Archive for 'Technology'

Mass Effect and SecuRom

17 June 2008

Well, I’ve been wanting to pick up a copy of Mass Effect for the PC since console gaming just does not do it for me.   But, a friend just forwarded me some disturbing news about the restrictions of the SecuRom DRM that the game is using.  Apparently, things like tinkering with the hardware on your […]

Python 2.5 OS X installer broke my .bashrc settings.

10 March 2007

The other day I decided to upgrade Python in my mac mini from version 2.3 to the most current release of 2.5. I opted to do this using the OS X install found here. After installing it appeared that it had completely hosed my custom PATH settings in my .bashrc and .bash_login files.
Luckily, […]

Is this the start of something new?

31 January 2007

Mike Guderloy, a prolific Windows and .net developer, writer, and blogger has started a new blog about his attempts to wean himself from Microsoft Development tools. I find this timely, and a bit more than a coincidence that several developers I know personally and myself have been contemplating the same move.
For me the move […]

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – My quick thoughts

9 December 2006

Okay, I guess I’ve been living under a rock but I just have to say this. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is one of the most impressive games I’ve played. To be fair that list isn’t long I’ve never played the previous games in the Elder Scrolls series so the experience I’ve had so […]