Own This World : iPhone app review
This review referred to the version 1.3. Version 2.0 and 2.1 have been released that make the game even better (and address most of my issues with it). Go check them out. Own This World is a location based game for the iPhone by Big Nerds in Disguise a company in Calgary, Alberta. I discovered […]
Google Chrome on the Mac - When beta doesn’t mean beta
I’ve been using Chromium (the developer version of Chrome) since May side by side the WebKit nightlies. They’re very fast and I like Chrome quite a bit however I won’t be moving to Chrome/Chromium as my main browser. Yet. After all it’s still a beta and under very active development. And like any craptastic method […]
Magic Mouse: Impressions
As many of you are aware, Apple released a new horribly named mouse, the Magic Mouse. On Saturday I had the opportunity (since I was in the mall anyway) to drop by the Market Mall Apple Store and give the mouse a whirl - it was comfortable, did not have the gum-up-every-5-seconds trackball, and was […]
Invisible Shield
When I got my iPhone I went looking for a case that ideally would not make the iPhone much more thicker than necessary, protected the screen from fingerprints and scratches and generally didn’t suck. It took a while but after reading reviews I settled on using the Invisible Shield by Zagg. Good The Invisible Shield […]
Agricola - Initial Impressions
After becoming slowly disenchanted with Settlers of Catan which left me feeling like I could tell who would win often within 1 or 2 moves - if the dice would actually play like it statistically should I felt that I really wanted to get another more serious board game that wasn’t as well known and […]
Rose and Crown: Banff
I really like the Rose and Crown pub in Calgary. I had a Christmas party this weekend at the Rose and Crown in Banff which I had read only shares the name - not owners and was not as good. What I didn’t realize was just how bad of euphemism “not as good” was. All […]