Trojan Horse, a cyber-thriller by Microsoft Fellow Mark Russinovich, is the second in the series after Zero Day. If you remember my Zero Day review, the book was recommended read for any with a technical inclination. Since then, a short called Operation Desolation also came out for the Kindle and was also found to be very enjoyable in its bite-size adventure format. I finally … [Read more...]
Product Review: Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Logitech announced their mechanical gaming keyboard, the G710+, earlier this month and it is available in the United States today. Logitech was nice enough to send me a review unit and I have been using it exclusively on my home PC for the past two weeks. I have put it through its paces, playing some games and doing a lot of typing. Paired with my Logitech Laser mouse, I had … [Read more...]
Book Review: Operation Desolation by Mark Russinovich
Operation Desolation is a short story by Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich. It follows a year after the events told in Russinovich's first work of fiction, Zero Day. As you may recall, I enjoyed Zero Day quite a bit. As far as accurate, compelling technical thrillers go it was right on target. Operation Desolation continues that great precedent with a follow-up short … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Social Media Handbook by Nancy Flynn
It is difficult to review a book that does so well that which it sets out to accomplish. The Social Media Handbook is a thorough text that clearly illustrates the topics it will cover along with what it won't cover. "Mastering social media" like SEO is a phrase thrown around very frequently these days as companies hope their commercials will go viral on YouTube, they'll get … [Read more...]
Product Review: Neato XV-11 Robotic Vacuum
I had a Roomba for a while but it stopped working properly, now preferring to jitter around in circles than clean an entire room. I took it apart several times, tried clearing sensors, reseating components, and blowing out all the dust that a vacuum encounters. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to repair it. Shortly after getting the Roomba, I read about the Neato. It was described … [Read more...]