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Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for elections in ukraine, arguing that the suspension of democracy was incompatible with its war goals. [...]
A man from the Bronx has been charged hate crime offenses following an alleged attack at a Manhattan synagogue last week, federal prosecutors said. [...]
The United Arab Emirates announced it was indefinitely severing trade relations with Iran on Wednesday after accusing Tehran of firing two ballistic missiles at it. [...]
On Aug. 19, 2003, Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations' representative to Iraq, was killed in a car-bomb attack on U.N. headquarters in Iraq. [...]
South Korea and the United States will significantly scale down their ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise, Seoul said Wednesday, following an order by U.S. President Donald Trump. [...]
NASA's Boeing 777 returns to the agency's Langley Research Center after receiving a new paint scheme. [...]
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals [...]
This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. [...]
The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors on Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. [...]
A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. [...]
• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies [...]
The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. [...]
A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, [...]
Category Archives: computers
Resetting the Logitech Dual Rumble Gamepad
There’s nothing posted in the instructions included with the Logitech Dual Rumble Cordless Gamepad about this, so I felt it would be a good idea to share this information. If your controller suddenly stops working, or if the red light … Continue reading
Beware of iPhone screen protectors with liquid applicators
Just a warning here. I bought a “Bodyguarz” screen protector, and I want to severely steer you away from buying this brand or any other that uses a liquid applicator to help affix itself to the surface of your phone. … Continue reading
Lord of the Rings Online going “free-to-play” — is WoW next?
Some good news for MMORPGers — The Lord of the Rings Online is going free-to-play in a couple of months. Now, it’s not entirely “free”. You have a gold limit (albeit a large one) with the free service and you … Continue reading
Apple “bumper” solves my antenna problem
Well, after waiting for two weeks, my “bumper” from Apple has arrived. For $30 you get a cheap piece of plastic that goes around the phone in a strip. It does afford some protection if you drop your iPhone, though, … Continue reading
Singularity for the PC: Quick Review
I’m not the world’s hugest fan of FPSers, but when a good one comes along, well, it’s a pleasure to see. Singularity is a FPSer with a bit of a twist. Made by the same folks who made Wolfenstein, they … Continue reading
Apple iPhone 4 antenna problem “software glitch”, according to Apple
Okay, so apparently the antenna glitch with the iPhone 4 is not actually a hardware glitch (or, rather, not ENTIRELY a hardware glitch) at all but rather a software glitch which is showing your signal as too strong; they apparently … Continue reading
Thoughts on the iPhone 4
Well, I have it, finally — have had it for two days; the brand spankin’ new iPhone 4. What do I think of it? Overall, I like it. They’ve changed the design a little bit, which I don’t mind, because … Continue reading
Apple and AT&T servers back up; iPhone 4s now shipping for July 2nd
If you’re like me you spent a great deal of yesterday screaming at your computer as the Apple store crashed and hung, and then AT&T crashed and hung, while you were trying to get ahold of an iPhone 4. The … Continue reading
IPhone 4 specs are out; pre-order date and shipping date.
The new iPhone features the highest resolution of any smartphone, longer battery life, and a thinner new look. It releases on June 24th and you can start pre-ordering it on June 15th. $199 for the 32 gig model, $299 for … Continue reading
Google Chrome hanging and/or freezing on a blank page? Try this.
Recently, I had Google Chrome go down for the count on me for a little while. Uninstalling and reinstalling didn’t help. It turned out I had a rootkit hack on my system that specifically targets Google Chrome. If you’re having … Continue reading
