Archive for January, 2008



Movie Picks

Published on January 28, 2008

Yep…
The Great

Goonies (1985) — still one of the best movies ever made!
No Country for Old Men – A great movie on many levels. Unfortunately very depressing too.

The Mediocre

Ice Age – amusing for a kid
Love and a Bullet – amusing B movie about a black hitman falling in love

Don’t Waste Your Time

Laws of Attraction – predictable, […]


Fearless Woman

Published on January 24, 2008

A great video — Fearless Woman


Software Pick - K-Lite Media Codec Pack

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Ever have problems playing a video or audio file that a friend sent you? Here’s a fix to all those media woes.
K-Lite Media Codec Pack
This is one of the best codec packs out there. It installs every piece of software that your computer will need to play almost any movie or music file. For those […]


Tech Tip - More Downloads in Internet Explorer

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For those of you who still use Internet Explorer, here’s a handy tech tip…
Increasing the Simultaneous Downloads in Internet Explorer
“Have you ever tried to download more than 2 files from the same website, and noticed the third download doesn’t start until one of the prior two are done? The reason for this is that the […]


Movie Picks

Published on January 17, 2008

So, I took a hiatus on movies for a couple of months, but I got back into the action in the last two weeks. Here’s the latest opinions…
Great Flicks

Sunshine — a psychological thriller Sci-Fi to rock your socks off
Bucket List — great family fun, delightful
Charlie Wilson’s War — Tom Hanks can make almost any movie […]


Where I’ve been… working

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Being a freelancer is awesome for so many reasons. However, it comes with a whole lotta responsibility. I don’t really mind the responsibility, especially since I deal with stress pretty well. But sometimes it can really eat into your personal live, and it’s hard finding time to have fun. Such has been my life over […]


Library of Congress publishes historical photos on Flickr

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The Library of Congress has published over 3,000 photographs from two of its most popular collections on Flickr in “The Commons,” a project aimed at creating a rich database of photos from public collections and civic institutions.
Source: Beta News