Man, I hate when I strain my brain! I overexert it, and then I have to hobble around all weekend with an Ace bandage on it. I have to remember to do ten minutes of brain-stretching before my workout. What? … Continue reading →

Second to only O’Reilly Press and maybe IDG (who make the “For Dummies” books), No-Starch Press is at least the third most popular publisher of tech manuals. So we were particularly charmed to see this review of The Manga Guide … Continue reading →

You may have either opinion of TED, the Technology Entertainment Design conference in California, USA. You might see it as a gathering of forward-thinking visionaries mapping their collaborative plans for a better future, or you might see it as a … Continue reading →

Over at News.com.au, this article points out the five technologies expected to boom in 2009. And it gels well with what your common sense would suggest. Number one and two on the list: a netbook and a smartphone. The days … Continue reading →

Maybe Adobe could go in halves with them. Half the time when I ask somebody what they’re running, they say, “Pirated Photoshop I got off of BitTorrent”. Microsoft moans about software pirates stealing their product on one hand, then quietly … Continue reading →

Did that headline get the attention of all you science fiction fans in the geek community? Go-o-od! Gotta get a hit somehow. Anyway, so The Ellison has this fun little rant on YouTube, where he whinges in true Ellison style … Continue reading →

Oh, the nail-biting suspense! Which browser will come out on top? The intrigue! The drama! The… the routine. We’ve actually been watching this fight between Microsoft and Mozilla since 1995, and in fact they’re actually descended from the same web … Continue reading →