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Josh Girvin
Josh Girvin
WAR Diary: Part the first
Mar 10, 2009 | 11 Comments 
First, an introduction! This is my brand new place to share my annoying, rambling and somewhat incoherent thoughts on all things Warhammer Online. I’ll be covering topics such as the ...
 
David Hollingworth
David Hollingworth
Microsoft and queer gamers
Feb 27, 2009 | 33 Comments 
There's a story been doing the rounds regarding an Xbox Live subscriber who recently had her account banned for identifying as a lesbian in her GamerTag. The Consumerist first followed ...
 
David Field
David Field
Triple SLI is bad for you
Nov 26, 2008 | 15 Comments 
You know what the most appropriate use for triple SLI is? I hate to break it to you, but it’s not for gaming. It’s for kitting out the Nvidia booth at a trade show. We built a triple ...
 
Zara Baxter
Zara Baxter
Geek eye for the average guy
Nov 20, 2008 | 7 Comments 
It used to be, back in the day, that everyone thought we’d be wearing stylish one-piece jumpsuits by the year 2010. The only way I can see that happening is if the geeks take over. And ...
 
David Field
David Field
How Twitter pwned Dave’s inbox
Nov 17, 2008 | 16 Comments 
I’d like to apologise to everybody in my Gmail address book who I inadvertently spammed yesterday. I’d also like to place the blame squarely at the overzealous marketing people at ...
 
Ashton Mills
Ashton Mills
Simple truths
Nov 11, 2008 | 12 Comments 
Well, that’s one way to spend $US300 million. You know the ads – Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Gates, what could possibly go wrong? Oh, not too much – except perhaps the message. Aside from the ...
 
James Matson
James Matson
The new vapourware
Oct 31, 2008 | 7 Comments 
It may surprise the hordes of people that gave Auran’s ‘Fury’ a wide berth to learn, but I actually enjoyed the Unreal 3 Engine powered MMOFPS. Sure, it wasn’t a game I was glued to ...
 
David Field
David Field
Stop lying to me about what I 'need'.
Oct 2, 2008 | 12 Comments 
Consumer digital displays (oh alright, LCD TVs and some LCD computer monitors) are getting steadily better across the board. But in an attempt to lure customers, the companies that make ...
 
Ashton Mills
Ashton Mills
Opening Hardware
Sep 26, 2008 | 3 Comments 
It began with software, and with source code, but the principles of open source are being applied to hardware as well – which may seem strange, at first. After all with software it’s ...
 
Zara Baxter
Zara Baxter
Zara's geek secret
Sep 19, 2008 | 10 Comments 
I have a confession to make, oh Atomicans. My revelation will damage my geek cred severely, and you may even snicker – everyone in the office did – but I need your help. See, a while ...
 
Logan Booker
Logan Booker
Bed TV
Aug 26, 2008 | 2 Comments 
I can’t remember the last time I slept in my own bed. From this statement, one could assume there’s something terribly wrong with my usual place of rest. While it does sag in the ...
 
David Field
David Field
The Alzheimer’s of King X86 -- Part Two
Jul 31, 2008
Authors' note: It's dangerous to read on without starting from the beginning! Had the King been able to remember what was beyond his walls, he would have worried. For the King's rule ...
 
Ashton Mills
Ashton Mills
The Streisand effect
Jul 30, 2008
It’s more than a little intriguing in this day and age, where the internet is no longer a Hot New Thing, that people, companies, and sometimes even entire countries (here’s looking at ...
 
Logan Booker
Logan Booker
Army of Who?
Jul 30, 2008 | 1 Comment 
I didn’t believe Salem when he said we could have unlimited, super-powered bullets just by standing with our backs to each other. Or that he could turn invisible, just by having me shoot ...
 
Ashton Mills
Ashton Mills
The open call
Jul 25, 2008
Inevitably as Linux has gained traction it’s attracted more and more attention. From Dell selling Ubuntu PCs to ASUS choosing Xandros for the EeePC, it’s become almost trendy to add Tux ...
 
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Issue: 107 | December, 2009

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