The Internet wasn’t developed to be a dangerous place. It wasn’t developed for spammers/scammers which Australia-based Marshal’s Threat Research and Content Engineering Team estimates will represent up to 90% of the email by the end of the year. It wasn’t developed for you to use to buy/sell stuff on eBay, Amazon and the tens of [...]
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9 Tips on How to Mess With an Ebay Seller
Everyone knows that Ebay is a great way to live the American Dream and get rich quick… but it’s also an excellent source of entertainment! An Ebay seller is usually a disgruntled sort, because they are already selling a product for half its retail value. On top of this, they get additional ass-rapeage in the [...]
Pete Hines Comments on Id Merger, Future of Quake and Doom
Recently I got the chance to speak with Pete Hines, VP Marketing and Public Relations at Bethesda Softworks about the big merger between Zenimax and ID Software. I want to thank Pete for answering my questions and to Tracey for arranging the interview. OCMS: What brought about the move as ID had been a powerhouse [...]
Women Taking Over the Internet
If computer and consumer electronics technology is so entrenched in a man’s world, why do we have to get clearance before we make a PC/CE purchase for home? Yes we can buy the device without asking or discussing our decision but we do like our limbs and associated parts. Don’t jerk us around…we aren’t alone!!! According [...]
Section 8 Interview
Recently I got to speak with the team behind the pending 3d Shooter Section 8. I want to thank them for taking the time to answer our questions and to Jay at Sandbox for arranging the interview OCMS: What is the background and setting for the game? Section 8 is an intense sci-fi shooter set [...]
The Sims 3 Interview
Recently I got the chance to ask a few questions to the creative team behind The Sims 3. I want to thank them for taking the time to answer my questions and I also want to thank Angie at EA for arranging the interview. What is the background and setting for the game? Sunset Valley [...]
Verbatim BD-R and BD-RE BluRay Media Review
Let’s face it: DVD is on the way out as a data storage medium. Don’t believe me? Do you remember when writable CDs were all the rage? I do, and I have a receipt for the $1000 2x drive to prove it. Once writeable DVDs became affordable, they were the backup medium of choice, and only [...]
Matrox Quad Monitor DisplayPort Video Cards
Matrox just released their triple and quad-monitor DisplayPort M-Series graphics cards. They feature 1GB of memory and can output a large 2560×1600 resolution per output (max resolution is only available through DisplayPort… DVI only supports 1920×1200). They are targeted towards business, industrial, and government applications, and have an equally businessy price at $400 and $630. [...]
The Next Great Tech CEO
Admit it. You missed Steve opening WWDC (Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference). You missed him walking out at the end of Phil Schiller’s keynote where Steve walks from behind the curtain and says , “One more thing!” There was no colored water to dazzle folks. No one sat down on the chair, whipped off the shoes and [...]
Piracy as Free Advertising
“My whole life I felt like an animal.” – Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (20th Century Fox – 2009) Purloined Copy – One way or another an early copy of X-Men Origins was illegally uploaded to the web. While the copy circulated the Internet and is undoubtedly being saved/shown in various corners of the [...]
BringIt Lets You Compete Online For Real Cash
Recently I spoke with Bring IT CEO Woody Levin about the new online service that allows gamers to compete with one another for real cash. I want to thank Woody and Austin for making this interview happen. OCMS: What is Bring It and can you tell us how it works? Bringit is a consumer driven [...]
Building a Media Center PC Part 2
Not too long ago I realized that I could pretty much write whatever I wanted and get away with it. So I decided that I wanted to write a review on an adult 3D game that was all about sex. Complete with video and lots of screenshots. I quickly found out that my previous revelation [...]
iCommerce: How Apple Apps Changed the Game
Guess when you have $56 billion and change in the vault in today’s economic environment you must be doing something right. Just wish our kids would quit contributing to the stash Apple is using to buy GPU (graphics processor unit) technology and game designer talent. A few years ago Apple decided all smartphones sucked (they’re not too [...]
Building a Media Center PC Part 1
I got this wild idea in my head a few months ago that I wanted to build a Media Center for my bedroom. Our digital cable doesn’t extend that far, so basically we only have a DVD player in there. Which is fine, but if I want to catch up on the latest episode of [...]
Interview with Randall Queen of Verbatim
Recently I had a chance to interview Randall F. Queen, President of Verbatim America. Queen is a 20-year veteran with Verbatim, and was promoted from vice president of operations in early 2002. Since then he has guided the growth and expansion of the company beyond optical storage to encompass four operating units – hard disk, [...]
Twitter World
We see the value in Earth Day. We recognize the importance of World Peace Day. In deference to our wife we think even Mother’s Day is OK. But Twitter Day? Somehow Oprah coming online and saying “Hello Twitter World.” (or whatever) is not quite up there with the wizard of Menlo Park (Edison) calling one of [...]
Star Trek Online Interview Two
Recently I spoke to Craig Zinkievich Executive Producer for Star Trek Online at Cryptic Studios who was kind enough to do a detailed follow up to our previous interview. OCMS: Roughly how many variations of ships will players have access to and how will upgrades and customizations be handled? There are more than a dozen [...]
Linux Firewall Part 3: Selecting Your Hardware
As mentioned in the previous segment, you can create a professional-level firewall using old hardware that you would otherwise throw away. Some people may choose to purchase new dedicated hardware, which can have several advantages. Either way, you can create a hardware firewall costs significantly less than the $1000-$3000 that professional hardware devices can cost. [...]
City of Heroes Architect Edition Interview
Recently I got the news on the pending City of Heroes Architect Edition from Joe Morrissey, Senior Designer. I want to thank Joe and Halycone for setting up this interview for us at OCModShop. OCMS: How did this new feature come about? Architect was initially designed to be an improvement to our internal development tools. [...]
Ige Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Game Interview
Recently I got to speak with Donna Woo and Dawn Pinkney, Associate Producers, Activision Publishing, Inc about the pending Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. I want to thank Donna and Dawn as well as Monica for setting up the interview. OCMS: What is the background and setting for the game and how closely does [...]
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