The Steam Deck makes no sense but I love it
Valve, the company behind the video game distribution service Steam, recently announced that it will be launching a handheld system called Steam Deck later this year. It’s a…
Author: Pat Reddick
The week before Pokémon Go came out was awful
This article about Pokémon Go first appeared on the old mediaareplural.ca in July 2016. We’ve brought it back, with out-of-date references intact to celebrate the game’s fifth anniversary.…
All technology becomes indistinguishable from magazines
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magazines. That’s how the Arthur C. Clarke quote goes, right? Obviously not. The original last word of that sentence is “magic”.…
PS5 or Xbox Series X? I’m happy with neither for now
A lot of thoughts were going through my mind during E3 last week. Most notably: “Is there a good reason to own a PS5 or Xbox Series X?”…
Solitaire fan plays for free. Microsoft hates him!
I just wanted to play Solitaire. Get a few games with a program that has been included for free with nearly every desktop operating system since 1990. Instead,…
Final Fantasy games are tied together in weird ways
Final Fantasy is a weird series. The mainline games often feel extremely different from one another, and little seems to tie them together as a series. That’s especially…
Internet Explorer’s downfall was drawn-out and painful
Welcome back to my obituary for a terrible program. Last week, I walked you through early internet history and the rise of Microsoft’s browser, but this week is…
How Internet Explorer exploded in the 90s
It finally happened. Microsoft announced it will be ending support for Internet Explorer (IE) in 2022. It’s the death knell for one of the most infamous pieces of…
Let’s bring back pen pals and keep in touch offline
Okay hear me out: we should bring back pen pals. And not necessarily email pen pals, where we just write long messages to one another. I’m calling for…
Social media isn’t fun, and that might be okay
Lately several of my friends have left social media. I wish I could join them. Unfortunately, running a blog or any other creative pursuit makes social media obligatory.…