Reviews - The Red String (Page 3)

Reviews

My reviews of various things I've tried

The Hobbit

My latest conquest in the world of Fantasy-Fiction novels is the prelude to the well known Lord of The Rings series by J.R.R Tolkien entitled, The Hobbit. I gained a whole new respect for J.R.R while reading this book. In it we find an adventure, one

World of Goo

So every once in a while I go through the blog and do things like optimize post tags, review drafts, identify new design needs, etc. In doing so, I often end up going through some of my older posts. This time around while doing that, I stumbled upon an unfulfilled

Kimi ni Todoke

Now that you know my secret, I might as well go the full mile and actually recommend some feminine trash to you. Since I havent spoken about anime in a long while, I think it is time I brought it back to the forefront. My own little recognition of the

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives is the first book by Lola Shoneyin (Daughter in-law of Wole Soyinka according to my father) I do so hate name dropping but if it will make you buy her book and chance a read then why the hell not? I'm sure her

A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin is my latest fantasy fiction novel and funny enough, it was recommended to me by one of my readers after she read the 1st knot where I reviewed the entire Prince of Nothing series by R. Scott Bakker. It is also

The Thousandfold Thought

The Thousandfold Thought

So I finally finished The Thousandfold Thought by R. Scott Bakker this past month, and it gave me no reason to retract any of my previous statements. If you haven't seen my preliminary review of the book, then go and check it out first. So the Holy War does in

Chaos Rings

From my favourite game developer (Square-Enix) comes Chaos Rings. If you already know this game, then you know it's been out for a while but I am just getting to it, so there! It was games like Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, and X, that made me want to study

Infinity Blade

The most recent purchase is called Infinity Blade. You have never seen graphics like this on any mobile device in all of human history. This game is stunning! At its core it's really just an endless stream of boss fights. Sword fights to be specific. Through these you can level

Xbox Kinect

So my brother Deji, bought the Xbox Kinect around the beginning of December. So far we only have a few games, Kinect Sports which is similar to Wii sports - you can bowl, run track, long jump, and play a few other olympic sports; Dance Central, a DDR (Dance Dance

iOS 4.2

Apple's latest software update for its various mobile devices was released this past month on the 22nd. The 4.2 update brings a few interesting features to the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. Features such as Airplay, Game Center, and Multi-tasking. These 3 features are the ones that I've personally found

The Desktop

Now let's talk about the Desktop... Or rather, desktops. You see the Macbook has this feature called Spaces, it also has Expose, Dashboard, and something called Spotlight. Between these 4, making your way around the computer quickly, easily, and effectively, is a simple task. That is, if you use all

The Keyboard

The first time you look at your Macbook keyboard, you will notice a few differences. There is now a Command key where Ctrl used to be. There is still a control key but only one - on the left side. The Alt key has become the Option key with the

The Touchpad

The Macbook touchpad is really an interesting piece of work. Its mode of operation is fundamentally different than that of a Windows touch pad. In fact, it may be more accurate to call it a finger pad because everything you do with it seems to revolve more around the number

Navigating the Mac

Navigating the Mac

This right here is where the trouble is, and also where I believe the great disconnect occurs between Mac and Windows users. If you are a Windows user like I was, you've probably wanted to use a Mac out of curiosity before. You've also probably gotten the opportunity to do

Terminal

A few months ago, I could not imagine ever willingly using the Windows XP command-line for anything signficant. By ever, do I mean ever ever? Forever ever? Eternity and beyond not just the end of this song? Yes. I certainly do. Now, Terminal is a startup item on my Macbook.

Web-Dev Solutions

Web-Dev Solutions

Now it took me a while before I discovered that all those tools were available to me, and in that time, I discovered some pretty good alternatives - though I admit, nothing beats having your own local setup already well... setup. First and foremost, I'd have to mention the guys

Programming on the Mac

Programming on the Mac

I have now had my Macbook Pro for a month and thus believe I can write a more informed review of it. You can check out the last edition ( The 1st Knot) for my initial review if you missed it. I'll start with the obvious question "What else have I

The Thousandfold Thought

The Thousandfold Thought

Because I am still reading this book, I am not sure what is most important to include and what must be left out of my synopsis to give you a good preview without saying too much. Hopefully, the first 2 previews were good enough that you would consider buying your

The Warrior Prophet

The Warrior Prophet

By the second book, the world is seeing a major turn of events. The religious leader: Maithanet, has decided to make war against the holy city of Shimeh and by no small chance, Kellhus has made his way into the ranks of the "Holy War". He has done so in

The Darkness that Comes Before

The Darkness that Comes Before

In the first book, we are introduced to our protagonist - Kellhus Anasurimbor of the Dunyain - as he receives a summons of sorts from his father beckoning him to come to a city called Shimeh. We are also introduced to the sorcerer Drusas Achamian: and through his eyes, his

The Macbook Pro

The Macbook Pro

Ever since I started toying with the idea of buying a new laptop, my friend Joseph Florencio had touted the Macbook like no man's business. Since he got his Macbook, he has come to the conclusion that every other laptop and OS out there is shait - yes, not just

The iPod Touch

These days just about every Tom, Dick, and Harry owns an iPod of some sort. In my family alone we cover the entire suite. Mum has the shuffle, Bro has the nano, Dad has the classic, and I now have the touch. So it's pretty safe to assume that you

The iPad

First off, let me just be clear: An iPad is NOT a replacement for a laptop. In fact, just like an iPod, it relies heavily on syncing with your primary computer for books, documents, music, apps... just about everything. That said, it may still be a valid replacement for your