Blackberry Internet Service Operational

It took Research In Motion (RIM),  almost three days to get Blackberry services such as BBM, BIS and BES up and running again. This came after numerous complaints from thousands of members, regarding the lack of information from the Blackberry Mothership.  According to Blackberry, the reason for the downtime was due to a core switch [...]

The Parting of a Legend – Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (Courtesy - TheConversation)

Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and tech icon, passed away at the too-early age of 56.  Steve Jobs will be remembered as a great man, a visionary, a maker and entrepreneur. He will also be remembered as the man you made people WANT to be part of Apple and the iGeneration, no matter if you’re a [...]

Windows 8 One Size Fits all

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Windows 7 was a great success  for the Microsoft corporation and generally well received by most of its users, but with the evolution of competing software, user – devices and expectations, it’s become an even more competitive environment than before. Windows 8 is set to launch in 2012 and will come with a bunch of [...]

Iphone 4S Out – No Iphone 5

Original Iphone 4

It seems all the hype around the release of the Iphone 5 was for naught, as reported by Mashable. Instead Apple went for an new and improved version of the very popular Iphone 4 smart phone device. The Iphone 4S will sport “the new Apple A5 chip and 512MB of RAM” as well as “a [...]

5 Free Hotaru CMS Themes 2011

You will have noticed by now that I don’t only write about WordPress but also cover other CMS and Microblogging platforms. Why you ask? I think it’s important to keep up to date with other systems and understand how they can benefit your WordPress blog.  This post covers five free themes for the Hotaru CMS. [...]

How to Troubleshoot Slow Running Computers

If your computer is running slower than usual, there are things you can do to help address this problem. There are many possible reasons for these slow running computer problems. First you have to detect the main reason of this problem. You can ask for professional assistance for more advanced solutions but you can also [...]

Xbox Kinect : Just Move

Previously called Project Natal, the Xbox Kinect is Microsof’ts motion tracking accessory for its game consoles. This development basically means that you can add this accessory to your already existing Xbox 360 and play games, videos and most other activities by simply moving your body. Say What… It can be compared to the Wii, but [...]

BlackBerry Playbook : Riding the Tablet Boom

The BlackBerry Playbook

RIM announced the launch of their new tablet device called PlayBook at today’s DevCon in San Francisco. The PlayBook is scheduled for release in early 2011 and has a lot to offer in terms of specs. The question on everyone’s mind however is how they will fare as an alternative to the iPad. In terms [...]

Purple Hazard Shifting Focus

I’ve been working on different projects the last couple of months, mostly technology and gaming related. Had a bunch of posts I wanted to make but didn’t want to bombard my” Blogging” site, Purple Hazard, with unrelated content. To fix my little problem I’ve decided to change the focus point of PurpleHazard.com to include more [...]

Ning Alternatives

Ning created alot of buzz and negative comments due to their sudden switch from a free to premium service. I also had a Ning network, but fortunately never paid much attention to it, rather focusing on other network applications. Some of you weren’t as lucky as me and spent hundreds of hours changing and growing your [...]