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Diablo 3 Announced

I can’t seriously call myself a gamer. I used to call myself a gamer, but that was a few good years ago now.
Playing computer games used to be a serious hobby for me, but marrying, having 2 kids, a dog, a career and just life in general kind of sets different priorities in life.
I even [...]

Splashtop: Instant-on Linux OS on the motherboard

ASUS just announced that some of their top motherboard will feature “Express Gate”, actually a different name for Splashtop.
And boy, Splashtop is cool. Splashtop is a full Linux OS environment, pre-set with browser, email, Skype and other Internet applications which you can start using immediately after turning your machine on. There’s practically no booting as [...]

Yoggie announces Gatekeeper Card Pro

If you’ve been following this blog for some time, you know I’m working at Yoggie, a great company with great products.
As I’ve written before, Yoggie’s Gatekeeper Pico is essentially a USB-sized miniature computer running Linux and a full Internet security suite, so you just stick it into the USB port of a Windows machine and [...]

TeamViewer - Best free remote control software

For years I’ve been the technical support call center for, mainly, my mother. She’s had to work with a computer for the last decade or so, with a specific industry software. She can, mechanically, perform all the actions necessary to control that specific application - But anything beyond that is completely beyond her.
Naturally, throughout these [...]