EA’s digital distribution platform is not exactly loved by the gaming community. It is clear, however, that EA is trying to compete with Valve’s Steam, another popular distribution platform. Though, Origin has nothing ...
In most of the world, the fax is a dinosaur, an outmoded piece of technology that takes up space in your office, but doesn’t really do much. I know that in Japan, they’re oddly still quite popular, and many people have...
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free, open-source, cross-platform, and powerful image editor for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality p...
Most of us don’t think about it, but physics is everything. Well, at least when it comes to games. Video games that lack realistic physics (or at least, consistently fantastic physics) are often games that frustrate players....
There are two main reasons to track how you spend your time: because you want to boost your own personal productivity, or because you have to do invoices/payroll. Whether you’re a solo user, or own a small business, one tool...
“Liquid…makes you twice as fast.” That’s the bold statement made on the Liquid Mac App Store page. The official site also boasts a glowing testimonial from beloved actor and bon vivant Stephen Fry. With suc...
If you are like me, you definitely dislike optical disc playback because sometimes playback fails; reasons behind failure include, but are not limited to, faulty disc, region lock, device limitation. For example, a DVD bought in U...
It’s interesting how your computer preferences can change over time. When I got my first MacBook, I was all about setting up a ton of widgets. Now, I only have five that I use regularly. After my widget phase, I was more int...
I’m a sucker for any app that has a sleek, minimalist design. Design isn’t everything, but an app that has been thoughtfully designed almost always works better than an app that features a clunky aesthetic. So when I h...
We’re lucky enough to live in an age where Twitter news of an earthquake travels faster than the quake itself. Twitter is a great tool to harness the power of crowdsourcing, discover trending topics and news events, or showi...
I took two semesters of Japanese in college, and it was so much fun. But one thing that was challenging was getting used to an entirely new system of writing. I was big into Japanese pop music back then, even before I took the cla...
Desktop to mobile file transfer clients are a dime a dozen. We’ve covered quite a few here at dotTech, such as AirDrop and qrSend. ZeZebra is another program that allows you to share large files from Windows or Mac to Android or i...
I absolutely adore old-school games. Whether it’s an arcade cabinet from the late 70s or a polygon-laden bit of nostalgia from the 90s, I have a real affection for old, retro, and forgotten games. I also love modern video ga...
Back in February, we took a look at a little timer app called Pomodoro. This customizable timer was somewhat inspired by the Pomodoro time management technique, whereby you break down your working day into short increments of acti...
After converting to the Cult of Mac in 2008, I was totally won over. I don’t think I could ever go back to working on a Windows computer. But that being said, I do get a bit nostalgic when I think about the Windows machines ...
