Author Archives: Nacimota

First Impressions: WebMatrix 2.0 beta

If you asked me, “what is the worst Microsoft product you’ve ever used?” I would probably reply with the word ‘FrontPage’. Then most people stare at me for a moment and say, “I thought you were going to say Windows … Continue reading

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Summer Mapping Initiative

My god, it’s been a while since I posted on my blog. The planets must have aligned or something. I’ve always been a fan of Valve’s games and the Portal series is no exception. When Portal 2 first came out … Continue reading

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Crash IE

Or more accurately, crash any browser that looks like IE:  

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Japan Disaster Coverage

I’ve been hearing a lot of silly comments from people regarding the nuclear reactors in Japan. Despite the fact that Australia itself has borne the consequences of several natural disasters recently, I think it’s already time to remind people that … Continue reading

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Scunthorpe

I have a problem with word filters. Swear words being intrinsically offensive regardless of the context in which they are used is an idea that I have long considered rather backward and primitive. Of course there are some words which … Continue reading

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Not to spoil anyone’s fun, but…

There’s a noticeable phenomenon flowing through Facebook at the moment which encourages people to change their profile pictures to a cartoon from their childhood. Let me just say, I have no problem with this kind of thing and I’ve even … Continue reading

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Turrets!

Okay, I’m sure this has been done before but I’m going to post about it anyway because, damn it, I thought it was cool. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Half-Life series. I’ve played through it more times … Continue reading

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

It’s time for another one of those “why I haven’t updated my website recently” posts. I seem to have been hit with an incredible stroke of bad luck lately. My main hard drive started playing up after a series of … Continue reading

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Stimulating the MANN-conomy

Valve has just released an update to Team Fortress 2 which boasts 65 new items, along with new features such as item trading and purchasing. That’s right, purchasing. In an effort to “make some f$*&ing money already”, Valve has introduced … Continue reading

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First Impressions: Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft’s latest iteration of Internet Explorer 9 comes in the form of a much anticipated beta. There’s a lot of stuff to see in this new version that has been well overdue, as well as some nifty new features that … Continue reading

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