My Favorite Podcasts in 2011

I listen to a lot of podcasts. At most times, you will find my iPhone and a pair of bluetooth headphones (I have an like Jaybird’s Sportsband and Freedom headphones) either on my person or near me. I also listen to most podcasts at double-speed. On average, I listen about three hours a day, consuming …

Ditching Adobe Reader and Flash Player in 2012

It’s finally time for me to stop using Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player. I can no longer tolerate the security vulnerabilities I’m annoyed by the updates I typically can’t use either on my smart phone anyway (and don’t mind) And mostly, there are smaller and more secure substitutes The best tool is Google Chrome, …

GW3 ribbons Sapper Star and No Smoking

I’ve been enjoying some Gears of War 3 this weekend and started focusing on earning ribbons in multiplayer. Two ribbons that were difficult to earn (e.g. hard to figure out) were Sapper Star and No Smoking. Sapper Star ribbon The description reads “Killed an opponent with the opponent’s own planted frag grenade.” I thought I …