For some reason last month several readers responded to an editorial I wrote this time last year called “Wake Up And Smell The Future!” One asked if my demands for a high-tech future was a little too materialistic — focused[…]
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Snail Mail Submissions to Nuketown: Don’t Do It!
An update about Nuketown’s “no snail mail” policy for fiction and non-fiction submissions.
Read moreCracker Barrel E-mail Promises Free Cash for Forwards
A e-mail from alleged Cracker Barrel founder “Junior Johnson” is circulating inboxes, promising folks a $50 gift certificate if they forward an e-mail to nine of their friends. It’s a hoax. Here’s the original e-mail: Capture date: 12/12/2001 My name[…]
Read moreMac OS X Revisited
I’ve been using Mac OS X for about three months straight now, long enough to have experienced the extremes of Apple’s next generation operating system. I’m running the 10.1 release on my dual USB iBook (the second generation, white-colored low-end[…]
Read moreAren’t you a little old for that?
My 30th birthday is coming up on the 17th, and that means that I’ll probably be hearing the inevitable question. “Aren’t you a little old for that?” I’ve got a closet full of Dungeons & Dragons books and other role-playing[…]
Read moreExpand your mind with the Psionics Handbook
Psionic abilities in previous editions of Dungeons and Dragons were awkward add-ons that only the most zealous individuals were willing to use. D&D3rd Edition’s Psionics Handbook changes all that, folding psionics almost seamlessly into the core D&D rules. The Psionics[…]
Read moreOrganizing Your Campaign Online, Part I
Life is hell on gaming. My Dungeons and Dragons campaign’s been running for about five years. I’ve got about 10 active players ranging in age from early 20s to early 30s. Most have girlfriends. About half are married. A few[…]
Read moreWinning converts with Apple’s iBook
A review of Apple’s new iBook laptop computer, as well as a few observations on its OS X operating system.
Read moreNuketown’s Hiatus Ends
Nuketown’s long hiatus is over. Originally, the hiatus was supposed to end in September, and did in a way. After the attacks of September 11, I focused on writing about the attacks, and pretty much ignored the nuts and bolts of[…]
Read moreOS X.1, Wired’s X-Box feature, Yahoo’s Lord of the Rings and Speedier Macs
OS 10.1 I got this crucial upgrade to Apple’s Macintosh Operating System 10 in mid-October. This is the upgrade that made OS X ready for prime-time, including all sorts of performance enhancing tweaks like faster window-re-sizing, better driver support, a[…]
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