Sunday, November 8, 2009
An Education (2009) Trailer
I desparately want to see this movie. It's one of a few films I want to see at the moment that are only playing at Cinema Arts in Fairfax. I wish they had wider circulation.
Anyway, aAt first I thought this one had the potential to be cheesy but it has received excellent reviews.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Daniel's Birthday Present
A video review from cnet on our new little camera.
For the full written review, check out the article.
Videos
Despite having an incredibly busy weekend, Andrew and Naomi came for a short visit on Daniel's Birthday. We tested our new mini-HD video camera on two very cute subjects. Frodo was enamored with Madeline. Unfortunately, Sam was a little too exuberant in his display of affection for Madeline, so he had to be held the whole time. I don't think these videos are are in HD, but it can record for over an hour and has different settings to record in HD for a computer screen or TV screen. We have some videos of Sam and Frodo but we'll have to come up with some more interesting material.
Windows 7
We have vaguely been entertaining the idea of purchasing Windows 7. Daniel said it has been getting good reviews and many of the annoying problems that plagued users of XP have been eliminated.
This author at the Huffington Post had a slightly different experience. One of his two main complaints was that it wasn't compatible with a lot of his software and equipment. I have to agree on what he says below...
"What's the cause? Is it Bill Gates' fault for not incorporating into Windows 7 the driver information his company used to do in successive editions or is he in collusion with software and hardware manufacturers like HP, who also refuse to update drivers so that obsolescence becomes the order of the day and we are forced to buy things we really don't need?
If we get a new state of the art TV, we can still connect our old VCR. If we get a new CD or DVD player we can play our old disks. We can still use a dial telephone on a telephone system that has been transformed with fiber optics and satellite transmission. But a new computer forces you to discard perfectly good machinery.
There ought to be a law preventing the computer hardware and software industry from shortchanging consumers so that we get the full use of our equipment as we do for non-computer related appliances and products. Anderson Cooper should do a "Keeping Them Honest" report on CNN, as should other commentators on NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC and Fox News. There should also be an uproar on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter."
"What's the cause? Is it Bill Gates' fault for not incorporating into Windows 7 the driver information his company used to do in successive editions or is he in collusion with software and hardware manufacturers like HP, who also refuse to update drivers so that obsolescence becomes the order of the day and we are forced to buy things we really don't need?
If we get a new state of the art TV, we can still connect our old VCR. If we get a new CD or DVD player we can play our old disks. We can still use a dial telephone on a telephone system that has been transformed with fiber optics and satellite transmission. But a new computer forces you to discard perfectly good machinery.
There ought to be a law preventing the computer hardware and software industry from shortchanging consumers so that we get the full use of our equipment as we do for non-computer related appliances and products. Anderson Cooper should do a "Keeping Them Honest" report on CNN, as should other commentators on NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC and Fox News. There should also be an uproar on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter."
For the full article, including his experience with one of those magical offshore technicians who can take over your computer from remote control and diagnose and fix problems that are far beyond my scope of comprehension, check out this link.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
PixelJunk(TM) Monsters 25 October 2009, 08:15:02 PM
Please excuse the nerdy video. Daniel and I have found solace in monsters games while being sick this past weekend. This is one of the harder levels and we nearly got a perfect. It's pretty long so I obviously don't expect you to watch most of it.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Arthur Dent, Dracula, and Winnie the Pooh
I have recently started receiving a subscription to the Washington Post. Receiving the daily paper cost the same as receiving the weekend editions alone so I figured, what the heck?
Today's Style section has an article on some timeless classics that are being brought back to life, despite the fact that their authors have been in the ground for a number of years.
Despite my best efforts to read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and even watch the BBC series, I could not overcome my lack of interest in the subject of the story. For Science Fiction fans, however, I can see the appeal of the book's silliness. In a genre that is often brimming over with meaningful messages about the consequences of our actions on earth, the future of technology, and the meaning of life, it is refreshing to read a story that answers these questions with some irreverence. What is the meaning of life? The number 42, according to the Hitchhiker's Guide.
For avid fans, this prospect has brought outrage and anxiety. But as the words on the cover of Hitchhiker's Guide boldly command, "Don't Panic." The re-creators have said that they are working with numerous editors, trustee boards and and researchers to ensure that they will not disappoint the readers. The creator of the new Winne the Pooh, David Benedictus, said he immersed himself in the time period of the author and views the job more "as an acting job than a writing job."
Here are links to the new books.
And Another Thing
Dracula The Un-Dead
Return to the Hundred Acre Woods
Today's Style section has an article on some timeless classics that are being brought back to life, despite the fact that their authors have been in the ground for a number of years.
Despite my best efforts to read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and even watch the BBC series, I could not overcome my lack of interest in the subject of the story. For Science Fiction fans, however, I can see the appeal of the book's silliness. In a genre that is often brimming over with meaningful messages about the consequences of our actions on earth, the future of technology, and the meaning of life, it is refreshing to read a story that answers these questions with some irreverence. What is the meaning of life? The number 42, according to the Hitchhiker's Guide.
For avid fans, this prospect has brought outrage and anxiety. But as the words on the cover of Hitchhiker's Guide boldly command, "Don't Panic." The re-creators have said that they are working with numerous editors, trustee boards and and researchers to ensure that they will not disappoint the readers. The creator of the new Winne the Pooh, David Benedictus, said he immersed himself in the time period of the author and views the job more "as an acting job than a writing job."
Here are links to the new books.
And Another Thing
Dracula The Un-Dead
Return to the Hundred Acre Woods
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