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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Six easy ways to keep your presentation from sucking

Blair Hanley Frank April 7, 2011
It just takes a little extra effort to turn something that could be a total snoozer into a riveting learning opportunity.
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Video Games: Graphics don’t matter

Blair Hanley Frank March 3, 2011
Game developers and publishers are forging ahead with new and better graphics. They should be spending more of their time making better games.

Consumers must consider product cycles in consumption decisions

Blair Hanley Frank February 24, 2011
Purchasing any sort of electronic gadget is a big deal. But getting stuck with a product that's outdated a month later isn't a good thing. Here's how to avoid doing that.

The early adopter tax and you

Blair Hanley Frank February 17, 2011

Way back in 2007, when the iPhone was still a brand-new, fairly untested product, Apple suddenly dropped the price of the original iPhone by 200 dollars. Consumers were outraged that the phone they had...

Credit: Jung Song

Video game morality needs to grow up

Blair Hanley Frank February 3, 2011
Moral choice systems are all the rage in video gaming these days. There's only one problem: not all choices are created equal.

The Verizon iPhone: The Good and the Bad

Blair Hanley Frank January 27, 2011
Verizon announced that they're going to be selling the iPhone soon. Here's why you should (and shouldn't) buy one.

How content creators can make piracy work

Blair Hanley Frank December 9, 2010

Ladies and gents, it's time for me to write a column about pirates. Before you go and grab your eye patches and cutlasses (or speedboats and AK-47s, if you're feeling modern), this is a column about digital...

Just the facts, please

Blair Hanley Frank December 2, 2010
Some things are just wrong. Two plus two, no matter how you figure it, does not equal cheese. So why then, do journalists insist upon giving equal weight to people whose opinions are just as wrong?

Freedom of speech extends to video games

Blair Hanley Frank November 18, 2010

Saying that video games are controversial is a rather serious understatement. State governments all over our country have tried to ban the sale of "violent" games to minors for quite some time. For the...

Jailbreaking’s risks outweigh benefits

Blair Hanley Frank November 11, 2010

Before Apple allowed third party app development in iOS 2, jailbreaking was the only way to get apps developed by other people onto your iPhone. It was also the only way to have copy and paste (rendered...

Password security is serious

Blair Hanley Frank November 4, 2010

I want to take a moment to talk to all of you about Russian male enhancement. That's right, with the power of the motherland, you too can extend your manhood! At least that's what my email told all the...

Twitter is My Newspaper

Blair Hanley Frank October 20, 2010
Twitter has been derided for its lack of usefulness. I disagree: for me, it's the best source of news out there.
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