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On a recent vacation to Bermuda, while staying at the famed Fairmont Southampton Resort, my wife and I ate dinner at their newly redesigned Ocean Club restaurant. This is Southampton’s seafood fare.  They offer a very good number of choices, and everything is fresh. The Ocean Club has recently undergone a makeover, from walls to menu.  The new menu focuses...

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s original Total Recall, as directed by Paul Verhoeven, is a cult classic with a strong cast and colorful, if sometimes cheeky sets.   The new Total Recall is from another dimension and though Colin Farrell gives a very strong performance, director Len Wiseman is far too derivative to satisfy the fans who have been yearning for a sequel.  ...

Like crazy second cousins at a family reunion, each amplifier has a unique personality. When running multiple amplifiers you want the best sound quality possible. The new Decibel Eleven Split Personality Amp Switcher delivers the performance you want by eliminating the buzz and hum caused by ground loops. The Class-A, discrete input buffer eliminates losses and loading problems due...

This week’s Gaming Podcast is a fairly routine one, with no Gaming Flashback or even a Question of the Week. However, this week features a ton of great news and industry discussion. Paul also announces that he will be unable to do the podcast in a few weeks for an extended period of time due to surgery. The news items...

Final Fantasy XIV was an unmitigated disaster, forcing Square-Enix to drop the monthly subscription for over a year and work on improving the MMO. Well, Version 2 of Final Fantasy XIV is being launched – and the big question is: will it successfully lure fans back to the MMO? Jonah Falcon is a blogger for TMRzoo and GameStooge.com and covers...

This is another beer that I would not have been able to get my hands on were it not for my east coast trading partner who wishes to remain anonymous. So first, big thanks to him (or her?). Second, I loooves me a big ol' stout. The bigger and darker, the better. In fact, I'd even venture to say...

The marketing and design team hit a home run with this one.  Gigabyte’s new Force M9 Ice Wireless Mouse has a no-nonsense type aura to it.  The name alone makes any avid tech enthusiast’s mouth water.  It get’s better from there.  The device looks amazing, having the word “Force” tattoo’d right on top.  Four red LEDs on the left...

As Munich’s Oktoberfest is an ode to German culture, Fremont’s Oktoberfest is an ode to the quirky sensibility of the Fremont neighborhood. The event is a benefit for the Fremont Chamber of Commerce to fund local schools, art groups, community events and promoting Fremont as the “Center of the Universe.” The 16th annual Fremont Oktoberfest takes place September 21-23rd. Why...

Mark Irvin, co-founder of No-Li Brewhouse and pictured in the center, led the group of 12 craft brewers at the first-ever Spokane/Inland Northwest Craft Brewers Conference. Twelve craft brewers from East Washington and Northern Idaho shared their stories, beers and dreams. Spokesman Review beer columnist Rick Bonino was also in the crowd. The group’s first project is to...

I just got this update from my favorite nano-brewery, Night Shift Brewing in Boston. It looks like the have a lot of cool stuff going on this month. Make a point to check these guys out – Hey Everyone, Many of you probably know that today is National IPA Day. As much as we love many of the IPAs out...