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Nothing to do after New Year’s? Popular Con, Anime Revolution, has you covered!

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With peak convention season generally running from late Spring to early fall, those looking for something to do during the chilly winter months have very few options. Seeing this disparity in available activities, organizers for well-known Summer convention, Anime Revolution, planned a new event. On January 3rd, 2015, at the Art Institute of Vancouver, AniRevo: Winter Edition came to fruition. Whether themed towards anime, gaming, or comic books, conventions are pretty reliable for bringing out … Read more

Promaker X-Pro Tights Tech-Friendly Fashion Review

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As many of our regular readers may notice, this review is a little bit different. This is the first time DragonBlogger has done a review for a fashion item, and even we were a little bit surprised at the request. Now that we have done one, though, there is more likelihood for another down the road. We all see how fast technology is advancing, and with how integrated these increasingly versatile gadgets are in our … Read more

Project Management Software: Save Time, Save Money

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In this age of technology, our days our busier than ever. We have more to do and less time in which to do it. Dividing work amongst a team allows for the work to be finished faster but just organizing the team can take up a lot of valuable time. Time is money. Utilizing project management software can save time, not just for you as the organizer but for your team as a whole, by … Read more

iPhone App Review: AnyList Grocery List App Not Just For Groceries!

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I’m always making lists: to-do lists; grocery lists; contact lists; all sorts of lists. I’m also always losing lists. I’ll write it up and won’t be able to find it. I will drop it in an isle, (this happens a lot). I will give it to someone else to use, and they will lose it. Not any more! Now, with AnyList, these issues are obsolete. “I can’t find my list!” AnyList is all your lists … Read more

The New iPhone is Here: Introducing the iPhone 5

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iPhone 5 is here! Boasting a slew of upgrades and new features, this new phone could be the year’s hottest item and is likely to be #1 on many Christmas wish lists. So, what can you expect from the new iPhone? Esthetics-wise, iPhone 5 is almost 1.5mm thinner than the iPhone 4 and 4S, making it the thinnest phone available in the world. The previous 3” tall screen has been replaced by a 4” tall … Read more

iPhone App Review: Field Agent is an App that Pays You?

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Sounds like a joke, doesn’t it? Apparently not! Field Agent is a free iPhone application that pays you to audits for companies. The idea is much like mystery shopping, except it doesn’t require you to make purchases, and takes much less time to compete the job. I first heard about the app through a coupon blogger and was immediately curious. I  thought I might as well check it out, and if it works out, then … Read more

Living Classics – Amazon’s New Gaming Venture

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Re-experience some of your favourite childhood stories with some lively and entertaining illustrations while you race against the clock to spot creatively integrated animations. Imagine a game like Bejeweled crossed with Alice in Wonderland and you will have Living Classics. To add another level to the game, you must complete puzzles and quests in order to rescue the foxes who have gotten lost in each of the different stories.     The puzzles are fun, … Read more

Happy Birthday: A Social Media Experiment

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Technology has made huge advances in recent years. New technologies and the passing of time make for more information to learn and remember. Originally, mathematical equations, such as the Pythagorean theorem, needed to be memorized as all calculations were written out by hand. Now that we have calculators, we don’t even learn the actual equations in school anymore. It used to be, that, if you wanted to remember appointment times, event information, phone numbers, or … Read more

The Google Fiber Revolution: Fastest Internet Speeds in Existence?

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It’s now time for the next big step in internet connection speeds. Some still find it hard to believe that, with the 5Mbps average in America, we started at only 56 Kbps on those old dial-up modems. Making an even more impressive jump in speed, Google Fiber’s fiberoptic internet now boasts speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second! My first thought when it comes to ISPs (Internet Service Providers) and connection speeds is of … Read more

Xbox 360 Preview – Fable The Journey

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It’s time for another adventure into the world of Albion in “Fable: The Journey” where, this time, you will adventure as the character, Gabriel. While forging a relationship with a horse companion you will come to the aid of the ailing Theresa, a recurring character from all the previous Fable games, who will start you on your adventure. Using the Kinect you will be immersed in the game’s 1st person perspective while you battle your … Read more