
Gaming

Why Can’t We Get Minecraft Bedrock on Mac with Apple Silicon?
It’s 2025, and Apple’s M-series chips have proven themselves as some of the most powerful consumer CPUs on the market. MacBooks and iMacs with Apple Silicon rival high-end PCs in raw performance while sipping power like mobile devices. Yet for some reason, there’s one glaring omission for gamers: Minecraft Bedrock Edition is still not available…

Managing Kids’ Apple Devices: Why Notifications Don’t Always Go to the Same iPhone or iPad
As parents, we often find ourselves juggling multiple Apple devices in the household—especially when our kids have both iPhones and iPads. Managing screen time, app access, and notifications can quickly become a challenge. One of the most confusing issues is why notifications (like text messages, FaceTime calls, or app alerts) don’t always show up consistently…

Arcade cabinet modification time.
As Spring finally approaches here in the North-East, I think it is a good time to do some Spring cleaning of my game systems. In particular, this year I want to focus on my arcade cabinet. My goal is to add a full Windows PC, an XBOX 360 and a raspberry pi to the cabinet…

Blanka is finally available in Street Fighter V.
I have been a huge fan of Street Fighter now for over 20 years. I have purchased every revision of the game multiple times on multiple systems. It was very disappointing that Blanka was not originally included in Street Fighter V, but as of yesterday, he is there!! I played through his story mode and…

Ultra Street Fighter IV Benchmark on Surfacebook
I recently got a Microsoft Surfacebook at work. I have been busy installing all the programs that I use for data collection and analysis as well as development and content creation. I am very happy overall and this machine is set to replace my not-so-old MacBook Pro because Apple seems to be unable to provide…