Technology
Robots can jump…
Technology changes rapidly, sometimes its a full-time gig just keeping up with it. Our military seems to keep a solid grip on all the latest advancements, if it wasn’t for military investment this blog wouldn’t exist. (thanks DARPA!) Hence our ability to fight a large …
Left 4 Dead….Southie
Just in time for the St Patrick’s festivities. Looks like some geek decided to make a Left for Dead 2 video game map. Notice the Boston Police paddy wagon and the East 1st Street sign….and of course M Street Park in the second video. The …
A little geek history…
Could you imagine your life without the internet? Probably not…. Did you know the internet went live in 1969? Back then it was called Arpanet. Do you know what kind of role Massachusetts had in creating the internet? There’s a small inconspicuous campus that sits …
Black March…
Personally I’m a fan of the Anonymous group….as long as they are not harming the little people. This band of hackers is legit….and they tend to focus their efforts to expose and harass oppressive governments, corporations, politicians and criminals. There’s tons of different opinions about them …
Catch a case…
With ereaders, pads and tablets being the primary tech gift this Christmas….you need a way to protect them. I ended up buying 2 this year and wanted an American made case to protect them. Not only does the DodoCase offer a great armor for your gadget….but it …
Techie Tuesdays…
Do you have a ton of music that your afraid of losing if your PC ends up busted? Music libraries these days can become huge, and a ton of work to maintain. I recently started using Google Music, which lets you upload all your music …
Dorchester is yours…and there’s an app for that…
Do you know that SeeClickFix is fast becoming the standard for reporting issues to your city government? Boston is now using it integrated with the Open311 standard. This gives you direct access to their reporting systems at City Hall. Let’s say your rolling down Adams Street and you whack a …
Jobs in your pocket……..
A little piece of all of those who love our very convenient life died tonight. It was something techies everywhere didn’t want to talk about but knew was imminent. In the history books, children will read about Franklin, Edison, Tesla, Einstein, Ford, Wozniak and of …