Short version: While Skyrim does almost nothing to address the weaknesses of its predecessors, it expands on the strengths to such an extent that even its most substantial flaws seem microscopic. You may not lose yourself in the unimaginative combat and story, but the world Bethesda has created is so huge and so beautifully realized that you won’t care. Pros: vast, vast world to explore dungeons and caves are wonderfully differentiated graphics and sound are for the most part incredible to behold Cons: Combat isn’t very visceral, and victories and losses feel unearned Menus and interface are terrible While the world is wide open, most quests and dungeons are very linear Bugs abound, especially with physics Full review: Let me just say right off the bat that I have not finished the main campaign

Bain Ventures , the Boston-based venture capital arm of private equity firm of Bain Capital, has recently opened a Palo Alto office, the firm’s first presence on the West Coast. The new office is being led by Bain partner (and former Trilogy alum) Ajay Agarwal.

It’s no secret that technology has changed in-store shopping behavior. Whether it be through mobile phones, barcode scanning, or price comparison shopping sites; consumers are more prepared than ever in the store aisle. According to a new study released from Deloitte, nine in 10 shoppers know what they’re buying before they arrive at a store, and more than eight in 10 (83 percent) have a set of brands in mind that they will consider

Your better half is off doing things more important than making you food. Looks like it’s leftovers night! You stick the grub in the microwave, punch in the time, hit start… and you’re bored. A minute and thirty seconds?! To heat CHICKEN !

In episode II of his Founder Stories interview with host, Chris Dixon ,  Kiva Systems founder, Mick Mountz discusses traversing the country in search of capital shortly after launching his company almost a decade ago. With plans to disrupt the picking, packing and shipping industry, Moutz went shopping for investors on Sand Hill Road and found none.

In Part III of my interview with Accel partner Jim Breyer, we get into the disruptions occurring in the venture capital industry itself with the abundance of angel money and the impact that is having on traditional VC firms. In the video interview above, I ask him whether he thinks there is a Series A Crunch .

Jim Breyer is one of the few venture capitalists in Silicon Valley who loves investing in media companies. (He was on the board of Marvel , and now is an investor and board member of Legendary Pictures , producer of such hits as The Dark Knight , 300 , and Inception —he sits on the board of News Corp as well)

This story dropped a few days ago but it seemed like a good choice to share on a lazy Sunday and the topic is something that’s been kicking around in the old sub-conscious for a while. Jim Romenseko has long been the go-to media critic at Poynter.org where he spent twelve years poking at – and changing – the online/print media landscape.

I hate these kind of videos. There’s enough waste in electronics that we don’t need to destroy stuff that is in already perfect condition (hence our refusal to post those ridiculous Will It Blend videos). However, this is for science! A seemingly new site, Gizmoslip did a Mythbusters on the Nook Tablet and the Kindle Fire

Short Version Keyboard-loving Android fans historically haven’t had much luck with AT&T’s lineup — a quick look at their wares reveals only a handful of options, none of which are terribly impressive. The Captivate Glide is AT&T’s most recent attempt at marrying a full QWERTY keyboard and a competitive spec sheet, but will it find an audience outside of hardcore messagers