Readers will know that I live in Argentina which is considered by most people to be a third-world developing country and as such is privileged by geographical pricing for many online goods and services. I refer specifically to downloadable media such as video games, music, […]
HBO’s The Last Of Us series premiered to a rapturous welcome last Sunday, which must be a huge relief to the producers. Video games to film and TV are notorious for flops, but The Last Of Us breaks that taboo with flying colours. The Game
Google Maps Timeline is an optional feature that you can turn off at will but I have opted in because I ride to so many places on my motorcycle that it’s a great way to keep track of my movements. Some may wave their arms
The football (soccer) World Cup in Qatar was controversial from the moment it was chosen to host the tournament back in 2010 with allegations of shady deals and later, human rights abuses. But I don’t think anyone can deny that the country put on a
Like many others of my age, I grew up with 45s, LPs, and cassettes, long before music went digital. Our idea of a playlist was the rather burdensome, yet exciting process of carrying a box of cherished records to a party, perhaps even with a
Windows Search is a frustrating, tiresome, and endlessly long process that hasn’t improved much during the many years that I’ve been using Windows. When Windows Vista was released in 2007, search and indexing were much vaulted, but the reality was that the indexing process simply
With several computers in our household and those of family and friends, I still need to reinstall or upgrade Windows from time to time, be it Windows 10 or 11. On these occasions, I never connect to the Internet until the installation is complete and
I’m not an avid football (soccer) fan and only watch the sport when the World Cup comes up every four years. But this time around I was presented with a dilemma because, although I was born in England, I’m descended from Welsh parents and live
As the old joke goes – “You wouldn’t download a car, would you?” Well, in theory, you could, by choosing the colour and other options when ordering the vehicle online. But this appears to have sparked greed on the part of some car manufacturers by
During my many years as a salesman in the UK and Europe back in the 80s and 90s, a big map was indispensable, along with The Three Ps (phone, pee, and park). Clearly, this was long before the age of smartphones and digital maps, and
It’s a known fact that when you buy software and games, you’re paying for a license to access them. But most people don’t expect said software and games to be pulled from the market indefinitely, even though you, as the customer, paid good money for
Similar to rolling back Windows device drivers, it’s entirely possible to roll back or downgrade a game on Steam – a handy feature that I used yesterday. Last week I bought Uncharted, a recent Sony release, very similar to the Tomb Raider series. Anyway, after
If you’ve been following the on-off saga of Elon Musk and Twitter, you’ll know that it’s been a torturous few months for social media watchers who today are either crying in their beers or popping corks. The richest man in the world is said to
Steam has just made some dramatic adjustments to its pricing recommendations to developers which have seen some games in Argentina and Turkey increase by nearly 500%. Regional pricing is a significant factor in Steam games pricing with many countries enjoying rock-bottom prices when earning power
