Tag: online

  • Destiny 2 Season of Dawn & into Season of the Worthy

    Towards the end of the last season, Season of the Undying, I completely burnt out on D2. It’s not really the game’s fault, but the grind was just too intense and long.

  • Tresorit: The Encrypted Dropbox Alternative

    Online storage services seem like a must, especially if you’ve ever suffered from a local hard drive failure. These services will help you back up a number of items from your computers, so that you can access them from anywhere and in the event that a computer fails, you’ll have an offsite backup. Read more…

  • Chinese Man Dies After 40-Hour Gaming Marathon

    Actually, I’m kind of surprised that there aren’t more deaths caused by compulsive gaming. Just like anything else, you can become completely addicted to games if you’re not careful. That’s something that potentially led to the death of a Chinese man, who dropped dead during a marathon gaming session. Read more @ Technabob

  • Father Hired In-Game Assassins to Save Son from Gaming Obsession

    MMORPGs and other kinds of online games can take over your life, if you’re not careful. Just like most things, there’s something to be said about moderation. In order to save his son from his growing gaming addiction, a father in China decided to take matters into his virtual hands – hiring some online hitmen…

  • Pros and Cons: 5 Cloud Storage Options

    If you’re looking for a secure way of storing your data offsite, cloud storage is your best bet. These services allow users to store massive amounts of data online, and easily access the data from anywhere. Some services are very easy to use, while others are less user-friendly. Here, we weigh the pros and cons…

  • American Online News Consumption Finally Surpasses Radio & Print

    The conclusion of Pew Research Center’s latest study is that a new generation of consumers is getting their news from online sources, and no longer relies on radio or print. Even television is increasingly vulnerable. Read more @ SciTechDaily

  • Spending Time Online Lowers Self-Control and is Linked to Higher Debt

    People tend to have less self-control when dealing with online problems and issues, whether it’s on Facebook, Twitter, message boards or websites. They tend to say things that would never be said face to face. Anonymity seems to be a powerful force, but many websites no longer allow this since sites like Facebook usually connect…

  • How To Deal When Your Internet is Down

    Over the last two days, I’ve been experiencing problems with my ISP. Since I do a lot of work online, and usually my computer is running 24/7, it was somewhat shocking to realize that I had no longer easy Internet access. However, since this has happened, I’ve still been able to remain productive and spend…

  • Mass Social Networking Study Indicates Influence of Close Friends Augmented Voter Participation

    According to a new study, 340,000 extra people turned out to vote in the 2010 US congressional elections because of a single-election day Facebook message. Researchers ran an experiment involving 61 million users of the social network. Read more @ SciTechDaily

  • The Totem Pole of Communication

    Like many viewers, who saw HBO’s Girls last week, one of the most intriguing parts of the show was when a girl instructed her friend on the totem pole of chat. That term has been in my mind for the last week or so and I’ve spent time thinking about the idea. In our modern…