Like many articles on the 'WERKz, this is an article written more so for the layman, less so for the technorati. This is for he or she who has perhaps not yet crossed that digital divide between their desktop environment into the mystical thing being cal… more »

There was a time when Computer Jay (my digital world alter ego) was very tightly coupled to and defined by my browser experience. What I mean by that is that, about 3 years ago, I was very particular about my browser. You could say that my perspective w… more »

GearWERKZ Thumbs Up: The most responsive GUI experience I have seen on an Android Tablet to date, ample storage of 32GB, rubberized back panel has a nice quality feelGearWERKZ Thumbs Down: Buggy, inconsistent performance and user experience, too much… more »

Primary Audio/Visual Workstation: Asus G73JH-RBBX05This is the headliner workstation in the 'WERKz right now. It is used for: ○ Gaming - since I have set it up for its second tour of duty, I am playing Steam downloads only ○ Video edi… more »

Here we go...my one-week status update on the experience of living with the Acer Iconia Tab A510. Three topics are on the agenda: mainly cost, bluetooth connections, and the gaming experience.My biggest concern with the A510 over the first week has b… more »

I will admit that the average life-cycle of a gadget in the 'WERKZ is somewhere between 6 and 9 months [although I am trying to get better]. Still, there are some devices that meet some incredibly practical need and are able to keep their lease on servic… more »

The Acer Iconia Tab A510 is the successor to the flagship crown in the Iconia Tab product line. This will make the fourth device from this product tree that I have either tested or owned. I used an Acer Iconia Tab A500 as my work-notes machine for a few… more »

It is no secret that I am an introvert. And one of the things I have struggled with is keeping in touch with friends and family. I have been through my phase of "when gaming, I accept no phone calls"; actually that phase is probably still in practice. I… more »

Pencil's down. It has been one of my roughest semester's in school, but it is over. Time enough to lick my wounds and reflect on why I am subjecting myself to this pain. Six weeks before the Spring session starts. Time enough to play games in something l… more »

It appears that Microsoft has started another run of the marketing tactic that has proven effective for it in the past, which a lot of media outlets have previously coined "rolling thunder". MS is certainly not the creator of this strategy, but across mu… more »