Veteran software developer / sysadmin and holds a PhD in Computer Science. Avid computer enthusiast (geek) who has been dabbling with technology ever since his Dad brought home an 8086 computer.
Legal / Scam
This morning, I received a call from Microsoft Technical support. Caller > Good morning, I am calling from Microsoft Technical Support. The accent was thick, I didn't recognize the format of the phone number, and the caller hadn't identified himself by name. It's 10 seconds into the call and I already
Gadget & Toys
Losing an object is a common occurrence : you dropped an item without noticing it and you can’t find it anymore. It happens to everyone. However, losing something as mundane as your car keys can be very expensive to replace. As such, there is a growing market for tracking devices.
Videogames
As previous mentioned, I participated to Extra-Life, an event to raise funds for Opération Enfant Soleil. The cause raised a total of 6,653,220 USD, with 6,767 USD coming from my team (a big thanks to Ludia for doubling our fund raising effort). I'm very happy with the
Charity
We should be live in a couple of minutes. I'm just finishing up a couple of minor details. You can find the Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/beshiros/ .
Videogames
On November 5th, thousands of players around the world in a 24 hour gaming marathon to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. I'll be doing my share on November 3rd and 4th, playing various Xbox games and figuring out what is the highest MegaBlock tower I can build with my daughter.
Videogames
The introduction of powerful game streaming technology, such as Nvidia's Gamestream or Steam Stream forever changed how I game on the PC. My gaming PC is actually a powerful 4u server machine, comfortably installed in my server rack in the basement. Yet, I can game from any room in the
Networking / Linux
Wifi is difficult to deploy properly and even more difficult to debug. When living in a small apartment, the solution is pretty simple : place a simple wifi router roughly in the middle of the appartement. However, in a large multi-floor house, getting a strong wifi signal in every room can
Networking / Linux
Solutions to share the Internet on a network have tremendiously evolved in the last twenty years. My first experience was using Wingate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinGate], a software proxy that could act as an Internet gateway. Along with the introduction of Internet broadband came the consumer gateways, such
Videogames
Being a parent imposes some restriction on how, when and where you can play video games. The Shield Mobile was a saviour: with its streaming functionality, I could play PC games from anywhere in the house. The Shield TV extends the Shield ecosystem by introducing a powerful Android console for
Videogames
Game controllers for mobile devices are a strange compromise : they offer superior controls in games while severely impacting the “mobility” aspect of mobile devices. Regardless, some games just cannot be played on a touch screen. If you are using an Apple device, you’ll need an mFi controller. Those shopping
Videogames
The Nvidia Shield Portable is a wonderful little Android machine. Released by Nvidia in 2013, it was the first Android device to use Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor. Even more importantly, it was the first device to integrate Nvidia's new streaming technology, allowing a player to stream a game either from
Networking / Linux
EDIT : The T20 might be a bit old, but Dell continued the series with the T30 and the T40. You might want to check them out. A server is a computer decided to providing one or more services. In the case of home offices, the most common type would be
Videogames
In 1993, North America was introduced to the Super Sentai [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sentai] phenomena through the Power Ranger [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers] live action television series. The core concept of a Super Sentai show is that a taskfoce of heroes are given powers
Videogames
Streaming, at least for computers, is the continuous delivery of media from a provider: only the content you need is transmitted. Although streaming is mostly associated with music and movies, streaming technologies for video games have been gaining popularity. In essence, you play a game on a device, but the
Videogames
Mega Man is an iconic video game character, best known for his ability for capture and reuse opponents abilities. As of March 2015, the franchise [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man] has sold over 30 millions copies [http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/business/salesdata.html]. However, the
Networking / Linux
One of the important aspect of Linux is its Open Source nature: everyone is free to contribute and no one "owns" Linux. This creates a great diversity which is both a strength and a weakness for the operating system. Wars over the best "distro" of Linux are fought with religious