The Usual Archive

Spring officially starts this week, so it’s time to start spring cleaning. While scrubbing the windows and cleaning up the garden are important, you need to set aside time to clean up your digital life as well. Let’s start with the beast that is Facebook. Facebook is a mess. If you’re like

Me: I’m going in early tomorrow and will probably be working late. Him: Again? Me: My own fault this time. Wrote a section of code, by the time I got to the end I realized it would be a pain to maintain and rewrote it. Him: Your code isn’t functional or elegant. What would

You’ve been reading about our interests for a few months now. But so much of what we’re into never makes it to the site. We’re going to start posting a brief overview of what we’re doing at the beginning of every month. Let us know what you have going on this month

Him: I’m your Spock, aren’t I? Me: Yeah, pretty much. Him: I’m going to show you a logical time.

It’s been a rough few weeks at work, and I’m not sure it’s going to get better anytime soon. I’m missing derby practice, which makes me feel awful; both physically and emotionally. I’m in QA, and being at the end of the chain means all the backups leading up to a release

There are some games that just stick with you. Like a good book they encompass you in their world, make you care about the characters, and they make you think. These games are games that stick with you, long after you’ve stopped playing. There have been several games like this for me

I recently bought the Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection to have some fun multiplayer games to play with my husband. This was our discussion while playing Streets of Rage. Me: We should play Golden Axe, it’s way better (switches game over). Him: This is just Streets of Rage with Dwarfs…..IS THAT A DRAGON!

Flowers and chocolate, while appreciated, lack a bit of thought. It’s something you can swing by the drugstore on the way home and pick up. If you really want to make an impression on the geek girl in your life, try some of these options. Most of these come from various Etsy

After watching the Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel Him: I really don’t think I want you traveling with the Doctor. It’s too dangerous. Me: That’s fine, I’d rather work at Torchwood anyway. Him: Now you’re just being ridiculous.

As with any quest, it’s dangerous to go alone. It’s best to have some trusty tools with you as you head out. Your health journey is no different. Here are five tools to help every geek track their progress. 1. LoseIt! (iOS, Android, Web) – I tried three of the bigger name apps