Weekend Open Forum: Windows 8 ditches Aero Glass — will you miss it?
May 18, 2012
In a lengthy blog post, Microsoft has explained some of the logic behind Windows 8′s interface. Much of the article discusses Metro, but a...
Weekend tech reading: How HP lost its way
May 13, 2012
How Hewlett-Packard lost its way A few months after she took over as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) last September, Meg Whitman held one in...
Weekend Open Forum: What legacy hardware do you still use?
May 12, 2012
Many of us have heard the saying about hardware being outdated as soon as you buy it. It can be rather frustrating to purchase...
Weekend tech reading: FBI seeks wiretappable sites, UK wants to filter porn
May 7, 2012
FBI: We need wiretap-ready Websites – now The FBI is asking Internet companies not to oppose a controversial proposal that would require firms, including Microsoft,...
Weekend Open Forum: How many browser tabs are open right now?
May 5, 2012
Browsing the web on a typical day I tend to amass a ridiculous amount of open tabs, whether related to something I’m working on...
Weekend Open Forum: Do you still have a landline at home?
April 28, 2012
You might’ve laughed at that question as recent as a decade ago, but between expanding cellular coverage and affordable VoIP services, conventional landlines are...
Weekend tech reading: AMD cutting HD 2000/3000/4000 support on Linux?
April 23, 2012
AMD to drop Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 Catalyst support (on Linux) In what will certainly be controversial and disappointing to some Radeon Linux desktop users, AMD...
Weekend Open Forum: What’s the oldest online account you still use?
April 21, 2012
I’ve signed up to many, many websites in my years online. In fact, just checking my password manager I found that I’ve registered to...
Weekend tech reading: Portugal considers a ‘Terabyte Tax’
April 15, 2012
Portugal considers ‘Terabyte Tax’ In what legislators are calling an attempt to “bring old legislation into the 21st century,” the Portuguese parliament is considering taxation...
Weekend Open Forum: How many games do you own?
April 13, 2012
We’ve featured multiple video game-related questions here throughout the years but surprisingly enough, we’ve never asked how many games you actually own. Some people...