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.

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 ...

Earth Defense Force 2025 trailer released

John M. Guilfoil

December 9, 2013

From the developer: Earth Defense Force 2025 is an action shooting bonanza from D3Publisher that arms players with more weapons than ever before! Players will have the experience of their lives as they f...

Need for Speed Rivals “Accolade” new trailer released

John M. Guilfoil

December 9, 2013

From the developer: A new generation of racing has begun with the highly anticipated, high-octane racing game Need for Speed Rivals. Set in a world with a variety of stunning environments and effects pow...

Graphic: The Top Grossing Summer Movies of 2013

John M. Guilfoil

November 15, 2013

This was a huge year for movies, especially the summertime. May and June each set records for their respective months, and it was the second biggest movie July of all time. Obviously, Iron Man 3 was the big ...

5 cases for the 2014 computer

John M. Guilfoil

November 9, 2013

As I've been saying for months now, computers aren't dying. Now we're getting into some computer cases that prove this fact. Today, I want to discuss a little cyber-surgery. It's not cheaper to build your ow...

10 things that would make LinkedIn a MILLION times better

John M. Guilfoil

November 6, 2013

I used LinkedIn every day. It's a fantastic anti-Facebook professional networking tool. It allows me to become friendlier with literally hundreds of people I meet at my jobs and networking events without giving...

Toyota Keeps It “Simple” — #1 Simplest Brand in the Auto Industry

John M. Guilfoil

November 4, 2013

What are people looking for when it comes to their cars? The answer is simple. Strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale has just released their annual 2013 Brand Simplicity Index, which examined the impact of simpli...

6 Shows You Should Not Miss This Season

John M. Guilfoil

November 3, 2013

Calling all TV fans: Networks are bringing in a number of new series this season, and many of them are what critics are calling a must-see. From vampires to super heroes, these new shows are sure to leave you a...

New mufflers on a 1987 Dodge Power Ram, exhaust swap

The Shop Truck #9 — Let’s “do” the exhaust

John M. Guilfoil

October 26, 2013

This portion of The Shop Truck restoration was made possible by Summit Racing Equipment. For over 40 years, Summit Racing Equipment has set and reset the standard for fast shipping, customer service, and tech e...

Infographic: Baseball players make more money than just about everyone

John M. Guilfoil

October 17, 2013

How much income, on average, does a baseball superstar earn in the US? For starters, baseball belongs to the top 3 sports when it comes to revenue, together with Pro football and basketball. However, the averag...

5 takeaways from the 2013 ALCS so far

John M. Guilfoil

October 16, 2013

I know we're only potentially halfway through the 2013 ALCS so far, but seriously, how amazing has it been so far? You don't need to hear it again, but I have to fill 300 words to appease Google, so: One yea...

5 Mice (and other input devices) for the 2014 computer

John M. Guilfoil

October 14, 2013

Oh good lord, computers are dying! Actually, no they're not, but that's a separate rant. Computers aren't dying. They're not going away. You're not all going to be using just iPads and Nexuses (Nexi?) and Su...

The Computer Is Not Dying — 10 Reasons Why

John M. Guilfoil

October 13, 2013

We're starting a little series here, in an attempt to explain why the Personal Computer is not, in fact, dying. We have some hardware to look at, some reasons to give you, and when we're done, we hope you'll...

Anker announces a $12, 24-watt mini howitzer that can charge two tablets in your car

John M. Guilfoil

October 7, 2013

Anker, creator of some mixtures of pretty and functional have thrown together a $12 car charger that can power two iPads or other tablets at the same time with dual 24W 2.4 amp USB ports. The $11.99 charge...