Opera Pulls Out the Stops
Well, it appears that Opera has been listening, much to my surprise. It was just a week ago that published my article about five steps to fix Opera, the culmination of many years of my frustration with the browser, and yesterday they release a new alpha of their 10.0 browser, which addressed many of my issues.
Apparently, they had been listening and working on many of the problems for quite some time, just very quietly (perhaps they were also hunting rabbits).
But is it everything that I had hoped for? Well, not quite. However, it shows a great deal of promise and has a lot to offer for us Opera outcasts that have been pushed to using Firefox, Safari or Chrome because of how incomplete the Opera offering has been.
So what’s new and how well does it work? Here’s my breakdown of the latest features and how well they perform. Read more
Blogo: Not Ready for Prime Time
*Article Updated* 
When I heard about Blogo, I could barely contain my excitement. A blog editor just for the Mac that had full screen editing, full WYSIWYG control, multiple blog management, image resizing, Twitter integration and simple previews.
I could barely contain myself. When I raced to download the application for my 21-day trial I practically had my credit card in my hand. I almost bought my copy outright but stopped myself to give the software a try. I’m very glad that I did.
Though Blogo certainly has a lot going for it, advanced bloggers are going to want to keep away. It’s feature set is just to limited for people that require advanced manipulation of text and even basic posts are more difficult to post in Blogo than they are in the WordPress or TypePad editing panel.
However, those are the problems that can be fixed, there are other problems that seem to be a bit deeper into the development culture of the product. Read more
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Bully is a two-year-old game that seems to be on about its third life. The Scholarship Edition, which was first made available for the Wii and XBox 360 in March (this review is on the Wii version), took a price reduction just in time for the holidays, making it an even more appealing target for Christmas shoppers.
Between the controversies that have kept the game in the limelight, solid reviews and new thirty dollar price tag, I was curious enough to pick it up at a holiday sale.
But is it a good game? Where most of the popular Wii games have stayed at the $50 level, this one has gone on sale a bit early, fortunately not as quickly as the crap ones though. But is it because Bully is an underselling gem or is there an issue keeping people away? Read more
