About Marci Sischo

After watching her parents murdered by a mugger in a back alley, Marci Sischo grew up vowing to become the world's greatest detec -- wait, that's Batman. Theorizing that one could time travel within her own lifetime, Marci Sischo stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished -- no, no. That's Dr. Sam Beckett. Drat. Marci Sischo grew up in northern Michigan, and moved to Oregon in 2009. Yes! She's the Commuter's webmaster, pursuing a journalism degree at LBCC, and in her dwindling spare time, she's co-authoring an urban fantasy novel. You can stalk Marci at her blog, on Twitter, at Facebook, and on Google+.

Chris Brotherton: LBCC’s Upcoming Movie Star

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Marci Sischo

Chris Brotherton, former Commuter reporter, recently wrote a short science fiction story titled “The Remembrance Spark.” As he was about to embark on the oft-grueling process of seeing a story to publication, a friend on Facebook introduced Brotherton to Garland Scott and Jared Adams, two friends with experience in Hollywood who were looking for a movie to make. “The Remembrance Spark” struck a chord with the two, and before Brotherton knew it, he was sitting down to write a movie script. Continue reading →

Tech Review: the Kindle Fire

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Marci Sischo

The Kindle Fire is Amazon.com‘s hot new tablet computer. It’s the size of a paperback and light enough to stuff in a pocket or purse for easy carrying. It’s slick-looking and incredibly affordable at $200. When the Fire’s release was announced back in September, the Internet’s techblogging community screeched to a halt, stared agog, and then did an appreciative slow clap. Continue reading →

A Series of Tubes: Internet Blackout?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Marci Sischo

Back in October I wrote about SOPA and PIPA, and I’m sad to report the problem didn’t go away over winter break. In fact, if anything, it’s gotten worse. Continue reading →

Series of Tubes: Time Magazine Drama

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Marci Sischo

One of the things the Internet is famous for is drama. No matter what the topic, you can almost always find a side and kindle a good flame war, and/or stir up a big, juicy scandal. Continue reading →

Series of Tubes: the PROTECT IP and Stop Internet Piracy Acts

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Marci Sischo

The PROTECT IP and Stop Internet Piracy Acts are the hot new ideas fresh out of Congress guaranteed to bring Internet Piracy to a screeching halt. While breaking the Internet. And instituting an “Internet death penalty.” Continue reading →

Movie Review: Red State

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Marci Sischo

Depending on who you ask, Red State is either the best film Kevin Smith ever made, or the worst trash ever committed to celluloid. There doesn’t seem to be any middle ground for this film. For the record, I’m firmly in the “best film Kevin Smith ever made” camp. Continue reading →

Series of Tubes: Website Round-Up

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Marci Sischo

I stumbled over a healthy amount of interesting stories about the Internet, but none of them were really enough to inspire a whole article. Instead, let’s take a quick look at some of the more interesting and useful bits of information floating around on the web today. Continue reading →

Series of Tubes: Cloud Computing

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Marci Sischo

Your hard drive takes a crap. Or maybe your fan died, and your computer over-heated. Your house took a lightning strike, and it fried the laptop because it was plugged in, charging. The motherboard wears out. The processor dies. Whatever the reason, your computer is now a dead hunk of plastic and metal, and you just lost everything. All your files, all your music, all your movies, all your family photos, everything. It can be devastating. Continue reading →