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Steam for Mac: still a UI disaster

Back in my dark ages of computing, when I only had a PC and I pirated just about every game and application I used, Steam was launched, promising to revolutionize the gaming industry. It did not, at least not at the time. When all you wanted to do was use a CD-Key and no-CD Crack [...]

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Rogers: I don’t hate you, I hate your policies.

Here we go again. Another Rogers ‘experience’ in the bag and another decision to avoid using Rogers. I mentioned in my last rant about Rogers (iPhone Unlocking Policy) that I would very likely be buying my next phone outright simply to avoid being forced to keep Rogers as my carrier. Well that time is here [...]

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Why I stopped using Google+

My feelings towards Google+ were best described by Alex Albrecht on an episode of Diggnation a few weeks back when he said “I’m hesitantly optimistic [about Google+].” In other words, I’m hesitant because Google Buzz didn’t do much for me along with a ton of other Google services that were overhyped and under-delivered. Wave, anyone? [...]

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How to one up the empty toilet paper roll

We’ve all seen this before, right? Although I tend to be pretty good at replacing the roll when necessary, I’ll admit, I may have left one like that a few times in the past. I mean, I get it – it’s a bit of a hassle to go under the sink, grab a new roll, [...]

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