• Hardware, Movies & TV, Technology

    Posted on February 19th, 2008

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    Toshiba Kills HD DVD, Officially!

    Toshiba Kills HD DVD, Official [Format War]: ”

    Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses
    19 February, 2008
    Company Remains Focused on Championing Consumer Access to High Definition Content
    TOKYO–Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD [...]

  • Movies & TV

    Posted on February 14th, 2008

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    Indiana Jones Trailer

    Well it seems the next addition to the Indiana Jones Series will hit theaters on May 22nd of this year. I can’t wait for this to hit, I have been drooling to see this ever since it was announced it was going into production. Here is a link to the trailer to get you drooling [...]

  • Movies & TV, Personal

    Posted on February 13th, 2008

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    24 Not Returning Until 2009

    Well it seems as if it is official, 24 will not be returning until 2009. It has been mentioned by two different individuals who are close the project that it will not be returning until 2009 even though they already have 8 episodes already shot. To add to that news, executive producer Joel Surnow will [...]

  • Hardware, Movies & TV, Technology

    Posted on February 11th, 2008

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    HD-DVD Is Dead!

    HD-DVD is dead, so says Netflix! I received this in my email today. It seems that Netflix has declared Blu-ray the winner in the format war. It doesn’t mean much to me since I have both players. In my humble opinion I always saw HD-DVD as the superior format as to what it had to [...]

  • Movies & TV, Personal

    Posted on February 10th, 2008

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    WGA Strike Over?

    Well it looks as if the Writer’s strike will be over soon with the negotiating recommending acceptance of the contract worked out with the studios. The West board of directors as well and the East Coast guild’s council agreeing and urging it members to vote and ratify the contract. Good news for all the TV [...]

  • Movies & TV, Software, Technology

    Posted on March 1st, 2007

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    Netflix: Watch Now

    I logged into my Netflix account today to find that I am one of the lucky ones to get access to the new service early. The new service shows up as a new tab on your account webpage. I didn’t go thoroughly into the movie offerings, rather I chose one off the main page that [...]

  • Food & Drink, Hardware, Movies & TV, Personal, Security, Technology

    Posted on February 25th, 2007

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    What A Weekend

    What a very crazy weekend it has been. I was getting ready to head into the city on Friday when my wife walks back into the door about 20 minutes after leaving for work. It winds up we had a good rain that night that froze into a sheet of ice. Needless to say she [...]

  • Movies & TV, Technology

    Posted on September 7th, 2004

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    The Screensavers Are Back!

    We’ll the Screensavers are back on the air live. This time their being shot in Los Angeles with their new Co-Host Alex Albrecht. The show was alright nothing special with a stumble here and trip up there. It’s a new set and a new Co-Host it will take a while for things become harmonious. At [...]

  • Movies & TV, Personal, Technology

    Posted on June 15th, 2004

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    The End Of An Era

    We’ll yesterday marked the end of an era for great geek TV. I am speaking of the death of The Screensavers and TechTV. No it isn’t quite dead yet but you can hear the long melodic drumbeat beating ever slower now days. Last night’s revelation at the end of the show is what put the [...]

  • Food & Drink, Movies & TV, Personal

    Posted on April 18th, 2004

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    Kill Bill: Vol 2, or rather Kill Me Now Vol 1.

    I was out having a great time last night. The Guinness was flowing like water, everyone at the bar was friendly and out to have a good time. I cut my evening short by catching a midnight showing of Kill Bill Vol. 2. I thoroughly enjoyed the first chapter in this short series. Being somewhat [...]