April 2012
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Review: Max Payne for iOS
Sometimes, running into someone you haven’t seen or thought about in years can be really awkward. That’s what playing Max Payne on the iPhone or iPad felt like for me. Back when the game was first released just over a decade ago, it was an amazing experience. Now? Not so much. Sure, it’s still bullet-riddled film-noir fun for gamers that like their pew-pew a little on the dark...
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The Wirecutter: My Favourite External Drive
I research this stuff so that you don’t have to. If you’re looking to pick up a new external hard drive for your PC or Mac, I recommend buying a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk. Wanna know why? Head on over to The Wirecutter and find out.
Fiction: Swing
Time was, I was hard and lean like famine. After an hour on the heavy bag, my knuckles aching to be free of the tape that binds them and the rest of my body breaking down in a big fuck you of exhaustion, it’s dead clear that I’m far from the land of good health.
Things get worse. You hope they’ll get better. So you swing. You do it until it hurts and there’s nothing left...
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Where The Chieftains' Instruments Go into Space
These days, most of my writing is focused on technology, despite the fact that I’ve been working as a music journalist since 1997, for a traditional music publication called Irish Music Magazine. On Friday morning, my love of tunes and tech finally crossed paths, thanks to a conversation and interview with Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains.
Paddy’s son works for Nasa, and because of...
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4 Patents that Fueled the Mobile Phone Wars
A complex technological artifact, say a smartphone for example, is a collection of complex ideas made manifest. As we swipe and tap our lives away, most of us forget that a there’s a lot of brain juice squirted into each and every feature the hardware we own. Most of us, but not everyone.
Hardware manufacturers? They remember. Sometimes, they even sue other companies for daring to...
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The Wirecutter: The Rechargeable Batteries I Would...
Trust me, after five hours of research and a lot of soul searching, I can say with authority that Eneloop batteries are the only rechargeable AA batteries you should consider forking over your dough for. They come in AAA sizes as well, and if you’ve got hardware that requires C or D sized batteries, you can even pick up a pack of adapters to make to accommodate your needs. You can take in...
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Why Doesn't the iPad Offer More than 64GB of...
Because that’s how Apple likes it, now stop asking questions. Seriously though, there’s an excellent explanation for why the iPad currently tops out at 64GB. It’s all about the Benjamins. I briefly explore the issue over at Mac|Life. Why not take a gander?
