Author: Cara O'Regan

Cara O'Regan

Cara spent four years working on the front lines of consumer technology. She is a part time artist and full time nerd. Follow her on Twitter @cara_oregan!

About Cara O'Regan

Cara spent four years working on the front lines of consumer technology. She is a part time artist and full time nerd. Follow her on Twitter @cara_oregan!

Facebook Chatting for Science

Facebook Chatting for Science

Since Facebook redesigned its messenger list this past summer, I have used the service less and less. These days, the times I use Facebook chat are the times I have found myself asking “What the [expletive deleted] was that sound?” only to discover a random message from someone in a forgotten browser window. Having ...

Keep Calm and Compute On

Keep Calm and Compute On

When it comes to the failing of modern technology, the truth is it’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. These disasters come in many forms: hard drive crashes, failed logic boards, and no one is safe from attacks by coffee, beer or baby vomit. Sometimes things like minor software problems can snowball into ...

I Miss Being Told What to Watch

I Miss Being Told What to Watch

When it comes to the way I consume media content, I am a highly un-relatable weirdo. I’ve lived for two years without cable television, my TV doesn’t have a digital tuner for local channels and I don’t even own a DVD player. With this spartanly bleak media landscape, one would assume I’d be a much more productive ...