Zombies for Congress

Posted on January 2, 2013 by metrospirit

Congress protects our email… psyche!!! In a spectacular change of position, our so-called elected representatives removed an update to the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act that would have granted email the same legal protection as hard copy documents. Just a…

News Flash

Posted on December 26, 2012 by metrospirit

Life appears to continue in spite of what the Mayans predicted At the time of this writing, our office received reports that Australia successfully began December 21, 2012. While reports indicate that the weather is a little breezy, predictions of…

The Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on December 19, 2012 by metrospirit

Gifts to help you prepare for the end of the world (or for Christmas) With everything going on this holiday season, I’m sure that most folk have forgotten that Friday, December 21, is the end of the world. Now, we…

theClubhou.se

Posted on December 12, 2012 by metrospirit

Technology incubators in Augusta become reality Over the past couple of years, we’ve heard a great deal from community leaders about technology incubators and such. Most of it has been just talk. I guess our so-called leaders haven’t been able…

Hey, CSRA Makers

Posted on December 6, 2012 by metrospirit

Did you check out the Raspberry Pi article in this week’s wired.com? Augusta Tek’ers know all about Raspberry Pi. We first wrote about it back in July, and since then, the $35 credit card sized computer has continued to grow…

Please Save Me

Posted on November 28, 2012 by metrospirit

This week we find our hero crouching quietly underneath his desk. Usually the sounds of the pre-bedtime household originate from clanking dishes set to the monotone of Shepard Smith. Or possibly a ruckus from the kids as they pretend to…

Strong P455w0rds

Posted on November 27, 2012 by metrospirit

Think your password can’t be cracked? Think again. One of the most common questions I always get relates to passwords. What makes a good password? How often should I change it? And so on. The question is reasonable. Every single…

Killer Robots

Posted on November 7, 2012 by metrospirit

So your hero sits here on Tuesday afternoon surfing the web for the latest election predictions. “I’m sick of this… enough with the election already… what’s going on in the tech world?” Ironically, the headline at wired.com strikes at probably…

Ruffin It

Posted on October 25, 2012 by metrospirit

Of horror classics and LOLcats While this is a little out of the norm, I would like to start off today by paying a compliment to my fellow writer, Josh Ruffin, on his column last week. In case you missed…

Staying Sane

Posted on October 19, 2012 by metrospirit

In an airport, it isn’t easy but it can be done Emergency trips out of town are never fun. But that’s where we find our hero this week, walking amongst the 50 million people traveling through Hartsfield International on Sunday…