Monthly Archives: May 2012

Trials: Evolution

I’ve always enjoyed the ‘trials’ type of games.  They’re easy to understand: you can accelerate, brake, lean back, or lean forwards.   They’re a challenge to balance those factors to get through the various levels and this (if they’re tuned properly) … Continue reading

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Updating Windows Vista – An Adventure

I’m not sure why I found all of this amusing, but I thought I’d share anyway. My housemate had put an ‘old’ laptop into storage, but had need of it again.  It had Vista on it – a pre Service … Continue reading

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Let’s Kill People

Before I begin this entry, I feel I really should make note of something that Oblivion does right that nearly every other game doesn’t, and which I complain about incessantly:  you can pause at any point.  You can pause during … Continue reading

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Android Pattern Unlock

A while back  there was a story that caught a lot of attention.  Apparently the FBI is unable to crack the Android pattern screen lock.  A day before I heard about this story, a friend (who has a Galaxy S … Continue reading

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