Article By: Michael Savich Hello, Michael Savich here, a writer for the Goucher Eye. As the local cyber-hipster, I play a lot of smaller, quirky games that nevertheless deserve a shoutout. The idea here is that if you see a game that interests you, you should feel free to look it up online and read
Article By: Michael Savich It’s fascinating that whenever a new 3D Mario game appears on the horizon, one question people don’t ask is “Will it be good?” To Nintendo’s credit, there hasn’t been a poorly-received 3D Mario game yet. Granted, Nintendo likes to take their time when making Mario. Odyssey is only the fifth 3D
By Michael Savich On October 16th, security researchers published a paper detailing a set of vulnerabilities they have dubbed KRACK, short for key reinstallation attack. KRACK exploits WPA2, which is the security protocol used on nearly all wireless networks. Although this is a major vulnerability, it can only be carried out if the attacker is
Written By: Michael Savich Apple CEO Tim Cook paced across the stage at the newly opened Steve Jobs theater, located in Apple’s equally new Apple Park headquarters.“iPhone 8 [is] a new generation of iPhone, and a huge step forward. But we’re not stopping there. We do have one more thing,” Cook said. Apple had just
By: Michael Savich It’s no secret that computers have undergone a breakneck-speed innovation since they were first invented. There have been plenty of timelines of computer history, but “The Evolution of Computer Screens,” sent in by a reader, Vince Nero, possesses an uncommon level of pizazz and polish. The focus of the timeline is on
By: Michael Savich If you’ve been on Twitter recently, you might have heard whispers of a service called “Mastodon.” Whether it’s people asking what Mastodon is, or people saying that they’re leaving Twitter for Mastodon, the buzz has gotten to the point that major publications have covered it. So what is Mastodon, exactly, and why
By: Michael Savich The year was 2013. Professionals and power users of Macs were getting antsy. All the attention coming from the press, public, and (it seemed) Apple itself, was focused on the meteoric rise of the iPhone and iPad. But these power users, people with demanding workflows that require the state of the art
By: Michael Savich iOS 10.3 is now available for iPhone and iPad, and with it comes a major under-the-hood change: a brand new file system. This is a major change considering that the current system has been in use on Apple products for over 30 years. A file system is a core part of any
By: Michael Savich Recent rumors that Apple has finished filming its own documentary series “Planet of the Apps” suggest it’s time for to peer into the crystal ball and figure out what it all means. For those who haven’t heard, Apple has been making efforts to produce more video content, Planet of the Apps is
By: Michael Savich Last summer Pokémon GO launched on iOS and Android, kicking off a global cicada-like phenomenon that had people across the globe emerging from their nests to play outside. That month passed like a strange dream, to the point that I’m still debating whether it actually happened. Almost a year has passed since
