Refreshing My Way Toward a Nexus 4
A play-by-play of losing the daily battle to buy a Nexus 4 during Google's endless restock cycle, plus a quick note on Gangnam Style overtaking Baby on YouTube.
Gangnam Style Just Ate Justin Bieber's YouTube Record
PSY's Gangnam Style just passed Justin Bieber's Baby as the most-watched video in YouTube history, and I have some complicated feelings about what that says about the counter, the algorithm, and my own office.
My Wii U GamePad Already Needs a Nap
Nine days in with my Wii U Deluxe, the GamePad battery is already driving me nuts, plus a Cyber Monday checkout that wouldn't load.
The Horse Dance Beat Bieber
Gangnam Style just passed Justin Biebers Baby as the most-watched video on YouTube, and Ive got thoughts on what that actually means (plus a complaint about my office lobby TV).
Black Friday Started on Thanksgiving Night This Year
A midnight recap of Black Friday creeping into Thanksgiving evening, a $179 TV, a sold-out Wii U, and mixed feelings about the whole thing.
Wii U Launch Weekend: The Hunt and the Gripes
A personal recap of hunting down a Wii U on launch weekend, plus real complaints about the GamePad's battery life and what the console actually feels like to live with.
Wii U Launch Night: One Hour of Progress Bar
I bought a Wii U on launch weekend and spent the first hour staring at a mandatory system update bar instead of playing anything.
The Nexus 4 Launch Was a Checkout-Page Disaster
Google's Nexus 4 launch turned into a checkout-page disaster this week, and it's not even the first time. Some thoughts on the sale itself, plus a quick note on the HTC 8X hitting more carriers.
Ninety Minutes to Buy a Phone
A blow-by-blow of yesterday's disastrous Nexus 4 checkout meltdown on Google Play, plus some grumbling about the missing LTE radio and a burned-out Galaxy Nexus.
So Nobody Actually Got a Nexus 4 Yesterday
The Nexus 4 went on sale yesterday at $299 unlocked and the Play Store basically collapsed under demand. Some notes from a very frustrating morning of refreshing a checkout page.
Nobody's Anonymous Gmail Account Is Actually Anonymous
The Petraeus story broke last week for political reasons, but the part that actually kept me up was how trivially the FBI traced an "anonymous" Gmail account back to a real person.
The Guy With The Model Was Right
Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight model called all fifty states right while cable pundits called it a toss-up. A win for showing your work.