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Old Man’s Rants, Spelling and Grammar

these wordy things cause so many problems

3,813 views Recently I posted on twitter my plans to start a opinion series dealing with some issues that catch my interest in the blind community. These aren’t specifically blind only topics, but rather issues which pop up in our little community. I don’t notice all of them, but when

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Where Is Smoke?

I Heard He Got Eaten By a Pack Of Wild Dingos

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If you have been paying attention I’m sure you’ve noticed I haven’t been posting that often on the blog of late. I just wanted to take the time to explain why and let everyone know what’s going on with the blog and main bsg site. Read more

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Corsair K70 Rapid Fire Keyboard Review

Typing On The Wings Of An Angel

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I recently received a new mechanical keyboard, and I wanted to go ahead and write up a review of it here on the blog. If you haven’t already read the post on how to pick out a mechanical keyboard youcan

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Why I Am Moving On From STW

All Good Things Come To An End

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3,913 views If you don’t play Survive The Wild you can move on and not bother reading this post. It is time for a new era in my gaming life to move on and proceed to the next chapter. In case you haven’t heard yet, I stepped down from my role as a master on STW. There are many reasons

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Gaming Equipment series 4 of 4, the mouse you use

Mine Has More Buttons Than Yours!

2,242 views ?If you have been following along, then you know this is the last post in the gaming equipment series. I saved this post for last because of how many audio gamers view a mouse as an unnecessary piece of equipment they can do without. There are a few games where a mouse is a very important

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Basics of Gaming Equipment series 3 of 4, the keyboard you use

Oh How It Responds To My Every Touch

3,605 views Allot of us have played or are currently playing audio games on a standard desktop or laptop keyboard. With headsets or a computer it is fairly easy to see how much difference they can make in the quality of your play and the overall experience. It is more difficult to see how this can

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Why Do So Many Blind People Think They Can Sing?

oh my ears! my ears! oh make it stop!

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8,993 views Everyone has run across this in their Internet travels, but nearly all are too nice to say anything. Luckily I am enough of a jerk to break the silence and shine a light on this terrible thing we have all been enduring. Why do so many blind people all think they are the next Celine Dion?

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Basics of Gaming Equipment series 2 of 4, the headset you use

Can you hear me now?

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2,705 views In the first post in this series I went into detail on what to look for when buying a computer, and the types of computer owners. In this one I’m going to drill down on the different brands of headsets and what all goes into deciding on one. There is a huge amount of choices

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Basics of Gaming Equipment series 1 of 4, the computer you use

My RAM is so huge, its hard to live with

3,205 views This is the first of a four part series focusing on gaming equipment, computers, headsets, keyboards, and mice; all of which I have had a decent amount of experience with. I’ve bought a variety of all of these and hopefully can help you decide if it is worth the price for a PC