New York Times: Amazon Should Tax Shoppers

How often do you shop online? I bet that you won’t be able to survive the way you do now without shopping online. And what is the biggest online store on earth today? It might be open to argument, but Amazon definitely ranks at the top. One of the great things about Amazon is that [...]

Ban “Nerd” and “Geek” Says Professor

Did you run across the New York Times article published on Sunday about “geeks” and “nerds?” Titled “New Programs Aim to Lure Young Into Digital Jobs,” the article talks about how we have to change our views of people who are into technology. While this is already happening, the article delves deeper and looks at [...]

When Gmail Goes Down…

Yesterday, I had a meeting for about an hour so I was not able to check my personal Gmail for a bit. Neither was I constantly checking my work mail, which is based on Google Apps as well. That is why when I went back to my desk, I was quite surprised to see people [...]

Changes Ahead At Forever Geek

Regulars might have noticed that since some days the number of entries at Forever Geek has increased. As a Splashpress Media old-timer, just back from a break from blogging, I enjoy the honour to be the new editor/site manager of Forever Geek. While over the next weeks the team and I prepare a reboot of [...]

Bill Gates To Step Down

Love him or loathe him, Bill Gates and his unstoppable tech-machine Microsoft is not going away. Well, Microsoft isn’t anyway. It has been announced today that the chairman of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men is stepping down from the day job of running the company. Gates has decided to devote part of [...]

Upcoming Wii Games that will kick ass!

My Nintendo Wii has been left unused for the past two months. One reason is the amount of work that I had to contend with over the last few months. Everything just came to a head two months ago and I have been so swamped that all of my hobbies had to take a backseat. [...]

Best. Transformers Costumes. Ever.

Now this is some seriously talented costume making….

Debunking the MySpace Myth of 100 Million Users

The hype around the ‘web 2.0′ buzzword continues to grow and grow. From bullshit statements like 85% of college students use Facebook (umm no, that was when less than half of US colleges were supported, yet everyone continues to cite that magical number) to PhotoBucket drives 2% of US internet traffic (again, umm no – [...]

Sony PSP Last days Recall

Hello everyone, I’m back again after a few days of absence due to the work I’ve been having in making my new homepage. Since I hardly made articles this week, here’s the low down on what’s new and exciting about Sony’s little black beauty. Death Jr. was released and… …it sucks. I haven’t heard one [...]