First off, the initial visual reveal makes the thing look cosmetically like a TiVo Series 3 somewhat. Being a TiVo fan, that look just jumped out at me. Also, that dude who was doing the live demo of the XboxOne system was setting off my local Kinect voice command. And ONE time it broke me [...]
At the Movies History: Siskel, Ebert, and the Rest
UPDATE Apr 7 2013: I just this evening updated this article past the point of its previous update (which was Apr 19, 2011). It’s now “up to date” with the ending of “Ebert Presents At the Movies”, as well as the death of Roger Ebert. Thanks for visiting, and if you have any thoughts, please [...]
Turning off Spam Checking in Gmail
Recently in some work I did for a web client, I discovered that essential emails that were needed for work were getting sent to spam. They didn’t know that, and I didn’t discover it until my time working with them on this particular project. When I told them about this, they well, I’m not sure [...]
The Sensorites Review
My Review (01×07) The Sensorites is a story that for the longest time I used to skip. In my earlier days of Doctor Who fandom, I was into the 80′s stuff, and didn’t get a chance to see the Hartnell and Troughton era material until 1986. When I finally did, there was a lot of [...]
I Need a Miracle
He lost his job and all he had in the fall of ’09 Now he feared the worst, that he would lose his children and his wife So he drove down deep into the woods and thought he’d end it all And prayed, “Lord above, I need a miracle”
Stargunner Music
Back in 1996, a few things happened in my life. I got married, and my former company released a few games that were fairly notable. The more notable game was “Duke Nukem 3D“, a landmark in PC gaming history. The other game that didn’t get as much attention was Stargunner. Stargunner was notable for it [...]
Thoughts on Windows 8 Packaging
Back at my old job, I was the head of “online support”, so as such, it fell to me to test out my company’s product line with new versions of Windows software. The bulk of the old product line was old DOS games, and as Windows moved on, it became more of an issue how [...]
The Aztecs Review
My Review (01×06) For Doctor Who story #6, we come to one that’s in my opinion one of the strongest of the entire First Doctor era. The Aztecs was when I first started watching Hartnell era Doctor Who the earliest “perfect” story. In my mind back then (1986), it was perfect. Obviously, as I’ve [...]
Cutting PBS Support
I agree with this… Cutting PBS support (0.012% of budget) to help balance the Federal budget is like deleting text files to make room on your 500Gig hard drive— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 4, 2012