My Windows Phone Took a Dive, But My Data is Safe My Windows HTC 8X phone took a dive last night. Literally. I’ll skip the details, but it was submerged for long enough that it may now be an expensive shiny plastic brick (more on that later). While I’m pretty bummed about this, as I…
Violence Against Women is a Horrific Topic. Patrick Stewart Explains its Impact on His Life. As a rule I try to stay away from certain charged topics on All That Nerdy Stuff for a simple reason: I can rant on some of these topics just a little too well, and it can be painful and…
Star Trek Into Darkness Is Alright, But Broken. Spoilers Follow I know, I know–this review is crazy late and Star Trek Into Darkness has been out for ages.. I’ve been super swamped the past few weeks trying to complete a statistics class, graduate with three little degrees and get my ducks in a row to…
I could be just as wrong as you are. Or, you could be as right as I am. As I travel about on the web, and do my daily reading, I find many situations and issues that are, ah…’informative’ and ‘enlightening’. Recently, I had the pleasure to realize just how much viewpoints of religion, politics and…
Could EA be behind the Xbox One and PS4 Used Game DRM fiasco? Soon after the May 21st unveil of Microsoft’s new Xbox One console, rumors began to circulated the internet. Apparently Xbox One will have DRM (Digital Rights Management) which could inhibit or prohibit the ability to play used games. There currently is a type of DRM used with PS3…
Long term or future, it’s still us footing the bill. Forum people seem to be idiots, if you are reading about gaming. For one, too many of us all seem to be fanboys of one ilk or another. And, too many of us all shout and swear loudly that no one but us knows anything,…
Windows 8’s Big Guns Come Out–And They’re Aimed at Apple It’s been a long time coming, but Microsoft is finally getting a clue with its Windows 8 advertising. Up until recently, it was focused on what I, frankly, think of as complete idiocy: dancing, spinning, twirling idiots, smiling as they snap keyboard accessories that aren’t even…
Xbox One Just Went from Exciting to Deal Breaker The internet exploded this morning with the perceived announcement that Microsoft’s new Xbox One system would block players from buying and selling used games. Gamers were justifiably angry. They should be angry. In a statement on Major Nelson’s Blog, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb made it clear: you can…
Microsoft’s new Xbox One Is Coming Today at 9AM, Microsoft unveiled the next generation Xbox One. The console has an x86/x64 architecture based on an 8 core AMD Jaguar Processor, just like PlayStation 4. It has 8 GB ram, a 500GB HDD, USB 3, 802.11 N with WiFi Direct, a blu-ray drive and HDMI in/out. These specs are…
Is The Xbox One Ready for Gamers? Or, is just another TV playing device? Today’s announcement recalled just how great Xbox has been. And, now what is new about this great Xbox One? Yay. New advancements in gaming? Mostly graphics. Lots of same old stuff such as exhausted franchises trotted out? Yep. What does a 50 year…