Arcade Fever

I love Arcade games! Growing up I never owned a console but I fondly remember frequenting the neighborhood arcade shop, and spending hours and hundreds of coins over there. It was so engaging to play Cadilacs & Dinosaurs, Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter. Just reliving those memories! Those arcade shops are perhaps long gone but the legacy of those games is still there. If you have a computer you can download emulators that can run same old arcade …

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Got Toshiba Encore

Ended up buying Toshiba Encore for my lovely Fiancée. It’s a great little device that has now become her main computer. She can easily hook up Wireless Keyboard/Mouse and external monitor through mini HDMI for a complete desktop. We ended getting rid of her old clunky computer. She loves it. The deal I got was pretty sweet. On Staples, I found a $50 coupon to get this for less than $300. Very pleased with it! …

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Hunting for a Windows 8.1 Tablet

Last week I sold A’s iPad Mini that was still less than 2 months old. The issue with iPad Mini, and iPad in general, is that it simply does not lend itself as a productivity device for someone who uses MS Office a lot. So A used to end up using her desktop that has Windows 8.1 for all the real work… using iPad only for reading eBooks. Then I decided I’ll get her a …

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