Tips and tricks for Apple's newest version of the Mac OS X operating system. Read the full story.

American horror got much needed infusion of creepiness with The Ring, a remake of the Japanese film Ringu. Despite the legacy of authors like H.P. Lovecraft, American horror movies always seem to avoid soul-cringing, subtle horror in favor of the easy gross out or Monster-of-the-Week gorefest.

While these can be good, more often than not it's just another excuse to spill some fact blood and rack up an ever-more ghoulish body count. The Ring, and the Japanese imports that followed it, skews more cerebral, trying to crawl under your skin and rattle you from the inside, rather than just throwing another ghoul onto the big screen.

Complementing the movie's exceedingly creepy on-screen visuals was that staple of horror movies, the soundtrack. While none of its tracks stood out in the same way as Psycho, Jaws or Halloween, the music fit the mood well. Fans of the movie and its sound can re-immerse themselves in it with The Ring/The Ring 2 soundtrack, released by Decca Records.

It's been too long between podcasts -- thanks to a nasty cold that hit back at the beginning of May -- but with Radio Active #7, we're back on track. The podcast opens up with some updates about the show itself, and my plans for the future. I then go into a bit of a rant on game FAQs ... or rather, the lack there of. And then finally, I've got a review of Steven Erikson's Garden of the Moon, a dark fantasy novel with a militaristic edge.

Is switching to an Intel-based processor worth the risks for Apple? Or is all this talk just a ploy to get IBM to pay more attention to Steve Jobs' company? Read the full story.

Here's a radical concept: how about these "violence" activists keep their damn mouthes shut, and let parents decide whether or not to let their kids buy Star Wars Kids Meals ... or to see the movie? Read the full story.

The Book of Exalted Deeds is meant to be the good and noble counterpart to the nefarious, twisted, profane -- and excellent -- Book of Vile Darkness source book by Monte Cooke.

Unfortunately, it takes the mirroring of that Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook too far, creating counterpoints for every aspect of the Vile Darkness but doing so in an unimaginative, and in some cases, dumb way.

This has the potential to be very cool, but I hope Apple offers some sort of reimbursement for those submitting the podcasts; either a per-podcast fee (wouldn't it be great to buy one for $1 and support your podcasters?) or by paying content producers per download. Read the full story.

Same rumor, different source. I could see Apple swithing to Intel chips--if nothing else, it would squash the processor speed debate once and for all--but I doubt it would lead to Mac OS X running on normal, non-Apple Intel boxes. Read the full story.

The Cato Institute argues against those making the argument that the Galactic Empire isn't all that bad a thing. Read the full story.

Revenge is so very, very sweet. Now if only the Mac would get some good games out of this deal... Read the full story.