About a week ago, I was sitting at work late.  I was in a meeting and despite my intentions to leave at a healthy 6:00 PM to grab a nice dinner with my girlfriend, the clock was rolling on 10:00 PM.  Impulsively, I decided I needed to buy something and  my interest was turned to the Samsung Google Chromebook.  I’m [...]

It’s been a good five years. While in the past I’ve briefly flirted with Android, Windows Phone 5, 7 and 7.5, Helio and a number of other devices and operating systems, this time I’m actually divorcing iOS. This has been a long time coming. Each of my new contract upgrades on my account (and I have two lines) I’ve purchased [...]

ArenaNet’s newest installation, and first full game after their initial installment to the franchise, Guild Wars 2 is ambitious, polished, and, quite frankly in many ways, flat out refreshing. The game has sold more than 2,000,000 copies already in its first couple of weeks on shelves. With no monthly subscription, subsidized by an in-game real money option that is strictly [...]

Amazon just fired a nuclear warhead in Apple’s direction, and today my friends, the tablet war got real. For two years now, we’ve had one major player in the tablet market: Apple. Samsung has released a few Android based tablets, there’s been a Chinese knock off or two, and somewhere a few companies flirted with tablets running a desktop version [...]

Well, it’s another week, and I suppose I’ll review something else about the PS Vita. However, this week my review applies to PlayStation 3 gamers as well. Here is our hands on with our first crossover title. What’s the verdict? Read ahead to find out… MLB 2012: The Show If there is one thing I love more about the changing [...]

Every spring, Apple releases a new iPad. Every spring, tens of thousands of eager fans wait outside stores across the country to get their hands on one of these slick slates of glass. Furthermore, every year a ton of people make a ton of money taking advantage of the huge demand and, comparably, low stock. I’m going to share a [...]

Anthrax is back, and not the band. That may be a bit of an exaggeration as so far none of the literally dozens of letters mailed to lawmakers from Oregon have tested positive, but apparently there’s someone out there who really doesn’t like Citizens United. So much so, that by the time this is all over that person will likely [...]

If you glossed over the first edition launch of the PS Vita on February 15th but are still interested in the full product launch this Wednesday then read-on. Having used the Vita over the last week here is what I think you should know before you make the purchase. I’m very pleased with the build quality and design of the [...]

The developers haven’t exactly called the PS3 version of Twisted Metal a “product relaunch”, and that’s because in many ways its familiar to the Twisted Metal that we grew up with and came to love in the late 1990′s. That in mind, this game feels great, and it feels great in a way that makes me feel like I’m visiting [...]

Sometimes when you live a busy lifestyle on the road you have to improvise. In my case, living between three corners of the state of Ohio– a 9-hour triangle driving– I’m on the road a lot. Which is why, this week, I’m writing my article from my car on my iPhone. In Mitt Romney’s case this means that taking everything [...]

This week, I hope to be an early adopter of yet another video game system. The Playstation Vita, or PS Vita for short, will be launching to 1st edition buyers today. The handheld system marks Sony’s first real 2nd generation handheld (Sorry, PSPGo, but you never really counted for anything). What does this mean for the gaming industry? Probably not [...]

I’ve got no slick intro into this week’s news, let’s just jump in. Ten states were granted No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers this week, as a result of struggling school systems and being unintentionally hurt by the law. Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee are the first of what could be many more [...]

The Susan G. Komen Foundation pulled out of Planned Parenthood citing changes to their policies that deemed the organization “unqualified” for grant funding. Because of the policy change, programs that led to as much as $680,000 in funding were aborted by the Foundation. The funds typically were used to pay for breast cancer screenings across the country. Unsurprisingly, the Susan [...]

News. It happens every week. And every week, I tell you the big stories that happened. So, without further ado… let’s do this. Super-PACs are bad for democracy. At least, I think they’re bad for democracy, and I fail to see how any individual can think that they benefit the electorate. Already, they’ve spent over $30 million dollars in advertisement [...]

So, today I got in a Facebook argument. Someone was wrong on the internet, and I had to correct them. I mentioned that Ron Paul was a bigot, and they got offended. I quoted all of his homophobic, well-published quotes both from the newsletter 20-years ago and from a book just 4-years ago. The guy’s defense was, “That’s okay because [...]

Before I begin this weekend’s purge, I wanted to write a disclaimer: I have had a lot of bourbon to drink. By “a lot” I mean substantially more than someone who wakes up for work at 7:00 AM should have in their system. Although this may seem a tad unprofessional, and slightly ridiculous, it is weeks like this that require [...]

Last Friday we exited the week noting that Mitt Romney need simply sit it out quietly and wait for the rest of the primary candidates to self-implode, which they have been doing quite splendidly. Despite our keen advice, Romney made headlines this weekend – but unlike his competitors, it was for a good reason. Senator Kelly Ayotte, a high-profile freshman [...]

Of all of last week’s news stories there is one that just sticks with me, in the worst way possible. As most know, Penn State is currently involved in a major scandal involving an Assistant Coach, 10-year old boys, an incompetent administration and a college football icon. The scandal is fixated in the world of sports, a world that many [...]

This Week in the Republican Primaries Rick Perry insists that this week’s debate debacle won’t end his campaign; if you haven’t seen it already you can snag a first-hand glimpse here. Warning: It’s painful. In response, to regain his footing, Perry appeared on David Letterman to make fun of himself and the blunder. The debates haven’t been kind to Perry, [...]