I…hate…Major Nelson.

And yet I can’t stop listening to him, week after week.  Here there be Kool-aid fans, ladies and germs.

Never hiding my blatant Microsoft fanboydom, I will shovel unmeasured heaps of Xbox 360-related propaganda in my brain with the tenacity of a strung-out coke whore.  It’s honestly unfortunate to hear the frustrating softball questions, and the blind defense of poor technological solutions.  Let us take the latter of these as a jump-off point…

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Photosynth: The Reason to look at all those digital photos

I really have a soft spot for technology that has an incredible level of accessibility to it.  When I speak of accessibility, I don’t just mean ease of use (which is the classic sense of the term, of course).  I mean true layman accessibility.  Far too often in my overly-geeky years on this planet have I delved 76-trillion layers deep into Techville, being amazingly fascinated at some very impressive technological advancements.  As I’ve gotten a bit older, I’ve found that what REALLY gets me moving is not just an impressive leap, but one that is put to good use.

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