2009 March - Bookcase – part of the TechCast Network

How to survive a robot uprising by Danie...

How do you spot a robot mimicking a human?  Or how do you recognise and deactivate a rebel servant robot?  Those are just some of the questions that are asked on the back cover of Daniel H. Wilson’s book aptly titled, “How to Survive a Robot Uprising – Tips on defending yourself...

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks...

Many will discount this book as humour or hysteria, but I see it as a book that is full of seriousness. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks offers the complete A-Z guide of what to do in the event of an attack. An outbreak could take place at anytime and anywhere. What would you do to defend yourself,...

Bookcase: Day 2...

So day 2 has just passed since the launch of Bookcase and the responses from all of you have been positive. That’s great news as it means I can continue working on this track and bring you some fresh, new content later this week. Expect to see an update on Thursday as I bring some more cool reviews...

Welcome to Bookcase...

Hello, and a very warm welcome to Bookcase – a site dedicated to a random mix of product reviews that are featured in the TechCast Network studio bookcase. The next few weeks have some great content in store with reviews covering books on how to survive an attack from zombies and robots, vintage...

Learn C on the Mac...

One of the things I’ve always wanted to do on a Mac that I’ve not yet had the opportunity, time or guidance to do is learn how to develop applications for it. I’ve known for a long time that the software development toolkit is freely available and offers a mature development environment...

Apple iSight...

Whilst the iSight continues to live on inside the bezels of iMac’s and MacBook’s, there will be some who still cherish the original Firewire web camera from 2003. Back in the days when I had a PowerBook G4, Apple hadn’t yet built in iSight cameras that are now found across the range...