Schedule Steam Downloads

I have a capped internet account, but my ISP allows unlimited downloads between midnight and 6am, how can I set Steam to only download during the off peak time?

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Wireless Desktop Streaming Showdown

Setting up a user friendly, seamless and reliable projecting system can me a daunting and expensive process. I will be looking at a couple of major options, weighing their strengths and weaknesses, and hopefully help you to choose which one is right for you.

I will be taking a closer look at the following products:

Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter
Airtame Wireless HDMI dongle
Chromecast
Apple TV
Windows 10 Desktop Streaming
Airserver

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Hidden Object Giveaway - Ends 22/06/2016

To celebrate the stellar growth of this blog, I am giving away one copy of each of the following games, one entry per person. One game per win:

To enter, simply leave a comment on this page with youremail [at] yourdomain.com
Please note that these are Steam keys, so you will need a Steam account to redeem them.

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Responsible Volunteering

There has been a growing movement advocating against sending volunteers, especially short term volunteers to work at orphanages in third world countries. Many well meaning individuals support this trend by re-posting and the signing of petitions, but I believe there is more to this than is immediately apparent.
They cite a number of factors as motivation, most of which are right on the money, but I fear that they may be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

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