2014 PC Weenies T-shirt Campaign is a GO!
The readers have spoken and their will be done! This year’s limited edition PC Weenies T-shirt is now available for order. Bob needs fifty incredible supporters to back his latest …
Stunning Desktop Wallpaper Round-up: The Best of the Web (2014 edition)
Let’s face it. Google gives pretty lousy results when it comes to finding the very best sites featuring superb, high quality desktop wallpapers. I’m very selective when it comes to …
Two T-Shirt Designs Enter: Only One Will Win
More work continues on potential PCW T-shirt ideas. Like last year, I plan to make a new shirt using Teespring.com. Here are two designs to vote on. Which one would …
The Yiynova MSP19U+ from a Windows User’s Perspective: Part 1
Today’s guest blog post is by Matt Strieby, from NewLeafDesign.com. I have to admit I almost jumped out of my chair when I saw the price of the Yiynova MSP19U+ …
Excellent Sites for the Discerning Mac User
Below are three sites that I visit on a regular basis. I visit them so regularly that they’ve occupied a permanent spot in my web browsing muscle memory. These sites …
Hard Drive Reliability: Which Brands to Buy. Which To Avoid.
The fine folks at Backblaze recently updated their hard drive brand reliability chart to reflect their latest findings. Managing cloud backups in a data center, they employ 34,881 drives and …
R.I.P. Early 2008 Macbook Pro: 2008 – 2014
My venerable early 2008 model Macbook Pro, purchased brand new, has chimed its last “bong” for the last time. It served me well for 6 and a half years. The …
RIP Douglas E. Smith and Memories of Lode Runner
Douglas E. Smith, the creator of Lode Runner, passed away yesterday. I didn’t know him, but I was a huge fan of the game. I lost many an hour on …
Some Thoughts on the Retina Macbook Pro
Having lived with my new 13″ Retina Macbook Pro for nearly a week, I wanted to share some quick hardware observations on the new unit as compared to my previous …