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Techerator Holiday Gift Guide: Gamer’s Edition
07 Dec 2010 by Kevin Schulte / 3 Comments
The holidays are right around the corner, and if you’re anything like me you haven’t even thought about starting to shop for gifts. In the past this situation might have ended with you in tears at the mall, desperately fighting against throngs of soccer moms and biting children, hoping to grab the last of whatever this year’s best seller ends up being in the final days leading to...
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Holidays 2.0: How the Internet Changed (and saved) Christmas
16 Nov 2010 by Kevin Schulte
The internet is without a doubt one of the greatest and furthest reaching inventions in the history of mankind. It allows for near instantaneous communication with people on the other side of the planet (and even in outer space). Internet connectivity has become so ingrained into our everyday lives that it’s often hard to imagine life without it. Nearly every single day of my life begins and...
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Friday Fun! Relive Fond Memories With Organ Trail
29 Oct 2010 by Kevin Schulte / 2 Comments
The Organ Trail is a re-imagining of the classic Oregon Trail, except set in the present day and with zombies. It features throwback graphics and classic controls.
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What To Do If Your Android Home Screen Replacement Lags
15 Oct 2010 by Kevin Schulte / 5 Comments
Home screen replacement apps are one of the many benefits of the open nature of Android. They provide speed and functionality above and beyond what the default home screen can offer. Unfortunately, due to the nature of how home screen replacements work, some issues can arise. One persistently annoying issue surfaces when the entire home screen needs to redraw itself when you return to it after clo...
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A Quick Look at the New Firefox Mobile (Beta) for Android
11 Oct 2010 by Kevin Schulte
Back in May, I looked at a pre-alpha build of Firefox Mobile for Android. Being a pre-alpha product, it had its shortcomings. It was slow and buggy, yet showed tremendous potential to shake up the Android browser market. Last week, Firefox Mobile officially entered its beta stage, bringing along with it tons of improvements and a much better user experience. While not quite ready for primetime, Fi...
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Easily Hot Swap SATA Hard Drives With HotSwap!
06 Oct 2010 by Kevin Schulte
One advantage that SATA added over previous connection standards is the ability to hot swap devices. This allows users to add and remove devices, such as hard drives and optical drives, without restarting the computer. While it is possible to manage these hot swapped devices in Windows, it doesn’t always work properly and can be a pain. Thankfully, there’s a program out there that take...
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Friday Fun! Expand Your Gaming Horizons With ‘The Day’
01 Oct 2010 by Kevin Schulte
This week’s edition of Friday Fun is a bit of a departure from the usual games we feature. While it’s still technically a Flash game, The Day is more interactive fiction than it is an addictive time waster like most Flash games. Gameplay is incredibly simple, and much greater emphasis is placed on atmosphere and storytelling. You play the role of Tia, a young girl celebrating her birth...
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Android App Roundup! Abduction! 2 (Game) and my6sense (magical RSS and social network reader)
29 Sep 2010 by Kevin Schulte and Evan Wondrasek
It’s been a while, but welcome again to another exciting edition of our Android App Roundup series! This time I’ll be showing you how you can kill some free time with Abduction! 2 while Evan explains how you can discover the best articles from your RSS feeds and social networks with my6sense. If there are any Android apps you feel you can’t live without, we’d love to hear a...
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A Quick Look At Author Neal Stephenson’s Latest Project: The Mongoliad
09 Sep 2010 by Kevin Schulte
Any self-respecting geek has heard of the author Neal Stephenson, and many have read at least one of his works. Author of books such as Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and most recently Anathem, Stephenson is known for not holding back when it comes to technological descriptions.Cryptonomicon, for example, contains a multi-page explanation on the intricacies of Van Eck phreaking. It definitely isn̵...
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Friday Fun! Why Do Homework When You Can Procrastinate With Liferaft: Zero?
27 Aug 2010 by Kevin Schulte
With school starting for many of our readers (myself included), what better way to celebrate than with another edition of Friday Fun? After all, Flash games are the ultimate procrastination tool! Liferaft: Zero is a devious blend of the setting from Portal, the acrobatics of N, and the frustrating difficulty of Jumper. You play the role of a series of clones, hopping through obstacle courses under...
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