Exploring What's Outside The Box
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Google’s Nexus One Android phone has been in the news for some time now and there has been a lot of hype about it. Is it the iPhone killer we’ve been looking for? Engadget already has one in their hands and a review is coming. A quick Google search reveals several other articles about the […]
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2010 has arrived with the usual noise of fireworks and celebration. Here at 2Tall Tales, I can’t help but already look forward to some of the things that 2010 has in store for us on the tech front. Ubuntu will of course continue to be released and there seems to be much to look forward […]
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With the final Karmic Koala release just hours behind us and with a week of playing around with the Release Candidate, I have to say that upgrading from 9.04 was definitely worth it. Karmic brings a number of improvements that are well worth upgrading for in my opinion and I wanted to share some of […]
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I have always been a fan of the Stargate series. I liked the movie and I’ve seen an episode of SG-1 here and there. When Stargate Atlantis came along, I watched every single episode, from the beginning to the end. The cancellation announcement was sudden and sad. However, a glimmer of hope that the Stargate […]
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The last couple of years, Alaska has become a household name. Starting with TV shows like Deadliest Catch to the failed Vice Presidential bid of Governor Sarah Palin, everyone is curious about Alaska. It is no surprise then that more and more shows are popping up on the good old TV, displaying the last frontier […]
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When Google Wave was announced earlier this year, I knew I had to somehow be a part of it. The concept of working together on things online at the same time with this new media was appealing to say the least. Naturally, once it was possible to do so I requested an invite to this […]
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In the theatres of the world, science fiction has been well represented the last couple of years. With movies such as Star Trek and Transformers, we’ve had our share of intense action and mind-blowing technology on display. When District 9 rolled in, I was therefore completely unprepared. District 9 is science fiction but science fiction […]
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With the 3 Day Novel Writing Contest now weeks behind me, I’ve been using the last couple of weeks to diligently prepare for Nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month. Status so far: I’m working on my first “outline draft” and I’ve finished part one of three of the story so far. So, so far so good. […]
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Digital distribution of software and games in particular has grown quite a bit in the last couple of years. I’ve checked out some of these services myself, such as Steam by Valve and Direct2Drive. Being a Ubuntu user for much of the time these days, PC gaming hasn’t been much of a focus for me […]
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Robert Langdon, famous from the adventures of “The DaVinci Code” and “Angels & Demons” one night finds himself on the way to Washington D.C., summoned by his close friend and mentor for a favor. He arrives in D.C. only to find that his friend had actually been kidnapped and that he must solve a mystery […]
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