If it had to do with building a PC, I was golden. My favorite power tool was a powered screwdriver. I was a wire snipping god. And I’d learned to use a soldering iron at a local Heathkit store before I learned to drive. Basically, tools for electronics: Good. Real power tools: Not so much. My friends (and even my wife) were so wary of my touching power tools that, if I even hinted at it, they’d find someone skilled to keep me out of trouble....
After years of villainy in defense of his nation, Victor Von Doom has finally gotten a comic book all his own. Which made it all the more shocking when Victor saw his rule sabotaged by terrorists in Doctor Doom #1, forcing him to yield to foreign powers, be taken into custody, and completely change what fans expected from his series in the process. For those who missed the first issue, it all hinges on the Antlion Project, developed to solve climate change by creating a black hole on the moon....
Warning: SPOILERS for The Runaways #30 With modern superheroes viewed as Hollywood stars, it was only a matter of time before the realms of comic book heroes and celebrity clout collided. But now the Runaways of Marvel’s Universe are facing one of the darkest realities of superhero engineering readers will have ever seen. The casual Marvel fans will know the TV version of the Runaways, but the comic book Runaways have recently found major success, upgrading their hero status to full members of Doc Justice’s famous J-Team, a collection of heroes with a serious reputation and fan base....
The Masked Singer premiered this week with 8 new contestants going head to head in 4 battles. By the end of the evening 2 of their identities had been revealed, but what do fans think are the identities of the remaining 6 competitors? The season kicked off with 4 primary head to head battles, Butterfly vs. Egg, Thingamajig vs. Skeleton, Rottweiler vs. Ladybug and Tree vs. Ice Cream. The winners of each battle are safe while the remaining 4 have one more opportunity to fight for their spot in the competition during the second round of battles....
Microsoft has issued an apology for a presentation that included dancing girls and obscene song lyrics. The performance was presented at the Norwegian Developers Conference to promote new features in the Azure cloud computing platform. Clad in shorts and baggy shirts, a half-dozen female dancers—since dubbed the Azure Dancing Girls—jumped around the stage as a male voice on a loudspeaker rapped lyrics promoting the fact that Norwegian developers were there “2 PARTY!...
You might remember seeing the game creator in action at the Kodu demo at CES 2009, during which Sparrow, a 12-year old girl, whooped Microsoft Entertainment and Devices honcho Robbie Bach at a game of her own creation. Early previews of Kodu have elicited numerous comparison’s to Sony’s LittleBigPlanet, which easily sets the bar for user-generated levels and communities. But Kodu’s origins and overall scope and purpose are a bit different from the highly customizable platformer for the Playstation 3....
Windows 10 19H1 Preview Build 18219 There is a list of new Narrator Improvements and changes in this build which include the following: Reliability: We have made improvements in Narrator reliability.Scan Mode: Reading and navigating while in Scan Mode has been improved. Selecting text in Scan Mode has also been improved. Selecting forward in Edge has some known issues that we are actively investigating.QuickStart: The link in settings to relaunch the QuickStart should now reliably be working and will launch from the very first Welcome page....
Smartphone accessory maker Mophie announced a new iPhone battery case line today, its first designed specifically for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Both include wireless charging tech, but they don’t add a 3.5mm headphone jack for the iPhone 7 like some competitors have done… The new juice pack air battery cases include an iPhone 7 version with a 2,525mAh battery that Mophie says is good for more than 27 total hours of talk time....
Google Search’s analytics tools determined the most common cookie people in each state searched for from Dec. 3 to Dec. 9. The data revealed that gingerbread, sugar cookies and peanut butter blossoms were the most popular. However, many states explored global cuisine this year, from German cookies to purple yam treats. Consider this your ultimate guide to the top Christmas cookies in 2022. We scoured the web for the top recipes....
Megan Draper (née Calvet), played by Jessica Paré, is one of the more polarizing characters in Mad Men. Introduced halfway through the show’s run, the actress from Montreal becomes a central figure in Don Draper’s story as his second wife. Unfortunately, she does so at the expense of the other women in Don’s life. His ex-wife, Betty, is sidelined for much of the latter half of the show; he abruptly breaks up with his girlfriend, Faye, over the phone, and the hard work of his colleagues, Joan and Peggy, was once again overshadowed by their boss’s sudden marriage....
Windows has a personalization feature that allows you to roll your images as a slideshow on your desktop. While this is great for making themes, I’ve also found another cool use for it. Here I’ll show you how to make a groovy color-changing background for Windows 7. Make a Color Changing Wallpaper for Windows 7 First around on the internet to find a cook image with a black background and a single object somewhere in the middle....
We all know it’s pretty frustrating to carry around two mobile phones, and the creators of this gadget are very much aware of this also. This is why they put their thinking caps on and developed the SIM+. This is an iPhone 5 cover that supports two SIM cards and allows users to use them both with no hustle and no SIM changing. Although this project is not yet in full throttle, the developers are using Kickstarter to gather the funds necessary to mass produce it....
For these reasons and more, organizations are embracing experiential learning as the best way to teach cybersecurity skills, whether that means a seasoned professional picking up a new certification or a non-technical staff learning the basics of security awareness. Harnessing the power of experiential learning | Infosec Inspire 2021 Web-based learning provides flexibility and scalability Web-based cybersecurity training has a few advantages over in-person training. The first is flexibility. No situation put this to the test more than the COVID-19 pandemic....
Warning: SPOILERS for Old Man Quill #12 The biggest battle in the Marvel Multiverse may be yet to come, but whether we’ll actually see it any time soon is anyone’s guess. According to Old Man Quill #12, something called the Beyonder Wars happened in the aged Star-Lord’s past - and potentially our future - that claimed the life of the beloved Guardian of the Galaxy Groot. The name alone inspires awe about a potential conflict coming down the line in the Marvel Universe....
MasterCard is out with its latest “Priceless Surprises” ad featuring Apple Pay with the help of artist Gwen Stefani. Like its previous World Series promotions, which put Apple Pay front and center, the new 30-second spot shows cardholders using the iPhone 6 and Apple Pay to checkout for purchases and being rewarded with various offers like golf trips, handbags, and concert tickets. The chance to meet Stefani is also on offer with her latest single, “Spark The Fire”, set as the ad’s soundtrack....
John Landis’ horror-comedy An American Werewolf In London has become a cult classic, and a remake by his son Max Landis has been in the works for some time, but now looks unlikely to ever happen. Over three decades have passed since the release of An American Werewolf In London, and the remake has been in early development for a while now, with Landis attached as both writer and director....
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says that Microsoft missed out on a $400B market by letting Google turn Android into the only real alternative to the iPhone. Gates confessed that his mismanagement of Microsoft’s mobile efforts was his ‘greatest mistake’ … The Verge reports on remarks made by the Microsoft co-founder during an interview at venture capital company Village Global. Gates said only one company could take on Apple, and it should have been Microsoft....
The 2020 MWC has been officially cancelled, following days of rumors and company pull-outs. Officials of the GSMA met to discuss the possibility of cancelling the Mobile World Congress Event, which was scheduled to take place in Barcelona on February 23rd through the 27th. Discussions of cancellation came after a few big parties such as Cisco, Sprint, and Facebook pulled out. The continued spread of the deadly coronavirus is what promoted those telecommunication companies, among others, to skip the now-cancelled event....
Warning: Minor SPOILERS for Amazing Spider-Man #40 For those who may have missed the latest Spider-Man twist, we’re pleased to report that after years of effectively inventing click-bait for the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson has moved on to the modern era of web reporting. Jonah’s newest career change has led him to become the Marvel podcaster fans deserve, scoring his first big interview with Spider-Man himself. The result is a podcast launch so powerful, one of the biggest podcasters in the world takes notice – Marc Maron himself....
Warning: SPOILERS for Ruins of Ravencroft: Sabretooth Marvel’s Black Knight has a fabled history in the comics, as the original version of the character predates Marvel Comics itself. In present-day comics, the first Black Knight is still around and he just showed up in one of the most unlikely places imaginable: The Ravencroft Institute. Black Knight originally debuted in Atlas Comics’ Black Knight #1. The hero is a warrior recruited by Merlin, wielding the Ebony Blade, which was forged by the wizard himself from a meteorite....
