreadsheet, or more specifically, VisiCalc. Here is a behind the scene look at the creation VisiCalc. And, following along with vintage computing, how about extracting constants… Read more →
Hackers come in all shapes and sizes, which I learned from these genius hacks on Reddit and Twitter. First up is the genius 4th grade hacker who didn’t want to participate in a Zoom conference with his teachers so he covered his camera and named himself Reconecting(sp)…. He may have gotten away with it too if he would have learned… Read more →
I had a discussion with my mother once about wanting to play Freecell but she didn’t have access to a computer. “You know, you can play Freecell with a deck of cards…” She was not amused. What is amusing is how popular Microsoft Solitaire is as it turns 30 years old. Solitaire has 35 million monthly players which is 3… Read more →
We lost several great people this past February. The creator of the Lego minifig passed away. I still remember my first Lego set, which I received from my Uncle Jim and Aunt Janie when I was 7 or 8. The set, a plane and boat, started me on a childhood of creating. My first minifigs in that set were pretty… Read more →