In the early 2010s, if you needed to bridge two computers across the globe, you had two real choices: wrestle with port forwarding and static IPs, or download LogMeIn Hamachi. For many of us, Hamachi was the gold standard, until it wasn’t. LogMeIn pivoted toward enterprise pricing and restrictive device limits and times were dire.
Why I’m Moving On from Remote Desktop Manager
For years, Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) by Devolutions was the “holy grail” for my IT workflow. I remember the early days fondly, back when a license felt like an investment in a tool built by sysadmins, for sysadmins, at a price point that made sense for an individual power user.
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 – A Masterpiece Held Together by Hope
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 is, on paper, the ultimate “do-it-all” machine. It’s a high-performance workstation, a digital canvas, and a portable cinema rolled into one uniquely hinged chassis. However, after living with it as a daily driver, the “premium” façade begins to show some frustrating cracks—quite literally.
The Honest Email BGE Should Send
This is the honest letter they should be emailing us.
A Brief History of SimCity
The history of SimCity isn’t just a chronicle of a video game; it’s the story of how a hobbyist’s obsession with “the process” changed the industry forever. Before SimCity, games had clear winners, losers, and high scores. After SimCity, we learned that sometimes, the most fun you can have is simply keeping the lights on.
Why a Defunded NPR May Be the Most Honest News Source in America
For decades, the debate over National Public Radio (NPR) and its relationship with the federal government has been a cyclical political football. Critics viewed the funding—however small a percentage of the total budget—as evidence of state-sponsored bias, while defenders saw it as a necessary public utility.
The Free Domain Trap – The Rise, Fall, and Disgrace of Freenom
If you have been around the internet long enough, you remember the allure of Freenom. It felt like a cheat code for the web: free top-level domains (TLDs) ending in .tk, .ml, .ga, .cf, and .gq. For broke students, hobbyist developers, and people just testing the waters, it was a dream come true.
Gravity Kills – The Rise, Simplification, and Fall of Tribes: Ascend
In the pantheon of first-person shooters, few franchises command the reverence of Tribes. It is a series defined by a singular, intoxicating sensation: momentum. For a brief, shining moment in 2012, Tribes: Ascend seemed poised to resurrect this legacy for the modern era. It was fast, beautiful, and punishingly difficult. Yet, today it stands as a digital ruin—a case study...
The Invisible Handshake – How DNS Can Cripple a Cloud Giant
Imagine a bustling metropolis where every street, every building, and every individual has a unique, easy-to-remember name. Now imagine, overnight, all the street signs vanish, house numbers disappear, and everyone forgets their address. Chaos, right? That’s a simplified, yet surprisingly apt, analogy for what happens when the Domain Name System (DNS) goes awry, especially for a colossal entity like Amazon...
Griftocurrency: Unveiling the Shadows Behind the Digital Gold Rush
In the past decade, cryptocurrency has emerged as a revolutionary financial technology, promising decentralization, transparency, and freedom from traditional banking systems. However, beneath this shiny veneer lies a world rife with questionable practices and outright scams – what I’ve come to call “griftocurrency.”