Author: Ben Warner
Ben is an independent filmmaker, writer, and online content developer. He currently co-hosts and produces the weekly vodcast “FiST Chat,” dedicated to bringing insightful and entertaining discussions on all things film, science and technology. You can also see Ben as the co-host of the web series “Food Discoveries,” exploring various culinary experiences from around the world. Ben is the founder of production companies Digicosm and Small Wave Films, and has produced and directed numerous short films, feature films and documentaries since the late 1990s. When he’s not working, Ben indulges his love of traveling, food, technology, cinema, and music.
No More Star Wars vs Star Trek: J.J. Abrams Rules Them All!
The Star Wars vs Star Trek debate has been going on for decades now. Which franchise is better? Which characters resonate better? It has been going on ...
Fate Of Desktop PCs: What Will Your Workstation Look Like In 5 Years?
The world of computing is moving fast these days. That statement would ordinarily be par for the course, but in many ways, it is moving even faster th ...
Enter Microsoft: The Subscription Service Company
Is it just me or is Microsoft not quite the same as it used to be? This behemoth tech giant has been responsible for software products that the vast m ...
The Windows Desktop Is Going Away…Get Used To It!
Windows XP, the most successful consumer PC operating system by adoption in history, is still the second most widely used OS in the world, after Micro ...
Mac vs. PC: Does It Really Even Matter Anymore?
The personal computer revolution of the 70s and 80s, noted distinctly by the rise of now tech giants Apple and Microsoft, fueled an era of Mac vs. PC ...
How To: Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Another new year is upon us. 2013 is particularly special. We survived the Mayan apocalypse, made it through the holiday season, celebrated the New Ye ...
The Mayan Apocalypse Is Here: How Will You Spend Your Last Days?
The end of the Mayan calendar has arrived, and the Mayan apocalypse is here. Finally! How do you plan to spend your last days on this blue ball we inh ...
Will Future Technologies Turn Artificial Intelligence Into Skynet?
Do you think the world depicted in the Terminator films was just the stuff for speculative science fiction? Think again! Some of those future technolo ...
Mars Rover & Higgs-Boson Nominated For TIME’s Person Of The Year
With the Mars Curiosity Rover mission by NASA and the discovery of the Higgs-Boson particle by CERN, it has certainly been a banner year in science. T ...
The WITCH Is Back: 61-Year-Old Computer Alive & Well
In today’s world of mobile computing with devices that fit in your pocket, the notion that the first computers ever made occupied entire rooms and wei ...
Star Wars Episode VII: What Exactly Are We Going To Get?
Ever since George Lucas dropped that bombshell of an announcement that he was selling Lucasfilm, Star Wars and all his other properties to the Mouse H ...
The Windows 8 Test Drive: Navigating Through All The Hype
I am typically in the habit of upgrading my PCs to the latest versions of the operating system as long as the hardware is capable. With the release of ...
Casino Technology: How They Improve Their Odds With Technology
Have you ever stopped to think that casino technology might be improving their odds? Avid punters keen to maximize their winnings at gambling always t ...
Apple’s iPad Mini Event Rains On The Windows 8 Parade
Leave it to Apple to schedule one of their media events just days before long-time rival Microsoft was to launch its revamped operating system, Window ...
Time To Get Retro: Compact Discs & How They Affected Our Lives
In case you missed it, the 30th anniversary of the first compact disc sale was on October 1st. The CD in question, sold in Japan in 1982, was Billy Jo ...