Author John M. Guilfoil

John M. Guilfoil

John Guilfoil is the editor-in-chief of Blast: Boston's Online Magazine and the Blast Magazine Network. He can be reached at [email protected]. Tweet @johnguilfoil.

How much should you spend on audio, video, HDMI, and network cables?

John M. Guilfoil

January 31, 2015

Three years ago, I wrote a little buying guide for people setting up basic or somewhat complex home theaters in their homes. I figured, "Job done." "People should understand that they can get a HDMI cable for $...

10 watches the Gen-Y man can afford and should buy

John M. Guilfoil

January 28, 2015

I don't have to take any time to explain the value of wearing a watch. It is a statement piece. It says a lot about you. It says you give a shit. It says you're not glued to your smartphone. But most Gen-Y men ...

10 Legitimate Free and Paid Antivirus Products that Work

John M. Guilfoil

January 27, 2015

One of the biggest concerns I hear from family, friends, and clients is "Legitimacy." How do I know this is real antivirus software and not a virus, itself?

Texas Instruments Debuts Lighter, Colorful TI-84 Plus CE

John M. Guilfoil

January 27, 2015

We've come a long, long way since high school in the early 00s. You remember the TI-83, right? Remember Tetris? Drugwars? Remember the monochrone and only knowing one or two classmates who actually owned a ...

iPhone remained dominant in Q4

John M. Guilfoil

January 25, 2015

Apple remains the top dog in the mobile phone universe, with Samsung falling behind. However, the two bitter rivals accounted for an astonishing three-quarters of all new cell phone activations in the fourth qu...

BRAVEN audio company teams with Burton Snowboards for new line of outdoor speakers

John M. Guilfoil

January 22, 2015

BRAVEN, known for its lines of rugged outdoor speakers and audio devices has teamed up with Burton, known for its lines of rugged outdoor snowboards, to create a...line of rugged outdoor products. The co-bra...

Facebook Announces Method for Reporting Fake News Stories and Hoaxes

John M. Guilfoil

January 21, 2015

Facebook will work to reduce the pervasiveness of fake news stories, but it will not take down content.Hoaxes are nothing new on the Internet. Nigerian Princes have been doing it for two decades. But whethe...

WWE Should Bring Back Steve Blackman, and here’s how (Hint, it involves Heath Slater!)

John M. Guilfoil

July 13, 2014

Guilty. I'm diving into the world of "hey, WWE should TOTALLY do this, and it would be so rad" blog posts. But as I've said before, this is my website, so I can do these kinds of things. I'm a fan of WWE. I ...

In Eerie, self-fulfilling prophecy, The Ultimate Warrior gave his own eulogy hours before his death

John M. Guilfoil

April 9, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR08M6EUd0g I'll be honest. I'm sad. I was a kindergartner, but I remember Wrestlemania VI. It's the favorite of my brother and me. We'd rent the VHS in the years that followe...

Video: “Hollow Lullaby” trailer for Dark Souls II,

John M. Guilfoil

February 20, 2014

Namco Bandai and From Software dropped a quick trailer on our laps today for Dark Souls II. It's hard to believe Dark Souls is three years old already, but Dark Souls II comes out next month, and it look...

VIDEO: Lord of the Fallen first gameplay footage released

John M. Guilfoil

February 13, 2014

CI Games recently sent us their first gameplay video of their upcoming RPG, Lords of the Fallen. It's seven minutes long, so grab the popcorn and soda and check it out: The game has been under developmen...

10 historical characters who need their own movies made

John M. Guilfoil

February 9, 2014

Lincoln for real. Lincoln fake. Kennedys. Hitler about eight times. Roman Emperors. Mythic figures. The biopic is alive and well in 21st Century American cinema. We are interested in the lives of historical fig...

The Shop Truck: Why would I want exhaust headers?

John M. Guilfoil

February 6, 2014

Ever since we ran our exhaust replacement story in the fall, we've been asked (and have started debating) why exhaust headers are such a good thing, given the price, installation difficulties, and maintenance t...

Federal Prosecutors will seek death penalty against accused Boston Marathon bomber

John M. Guilfoil

January 30, 2014

United States Attorney General Eric Holder today authorized federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, one of the accused bombers of the 2013 Boston Marathon. U.S. Attorney C...

Worldwide Gmail outage reported Friday

John M. Guilfoil

January 24, 2014

Second update: As of 3:20 p.m., Gmail appears to be back up and running. Update: As of 3 p.m., Gmail appears to up sporadically. The App Status Dashboard shows Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Dri...

CES 2014: Top Gear shares photos of insane Audi TT digital dashboard

John M. Guilfoil

January 8, 2014

Top Gear has tested the latest Audi TT, and the photos are memorizing. Vijay Pattni, who is at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for Top Gear reports that the new TT has gone totally digital in i...

Interesting, relaxing “World of Diving” multiplayer trailer released

John M. Guilfoil

December 19, 2013

Dutch Indie developer Vertigo released a pre-alpha gameplay trailer for their upcoming Word of Diving title. The trailer shows off the game's multiplayer features, which have full Oculus Rift support. Wo...

2013 Holiday Gift Guides: John’s Five

John M. Guilfoil

December 16, 2013

I've really been digging the 2013 Blast Holiday Gift Guides so far, including our two insanely-long women's gift guides on Bombshell. Now it's my turn. Here are five gadgets that a guy like me -- handsome, bald...

Graphic: Cross-Platform Malware: A Growing Threat For Computers

John M. Guilfoil

December 10, 2013

By: Computer monitoring Software MobiStealth Cross-platform malware is a huge issue today, and it will continue to be a menace in 2014. Perhaps the most dangerous cross-platform malware came up in 2009. ...

Video: Legends Of Persia coming to PC in January

John M. Guilfoil

December 10, 2013

From the developer, Sourena Game Studio: Featuring more than 8 hours of single-player action in addition to 5 attractive locations and more than 200 weapons and items to use, Legends Of Persia is packed ...