Nothing special here. Just the first major Xadara GameChat. A good, albeit somewhat simple start to what will become the final form of the podcast series.
Xadara Gamechat – June 3rd, 2014
It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
A few days ago, I wrote my first article for this website in 2 months. 2 solid months of no activity here, on my website. The question someone would ask, of course, is why? What happened? Much of nothing would be a way to describe the past few months. A few things have changed in […]
Windows XP End of Support – My Thoughts.
Today is the day Windows XP dies. As I begin typing this article, it is Midnight, the morning of April 8th, 2014. Microsoft official support of any kind for Windows XP, its nearly 13 year old indescribably successful computer operating system, has ended. I, for one, am glad to see this day finally come. While […]
Clean out your computer day giveaway!
Monday, February 10th, is “Clean out your computer day”, which means, well, exactly what it says. It’s a perfect day to get ahead on the traditional “spring cleaning” by first cleaning up your digital house. By that I mean, your computer! [notice]Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Iolo Technologies, LLC, in support of international “Clean […]
Apollo 1
Space travel is an incredibly risky business. Sadly, there have been lives lost in the effort to reach the stars. We all know the loss of the Space Shuttles Columbia and Challenger. I remember waking up that morning on February 1st, 2003, the morning after my 18th birthday, to see on the news that Columbia had […]
Retrogaming: My reason for playing old games
I’ve been playing video games virtually my entire life. I grew up during the Nintendo era, and as far back as I can remember, all those bright lights and cool sounds have caught my attention more than most anything else. Elementary, Middle, and High School years were spent with much of my free time in […]
Midnight Musings: Worked too hard?
So, another Midnight Musing that is being written at about 10 pm. I just love how inaccurate my titles are! Tonight, I wanted to talk about a trend I am noticing with friends and loved ones alike, and even myself at times. That is, are people working too hard? I don’t mean on personal pursuits […]
Midnight Musings
Okay, so it’s not really midnight. It’s 10 PM on a Wednesday, and I really should be asleep, but I felt like making a post because, it’s my site, and I can do what I want! I know I have written this same article before, but it’s worth going over again that I simply never […]
Apollo 8 Genesis Reading: 45 Years Later
On December 24th, 1968, from a distance of over 200,000 miles from Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 decided during their Christmas Eve broadcast to do a reading from the Book of Genesis. To them, this perfectly fit the way the dark and light of the Moon contrasted with the colors of the Earth, and […]
Apollo 8: 45 Years Later
Anyone who knows me knows I love space. Everything about the cosmos, from Sputnik to neutron stars, has caught my attention for as long as I can remember. I’ve always looked up and wondered what it was like to be up there, or what was going on right now in a far off corner of […]
Instagram for Windows Phone: First Thoughts
I’m going to make this a short entry, since it is late, and I am quite tired. Today, Instagram was released for Windows Phone. It’s an event I have been waiting for since the day I got my Windows Phone. I’ve taken a small amount of time today to give it a try. While stripped […]
An Extended Vacation, You Could Say…
It’s been a month since my last post to Xadara. Over a month really. I’m normally not one to post much, but to have no new content in almost 5 weeks is odd, even for me. This article basically serves to at least freshen up the front page of my site, as well as to […]
Review: System Mechanic 12
System Mechanic 12 is a computer maintenance solution produced by iolo technologies, ltd. System Maintenance software is quite a full market, with options in both the paid and freeware categories. Just how does System Mechanic stand up? How does it fare on a production machine as crazy as my desktop? I was actually emailed by […]
Living with the Nokia Lumia 520
As I mentioned in my previous article, I have switched from an Android 2.3.4 based smartphone, to a very affordable, but also very modern, Windows Phone 8 based phone: The Nokia Lumia 520. Just how good could a $99 phone be? Just how usable is the Windows Phone operating system? I decided to dive straight […]
Avoid the Android: My switch to Windows Phone
A few weeks ago, I made the decision to move from Android to Windows Phone. “Madness,” you might say. “Why would anyone switch from Android for Windows? Are you crazy?” Well, while the latter might be true, the switch was a very thought out decision on my end. It boils down to how one uses […]