Author: aoconnor

I kick around this idea, “is the internet broken?”, in my mind quite a bit.I’m still working on it but my general thought is “no, but our relationship with social media is”. Social media is not the internet. For a younger generation that probably sounds silly. What is the internet to me  A great way … Continue reading “Is the Internet Broken?”

I don’t have too many badges of honor in nerd-dom. One of the few that I do have is that I’ve been into podcasts since 2008. The first podcast I ever listened to was Major Nelson Radio, now The Official Xbox Podcast, hosted by Larry Hyrb at Xbox. I thought it was magical. I was … Continue reading “Exclusivity is the Antithesis to What Podcasts Were Meant to be.”

I’ve been using smartphones for about 12 years now. I’ve never had a screen break. Most of the time I do not put my device in a case, I don’t use screen protectors, and it’s been fine. Last week, my Samsung Galaxy S20FE slid off my desk, hit the ground, and developed a fairly large … Continue reading “My (Temporary) Return to iPhone”

Monthly Check-In We are one month in 2022. In an ongoing tradition of trying to blog more, failing to do so, and then coming back to recap a few items, let’s go ahead and do that.  Health stuff  I wrote in an earlier post that my main goal this year will be around improving my … Continue reading “January Check-In”

I’m trying hard this year to do more creating. Write a blog, and even if it’s not perfect, that’s ok. Ship it. Build a site. Who cares if it’s small and not up to the design standards I’d usually set? Did I learn something? Ship it…or make it a Codepen. Just share learnings. I often … Continue reading “Space Photo of the Day”

2021 What I love about this time of year, is reading the recaps people do of their year. I think it’s important to take the time to reflect on things that were good, things that were bad, and things that one may want to change moving forward. I find Dave Rupert’s recaps to be very … Continue reading “2021 in Review”

On Tuesday, Bungie revealed the next few chapters in Destiny. We received our first look at the current season, Season of the Lost. We had a sneak peek of the upcoming expansion, The Witch Queen, and we also had a look back at 30 years of games at Bungie. Overall, the stream was fantastic and … Continue reading “3 Things That I Loved From The Destiny Reveal Stream”

I stumbled upon Chris Coyier’s “email-is-good.com” today and it’s my new favorite site on the internet. Email is my preferred communication method. It’s my favorite marketing tool (as both a marketer and a consumer). I just love it. It’s also a pitfall for me. As a people pleaser, I tend to answer emails VERY quickly … Continue reading ““Email is Good” is an Amazing Site About Email”

Two weeks ago we had our first look at Halo Infinite since the July 2020 games showcase. I’m likely not the only one who is very excited by what they saw. The campaign looks amazing and the multiplayer reveal showed off what looks like a more modern Halo. I was a big fan of Halo … Continue reading “Three Things That Have Me Excited For Halo Infinite”

On May 21st, Velan Studios released “Knockout City”. The game is published by Electronic Arts under the EA Originals label. The title is a fun, fast-paced game that has scored very well among many reviewers. This time of year can be a drought of gaming titles that review well but Knockout City has been a … Continue reading “Three Things I Like About Knockout City”