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Real Name
Scott Michaud
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News Editor, Troll
Location
Kingston, ON, Canada
Bio

Scott joined PC Perspective in May 2011. Prior to PC Perspective, Scott has worked on personal projects and has completed degrees in Physics and Education from Queen's University. Currently PC Perspective is the only place to find his published works. Other ventures related to computing, physics, math, education, and technology are currently in progress. He is also a geek, go figure.

Beyond PC Perspective, you can find Scott at several places throughout the internet:

 

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Member for
2 years 3 weeks

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Recent Posts

Some Stakeholders Yell, "Oh... DELL No!"

02/16/2013 - 02:19

There have been some groups opposed to the planned deal to cease publicly trading Dell and release their shares. It would seem that for many, a short-term payout of 25 percent over trading price is insufficient and, they believe, undervalues the company...

NVDIMM: Nonvolatile... Not NVIDIA

02/10/2013 - 04:44

So a RAM chip, a NAND module, and an “ultracapacitor” walk into stick... This week Micron released a press blast for technology called, “NVDIMM”. The goal is to create memory modules which perform as quickly as DRAM but can...

It's More than Windows Feeling "Blue"

02/09/2013 - 03:49

Could the sadness Microsoft feels with their OEM partners make the whole company feel just a little Blue? I have been thinking about this while reading the latest news from Mary Jo Foley over at ZDNet. This has not been the first time that we have...

Psychonauts 2 Fell Through. Oh Well.

02/05/2013 - 18:44

You cannot knock Tim Schafer: he abides by “Shut up and take my money”. Last year we reported on the public negotiations between the heads of Mojang and Double Fine for a potential sequel to Psychonauts. The game was supposed to take “a...

Dell Goes Private, Microsoft Loans Some Help

02/05/2013 - 18:10

Dell, dude, you're getting a Dell! So it is official that Dell is going private. Michael Dell, CEO, as well as: Silver Lake, MSD Capital, several banks, and Dell itself will buy back stocks from investors 25% above the January 11th trading price. The...

MSI 3DMark Challenge: Rewarding Overclockers

02/04/2013 - 19:36

Do you have a beastly system with MSI parts, intense overclocking knowledge, and a desire for even more high-end parts? In honor of the new 3DMark's release, the motherboard and graphics card manufacturer is letting users of their parts enter in a...

Another Heart of the Swarm Teaser

02/04/2013 - 00:47

So March is looking like a packed month for us PC gamers: SimCity, Bioshock Infinite, maybe some Tomb Raider are all vying for our time. Even looking past the number of games being launched, most of these games are massive time commitments. If that is...

Microsoft Likes That Modern Will Not Get Them Sued: Compatibility Website "modern.IE" Launches

02/02/2013 - 19:23

Microsoft has been doing their penance for the sins against web developers of the two decades past. The company does not want developers to target specific browsers and opt to include W3C implementations of features if they are available. What an ironic...

Patent Case vs. Newegg Ends with a Shellshocker

01/31/2013 - 16:19

What is obvious, wrought with prior art, and worth 2.5 million dollars? One less thing. Soverain, a company who sues other companies for patent infringement as a profession (because according to Ars Technica, they do not make any sales), has been taking...

Dangit L'Everoy...

01/29/2013 - 03:56

Sometimes people make mistakes and sometimes those mistakes cost ungodly amounts of damage. This is one of those times. More than 700 corporations within Eve clashed over the weekend in what The Escapist dubbed, a “Superbattle”. Over three...