Apple has done a very good job of marketing the Mac in a more gamer-friendly-than-before format. However, the Mac is still not ideal for gamers. Outside of emulating Windows XP, Mac OS has a lot fewer games than Windows. It's important to note, however,...

5. Final Fantasy XII: Zeromus Of course, you could always power-level your way to victory. That's no fun though. Zeromus is the most recent "gravity boss" in the series. The "gravity boss" deals damage by percentage instead of by force, which decreases...

"Knock. Knock" "Who's there?" "It's the 21st century and you still don't have a doorbell?" This is "Better Know a Character." With the third season of NBC's Emmy-hoarding show "30 Rock" premiering Thursday night at 8:30, I felt it was time to examine...

Lately, while surfing the web, I've been running across a ton of ads for the Acai berry diet. Usually, I pay little-to-no attention to ads, but since I had been seeing this one pop up on many websites, I thought I'd look into it and see what it's all...

Two widely known franchises, "Saw" and "High School Musical," took top spots at the box office this weekend. Now in my personal opinion I feel that both franchises are overdone, exhausted and need to be stopped. But the box office numbers say differently....

Flavors of the Week ranks events in and around the NIU community in accordance with scoops of ice cream. One scoop is given to the least extreme event, with three scoops being given to the most extreme, stand-out event. These events can be positive or...

It's Halloween week! If you are still stuck on figuring out what to do in DeKalb, here are five events that will make your Halloween week a treat. TODAY "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with NPR host Peter Sagal 7 p.m. - $25 Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center...

Halloween is arguably one of the best holidays of the year. The guidelines are simple: dress up and have fun. To determine how old is too old to dress up depends on many factors. Dressing up in high school was an excellent chance to hang out with friends...

Last time I checked, "porno" was a five-letter word, not four. Some TV networks are making a big hullabaloo about Kevin Smith's latest cinematic soiree, "Zach and Miri Make a Porno," which opens Oct. 31. They are refusing to air the second half of the...

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was on FOX News Wednesday night, complaining about the media's lopsided portrayal of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. He felt so strongly, that he believed Palin should sue certain outlets for...

I have recently come across a dilemma. There is a website on the vast internet that allows users to stream full movies for free. It requires no sign-in accounts, no special programs and doesn't download to your computer. So my dilemma is this, is this...

Chris Crocker is back. Remember the rather androgynous-looking guy who wailed on YouTube in favor of leaving Britney alone? Well, surprise! He's starting a music career. In "A Decade of Internet Superstars: Where Are They Now," JR Raphael for PC World...