http://shezcrafti.com A gamer, geek, and girl who doesn't get out much. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:12:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://shezcrafti.com/mouse-without-borders-vs-sharemouse-for-windows-keyboard-and-mouse-sharing/ http://shezcrafti.com/mouse-without-borders-vs-sharemouse-for-windows-keyboard-and-mouse-sharing/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:50:53 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=2559
I recently reconfigured my desk into a multi-workstation setup, using both my laptop and desktop side-by-side, plus an extra monitor. Having three screens* to contend with, switching between two sets of keyboards and mice just doesn’t cut it.  In my efforts to find an easier solution, I recently had the opportunity to try both ShareMouse [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/mouse-without-borders-vs-sharemouse-for-windows-keyboard-and-mouse-sharing/feed/ 0 http://shezcrafti.com/the-beaver-will-make-you-sort-of-kind-of-like-mel-gibson-again-maybe/ http://shezcrafti.com/the-beaver-will-make-you-sort-of-kind-of-like-mel-gibson-again-maybe/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:39:34 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=2244
“Hello. I’m The Beaver. And I’m here to save your career.” Whether you’ve forgiven Mel Gibson for his self-righteous behavior, anti-Semitic tirades, racist rants, and alleged wife-beating ways or not (in which case I completely understand), I think it’s a tragedy that one of the best movies of 2011 will probably never get the recognition [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/the-beaver-will-make-you-sort-of-kind-of-like-mel-gibson-again-maybe/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/why-reality-is-broken-is-a-must-read-for-every-gamer/ http://shezcrafti.com/why-reality-is-broken-is-a-must-read-for-every-gamer/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:46:50 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=1275
And now for something completely different… If you consider yourself a gamer in any capacity, you have probably not gone through life without someone telling you, at some point, that video games are waste of time, or you have no life, and other insulting misconceptions that non-gamers often spew at us. In her new book, [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/why-reality-is-broken-is-a-must-read-for-every-gamer/feed/ 5 http://shezcrafti.com/review-reasons-to-love-deathly-hallows-part-1/ http://shezcrafti.com/review-reasons-to-love-deathly-hallows-part-1/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:55:14 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=976
When I first learned that Warner Bros. was going to split Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two movies, there was much kicking and screaming on my part.  I was not alone.  There were plenty of fans and non-fans alike who felt it was a poor decision, and one that further painted Warner Bros. as [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/review-reasons-to-love-deathly-hallows-part-1/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/review-gray-matter-was-worth-the-wait/ http://shezcrafti.com/review-gray-matter-was-worth-the-wait/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:11:12 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=830
For gamers who have been anticipating the release of this game for over seven years (practically an eternity in game development), Gray Matter will inevitably polarize us into two groups: Those who will criticize it for not being perfect despite “all that extra time” the developers have had to work on it Those, like myself, [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/review-gray-matter-was-worth-the-wait/feed/ 7 http://shezcrafti.com/hands-on-with-gray-matter-the-new-adventure-game-from-jane-jensen/ http://shezcrafti.com/hands-on-with-gray-matter-the-new-adventure-game-from-jane-jensen/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:15:21 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=783
Gray Matter is finally here!  (Well, sort of.) It’s the adventure game fans of Jane Jensen, the game designer behind the beloved Gabriel Knight series, have been waiting a looooong time for (since 1993, to be exact).  Though the official U.S. release won’t be until February 2011, you can get your hands on the German PC [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/hands-on-with-gray-matter-the-new-adventure-game-from-jane-jensen/feed/ 1 http://shezcrafti.com/heavy-rain-is-well-heavy-a-spoiler-free-review/ http://shezcrafti.com/heavy-rain-is-well-heavy-a-spoiler-free-review/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:12:03 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=533
Every so often, a game comes along that changes the way I feel about video games.  Heavy Rain is one of them.  It’s been a long time since I’ve played a game that has absorbed me as completely as this one did.  I suppose I should preface this review by admitting that Heavy Rain is [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/heavy-rain-is-well-heavy-a-spoiler-free-review/feed/ 0 http://shezcrafti.com/i-didnt-realize-new-moon-was-a-comedy/ http://shezcrafti.com/i-didnt-realize-new-moon-was-a-comedy/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:25:26 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=452
All this week I purposely stayed away from the spoilers, the leaked clips, the early reviews, the 3 a.m. tweets, and the raving fangirl Twihards in socialmedialand. I wanted to see New Moon without my already low opinion of Stephenie Meyer and her ilk tainting my experience. So tonight I cast aside the "Twilulz" and gave New Moon a chance.]]> http://shezcrafti.com/i-didnt-realize-new-moon-was-a-comedy/feed/ 2 http://shezcrafti.com/harry-potter-and-the-half-way-decent-movie/ http://shezcrafti.com/harry-potter-and-the-half-way-decent-movie/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:02:28 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=410
So it’s like 3:30 a.m., and I just got home from the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  I could go to bed, but I had to get a few things off my mind first while my memories are still fresh.  Legilimens! First, the good.  This movie was a LOT of fun.  [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/harry-potter-and-the-half-way-decent-movie/feed/ 0 http://shezcrafti.com/nintendo-at-e3-epic-yawn-for-the-most-part/ http://shezcrafti.com/nintendo-at-e3-epic-yawn-for-the-most-part/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:39:42 +0000 shezcrafti http://shezcrafti.com/?p=349
Following along with Nintendo’s E3 press conference on Twitter, the live reactions were less than enthusiastic.  Well, it’s no wonder with a presenter like this: Does she look excited about Nintendo to you? For the most part, Nintendo’s presentation ambled along like an old woman with a bad hip.  The overall experience was so blah, [...]]]> http://shezcrafti.com/nintendo-at-e3-epic-yawn-for-the-most-part/feed/ 0