i checked out the Sony Consumer Electronics show this afternoon. The big press show was on Thursday. This event seemed like more of a bid for Sony to show Joe Public that they’ve purchased and renamed the Sony Centre …. formerly the Hummingbird Centre … formerly the O’Keefe Centre … formerly a large empty field [...] Keep Reading

i used to write video game reviews for my former empliyer’s website. It was an unpaid thing. i was paid in games and cookies. It’s like being a stand-up comedian and being paid in beer. i hope that by now, i’ve published enough stuff to be considered a viable freelance reviewer. One of the latest [...] Keep Reading

While it’s still fresh in my mind, i wanted to commit to pixels the ideas that sprung to mind during the Adobe OnAIR Bus Tour. AIR is a product that lets you develop desktop applications. The apps can interface with the Internets and your user’s local file system. Adobe has taken pains to ensure that [...] Keep Reading

i knew i recognized Lee Brimelow’s name and voice when i heard him speak at the Adobe OnAIR Bus Tour. A short time ago, i found this excellent tutorial explaining how to swap data between a mySQL database and Flash via PHP: PHP, MySQL, and Flash It’s aaaalll Lee, baby. This tutorial is much better [...] Keep Reading

i turn up a lot of strange stuff using Google image search. When i was browsing “passport” photos for reference material, i came across this page. The gist: in an effort to cheat someone out of an order of dried insects (??), this scammer sent a message purportedly from his wife saying that he had [...] Keep Reading