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Oct 7, 2024: Now that this site is working the real question is do I keep my newly-migrated blog that’s still on Wordpress? I did just set up at a new host …

Oct 7, 2024: Good news. Looks like @manton was able to fix my issues (blog-related at least) and now things are up and running at chrisu.micro.blog

Oct 4, 2024: Well, now the blog has disappeared. I think I’ll stop trying to " fix" things and leave it in the hands of professionals.

Oct 4, 2024: It seems the Wordpress import did work. If I look in ‘Posts’ I can see things written at my old WP site. If I go to my micro.blog, it …

Sep 29, 2024: It seems the Wordpress import isn’t going to work. I don’t think I’m doing it wrong. I guess I’ll wait for micro.blog support …

Sep 24, 2024: I guess the Wordpress import didn’t work. Or maybe it’s still going? Hard to tell. I guess I could start it again.

Sep 23, 2024: Saw some posts about bringing your Wordpress blog over to micro.blog. I have one of those and I’m interested in doing that so we’ll see …

Sep 1, 2024: Weekly Roundup 9.1.24 Can you believe it’s September already? Yeah, me neither. This month is made especially important (at least to be ) by the fact that it’s …

Aug 31, 2024: Going Places Well, now I’ve done it. I’ve gone and started a new business venture that will either be a rousing success (or something else). But at …

Jul 18, 2024: Not Quite Failure As you may have figured out, I’ve failed again (mostly). I have not been updating this blog frequently. Long-time readers will know this is, …

Apr 19, 2024: Weekly Roundup 4.19.24 I know. You don’t have to say anything. It’s been way more than a week since my last post here. I feel bad but I can’t really do …

Mar 9, 2024: Weekly Roundup 3.9.24 And, we’re back. Or, more to the point, I am. As I often say, I’m trying to write here more frequently and would prefer it on a regular …

Feb 24, 2024: Weekly Roundup 2.24.24 Wow, The last time I updated here was on 2.2.24 and now it’s 2.24.24. I find that weird . . . and kinda cool. How about you? I’ll bet you …

Feb 2, 2024: (Semi)Weekly Roundup 2.2.24 Well, we made it through 2023 and now here it is 2024. And February too. Imagine that. I was pretty sure we could pull it off, but you never really …

Nov 10, 2023: Weekly Roundup 11.10.23 Another week, another weekly roundup. I like how that sounds. This week I’ve got another bunch of things I’m interested in, watching, …

Nov 4, 2023: Weekly Roundup 11.3.23 I’m starting/restarting a thing here on the blog. What is this thing, you may ask? Well, glad you asked. I’m calling it the ‘Weekly …

Oct 29, 2023: I Guess I'm Back I think the great Twitter / X / Medium / whatever experiment is over. I’ve devoted a lot of time and energy to those places and what is there to …

Jun 11, 2023: New Home, Same Stuff Hello to all of you who follow this blog. I do appreciate you. Just wanted to take a minute to let you know I’ve left Media Temple and moved my …

Nov 21, 2022: Begun, The Social Media War Has Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on with Twitter these days either. Since Musky took over it seems to be going downhill fast(er). Not that …

Nov 11, 2022: A New Update So, I won’t be completely abandoning this blog after all. In truth, I kinda miss writing here. Over at Medium (which I like) I do feel the …

Nov 10, 2022: Moving Day Yes, that “brilliant” dude Elon purchased Twitter at the bargain price of 44 Billion, or something like that. And yes, he now seems to be …

Jun 6, 2022: I used to cover the WWDC and MacWorld events (among others) as a job, but I always loved going too. It was a lot of work, sure, but it was also a lot …

Jun 5, 2022: Hope everyone is having a good Sunday.

May 31, 2022: I’ve been on “social media” less the last few days and I gotta say it’s not so bad.

May 29, 2022: Taking some time away this weekend. Try to be kind to each other until I get back.

May 24, 2022: Hello friends. There’s a new episode of my podcast @TheFlickcast out today. You can find it at all the usual places. Or, go here for more info: …

May 23, 2022: Happy Monday. I’m going to try to make the best of it.

May 20, 2022: I have way too many film or TV options to watch tonight. It’s not a terrible problem to have.

May 17, 2022: Great session of D&D tonight with (most) of the Tuesday night gang. Those not in attendance were missed. Until next week! #DnD …

May 17, 2022: There’s a new episode of my podcast @TheFlickcast out today. You can find it here: linktr.ee/TheFlickc…

May 14, 2022: My wife got me a new gym membership this week. I’m both very grateful and slightly insulted.

May 12, 2022: I’m doing it wrong. Clearly I should be in the extended auto warranty business.

May 11, 2022: Going Medium to Get Large Hello friends. It’s that time. I’ve finally made a decision. I’m going to be shifting my writing focus over to Medium for the time …

May 11, 2022: Some days you’re just phoning it in and some days you can’t even be bothered to pick up the phone at all. Today is one of those.

May 10, 2022: Great session of D&D tonight with the Tuesday nerds. Always a great time.

May 8, 2022: The score is now Dog = 1. Bird = 0 At least she just brought it to me and didn’t eat it.

May 8, 2022: For some reason my dog hates birds and will chase them away from the backyard (or wherever) at every opportunity.

May 7, 2022: Started editing the latest podcast episode recorded this morning and soon realized I’m tired of listening to my voice. Think I’ll take a …

May 7, 2022: Recording a new episode of The Flickcast (@TheFlickcast) podcast this morning. As I do pretty much every Saturday.

May 6, 2022: My wife has a work event tonight so the boy and I will be on our own for dinner and entertainment. I guess we’ll have to get pizza and watch …

May 6, 2022: Once again, Happy Friday to all who celebrate it.

May 5, 2022: Posting another photo because why not?

May 5, 2022: I’m messing around with cross-posting options for Micro.blog, Wordpress, Medium, Twitter, etc. Apologies for the clutter.

May 5, 2022: Trying Something New at Micro.blog By now many people who care are either outraged or happy Elon Musk is (probably) buying Twitter. There’s also some people who land in the …

May 5, 2022: Finally figured out what I was doing wrong trying to manage Screentime on my son’s iPad. It took way too long to find the solution. To think …

May 5, 2022: Happy to see it’s Thursday. That means Friday is right around the corner. It’s nice to be able to count on something these days.

May 4, 2022: According to science I have “minor” sleep apnea and should probably be using a Cpap machine. No better day to find this out than May the …

May 3, 2022: A friend suggested I take a personality assesment. I did and accoring to the assesment I’m a Protagonist Personality ENFJ-A. I guess? Maybe.

May 3, 2022: There’s a new episode of my podcast @TheFlickcast out today. Find it on all the usual platforms. Also, here’s all the links if that makes …

May 1, 2022: Happy Sunday to all who celebrate it.

Apr 30, 2022: Literally waiting for paint to dry so I can try my new “custom” watercolor palette.

Apr 30, 2022: Finally got a haircut. In truth, I really needed one. I’m not very good at cutting it myself.

Apr 28, 2022: I think this is my tenth post here (at least). Pin time!

Apr 28, 2022: My dog decided that 4:30AM was the perfect time to wake up, bark and growl loudly and lunge at the windows trying to attack the sprinklers going off …

Apr 28, 2022: Very happy it’s almost friday.

Apr 27, 2022: Yes, I still maintain a personal blog at chrisullrich.net. In fact, it’s been going “strong” since 2004. Here’s my latest …

Apr 27, 2022: Hello @help I can’t seem to get what I post here to also post on the bird site. Any suggestions or assistance appreciated.

Apr 26, 2022: 2022 Continues to Be Okay I Guess I didn’t mean to leave you hanging this long. My apologies. In my last post I said I’d come down with “something” that may or …

Apr 26, 2022: Speaking of my podcast. It’s called The Flickcast and there’s a new episode today. Why not check it out? Available on all podcast …

Apr 26, 2022: Did I mention I co-host a podcast about all the stuff nerds love? Well, I do. Here’s where you can find it: linktr.ee/TheFlickcast

Apr 25, 2022: I see a couple of my Tuesday night D&D pals are already on Micro.blog. Excellent.

Apr 25, 2022: Well. I don’t think that last one went to the bird site. Let’s try again. Is this thing on?

Apr 25, 2022: Ok. Let’s see if I can put something here and have it fly to the bird too. This is probably temporary . . but you never know.

Apr 25, 2022: I’ve decided to hang out here for a bit and see if it’s better than the bird place. So far, so good. Oh, and, hello.

Jan 15, 2022: Getting Rid of Stuff and More Updates for 2022 Hi. It’s me again. I hope you all had a merry holidays and a festive new year. We didn’t do much to celebrate or put up decorations or …

Oct 20, 2021: Reversing Changes and More As I said in a previous post, I moved the Ullrich Media website off of Squarespace with the intent of hosting it on our dedicated Media Temple server. …

Sep 28, 2021: Even More Changes Hello friends. It has been a minute, as it often is. I don’t update here as often as I should and for that I’m profoundly sorry. I really …

Jun 13, 2021: Another 2021 Update Well, I did it. I am “fully vaccinated.” Yay me. Two doses of Pfizer and I feel a heck of a lot better about 2021 than I did a few months …

Mar 11, 2021: Further Updates for 2021 So far, I’m enjoying 2021 much more than 2020. Sure, this new year isn’t without its share of issues. But things are still looking up and …

Jan 22, 2021: Things Are Looking Up As expected, the inauguration made me feel a lot better about things, life and the future. It’s weird how your life can change quickly and how …

Jan 16, 2021: Some Thoughts for 2021 Well, it happened. The ball dropped and we’ve been magically transported to the year 2021. Yeah, good for us. Please don’t mistake my …

Dec 9, 2020: A 2020 Short Story I posted this on Twitter, but I thought I’d put it on here too. Why not? Although, I realize by posting it here it will also be posted back to …

Dec 3, 2020: This Is The End Well, it’s the end of 2020 at least. Almost anyway. None too soon, if you ask me. And since this is my site, if you don’t ask me, …

Nov 9, 2020: Hope 2.0 Well, well. As much as I was thinking and hoping positive change was coming, I still had some doubts. 2020 has been a bit too rough to go quietly. …

Sep 9, 2020: Podcasting Setup Update and the Shure SM7B As I mentioned in a previous post outlining my new, improved podcasting setup I’ve been waiting patiently for the Shure SM7B microphone to …

Aug 25, 2020: Podcasting And My New, Improved Setup Even though I really did consider keeping my head down and trying to just “make it through” this time of COVID, turns out I couldn’t …

May 15, 2020: Head Down 'Til 2021 It seems the optimistic tone of my previous post about 2020 was a wee bit premature. Because, yeah, COVID 19 pandemic and all that. So, now things …

Jan 28, 2020: Happy 2020 Well, friends, we made it. It’s the new year and with it new opportunities to do things right. Or, better. Or, whatever. You get the idea. …

Aug 19, 2019: A Small Update The funny thing is, I haven’t forgotten about this blog. It only seems that way due to the complete lack of new content. What can I say? …

Jul 22, 2018: Some Favorite SDCC18 Trailers As has been the case for the last few years, I wasn’t at Comic-Con in San Diego this week. The reasons I don’t go are varied, but the main …

Jun 16, 2018: By Way of An Update Hello all. My most recent plan was to start to write here frequently again. As you can plainly see, I was not entirely successful. However, I do …

Nov 12, 2017: Review: The OneStep 2 Instant Camera from Polaroid Originals

The great people at Polaroid Originals, which used to be the Impossible Project, have come out with a new Polaroid camera called the OneStep 2 and …

Nov 9, 2017: Some More Recent Photos

I posted some of my film photography previously and thought now would be a good time to post some more. Most of these were shot with a Leica M6 or …

May 23, 2017: Going Analog (Pt. 3): Shooting Film In the two previous installments of this series I talked about my love of all-things analog and some of the tools and gear I like to use to get things …

May 16, 2017: Going Analog (Pt. 2): The Tools In the first entry in this series I discussed my love of all-things analog and went into some detail about a few of my favorite tools and gear. In …

May 8, 2017: 'Blade Runner: 2049' May Not Be Terrible I was against the idea of a Blade Runner sequel when I first heard about it. It’s one of those movies that stands on its own and I never really …

Apr 26, 2017: Going Analog It’s no secret I love gadgets and technology, and products from Apple in particular. I’ve been a user and fan for as long as I can …

Apr 21, 2017: 'The Silence of the Lambs' As a Romantic Comedy Sure, The Silence of the Lambs is a creepy, psychological thriller/horror movie about women’s empowerment, cannibalism and the search for a …

Apr 14, 2017: The First 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Teaser Has Arrived I’m sure you’ve already watched the teaser for The Last Jedi a hundred times, but I just wanted to make sure. I’ve watched it quite …

Apr 12, 2017: The 'Thor: Ragnarok' Trailer Looks Awesome I realize this has been out for a bit, but I just watched it again and, gotta say, I still love it. The whole vibe seems just right as does the look, …

Apr 7, 2017: Some of My Recent Photographs

I’ve decided to eschew digital photography and return to simpler times and shoot film. Yes, film. It’s still around. In fact, it’s …

Apr 5, 2017: The Family Way It’s been awhile. Yes, I know, you’ve missed me. I get it. I’ve missed you too. We used to have a pretty good relationship. And then …

Jun 20, 2016: 'Star Wars' 'Suicide Squad' Trailer As I’m a huge fan of Star Wars (of course) and also looking forward to Suicide Squad, this mashup trailer by The Usual Suspect amused me quite …

Apr 18, 2016: The History of Cinema in 100 Shots This video, put together by Editor Jacob T. Swinney, is very impressive. It chronicles the history of cinema, starting with the 1915 film Birth of a …

Mar 21, 2016: The Awesome 'Daredevil' Season 2 Stairway Fight By now you’ve likely seen the entire second season of Daredevil on Netflix. If so, pretty great, right? If not, what are you waiting for? …

Mar 21, 2016: Moving. No, Not That Kind Hello all. You may notice some changes around here. You’re very perceptive. I’ve relocated this website to new hosting. Nothing against …

Feb 5, 2016: Obi-Wan Amuses Me Too much? I can never tell anymore.

Oct 27, 2015: The 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Supercut Trailer Is Pretty Great I love Star Wars. You love Star Wars. Pretty much everyone loves Star Wars. And, what’s even better, we live in a world where we can expect more …

May 30, 2015: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Behind-the-Scenes Gotta say it, the new Mad Max movie is pretty great. It’s got a lot of things going for it. One of the most impressive is the fact that almost …

Mar 12, 2015: Go East Young(ish) Man You know the old saying “Be careful what you wish for?” Well, I’m experiencing a bit of that now. Fortunately, what I wished for in …

Feb 18, 2015: iPhone vs. DSLR I love photography. In fact, I’ve been taking pictures since I was given my first camera (an Olympus OM 1) in the sixth grade. Yes, that long. …

Feb 17, 2015: 'Star Wars', Comics and More I haven’t been reading very many comic books lately. In fact, I almost never buy single issues of any comic title. I only get trades of titles …

Jan 30, 2015: Mondo's 'Alien' Posters Are Pretty Awesome I’m sure some of you have seen these Alien posters already. I used to keep up with all the posters Mondo released (even though I could never …

Jan 10, 2015: Cool Video Saturday I don’t know about that post title, sorry. I just needed to give this post one, so that’s what I came up with. I can do better . . . and I …

Dec 25, 2014: Happy Christmas and Merry New Year For most of you, today is Christmas. For some others, it’s just a Thursday. For that first group, I hope you get everything you asked for this …

Dec 10, 2014: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Is Looking Good I’ll admit I was a bit skeptical when Mad Max: Fury Road was first announced. I’m not entirely sure why, really. Maybe it’s just …

Nov 22, 2014: Some 'Star Trek: TNG' Season 7 Bloopers Continuing the Star Trek theme of the last post, but on a much more upbeat note, here’s a blooper/gag reel from Star Trek: The Next Generation …

Nov 12, 2014: The Saga Continues It amuses me when people post to their personal websites/blogs that they are not, in fact, dead. I’ve even done it myself. Probably more than …

Aug 27, 2014: David Lynch's Ice Bucket Challenge Is Just What It Should Be What can you say about this? It’s David Lynch. It’s the Ice Bucket Challenge. It goes as you would hope and expect. [youtube …

Aug 22, 2014: The Health Benefits of Beer I really think this chart speaks for itself. That is, if charts could speak. They can’t, of course. But that doesn’t mean the information …

Aug 12, 2014: Here's the LEGO 'Walking Dead' Season Five Trailer Due to “circumstances” I need to keep this brief. So, here’s the trailer for Season Five of The Walking Dead made with LEGO, thanks …

Aug 8, 2014: I Want to See Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' Right Now I have what could be described by some as “patience issues.” For the layman (or woman) that means I don’t like waiting … for …

Jul 31, 2014: Michael Keaton As 'Birdman' Is Something I Want to See For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved movies. Good ones, bad ones and everything in between. There’s just something about a movie that …

Jul 30, 2014: The Samuel L. Jackson 'Motherfu***r' Supercut Is Everything You Hoped It would Be Samuel L. Jackson is one of the best and most entertaining actors working today. I’ve been a fan of his since way back. No, I wasn’t …

Jul 23, 2014: Comic-Con 2014 As many of you know, it’s San Diego Comic-Con time this week and thousands of geeks/nerds will be making their way to the promised land to …

Jul 4, 2014: Happy 4th to One and All Well, to those of you in the United States at least. The rest of you? Happy Friday. Hey, that’s great too. I love Fridays. The day, not the …

Jun 15, 2014: A Second First Father's Day Last year, around this time, I waxed sentimental about the loss of my own father and how I was very much looking forward to, finally, becoming a …

Jun 11, 2014: A New Episode of The Flickcast As I’ve been busy doing things (taking care of a baby, for example), I’ve been neglecting other responsibilities, like this site. Well, …

Jun 2, 2014: Some Apple WWDC 2014 Keynote Reactions Today at Apple’s WWDC event in San Francisco, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and other key players at the company, took the stage at Moscone Center to …

May 29, 2014: How to Do Visual Comedy the Edgar Wright Way One of my favorite writer/directors is Edgar Wright. His films, including Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, The World’s End and Scott Pilgrim vs. the …

May 21, 2014: David Lynch's 'Return of the Jedi' You’ve probably heard George Lucas once offered David Lynch the job of directing Return of the Jedi back in 1981. Lynch, of course, turned it …

May 12, 2014: The 'Akira Project' Trailer Hollywood has been trying to make a live-action version of the classic anime and manga Akira for a long time. They should just let these guys do it. …

May 1, 2014: A New Episode of The Flickcast Hey, I do a podcast. You probably already know that. But if you don’t, forgot for some reason or are trapped under something heavy with nothing …

Apr 24, 2014: Now I Have a Reason to Get an XBox One or PS4 (Maybe) I have not made the change to a “better” console for gaming yet. I’m still using my trusty old XBox 360 (and occasionally the PS3) …

Apr 19, 2014: This Is How I Feel Some Mornings Actually, I can feel this way pretty much anytime the coffee is gone. I like coffee. I need coffee – frequently and in large quantities. Perhaps …

Apr 15, 2014: How Apple Are You? It should be no surprise to anyone (at least anyone paying attention) I’m an Apple fan. I like the company and I like the company’s …

Apr 10, 2014: Rethinking Facebook Like many of you, I have a personal Facebook page. It’s right here. I also have one for The Flickcast. That’s right here. I do spend some …

Apr 4, 2014: Initial Reactions to the Amazon Fire TV

As you may have heard, Amazon released the Fire TV this week, it’s own competitor to the Apple TV and other living room devices like the Roku. …

Apr 2, 2014: Analog Tools In a Digital World

There’s no doubt we live in a digital world. Pretty much anything and everything can be found online, and more often than not, we create or …

Mar 30, 2014: Some Useful and Interesting Things (Sunday Edition) For at least a few weeks there I was putting up lists of things I found useful and/or interesting from around the Internets. I would like to get back …

Mar 29, 2014: 'Jodorowsky's Dune' Tells It Like It Pretty Much Is As some of you may know, I worked in Hollywood for a bit. I’m not famous or anything, but I did spend quite a bit of time doing what they call …

Mar 26, 2014: Happy (Soon to Be) 50th 'Star Trek' As my friend and The Flickcast podcast co-host Joe Dilworth pointed out recently, it was supposedly about 50 years ago (on or about March 11) that …

Mar 15, 2014: 'Star Wars' Visual Effects I find this shit fascinating. Also, I really think the “old school” method looks better than a lot of the the CG being done these days. …

Feb 28, 2014: 'Batman vs. The Terminator' Time flies. Or is time a flat circle? I get those mixed up. Anyway, it’s been many days since I last put something here and I know it’s …

Feb 3, 2014: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Is One I'm Looking Forward To I don’t always have a lot of enthusiasm for upcoming movie releases. Some of them don’t appeal to me due to the subject matter or I know …

Jan 27, 2014: D&D Turned 40 This Weekend In case you didn’t know, the venerable-yet-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-down RPG Dungeons & Dragons turned 40 over the weekend. No, I …

Jan 16, 2014: This Supergirl Fan Film Is Worth a Look It’s become somewhat of a tradition around here. That is to say I like to bring interesting videos I find out there on the Interwebs to your …

Jan 9, 2014: The Original 1967 'Wonder Woman' Pilot I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: making TV (or movies for that mater) is hard. Well, making them isn’t that hard, but …

Dec 21, 2013: Happy Holidays from George R.R. Martin As many of you know, I like to bring fun or interesting things I find on the Interwebs to your attention. This one today, made by the fine folks at …

Dec 17, 2013: A Very Effective and Touching Apple Ad for the Holidays I don’t watch a lot of commercials. This is mostly because I record to a DVR or stream from a source like Netflix or iTunes. So, I fast forward …

Dec 11, 2013: 'Lord of the Crumbs' Let’s just say for the record that I love Sesame Street. I also love Lord of the Rings, both in book and movie form. I even have the extended …

Nov 26, 2013: 'The Wolf of Bedford Falls' I was having a discussion recently with some pals on Facebook in which we postulated what elements a sequel to Frank Capra’s classic film …

Nov 25, 2013: All the Extra 'Return of the Jedi' Footage In One Place This has been going around the Interwebs for some time now but I thought I would just put it here also for easy findability. Yeah, I know, …

Nov 18, 2013: 'FDR: American Badass' There’s a fine tradition in Hollywood of so called “B” movies. These are the movies that don’t usually feature major stars or …

Nov 2, 2013: Trailer for 'Police Story 2013' with Jackie Chan One of the things you learn quickly when you have a new baby in the house is your time stops being your own. The baby becomes the priority and many of …

Oct 28, 2013: The Original 'Empire Strikes Back' Teaser Trailer If you saw this teaser trailer for The Empire Strikes Back today, I wonder, would it make you excited for the movie? Trailers sure have come a long …

Oct 25, 2013: Dragon Park I love finding this kind of stuff on the Interwebs and seeing people who still care about making things better. This park looks like a fun place to …

Oct 17, 2013: Medieval Land Fun-Time World You can probably guess I’m a big fan of the HBO series Game of Thrones. If you know me at all, ever heard my podcast or read most anything …

Oct 11, 2013: Nerdapalooza 2013 Sadly, I’m not going to the Nerdapalooza event in Orlando next week. I would if I could, because it looks like a great time with a lot of bands, …

Oct 7, 2013: Paper Is Not Dead I’m someone who has embraced the new technologies and does a lot of content consumption and creation via the iPad. I am also someone who still …

Sep 29, 2013: 'Breaking Trek' In truth, I haven’t watched the last couple seasons of Breaking Bad . . .yet. I have, however, watched every episode of every Star Trek series. …

Sep 20, 2013: DIY Not? As I’m currently sitting in a hospital room waiting for the circle of life to begin, I have some time to reflect on other, somewhat less …

Sep 19, 2013: The D&D Animated Series Is 30 Years Old This Week I still remember that day in 1983 when this show graced the Saturday Morning Cartoon airwaves. To be perfectly honest, I can’t remember for sure …

Sep 6, 2013: A New 'Robocop' Trailer for a Friday As movie remakes are as inevitable as death and taxes (I won’t try to fight it anymore), there’s a remake of the sci-fi movie Robocop …

Aug 22, 2013: Busy, Busy, Busy I wanted to illustrate just how busy I’ve been recently by having not one, but three “busy” titles for this missive. So yeah, …

Aug 13, 2013: Hit Girl vs. Mother Russia In 'Kick-Ass 2' As I said recently, I was (and am) a big fan of Mark Millar’s comic Kick-Ass. It’s a great series and became a very good movie in the …

Aug 8, 2013: An Awesome TOHO-Style 'Pacific Rim' Trailer When I was growing up, one of my favorite things to do was watch giant monster (aka Kaiju) movies from Japan’s TOHO Studios featuring Godzilla, …

Aug 6, 2013: 8-Bit 'Kick-Ass' I’m a fan of all-things Kick-Ass. I thought the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. was great and the movie, directed by Matthew Vaughn …

Aug 5, 2013: Steve Jobs, An American Legend I haven’t said much about the upcoming biopic of Steve Jobs, featuring Ashton Kutcher as the iconic Apple frontman. I’ve done that mostly …

Jul 31, 2013: Some Serious Gourmet Shit I really have nothing much to say here except I really like this movie (Pulp Fiction, in case you didn’t know) and I really like coffee, so it …

Jul 30, 2013: Keanu Reeves and the Way of the Sword I’m a martial arts fan and lapsed practitioner from way, way back. One of my favorite styles, if you will, was Kendo. Also known as the …

Jul 27, 2013: Happy Birthday Gary Gygax Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and the man most closely associated with the boom in popularity of roleplaying games, would have …

Jul 25, 2013: Scooby Doo Walking Dead More often than not, you come across things on the Internets that are lame and not worth the time it took you to see them and decide they were lame. …

Jul 22, 2013: D&D Players Can Be Ruthless In This Trailer for 'Zero Charisma' Long ago, when Dungeons & Dragons was just called D&D and about the time the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons arrived, I …

Jul 20, 2013: New Trailer for Season Four of 'The Walking Dead' I read The Walking Dead back when it was just a comic book and not a hugely successful tv series. Even then I was hooked on it and devoured each new …

Jul 16, 2013: How 'Man of Steel' Should Have Ended I’m not sure I agree with everything in this video. However, I do appreciate the time and effort that went into making it by the folks at …

Jul 14, 2013: A 'Blade Runner' Speedrun for a Sunday If I was going to make a list of my all-time favorite sci-fi movies, on that list would have to be Ridley’s Scott’s 1982 masterpiece Blade …

Jul 12, 2013: Think 'Pacific Rim' Is Total Fantasy? Meet Atlas Yes, the movie Pacific Rim is out today and yes, it features giant monsters called Kaiju who we humans fight with giant, mechanized, human-piloted …

Jul 11, 2013: LEGO Super Star Destroyer Timelapse I’ve been into LEGO since before it was cool. Back when the blocks were bigger and they only had a few basic colors. In fact, I still have some …

Jul 10, 2013: The First Trailer for Spike Lee's 'Oldboy' As with many things in life, I don’t like change. Change to me isn’t something to embrace, it’s something to resist. That being …

Jul 8, 2013: David Fincher's New Calvin Klein Ad This new ad for Calvin Klein is directed by David Fincher and features an actress he likes to work with quite a bit: Rooney Mara. Gotta say, …

Jul 6, 2013: It's Saturday, So Here's a Trailer for 'Yakuza Weapon' I can’t keep putting things away in the new house and not take a break. So, during one of said breaks, I came across this trailer for the movie …

Jul 2, 2013: Picking Up the Pieces and Putting Them Away As I mentioned previously, we moved. In fact, we did the whole thing last Saturday on what was, up to that point, the hottest day of the year. Not a …

Jun 28, 2013: 'Great Gatsby' VFX Before and After Helping to continue our irregular series of visual effects articles is this new video from visual effects supervisor Chris Godfrey. According to …

Jun 26, 2013: These Japanese Posters for 'The Wolverine' Are Very Cool In the old days (before the Internet) movie posters were considered a big part of how to market a movie and get people interested in seeing it. Back …

Jun 25, 2013: Moving On (Again) H and I are in the process of moving to our new house. If I have anything to say about it, this will be the last move we do for a long time. I …

Jun 21, 2013: Some Random Things For a Friday It’s Friday and I’m tired. It’s been a long week mostly spent dealing with contractors, painters and more that will hopefully lead …

Jun 20, 2013: '009ノ1: The End of the Beginning' Looks Pretty Crazy I’m a fan of movies from around the world, and this trailer for 009ノ1: The End of the Beginning is one reason why. Sure, it doesn’t have …

Jun 18, 2013: I'm Undecided About 'The LEGO Movie', Here's A Trailer Anyway I loved, loved, loved LEGO as a kid (That’s a lot of love, I know). I’m pretty sure I’ve spent thousands of hours building things …

Jun 17, 2013: Jon Snow's 80's Style Training Montage Game of Thrones is a very popular and extremely well done show on HBO. But, of course, you already know that. But did you know that the '80's were a …

Jun 16, 2013: A First Father's Day My father passed away several years ago and since that time I haven't given as much thought to Father's Day. On the day I do think about my father …

Jun 15, 2013: Trouble Sleeping? It Could Be Your Gadgets How are you sleeping? Do you have trouble? It could be your gadgets. In truth, I don’t know if anything from the handy infographic below applies …

Jun 13, 2013: The History of the Superman 'S' Logo In honor of Man of Steel, Zach Snyder’s take on Superman (which opens tonight at midnight), I thought it would be fun to take a look at the …

Jun 12, 2013: Is 'RWBY' the Future of Animation? Taking a break from all the iOS 7 hubbub, I came across this trailer for an upcoming animated series from the Rooster Teeth Network called RWBY. I …

Jun 11, 2013: The First 24 Hours With iOS 7 As promised, I’m back with more on Apple’s latest iOS offering, a “little” update known as iOS 7. Things started off a bit …

Jun 10, 2013: Initial Thoughts on iOS 7 and Apple In General Like many of you, I watched Apple's WWDC keynote this morning with a great deal of interest. I was very curious what the next version of iOS, called …

Jun 7, 2013: A Few Interesting Things For a Friday It’s almost the weekend. Pat yourself on the back for making it this far. It’s been an interesting week for sure. But let’s put all …

Jun 6, 2013: Seven Coffee Mistakes You Might Be Making If I made a list of the things I love it would have to include, of course, many things geek such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Sci-Fi in general, Apple, …

Jun 5, 2013: Even An Alien Needs a Day Off Sometimes Even though you’re an Alien from, you know, Alien you can’t spend all your time ripping arms off, crushing skulls with your explosively …

Jun 4, 2013: Every Ray Harryhausen Creature Creation In One Awesome Video I am a huge fan of visual effects master Ray Harryhausen, who passed away recently at the age of 92. During his lifetime he brought us all manner of …

Jun 3, 2013: Happy 30th Birthday 'War Games' Sorry, it can’t be Star Wars 24/7 around here. Instead, let’s turn our attention to another movie from my youth I thoroughly enjoyed then …

Jun 3, 2013: Over 1000 Behind the Scenes Photos From the 'Star Wars' Trilogy The internet can be home to some pretty amazing things. Sure, there’s also a lot of porn too. Fortunately, the worthwhile bits outnumber the …

May 29, 2013: Batman 1972 I love it when artists take chances and spin known subjects or concepts in new and different directions. Today’s example is from artist …

May 24, 2013: 'The History of Typography' - An Animated Short Among the many reasons I consider myself a geek is my love of fonts and typography. I love the way type and graphics look when laid out properly on a …

May 21, 2013: 'The Empire Strikes Back' Is 33 Years Old Today, So How About Some Bloopers? It should come as no surprise to anyone that I am a huge fan of the original Star Wars trilogy. In fact, I’m such a fan that I know The Empire …

May 15, 2013: Geek vs. Nerd Let this handy chart help you decide. Nerd? Geek? Maybe both? Let’s see. (h/t to @e2thej for the link)

May 14, 2013: Fear is a Four Letter Word This is one of those times where I don’t think I have anything to say, but I still feel like writing anyway. I was once told by a writing …

May 10, 2013: Here's Some 'Community' Outtakes for a Friday Many of these made me laugh. Some made me, well, experience other emotions. Anyway, here’s a little video containing some fun Community …

May 6, 2013: Trailer Time: I Know What You're Thinking, But I Like It In truth, I never did much “live” role-playing like the gang in this trailer for Knights of Badassdom. However, I did enjoy more than a …

May 1, 2013: What Your Coffee Says About You Continuing a fine tradition of coffee-related posts, I’ve got another one for you. This one is a new, handy chart that tells you just what the …

Apr 28, 2013: Sunday Old School with 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' I’ve been thinking a lot about Raiders of the Lost Ark lately, so I decided to watch it for what must be at least the thirtieth time. I will …

Apr 23, 2013: 'Star Wars' In the Kitchen To be clear, I don’t cook very many things and I don’t think I’ve ever baked. However, seeing these may cause me to start. In short, …

Apr 21, 2013: Sunday Old School With 'Jason and the Argonauts' Today is Sunday. Check the calendar if you don’t believe me. Okay? We good? Maybe take a guy’s word for it next time, huh? Anyway, as I …

Apr 16, 2013: Your Caffeine Intake Levels As you might have guessed, I like coffee. In fact, some would say, I’m slightly obsessed about it. Truth be told, I don’t think I’m …

Apr 9, 2013: 'Walking Dead' Season 3 Visual Effects Continuing our trend of highlighting visual effects work, here’s a reel from Stargate Studios showcasing their work on The Walking Dead season …

Apr 8, 2013: Building a T-Rex I had the privilege of knowing effects guru Stan Winston a little, having met him originally though a mutual friend. In fact, I visited his studio …

Apr 2, 2013: All Six 'Star Wars' Movies at the Same Time Yep, you read that right. Someone went to the trouble to put all six Star Wars movies together in the same screen and run them at the same time. To be …

Mar 31, 2013: The 70's Were Awesome Because it’s Easter weekend (and I had had a few drinks), H and I watched Jesus Christ Superstar last night with some friends at a BBQ where we …

Mar 26, 2013: How to Teach Your Unborn Child About 'Star Trek' Geeks/nerds out there expecting a child in the near future, this video is for you: How to Teach Your Unborn Child About Star Trek. That’s right, …

Mar 22, 2013: And Now, a Very Special Episode of 'Downton Zombey' This amused me quite a bit. Of course, it helps if you watch Downton Abbey… And love zombies. Fortunately, I do. I guess I should also mention …

Mar 19, 2013: A 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' Trailer. . . Made With LEGO If you recall a couple weeks ago, I posted the trailer for Man of Steel made with LEGO. Well, Antonio Toscano is back and he’s got a new …

Mar 15, 2013: Google Glass Meets Beer Glass In honor of St. Patrick’s day (on Sunday, you drunks), some enterprising folks thought about what it would be like to use Google’s Glasses …

Mar 12, 2013: Really Living With Less I’ve been thinking a lot lately about reducing the amount of stuff I have. I’m guilty of accumulating a lot of things over the years, as …

Mar 12, 2013: A Helpful Coffee Chart for a Tuesday In the interest of being helpful, I found this handy coffee chart that you can use to determine exactly what you’re drinking and, more to the …

Mar 8, 2013: Shakespeare and Joss Whedon? Heck Yeah In truth, this is one film I really wanted to see at SXSW. Sadly, due to other commitments, I won’t be going to Austin this year. Next year for …

Mar 7, 2013: 'Before VFX' Is Fascinating A couple days agoI posted a video showing some before and after visual effects shots from various TV shows and movies. Many people were surprised at …

Mar 5, 2013: Some News and a New 'Mad Men' Promo I have been extremely busy the last several days and as such, haven’t had much to say here. Rest assured I’ll be back in short order. In …

Feb 27, 2013: The Green Screen Is Your Friend If you watch a lot of movies and TV as I do (and occasionally even make them), you’ve probably sometimes wondered “How did they do …

Feb 26, 2013: Steve Jobs and 'One More Thing' I had the good fortune to be at several MacWorld Keynote events over the years, including the one in 2007 where Steve Jobs announced the first iPhone, …

Feb 22, 2013: Some Useful and Interesting Things For A Friday Hey, it’s Friday. Congrats, you made it through another week! I’ve had a fun week (more on that below) but, as usual, I’m glad …

Feb 21, 2013: Batman Is No Fun I’m not sure why, but this makes me laugh. Enjoy. (Via Tasty Synapse)

Feb 18, 2013: The New 'Die Hard' and Some Amusement for President's Day First off, I finally saw the latest Die Hard movie. This one, called A Good Day to Die Hard, was not terrible. It wasn’t great, by any means, …

Feb 14, 2013: Still More Useful and Interesting Things As life returns to normal (or at least my version of it) I realize it’s been several days since I last put some useful and interesting things up …

Feb 12, 2013: Take My Money I already have a Sonos music system at home and it’s great. The Playbar looks awesome. Take my money (again).

Feb 10, 2013: I Like to iWatch Take my money. (Via Mashable)

Feb 8, 2013: The Doc 'Room 237' Looks Very Interesting Even though they’ve already covered this over at The Flickcast, I also wanted to call attention to it here. As you know, I’m a big fan of …

Feb 8, 2013: Video Friday: 'Super Mario Busters' Today is Friday. I’m tired and I don’t feel 100%. Still, that doesn’t mean I can’t share a video with you fine folks. …

Feb 7, 2013: And Just Like That . . . He Was Gone Or, so they thought. Turns out he was just working very long hours producing a movie called The Beautiful Ones. But now, at least for the moment, …

Feb 1, 2013: A Couple More Useful and Interesting Things Yeah, been kinda busy, you know, making a movie and all that. Still, I can’t forget you, my dear Internet friends. So, in the interest of …

Jan 30, 2013: Back On Set Again So yeah, I’m producing a movie. It’s called The Beautiful Ones and it’s written and directed by a good friend of mine, Jesse …

Jan 26, 2013: For the D&D Fan In Your Life Okay, this is kinda cool. D&D fans, take note. The fine and generous folks at Wizards of the Coast, in conjunction with DriveThruRPG, have …

Jan 25, 2013: Godzilla! This Made Me Laugh (Via Destruction Mode and Nerdsworth)

Jan 24, 2013: These Guys Look Familiar I’ll admit it, I was a big fan of Tech TV and especially its flagship show The Screen Savers. Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton and the rest of the …

Jan 23, 2013: Still More Useful and Interesting Things Here we are again with another list of things I find useful and/or interesting. Yes, as you might have gathered by now, I’m going to be making …

Jan 21, 2013: So, We Found A House Yes, that’s right. After much searching, in the practical sense and otherwise, we seem to have found a house we want to live in. More details on …

Jan 19, 2013: More Useful and Interesting Things It’s the weekend so many of you are probably out doing weekend-type things. Good for you. Enjoy yourselves. In the interest of enjoyment, or in …

Jan 17, 2013: The Latest 'Man of Steel' Trailer . . . Made With Lego

Occasionally, I really like something I find on the Interwebs. In those cases, I feel compelled to share what I’ve found with the three or four …

Jan 16, 2013: All Work and No Play . . . For those interested, and I think I see one or two of you way in the back, I’ve started a new writing project. This is in addition to the …

Jan 15, 2013: Some Useful And Interesting Things I guess I might reconsider the title of this post and perhaps change it to something like “Things That Are Useful to Me” or even …

Jan 13, 2013: Sunday Meetings Are Fun -- No, Really It isn’t really a secret, but yes, I’m working on a movie. It was written by an old friend of mine (old in the sense I’ve known him …

Jan 10, 2013: Some Oscar Thoughts and Predictions Because People Asked

As you’re likely aware, the Oscar nominations were announced this week by the event’s host, Seth MacFairlane, and the lovely actress Emma …

Jan 9, 2013: A New iPad Writing Update

As previously mentioned, I’ve been trying to write with the iPad as much as possible instead of using the MacBook Air or any other OS X-powered …

Jan 8, 2013: Trailer Tuesday - A New One for 'Pacific Rim' It’s CES time in Las Vegas and yes, I’m very glad not to be there. I’ve been several times and each time I vowed it would be the …

Jan 6, 2013: Random Saturday Pics Two pictures, one Saturday. The first is where I would like to be right now. The second is what I would take with me. I’ll leave it to you to …

Jan 3, 2013: Wil Wheaton Reads Warren Ellis' 'Gun Machine' Because I feel bad about the Star Trek:TNG video not working (see previous post), I’ve decided to give you a new thing to watch that probably …

Jan 2, 2013: 'Star Trek: TNG' Season Two Bloopers? Make It So! As a huge fan of the original Star Trek series, I was quite skeptical when Star Trek: The Next Generation came out. Fotunately, it only took about …

Jan 1, 2013: 2013 - Shit Just Got Real That title above, dear friends, is how I feel about 2013. And who better to help me express my feelings than Mr. Smith, Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Bay. …

Dec 31, 2012: Back to Work Looks like I’ll be starting a new project next week to kick off 2013. I can’t say too much about it except that it’s a movie, …

Dec 28, 2012: Alison Brie as Captain America Works For Me In keeping with the Avengers theme going this week, I saw this, courtesy of the fine folks at Fan Art Exhibit, and had to post it. Alison Brie as Cap. …

Dec 27, 2012: Some 'Avengers' Behind the Scenes Fun As always, when I see something cool I bring it to you. This time it’s a very interesting video showing how (and why) a particular shot was …

Dec 26, 2012: Christmas Aftermath In a nutshell, I’m tired. Christmas has come and gone and it was a long, long day. And we don’t have any kids and didn’t have to fly …

Dec 25, 2012: Merry Christmas We are about to hit the road and head to H’s parents' house to celebrate Christmas. Naturally, we’re taking a few gifts. And yes, even …

Dec 23, 2012: Happy Holidays Yes, it’s that time of year again. The holidays are upon us. Because I’m a certain type of person, I’m going to go ahead and wish …

Dec 20, 2012: The Live-Action 'Star Blazers' Movie Is In the Wild(Star) When I was a kid, I used to watch an animated TV show called Star Blazers in the morning before going to school. It was a great show and I really …

Dec 18, 2012: No Good Trailers Today, Some Writing Tips Instead Yep, that’s right. No good movie trailers were released today. Or, at least not for movies I’m interested in. So there. On the other hand, …

Dec 17, 2012: And Now, the Bigger and Better Trailer for 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' A few days ago, we got a good look at the next Star Trek movie. And now, we get an even better one. Yes, I still think this movies looks great. Yes, …

Dec 15, 2012: I Could Use a Laugh, How About You? This made me laugh. Enjoy your weekend. The Colbert Report

Dec 13, 2012: Saul Bass' Poster Designs for Kubrick's 'The Shining' Are Way Cool I’m a big fan of director Stanley Kubrick and, in particular, his movie The Shining. I’m also a big fan of designer/genius Saul Bass. So, …

Dec 12, 2012: One More Trailer for Today: Guillermo Del Toro's 'Pacific Rim' If you ask people like my friend Rick Marshall, an extremely knowledgeable real geek if there ever was one, this is going to be the best movie of …

Dec 12, 2012: And Here's a Trailer for a Movie I'm Not So Sure About

Yes, it’s been a week of trailers so far and today is no exception. This time it’s the new one for G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

See, I …

Dec 11, 2012: The New 'Man of Steel' Trailer Looks Pretty Awesome Here’s Zack Snyder’s version of Superman. I think it looks pretty good. What say you? [youtube …

Dec 11, 2012: More On the iPad as a Writing Tool It seems I can’t stop using the iPad now that I’ve realized its true potential as a writing tool. I’m using it for all sorts of …

Dec 6, 2012: The New 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' Trailer Looks Awesome This is a movie I’m looking forward to seeing. Let’s hope it lives up to the trailer. I think it will. [youtube …

Dec 2, 2012: Writing On the iPad with Final Draft and More Even though I’ve had an iPad since day one, I haven’t really embraced it as a pure writing tool and it hasn’t completely replaced my …

Dec 2, 2012: Louis C.K. Is Absolutely Correct 'Everything Is Amazing' Take a look at this clip. He’s absolutely right. We should be happier because the world is pretty amazing. I know it’s hard to keep this …

Nov 27, 2012: All I Want for Christmas Is . . . Nothing With both Christmas and my birthday fast approaching, I thought it would be prudent to share some thoughts I have about the holidays that will …

Nov 25, 2012: Happy Long Weekend and a Fitness Update I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and ate until they could eat no more. As for me, I didn’t actually do that much eating this weekend as …

Nov 16, 2012: Working for the Weekend That title goes back a long way. Back to an ‘80’s pop band called Loverboy. Yes, I’m making a Loverboy reference. Deal with it. Hey, …

Nov 13, 2012: Some New Photos Took these over the weekend. One more in my “California” series and one just because I thought it was funny. Taken with the iPhone 5 using …

Nov 10, 2012: Palms

Nov 10, 2012: House Hunting Be very, very quiet . . . I’m hunting houses. Yes, that’s right, I’m in the market for a new place to live. I would like it to be …

Nov 8, 2012: The 'World War Z' Movie Could Be Good As my esteemed colleague Joe Gillis wrote over at The Flickcast, let’s try to forget this movie has supposedly had a bunch of problems during …

Nov 8, 2012: Moving Forward . . .Together This post will not be a victory dance or joyful celebration of any sort. That’s not what’s needed now. The election is over and the best …

Nov 5, 2012: Voting Is Very Important I find it somewhat hard to believe that in this day and age I have to remind people voting is important. Regardless of which candidate you like, or …

Nov 3, 2012: Icons of My Childhood

Nov 3, 2012: Awake Proof of life. November 3, 2012.

Nov 1, 2012: Weekend Plans, New Apple Stuff and More I realize today is only Thursday, but it’s never too late to plan for the weekend. That said, it is likely I will be in Long Beach this weekend …

Oct 29, 2012: Another Fun Trailer for 'A Good Day to Die Hard' Die Hard is one of my favorite movies and I’m happy they seems to keep finding ways to extend the franchise. This new one, A Good Day to Die …

Oct 28, 2012: New Photo My pal Scott.

Oct 25, 2012: The 'Evil Dead' Remake Looks Darn Good I’m not always very receptive to remakes of classic movies I’ve enjoyed. Too often the remake isn’t very good and probably …

Oct 23, 2012: Personal Deadlines Suck I’ve never really been a fan of any kind of deadlines. Still, they’re often pretty important to other people (especially if they’re …

Oct 19, 2012: A Little Apple History: Print Advertising 1975 - 2002 If you know me, even a little bit, you know I’m a huge fan of all things Apple. I use an iPhone 5, MacBook Air, iPad and have had other Apple …

Oct 18, 2012: Meetings Are Fun That title may be a touch sarcastic. In truth, I often find meetings to be mind-numbingly boring. People who think they’re informative, funny or …

Oct 17, 2012: New Photo

Oct 15, 2012: New Photo

Oct 15, 2012: New Photo

Oct 15, 2012: Decisions, Decisions I really hate making decisions in most situations. Often, I have good reasons for choosing either option I’m deciding between. Sadly, I’m …

Oct 12, 2012: Happy Friday No. 2221 with Added Debate Spin and Harry Hamlin! I would like to take this moment and wish each and every one of you a happy Friday. I’m having a pretty good day so far. I’ve continued my …

Oct 11, 2012: Apparently, People Still Make Typewriters As a writer and a geek/nerd, this makes me happy. It’s only $200.00 and I think I might just pick one up. Of course, I also know that Brother …

Oct 10, 2012: Verizon Sells Your Browsing Data, Demographic Info and More I posted about this on Twitter, but think it’s important enough to put it here too. If you use an iPhone on Verizon (and probably other phones …

Oct 9, 2012: Going Back to Cali? I’m not really going back to Cali, because I never left. I was just using that as more of a fun metaphor for what I’m considering. Well, …

Oct 5, 2012: I Don't Like Change If you know me, or have read this site for very long, you probably know I’m not a fan of change. I know it happens, and needs to in many cases, …

Oct 4, 2012: 'A Good Day to Die Hard' Looks Like a Fun Movie The new trailer for A Good Day to Die Hard came out today. Gotta say it, the movie looks like fun. Bruce Willis has still got it . . . whatever …

Oct 3, 2012: The iPhone 5 Is Fun So I went ahead and got an iPhone 5. Those who know me will know it isn’t that hard to believe. I’ve had the phone for a few weeks now (I …

Oct 3, 2012: Testing . . . Again Okay, let’s try this again. Let us test this out and make sure the move to new servers has worked.

Aug 15, 2012: Interviews With the Original Macintosh Design Team When I find intersting stuff, I drop it in here. Although, as I’ve not put up much lately, I guess there’s not that much interesting stuff …

Jul 10, 2012: Blogging from the iPad (Again) This post will test my ability to post something from the iPad using Google Chrome. So far, so good. I can open a draft in Chrome and the UI looks …

Jul 7, 2012: Standing Room Only If you don’t follow me on the Twitter or Facebook or Google+ (if you don’t, why not?) you might not know I’ve been having some back …

Jun 30, 2012: Things Are Different . . . But Also the Same Some of you may have noticed, at least those of you who are paying attention, that the name of this site has changed. Well, if you came here looking …

Jun 19, 2012: Fun With Trailers It’s no secret I like movies. In fact, you could even say I love them. Although, that’s a bit weird. They’re just things after all, …

May 25, 2012: 35 Years Ago Today . . . In a Galaxy Far, Far Away On this day in 1977, before it was known as ‘Episode IV’, a little movie called Star Wars made its debut and changed the way things worked …

May 22, 2012: From the 'Want' Department: The Sonos SUB I may have mentioned I’m a big fan of Sonos and their products. I use a Play 5 every day and it’s an awesome way to listen to music from …

May 21, 2012: First Teaser for 'Anchorman 2' Is Here and I'm In Now this is happening. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39KxQrGwOGU?rel=0&w=525&h=300]

May 20, 2012: 'Lazy Sunday 2' The sequel to the great SNL Digital Short Lazy Sunday arrived last night and it did not disappoint. Watch. Enjoy.

Apr 19, 2012: Stuff I Find I have not been as good about putting things up at this blog as I intended to be. I know, enough with the excuses. It’s just, well, you know. . …

Apr 6, 2012: Weekend Rage Update Even on my best days, I’m not able to give all I used to be able to give. These days I’m lucky if I can get three or four good hours of …

Mar 26, 2012: In Other News, Moving Sucks As someone who’s lived in Los Angeles for over 15 years, I never thought I would live anywhere else. Sure, on occasion, I’ve imagined …

Mar 20, 2012: There Is No Spoon . . . Or Internet We are relocating this week and for some reason our Internet isn’t working at the old place and I have not had it set up at the new place yet. …

Mar 14, 2012: Things to Say For those who know me well, this may come as a shock . I don’t always have something to say. In fact, finding something so say here, for this …

Mar 5, 2012: Site Stuff, Photo Sharing and More Looking at the archives list on the right of this page reminds me I’ve had this particular blog incarnation since mid 2004. That’s a good …

Mar 2, 2012: Video Friday: 'The Daly Show: The Daly Superheroes' with Guests Nathan Fillion and Michael Rosenbaum With all the content being produced these days it’s pretty much impossible to see it all. In fact, I’m lucky if I get to spend an hour or …

Mar 1, 2012: Inside Where the iPhone and iPad are Made As I’m the owner and user of many an Apple iDevice, I found this particular video quite interesting. ABC News got to go inside Foxconn, the …

Feb 23, 2012: Post Hump Day Report and a Bit About 'Sons of Anarchy' Yes folks, today is Thursday. Yesterday, as you might be aware, was Wednesday. That day is also know as “hump day” in the parlance of our …

Feb 17, 2012: Friday Random Update I’m pleased to tell you my new coffee machine (The amazing Moccamaster) arrived and I’ve had the chance to put it through its paces for …

Feb 14, 2012: Happy Valentine's Day Today is the day women often make men feel bad because they’ve forgotten it’s Valentine’s Day. However, don’t worry because I …

Feb 11, 2012: Coffee, Macs and More I love gadgets, tech and toys. As I’ve grown older, that love hasn’t lessened. Although, the quantity of gadgets, tech and toys may have …

Feb 7, 2012: David Lee Roth Interviews Eddie and Alex Van Halen I can’t remember the first time I heard a Van Halen song or what song it was. It may have been something from Van Halen II like …

Feb 5, 2012: Sunday, Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday Today is the Big Game. Although, to have to call it that because of some copyright or trademark deal is a bit stupid. So, let’s try that again. …

Feb 1, 2012: Ups and Downs Well, so much for the great “let’s post my Instagram photos to my blog automagically” experiment. If you’ve been following …

Feb 1, 2012: Reality

Jan 28, 2012: Not Just the Fax

Jan 28, 2012: Metal

Jan 28, 2012: Photo Friday-ish As you are probably aware, I’m in Las Vegas. Being in Vegas makes one a bit lazy about certain responsibilities. One such responsibility is …

Jan 26, 2012: Vegas, baby. Vegas! Sorry, couldn’t resist with that title. Of course, if you’ve never seen the movie Swingers, you probably won’t know what I mean. At …

Jan 23, 2012: Monday Blues It’s Monday. To most people that means heading back to work after a weekend that was too short during which they probably didn’t get to do …

Jan 20, 2012: One More Thing Well, it’s really more than one. Occasionally when I’m bored, or avoiding work, writing or whatever, I check out a site called The Chive. …

Jan 20, 2012: Couple Things Happy Friday. I hope you have some great plans for the weekend. I don’t really but that’s okay, I’m going to Vegas next week for …

Jan 18, 2012: Hanging At the Grove The Grove in Los Angeles is one of those great, outdoor shopping areas that attracts all manner of people. It’s situated next to the famous …

Jan 16, 2012: Big Is the New Big Over the weekend I had the fortune (misfortune?) to be in the Inland Empire. We went out there to go to a furniture store and also stopped for a bite …

Jan 13, 2012: The Eagle Has Landed I found this while at my Mom’s today. It’s a Dinky Toys Eagle from the TV series Space: 1999. Made in England, circa 1979. I wonder if …

Jan 12, 2012: SoCal Today is a nice day to be in Santa Monica, CA. I won’t lie to you, it’s pretty amazing. Here’s a little picture to illustrate.

Jan 11, 2012: Breakfast Anytime For the record (and what better record than a blog post?) I love breakfast food. Pretty much anytime of the day or night I will eat it. Toast, eggs, …

Jan 10, 2012: The Joy of Books I’ve read quite a few books in my time and I still enjoy reading them today. Over the last few years I’ve spent more time reading them …

Jan 9, 2012: 2012 Update: Balance and Taking More Photos As I’ve said before, I don’t make resolutions. However, for 2012 I decided to at least make some decisions about how I’m going to do …

Jan 8, 2012: The Importance of Doing Nothing Unless you use a different calendar than I do (which is possible, I guess) you know today is Sunday. This day is also known as my favorite day of the …

Jan 7, 2012: One of My Favorite 70s Conspiracy Movies I’m a big fan of movies. Some of you might already know that. I have a particular fondness for movies from the 70s and in particular, …

Jan 6, 2012: My Favorite Day of the Week Welcome to Friday. I like this day quite a bit. It isn’t my favorite day of the week, however. That honor actually belongs to Sunday. I know …

Jan 5, 2012: I Believe In 'Believer' I “borrowed” the title of this post from my friend Joe Dilworth but that’s okay, we’re working on the project (and others) …

Jan 5, 2012: Ass, Cash or Grass Today was one of those long days where I spent the majority of my time doing that stuff I mentioned in a previous post instead of anything …

Jan 3, 2012: And Now For Something A Bit More Uplifting To help make up for the last post which, let’s face it, could have been perceived as a bit of a downer, I present to you something far more …

Jan 3, 2012: A Few Words About Loss I don’t want this post to turn into anything overly maudlin or depressing, but given recent events, I just wanted to say a few words about loss. …

Jan 2, 2012: In Search Of A 'Great' Keyboard If you’re a person who uses a computer and, more to the point, an input device known as a keyboard on a daily basis for hours at a time, having …

Jan 2, 2012: By Way of An Apology: Some Notes About This Site Happy second day of 2012. No, I don’t know how long people are allowed to say “Happy New Year” or what I just said. I’m just …

Jan 1, 2012: Obligatory "Best of 2011" Post Even though I try to stop myself, I’m still a slave to some conventions. One such convention is the “Best Of” lists that invariably …

Dec 31, 2011: Resolutions: Another Viewpoint In a previous post, I expressed my desire to make at least one resolution to end 2011. Sounded like a good idea a the time. However, there’s …

Dec 29, 2011: Resolutions, Smesalutions As most of you are probably aware (unless you live somewhere that doesn’t reckon the calendar as we do here in the States) we are almost at the …

Dec 27, 2011: Convergence and Balance I’ve often mentioned here that I seem to have my feet in two different worlds. There’s the world where I go forth and make money to buy …

Dec 25, 2011: Christmas 2011 Yes, it’s Christmas. . . at least for those of us who celebrate it. If you don’t, have a great Sunday. For the rest of us: Merry …

Dec 21, 2011: Christmas Birthday 101 The holidays are upon us in earnest and Christmas is coming this Sunday. I’m also having a birthday this week too. In fact, it’s tomorrow …

Dec 15, 2011: Keyboard Considerations I’ve been trying to use just the iPad 2 for a few days to do my writing work and I came to the conclusion that I need a keyboard. That’s …

Dec 12, 2011: The Great-ish Writing Experiment I think in the spirit of trying to make things work, and also challenging myself a bit, I’m going to try to use the iPad 2 as a writing/blogging …

Nov 24, 2011: Thanks Giving As it happens to be Thanksgiving I’m inclined and motivated by the day to list the things I’m thankful for. So, here goes (in no …

Nov 21, 2011: Writing On the iPad Since the iPad first came out I was hoping it would completely take the place of my laptop for most things. I was especially hoping it would allow me …

Oct 31, 2011: A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs

This was written by Steve Jobs sister Mona Simpson and given at a ceremony for the late Apple co-founder and all-around genius. I thought it was …

Oct 17, 2011: This Movie Looks Awesome Can’t wait for Marvel’s “The Avengers.” [blip.tv blip.tv/play/hJh3… width=“525” height=“316”]

Aug 3, 2011: I like This movie I may have mentioned it before but I like this movie and especially this scene. If you haven’t seen it, watch this and then go watch the whole …

May 28, 2011: Behind the Scenes of 'Blade Runner' with Sean Young I don’t think it’s much of a secret that I’m a film nerd. I love movies of all genres but have a special place in my heart for …

Apr 11, 2011: Looking For Inspiration No matter what I’ve achieved in my life, occasionally I find myself in need of some inspiration or motivation (or both). Usually, whatever I …

Feb 25, 2011: Some New Pics, New iPhone 4 and Some Cool iPhone 4 Photo Apps I've recently returned from the land of Android (and the HTC Incredible) to the land of iPhone 4 and IOS. To be honest, it's great to be back. Not …

Dec 31, 2010: What's Up? This site feels lonely. In fact, it is. I haven’t been updating it at all during the last few months because I’ve been spending the …

Jul 15, 2010: One of My Favorite Trailers This Year: 'The Social Network' David Fincher obviously knows what he’s doing. Combine that with a script by master wordsmith Aaron Sorkin and you have a finely crafted film …

Jul 9, 2010: 'Space Battleship Yamato' Rocks Here's a trailer for a film I'm really looking forward to seeing. Sadly, it doesn't have a US release . . . yet. Let's hope by the power of the …

May 6, 2010: My Favorite Movie Poster So Far I see a lot of movie posters, especially these days working with The Flickcast, and I have to say that this one from Robert Rodriguez's upcoming …

May 2, 2010: Phoebe Cates Is Number One How I didn’t see this before I’ll never know, but apparently the site Mr. Skin rated the all-time best nude scenes in movies and one of my …

Apr 27, 2010: I'm Chris and I Approve of This I’ve seen a lot of movies over the years and many of them had one or more superheroes in them. Some of those superheroes were also women and …

Apr 18, 2010: Funny and Awesome I think I will just let this one stand on its own and not offer any comments. [youtube …

Feb 9, 2010: 'Sports Illustrated' Reveals New 2010 Cover Girl Here’s the new SI cover girl Brooklyn Decker looking very good. You’re welcome. <div style="text-align:center;"><img …

Jan 6, 2010: My Best Films of 2009 Even though this list has already appeared over at The Flickcast, I thought it would be fun to post it over here as well. You know, in the interest of …

Nov 28, 2009: Awesome Comic I don’t update here as often as I could (big surprise, right?) but I do when I see something cool or fun that I want to share. I have to say …

Nov 20, 2009: Coming Soon

Nov 7, 2009: Some Cool New Trailers First of all, this trailer for what will surely be my favorite game of the year, Modern Warfare 2, is now up at The Flickcast. In short, it looks …

Oct 23, 2009: My Favorite New Apple Ad - 'Broken Promises' As you probably know, Windows 7 came out this week and, of course, Apple launched an ad campaign to fight this latest encroachment by the “evil …

Sep 14, 2009: My Favorite Patrick Swayze Movies Sadly, the world lost a great guy, a great dancer, a great actor and a great fighter today when Patrick Swayze passed away at 57 from complications …

Sep 14, 2009: SpaceBook. Awesome. This made me laugh out loud, or LOL as the kids are saying these days. I can just picture Darth Vader keeping tabs on his minions this way. <div …

Aug 30, 2009: Interview with Rob Zombie My friend and colleague Matt Raub interviews musician/writer/director Rob Zombie about his latest film Halloween 2. Which, oddly enough, I review …

Aug 5, 2009: I Am Still Alive and Other Developments Sad I have to write that headline, but sometimes when you’ve kept a blog for a few years and updated pretty regularly and then stop, people …

Jun 5, 2009: Video Friday - Magnum Vs. Solo I’ve been very busy getting The Flickcast on its feet at new hosting (Thank you Media Temple) so I’ve been remiss with the blog. Shocking, …

May 21, 2009: The New 'The Flickcast' Site is Alive! I’m pretty darn excited about my latest venture The Flickcast. I’ve been working on it for a couple months now doing a weekly podcast …

Apr 26, 2009: Video Friday (Sunday Edition) I’ve been busy (Again with the excuses, right?) and have been working hard to get The Flickcast on its feet. Now that the show and the site are …

Apr 18, 2009: Video Friday (Saturday Edition) - The New 'Harry Potter' Trailer I’ve been busy getting the new venture, The Flickcast, on its digital feet. So that mean that this blog might suffer a bit. However, I have not …

Apr 10, 2009: Video Friday - The 'Moon' Trailer I like space stuff. Some of my favorite movies and TV shows have been about space. Shows like Apollo 13, The Right Stuffand From the Earth to the …

Apr 5, 2009: Video Friday - Sunday Edition: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Here is is, one of the most anticipated movies of the summer. The origin of one of the comic book world’s most loved characters: the mighty …

Apr 2, 2009: Moving on Up I’ve moved this blog from hosted Wordpress to my own server also using Wordpress. Yes, I’m that cool and know how to do stuff. However, …

Apr 1, 2009: The Flickcast is Live! I'm very happy that as of today, the new Podcast I've been working on with my pals <a href="http://www.christinawarren.com/">Christina …

Mar 29, 2009: Working on Something New If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time you know I tend to do a lot of different things and have done a lot of different things over …

Mar 28, 2009: Video Friday (Saturday Edition) 'Flying Dog Ale' In the interest of blatant self-promotion (and promotion of my friends) here’s a commercial my friend Anthony Dalesandro directed as a spec. I …

Mar 12, 2009: Video Friday -- Thursday SXSW Edition -- Dennis Liu's 'Pretending to Work' Yes folks, its true. I’m in the wonderful city of Austin, Texas for that melange of music/film/interactive goodness known as South by Southwest. …

Feb 21, 2009: Video Friday (Saturday Edition) - The Carwash Yes, I got a new camera (the Flip Mino HD) and yes I was looking for things to shoot with it. So, here’s a little ditty about Jack’s …

Jan 30, 2009: Video Friday - 'Ad Guys' Just like Mad Men, only funnier. Here’s episode one of Ad Guys, made by the dynamic comedy duo of Barats and Bereta. Go on, laugh a little. It …

Jan 27, 2009: Video Friday (on Tuesday) -- Le Wrath di Kahn Today’s special Tuesday edition of ‘Video Friday’ comes from a show called Robot Chicken. If you are not watching Robot Chicken, you …

Jan 20, 2009: The Start of Something Good Today is a great day for America. A new President, a new chance to show the world we are a country worthy of the title “world leader” and …

Jan 16, 2009: Video Friday -- "Star Wars" Retold by Someone Who Hasn't Seen It Much like previous weeks, this Friday brings another “Star Wars” themed video. Yes, I like Star Wars, so what? When you have your own blog …

Jan 10, 2009: Video Friday -- The Trapeze Girl As many of you know, I was at Macworld Expo in San Francisco all this week covering the show for TUAW. Consequently, this video Friday is coming out …

Jan 3, 2009: Video Friday - The New Doctor Who Here he is. Its Matt Smith, the eleventh actor to portray the iconic character. He seems like a nice enough fellow – at least in this interview. …

Dec 26, 2008: Video Friday - Dear John Witherspoon In honor of the holidays, the following video will have pretty much nothing to do with the holidays whatsoever. Oh, this video is probably NSFW unless …

Dec 22, 2008: Awesome 'Thundercats' Movie Trailer Sure, its not real but its still awesome. Made by my new favorite fake-trailer superstar, WormyT, this trailer shows what a real fan can do with …

Dec 20, 2008: Video Friday - The Sherman and Mr. Peabody Backstory The story I never knew as a child can now be told. It’s the Sherman and Mr. Peabody backstory. Also known as: How a dog found his boy. Enjoy. …

Dec 16, 2008: Heath Ledger Oscar Campaign Ad This is pretty clever – even if it is overshadowed by the actor’s tragic death. Still, I can appreciate the effort. <img …

Dec 12, 2008: Video Friday - RIP Bettie Page In case you don’t know who I’m talking about, here’s some video that points out the true phenomenon that was Bettie Page – …

Dec 6, 2008: Video Friday - Bible in a Minute This is pretty self-explanatory. It’s also perfect if you just don’t have much time in your life to read a really long and complicated …

Nov 28, 2008: Bonus Video - 'Star Trek' versus 'Star Wars' Finally, the definitive battle between Star Trek and Star Wars is waged with the victor emerging triumphantly to take its place at the top of the …

Nov 28, 2008: Video Friday - America the RickRolled Really, how can I not post this video from yesterday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade? It’s funny and has a lot of significance, at …

Nov 22, 2008: Video Friday - Sarah Palin and the Turkey I don’t really have much in the way of witty banter for this particular video. I really think it speaks for itself. One thing I will say, …

Nov 15, 2008: Video Saturday - The New Star Trek Trailer After watching this trailer for J.J. Abrams upcoming relaunch of the Star Trek franchise, all I can really say is that it looks like something Michael …

Nov 14, 2008: Video Friday - The Matrix Runs on Windows Just imagine how annoying and frustrating things would have been for Neo, Morpheus, Trinity and the gang if The Matrix ran on Windows. Although, if it …

Nov 7, 2008: Video Friday - We've Come a Long Way With the election of Barack Obama on Tuesday, I thought it would be fun to look back a bit and watch the speech that first brought the then Senator …

Nov 4, 2008: Vote I’m not going to tell you who to vote for, (Barack Obama) but no matter what (Barack Obama) you should get out and vote today (Barack Obama). …

Nov 1, 2008: Video Friday (Saturday) - Wes Craven Picks Some Horror Videos Yes, I realize today is Saturday and that the title of this blog post is traditionally ‘Video Friday’ but circumstances have intervened to …

Oct 27, 2008: The New Ride Just a quick photo of the new car I got on Saturday. Yes, its a BMW. A 535i with inline six cylinder, twin turbo, 300 hp goodness. It's also got what …

Oct 25, 2008: Video Friday - Ron Howard's Call to Action Here’s director/producer/actor Ron Howard with his PSA about the election. Which, sadly, I can’t embed here due to limitations imposed by …

Oct 18, 2008: Video Friday - John Cleese on Sarah Palin I’m trying not to get much into politics these days as I got far more worked up during the last Presidential election and was very disappointed …

Oct 10, 2008: Video Friday - The 'Twilight' Trailer Apparently, teenage girls across America are gaga for these books and are waiting with bated breath for the feature film version to come out. …

Oct 3, 2008: Video Friday - Douche Off! I think this week’s video is pretty self-explanatory. In short, it made me laugh out loud. That doesn’t happen very often these days. …

Sep 26, 2008: Video Friday - 'The Dark Bailout' Today, let’s watch a video that combines two of my favorite things: Batman and financial turmoil. Well, in truth, I’m pretty much only a …

Sep 19, 2008: Video Friday - The Original 'Star Wars' Trailer Yes, that’s right kids, its the original trailer from 1977 for one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made in the history of movie-making: Star …

Sep 17, 2008: Megan Fox and Marissa Miller As it happens to be Wednesday and I haven’t done it in some time, here’s a few photos of two of my favorite females – Megan Fox and …

Sep 15, 2008: The Great Orson Welles This is a video of my favorite director’s last TV appearance ever on the Merv Griffin show, October 10th, 1985 . Even at 70 years old, you can …

Sep 12, 2008: Video Friday Because I liked the “photo a day” deal so much, I’m also going to try and find cool videos to post as regularly as I can – …

Sep 11, 2008: As always, we remember I’m very lucky to live in a country where I’ve had the opportunity to pursue pretty much whatever dream I saw fit. To those who can no …

Sep 8, 2008: Surfing In Malibu No, it wasn’t me surfing. It was professionals who know what they’re doing. Although, I did surf a bit when I was younger, but never …

Sep 6, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 30 Just under the wire, here we are. This is the final photo in my “Photo a Day” thirty days of photos experiment. Some were good, some were …

Sep 4, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 29 Getting even closer now to the end. This is the second to last photo of the “Photo a Day” event. Exciting, yes? I know I’m feeling …

Sep 3, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 28 Wow, only two more days to go on this thing. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I would make it this far. But hey, guess I was wrong. Kudos to me and …

Sep 2, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 27 Getting close to the end here. Very exciting times indeed. Only three more days to go. Although, I am enjoying it quite a bit, so maybe I’ll …

Sep 1, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 26 I’m a man of few words today except to say “Happy Labor Day.” <img …

Sep 1, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 25 Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. A good day and a good day to post a new photo. This time around it’s a macro shot I thought I would try and see what …

Aug 31, 2008: Michael Mann's 'Lucky Star' Here’s an interesting fake trailer for a movie called ‘Lucky Star’ that’s actually a commercial for the Mercedes SL500. Made …

Aug 30, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 24 Happy weekend everyone once again. Hope you’re having a great one and that you are enjoying the Labor Day holiday. If so, how about a beer or a …

Aug 29, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 23 Happy long weekend everyone. I’m sure that during these three days off you will probably have many opportunities to take interesting …

Aug 28, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 22 This photo was taken during an event in Santa Monica to call attention to U.S. casualties of the Iraq war. One cross or other faith-appropriate marker …

Aug 27, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 21 Because its election season and the Democratic Convention is going on this week, I thought it was appropriate to show a photo somehow related to these …

Aug 26, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 20 Another milestone folks ‘cause here we are at day twenty of thirty. Not bad for a guy who basically hasn’t stuck to much of anything all …

Aug 25, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 19 Had a fun photo shoot at the Santa Monica Pier yesterday. There was an event at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium (which is run by my favorite non-profit …

Aug 24, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 18 Woot. This is the eighteenth day of photos. They say photos can be inspirational. You gotta love that. So, without further to do, here’s the …

Aug 22, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 17 Another day, another photo. I’ll keep it short today as I’m on my way out the door to do some actual work. Surprised? Yeah, me too. Thirty …

Aug 21, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 16 I thought for today I would try another black and white photo. For some reason, I really like the look of black and white – almost more than I …

Aug 20, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 15 Let’s play a game, shall we? No, not ‘Global Thermonuclear War’ – this isn’t an early eighties Matthew Broderick movie. …

Aug 19, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 14 No comments or witty banter this time around as I’m just plain worn out from various fun activities. Here’s the latest picture. <img …

Aug 17, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 13 Due to circumstances beyond my control (ok, I forgot the cable to download pictures to my MacBook) I’m going to post a photo for today that was …

Aug 16, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 12 Just in case you thought none of my photos would include pretty girls, here’s a couple of them for your viewing pleasure. Yes, they were very …

Aug 15, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 11 In honor of my work in the comics field, I thought it would be fun to put up not a picture, but a Manga. In fact, let’s just call it the …

Aug 14, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 10 Here it is, ten days of photos. On top of that, I’m writing this entry using my iPhone and the Wordpress Application. Pretty cool. Ok, enough …

Aug 13, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 9 Even though I was distracted the last few days by a fun trip out of town and also had to take time out of my day for a long meeting at a certain TV …

Aug 12, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 8 I think I might have already missed a day of this experiment and if so, I’m apparently a loser incapable of sticking to anything for more than a …

Aug 10, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 7 Even though I’m on the road, I’m still managing to stick with my photo a day experiment. How about me, huh? If possible, I may post …

Aug 9, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 6 Another day, another photo. I think I’ll have to start mixing it up a bit more and trying new things. After all, this is an experiment, right? …

Aug 8, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 5 Today, I’m a man of few words. Mostly because my throat hurts so it hurts to talk. On a positive note, here’s the latest photo in my …

Aug 7, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 4 Even though I’ve been under the weather the last several days, I’ve still managed to go out of the house once or twice – mostly …

Aug 6, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 3 Three days. . . in a row! Can you believe it? Maybe I do have the hang of this “stick to things” thing? I guess we’ll find out as …

Aug 5, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 2 Two days in a row, nice. Can you dig it? Here’s the second photo in my thirty days of photos experiment. Two down, twenty-eight to go. You can …

Aug 4, 2008: Photo a Day - Day 1 Here’s the first of the series of pictures I’m going to be taking each day for the next thirty days. One down, twenty-nine more to go. …

Aug 2, 2008: Every Picture Tells a Story Or, so people say. So, to challenge myself and because I feel what meager photography skills I may have once had are dwindling rapidly, I’ve …

Jul 30, 2008: Because I Can Never Get Enough Here’s yet another picture of the divine Marissa Miller just in time to be a day late for “Photo Tuesday.” Although, I did give you …

Jul 29, 2008: I've Been at Comic-Con

Yes, all the thrills, chills, excitement and sweaty fanboys you could ever want. But also, great artists, writers, costumes, cool shows and all the …

Jul 20, 2008: Megan Fox - 'Star Wars' Nerd So, it appears my blog has turned into one run by a fifteen-year old boy who likes to look at pretty girls. Ah well, who can blame me really? …

Jul 12, 2008: It is Mine For more on my quest for the new iPhone 3G on Friday (aka iPhone day), check out this post over at TUAW where I detail the day for you. Also, as time …

Jul 8, 2008: Photo Tuesday with Marissa Miller Seriously, does it get much better than this woman? Living in Los Angeles, I’m lucky enough to see and come in contact with (aka sit across the …

Jul 4, 2008: So Long Bozo Even though I didn’t always like clowns as a kid, Bozo was still funny and made my laugh. That’s all you really need to say about a clown, …

Jun 30, 2008: Chicago is a Great Town Or at least I think it is. Sadly, I’ve been here since Thursday afternoon (late) and I’ve only seen the hotel I’m staying at and the …

Jun 14, 2008: The Setup Its been a long process, but I’ve finally managed to set up every bit of my home entertainment center. The biggest pain was running all the …

Jun 6, 2008: Me, Me, Me Yes, its all about me. But seriously folks, this has been a very interesting week. I’ve met a lot of great people, been told my work both sucks …

May 29, 2008: The 'Battlestar Galactica' Women Battlestar Galactica is a great show. It has exceptional writing, engaging stories, compelling characters, cool visuals, talented actors and directors …

May 25, 2008: Happy 25th 'Return of the Jedi' Loved the movie (of course) but I found those short, furry creatures kinda lame. But after this, I gave them a second chance. Maybe you will too. …

May 21, 2008: Excuses are like. . . And new photos too. Obviously, I have some sort of issue with deadlines. For whatever reason I don’t seem capable of making them. For example, here it is Wednesday …

May 16, 2008: I realize I missed this week’s ‘Photo Tuesday’ but I have a good excuse for it. Unfortunately, I can’t say what it was because …

May 7, 2008: Writing Stuff I don’t know about you, but many times when I’m writing a story, a script or something else that calls for a particular character to have …

May 6, 2008: Quick Links for the Day and Tuesday Photos Yes, I’ve been busy contributing and making the Internets a better place with my work. You want examples you say? Well, come close and take a …

May 1, 2008: I must have this. I don't <em>need</em> it but, of course, I really want it. I wonder if they're taking orders. <a …

Apr 29, 2008: Photo Tuesday with Princess Leia, Selma Blair, Milo Ventimiglia and More! Here’s some photos for ‘Photo Tuesday’ from the recent New York Comic Con. These were taken by my pal Tony Mark at the show and …

Apr 28, 2008: New York Comic Con Final Thoughts You know, maybe I won't bother to do a brain dump post about the NYCC after all. Sure, I could hit you with all the things I liked about the Con from …

Apr 24, 2008: New York Comic Con Stalling I'm still gathering my thoughts (such as they are) about the New York Comic Con. Rest assured I will eventually do a brain dump of whatever is left in …

Apr 22, 2008: New York Comic Con Fun I’ve been in New York the past week for the Comic Con and all I can say at the moment is that I’m tired. When I can put more that a few …

Apr 10, 2008: Uwe Boll is a Genius -- According To Him I find this very amusing. I don’t think Uwe Boll is a very good filmmaker but I also agree a bit with his complaints about Michael Bay and the …

Apr 8, 2008: Random Photo Tuesday with Kristen Bell, Marissa Miller and More As I’m stalling so I don’t have to work on something else I should be writing, I thought it would be a good time for some random photos. …

Apr 3, 2008: The potential real cost of Marvel's "Secret Invasion" Not that Marvel <em>really</em> needs any more hype about this but I was thinking about doing a review of my own about the new …

Mar 26, 2008: I write stuff When sitting down to write a blog post, sometimes its kinda difficult to think of something to write about. As most of my writing these days is about …

Mar 17, 2008: Cool Art and Wizard World stuff Sometimes in my travels I come across cool things and want to share them. Here’s an example of that: <img …

Mar 10, 2008: Wizard World LA and Other Stuff I’ll be at Wizard World LA this weekend checking thing out, doing interviews with some cool people and generally getting into trouble. So, if …

Mar 10, 2008: Late Night Decisions This whole time change thing has got my internal clock messed up or something as I'm normally, at least these days, tired at this time of night and …

Mar 4, 2008: RIP: E. Gary Gygax 1938-2008 Sad news today. E. Gary Gygax, the man widely considered the “Father of Role-Playing-Games,” has died. He was 69 years old. I already …

Feb 22, 2008: Cool. I want one. Even though its not practical at all, I really want one of these. Why? 'Cause its cool. Anyone care to order one for me as a gift? I don't mind, …

Feb 16, 2008: So long HD-DVD, I hardly knew 'ya Guess it's time to put away the HD-DVD player attached to my XBox 360. Why? HD-DVD is going bye-bye. Well, it was fun while it lasted. At least I …

Feb 15, 2008: Careful what you wish for For some reason the people in charge of the new venture I was talking about in a previous post have decided I'm worthy of inclusion into their …

Feb 8, 2008: Too Much Work? I remember not too long ago when I was complaining (at least a tiny bit and mostly to myself) that I was doing something I really didn't love rather …

Feb 2, 2008: David Lynch on product placement Direct and to the point, just how it should be. Plus, I happen to agree with him [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4wh_mc8hRE&rel=1]

Jan 30, 2008: My influence grows No, I'm not really that important -- although I would like to think so. I do, however, have a bit of new news. As of this week I will now be writing …

Jan 21, 2008: I ordered a new MacBook Air Yes, yes I did. If you happen to be curios as to my reasons, head on over to TUAW and <a …

Jan 19, 2008: Macworld 2008 Musings It was a whirlwind week for me at Macworld in San Francisco. I saw so many interesting new products and met so many great people it's almost …

Jan 14, 2008: My latest TUAW Post This is the most recent one concerning predictions for the upcoming Keynote. Also, I’ve got a few pics up over at the site as well so take a …

Jan 11, 2008: Next Stop Macworld Expo in San Francisco I'll be going up to San Francisco on Sunday to cover the big Macworld Expo gathering of the faithful all week for TUAW (thank you TUAW parent company …

Jan 6, 2008: Fingers Crossed I really hope Apple announces a new subnotebook at Macworld. And I don't mind if it looks a little something like this:

Dec 29, 2007: RIP: Netscape Navigator (1994 - 2008) Starting in February 2008, current owner AOL will no longer support what was once one of the most popular web browsers of them all: Netscape …

Dec 29, 2007: Powerful Photographs These were taken by New York Times photographer John Moore before and during the assignation of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan. All I can say about them …

Dec 22, 2007: FOIA Reform: Bloggers Are Journalists Too (Part 2) More on bloggers getting rights and being considered "real" journalists. Now, according to this article, bloggers could have better rights under the …

Dec 19, 2007: Last Minute X-Mas Gift Thoughts I like to take pictures. It's really fun and sometimes even results in a great photo or two that I can be proud of. So, owning several digital cameras …

Dec 15, 2007: Fantastic Four HQ This is cool. A cutaway of the fabled HQ of the Fantastic Four - The Baxter Building. This guy really has some time on his hands and I'm glad he does.

Dec 8, 2007: What really happened to that X-Wing Fighter Apparently, the previous video is not the complete story because there’s this. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Are we really …

Dec 8, 2007: Do you have your own X-Wing Fighter? Build and launch your own X-Wing Fighter? Sounds impossible? Not for these guys. Although, it doesn’t end so …

Nov 29, 2007: One Very Expensive Crapper And people think NASA and the federal government spend too much money on things. How about a $75,000 toilet? Fancy. Think this is crazy? Blame this …

Nov 21, 2007: The Shower Scene from Psycho This is pretty funny and features some pretty good performances (at least by potato standards). …

Nov 20, 2007: One Laptop Per Child As I love laptops, am also pretty fond of children and education and OLPC seems like a worthy cause, I went ahead and donated. Feeling left out? Want …

Nov 20, 2007: Marvel Launches Digital Comics Apparently, Marvel has decided to enter the 21st Century and is now offering comics online for you to read. Quite a few titles to choose from as well. …

Nov 17, 2007: WGA Strike by The Daily Show Writers Really, at this point, what more could I add?  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzRHlpEmr0w&rel=1]

Nov 16, 2007: Testing the Ecto Beta Just a quick post to test out the new Beta of Ecto, my blogging software of choice. So far, so good. Especially considering the last verion of the …

Oct 17, 2007: Almost Real Congress passes a law helping to solidify the position of bloggers as “real” journalists. Could be a step in the right direction. Still …

Oct 14, 2007: Harold Ullrich 1930 - 2007 It's hard, but in the end I guess I'll manage it. What else can you do but try to get on with life even if you don't really want to? After all, life …

Oct 11, 2007: Take a Number You know, its sorta funny how life works. Just when things seem to be taking a turn for the better life smacks you in the face so you know who’s …

Oct 7, 2007: prius shift prius shift

Oct 4, 2007: Quick Update and Vacation News Just in case anyone still comes here let’s just say that I’m almost to the point of returning. As you know, many things have happened …

Sep 15, 2007: Reading and Watching Even though I’m distracted by personal crap lo these several weeks, I’m still trying to find time to read and watch some good stuff …

Sep 11, 2007: Take a minute. Even though I have a lot of stuff going on at the moment, I have to take time to remember that there are a lot of people who have suffered much more …

Sep 6, 2007: Checking In Well, a lot has happened over the last couple weeks. Most of it not so good but some of it encouraging (at least a little). Without going into too …

Aug 29, 2007: Family Business At the moment, I am dealing with some rather dire family issues so I won’t be back for a bit. I hope everything ends up getting worked out. But …

Aug 23, 2007: 'Planet of the Apes' and LA Locations Fun For some reason I'm up late watching Conquest of the Planet of the Apes on Sci-Fi Channel. I don't know the exact reason for watching it other than it …

Aug 20, 2007: Changes and Some Good Kristen Bell and 'Heroes' News As you can see, there's been some changes around here. Long story short, I had some trouble with my previous hosting provider (big shock, right?) and …

Aug 8, 2007: New Apple Stuff and Other Updates Apple honcho Steve Jobs announced a bunch of new stuff today. Among the items were new, <a …

Aug 3, 2007: Portland - The New Hollywood? I recently did a <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11255">piece</a> for CBR about Portland, its …

Aug 1, 2007: I’m Back Man, what a week. Going to the Comic-Con is like running a marathon. I'm pretty beat (and beat-up) but I did manage to get quite a bit of stuff …

Jul 17, 2007: The Death of the Comic Book Industry and some Comic Con News This is an <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-cavanaugh17jul17,0,3500070.story?coll=la-opinion-center">interesting …

Jul 7, 2007: Good Luck Today This morning at the gym I found a penny on the floor and it was heads up. So, I picked it up and put it in my pocket. What could be better than …

Jul 4, 2007: Happy 4th I love America but I'm really starting to dislike what its become under the current "leadership" in Washington. I am counting the days until …

Jul 1, 2007: Can't Talk, Playing With the iPhone Yes, I managed to snag one on Friday (the 8gb model, btw). Yes, its very, very cool. Yes, I will have more to say about it. Yes, I can’t say it …

Jun 24, 2007: Taking a Quick Photo Break While I was looking for something else I found this picture. That’s all. You can go about your business now. Happy Sunday. <img …

Jun 21, 2007: I'm Very Important Sure, I'm joking with the title of this post. My ego isn't <em>quite</em> that big. However, I do have some rather good news to share. …

Jun 17, 2007: Land o’ Ports and Coffee, Beer and Creative Juices As some of you may know, I'm currently up in the Pacific Northwest in <a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/">Portland</a>, …

Jun 12, 2007: Trying Out an RSS Service Thingy (sorry, its technical) Sorry folks but I’m just doing a quick experiment to see if something works. Afterward I will return you to your regular programming. Thank you …

Jun 12, 2007: The Apple Developer Keynote Made Me iSleepy <span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"></span> It may come as somewhat of a surprise that I, the vehement Apple …

Jun 4, 2007: Six Issues Facing the Comic Book Industry Over at The Comics Reporter, Tom Spurgeon lays it out for you and shares his thoughts about the biggest issues facing the comic book business today. …

Jun 4, 2007: My New Favorite Movie 'DOA' Sure, you could call it cheesy but what the hell. its got action, swords, guns, explosions and hot babes. All you could ever want in a movie. And …

Jun 4, 2007: Apple won’t sell 10 million iPhones, Secrets and “Mac Chicks” I don't know for sure but it does <em>seem</em> like <a …

May 30, 2007: Microsoft Does Something Else Interesting Well, if you think <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/surface/">touch sensitive tables</a> are interesting, that is. Really, I …

May 29, 2007: Word Press Update and Other Stuff Well, I’m going to attempt to update Word Press tonight so if this blog goes away in the near future you’ll know why. Hopefully, all will …

May 26, 2007: Happy 30th Anniversary Old Friend

Mar 28, 2007: Fixed Ok, this is odd but now, simply by changing back to default style of permalinks, all the catagory and archive links have fixed themselves. …

Mar 28, 2007: Another Test Just another test to see if the archives, categories, etc. work. So far, they don’t so don’t try to use them.

Mar 28, 2007: New Post — Same as the Old Post Just want to see if this thing is working. There are one or two odd things that I am dealing with but everything else seems ok so far. I guess …

Mar 27, 2007: Moving Again No, I’m still sticking with Wordpress but I’m moving to a new host that will give me better control over the site. Wordpress is a great …

Mar 19, 2007: Obama or Clinton? Chris Rock Helps You Decide. Plus, A Great Commercial It’s not a secret how I feel about our current President. If you’re not sure, let’s just be polite and say I think he’s not …

Mar 16, 2007: Video Questions, SXSW and the Busy Tony Pierce Oddly enough I can't embed a video here from a site called <a href="http://www.jumpcut.com" …

Mar 14, 2007: 300: Made on a Mac + The Screaming Death Monkey Over at <a href="http://www.ballergoods.com/home/2007/3/12/300-creating-the-visual-effects.html" target="_blank">this …

Mar 10, 2007: Trying Something New As people who know me well can attest, I'm pretty much the kind of person who likes to do the same things pretty much all of the time. I like to eat …

Mar 9, 2007: Star Wars and Making Stuff Up Today, some friends of mine and I took some much needed time off and went to the <a …

Mar 6, 2007: iPhone - Yes or No? Over at LAist I've written a little piece answering a question from a reader who asks if they should get an iPhone or not. As an unapologetic Apple …

Mar 2, 2007: Marissa Miller + iPod = Who needs a swimsuit? Hey, I love iPods <em>and</em> I love hot swimsuit models. So this is really a win win for me. And now for you too. You're welcome.

Mar 2, 2007: Saved by a Prius [youtube=“http://www.youtube.com/v/GkJ109Z3iOg”>] As I am a recent, and proud, owner of a Toyota Prius, this video I saw on YouTube …

Mar 2, 2007: Growing Pains As I said in a previous post, the move from Typepad went fairly well except for one or two big glitches. Unfortunately, those one or two big glitches …

Feb 27, 2007: Moved So yeah, obviously I moved to Wordpress. And yes, I like the way the blog looks now. But no, the move wasn’t perfect. Sadly, all of the pictures …

Feb 26, 2007: Memories It occured to me that I have this blog set up at Wordpress and more importantly, its a free one. Perhaps I should be taking advantage of the free …

Feb 23, 2007: Going to Mars (Edit) As much as I love ecto and all its blogging goodness I sometimes wonder if something better is out there to suit my needs. So, I have decided to give …

Feb 21, 2007: Walking When You Shouldn't Be well, i got some interesting news the other day. it seems i have what the doctors call “walking pneumonia.” and no, it does not come with the “boogie …

Feb 16, 2007: The Simple Pleasures of a Good Bar and Good Conversation Last night was the latest LAist meeting where the writers and editors get together to share some beverages and talk about writing, sex, drugs, being …

Feb 13, 2007: Building the Ultimate Millennium Falcon Awesome. I love all things Lego. Especially all things Lego made into the Millennium Falcon. Go get one for yourself.

Feb 6, 2007: Steve Jobs and His Thoughts on Music This is a very interesting read especially coming from a guy whose company also has DRM on its music from iTunes. Still, you have to give him …

Jan 31, 2007: Chinatown Pictures and Flickr Meetup Went and met about 50 other photographers in Chinatown last Saturday. It was part of the first Flickr Meetup of 2007. In case you don't know, Flickr …

Jan 21, 2007: A Minor Update and Some Cool Pictures In case anyone was wondering I have been busy of late. Yes, I know what you are thinking: “what's with all the excuses?” Well, what can I say except …

Jan 11, 2007: The iPhone Me want one.

Jan 9, 2007: Live at Macworld Expo Keynote Apple iphone with touch screen running osx. so that's pretty cool. Apple tv released next month.

Jan 9, 2007: Live at Macworld Expo Keynote I'm here and seated and ready to see the magic of a steve jobs keynote. starting soon.

Jan 5, 2007: iPod Stroller and Mac World Expo Now I just need something to put in the stroller. Any suggestions (besides an iPod)? Also, I will be heading off to San Francisco next week to pay …

Dec 29, 2006: Merry (insert appropriate holiday here) hello all. just a quick not to say i wish you the best for this holiday season and an even better 2007. its been a pretty good 2006 for me and mine …

Dec 14, 2006: How to make a Spider-Man Costume Well, it seems I can’t put the video in here so here’s the link instead. Enjoy.

Nov 28, 2006: News of the World First, just to state the obvious, I’m still alive. And now the news: Microsoft started offering downloads of HD and standard-def content late …

Nov 15, 2006: What Would Vincent Vega Do? [youtube=www.youtube.com/v/SeDyK2l…]I find this funny so I thought I would post it here. Other than that, I am currently busting my butt to …

Oct 29, 2006: Ask the MACist My latest Ask the MACist article is here. Enjoy! And I just love this picture.

Oct 26, 2006: Writing As a Job -- The Update So, here I sit at my usual spot. No, not that spot, I moved away from there a few weeks ago because it was getting too loud and too crowded. No, I'm …

Oct 13, 2006: Making Money Doing What You Like To Do Something interesting happened to me while I was writing here. I discovered that what I really want to do is not direct or produce or anything like …

Oct 5, 2006: Uwe Boll, EA, XBox 360 and NDA's Some of you may have noticed that I have changed the look of the site again. Yes, I had some time on my hands recently so I decided to mess around …

Sep 28, 2006: Fall TV Wrapup In the interest of full disclosure I actually wrote this piece for LAist but I think it’s kinda funny so I’m going to put it here as well. …

Sep 25, 2006: Looking Inward and Some Cool Comic News First, a little business. As some of you may know I have started writing more for other people at other sites. And, not only that, I have started …

Sep 19, 2006: Ask the MACist My latest column is here. So much writing to do so little time. I’m gonna have to link here occasionally but i will try to update as well. But …

Sep 13, 2006: Sign

Sep 12, 2006: Blackberry Blogging (again) Its fun and so good for you. Well, not really but it could be. Just testing something. Sorry to bother. More and better soon. I know, I know, how …

Sep 11, 2006: Five years. Five years? Damn, five years seems like a long time. It isn't really. I only wish I could feel better about things like how our government is handling …

Sep 9, 2006: Ask the MACist Just in case you don’t get enough Chris in your day I am now writing a weekly Mac help column for LAist called “Ask the MACist”. Today is the …

Sep 7, 2006: Dress like a Mac Now this is useful. Go here for the full scoop. Now, I’m off to get me some cool Mac threads!

Sep 5, 2006: Format Wars - HD DVD and Other Stuff Over at LAist I have posted a rather good (IMHO) article about the HD DVD format wars. So, as I don’t have anything cool or witty to say here, …

Sep 5, 2006: Window

Aug 31, 2006: Meters

Aug 27, 2006: Flickr cross posting and fake vegas there's this thing you can do with flickr that allows you to cross-post to your blog when you upload photos to your flickr account. i'm going to try …

Aug 25, 2006: Fire Exit

Aug 25, 2006: Rocks

Aug 22, 2006: ipods, nasa, elections and other important stuff my man zach is running for office in sherman oaks. if you live in sherman oaks, make sure to get out and vote for him. that is, if you can vote. for …

Aug 15, 2006: business as usual? this is one of those rare times when i don’t really have much to say but i just feel like writing. so, here i am. if you know me in person (some …

Aug 9, 2006: New OS, thy name is Leopard in case you have been living in a hole or something, apple released details on its new upcoming OS, codename Leopard, this week. all the gory details …

Aug 4, 2006: News and where to get it plus Mel Gibson as we all know, the middle east seems to be imploding by the minute. we can’t seem to get a handle on iraq and now isreal and pretty much anyone …

Jul 28, 2006: Don’t let this happen to you. in other words, its probably better to buy a mac laptop than, for example, a dell. although, i've had a few dells over the years and none of them ever …

Jul 25, 2006: Comic Con Hangover i usually don’t do this (well, sometimes) but i kinda like the article that i posted over at LAist about the San Diego Comic Con. yes, i was …

Jul 18, 2006: Blogging from a blackberry And they said it couldn’t be done! Well, nobody really ever said that. Just thought I would give it a try. Blogging from a blackberry I mean. …

Jul 11, 2006: Starbucks, Mars Edit and John Coltrane well, here i sit at my local, and still favorite, Starbucks in studio city. john coltrane’s “a love supreme” is playing. for once, …

Jul 4, 2006: Happy 4th! America, still number 1. even if it does have a few problems, it’s still the best country in the world. also, if you are in the la area, laist …

Jun 30, 2006: New iMac, Bootcamp and playing games after moving into the new place i realized that it was a great opportunity to get rid of stuff i really don’t need and could do without or could …

Jun 23, 2006: Mac OSX 10.5 Screenshots, Global Warming and more ok, this could, of course, be a fake. as many like it have been in the past. however, this looks more real than anything i have seen so far on the web …

Jun 16, 2006: Changes the theme of this blog, of late, has been change. i did other jobs. went back to former careers. loved and hated them at the same time. changed the …

Jun 15, 2006: Site Design i will be messing with the design of this site again so please don’t be offended if things change a little (or a lot ) here and there. this is …

Jun 15, 2006: Flocking it again and some LAist news i am trying the new version of the pretty cool browser called flock. flock combines many of the tools that i use (blog software, image browsing, …

Jun 7, 2006: More with the Macbook, Windows and Bootcamp And now, a little more on the very cool macbook. now that i have had chance to use it for a little time i have come to like it even more. i put in the …

May 31, 2006: moving is a bitch you really never realize how much stuff you have until it is packed in about a hundred boxes, loaded in a truck and taken across town. then, unloaded …

May 24, 2006: Macbook update quick update on the new macbook. got matched 2gb of ram from other world computing and installed it today. what a difference! now this macbook flies. …

May 23, 2006: Macbook in the house so, got the macbook now. just took it out of the box and starting to put it through its paces. first impressions: it’s black it’s …

May 23, 2006: Dizzy or whatever for the last few weeks i have been, for lack of a better word, seasick. its odd to feel a sensation of movement even when you are not moving. i“m not …

May 19, 2006: Moving, Moving, Moving got some boxes today. that was fun. from a place called box city in van nuys. even got a tape gun too. its neat. apologies (yes, again) for the lack …

May 7, 2006: There be Monsters on my recent trip to miami i read and finished the print version of david wellington’s novel “Monster Island” and it’s …

May 3, 2006: Moving on up! (or at least out) well, its official, i am moving to new digs. after some trial and error and back and forth its definitely on for the end of the month fo sure. i am …

Apr 27, 2006: Kewl Want one? Go here.

Apr 17, 2006: a picture is worth some words if you remember this movie and its tag line you will understand what i mean. if you are drawing a blank, i’ll give you a little help. the tag …

Mar 17, 2006: Vacation. Well, not really. hello all. i am taking a small vacation from my real work to do my other real work and will be out of town for a little while. consequently, this site …

Feb 27, 2006: RIP - Night Stalker Darren McGavin, dead at 83.

Feb 26, 2006: sometimes you get what you didn't know you wanted you know, when i started these latest projects i really didn’t know what to expect. will the people i am working with be complete jerks or cool …

Feb 26, 2006: sometimes you get what you didn’t know you wanted you know, when i started these latest projects i really didn’t know what to expect. will the people i am working with be complete jerks or cool …

Feb 17, 2006: me, myself and i yes, its all about me, me and again, me. i am now working on a couple of super secret projects that only a few key people know about. two are for one …

Feb 10, 2006: lacking something there will be a lack of posts here for the next few weeks as i get deeper into a new super secret project. this project should prove interesting but …

Feb 4, 2006: I'm not worried.

Feb 4, 2006: I’m not worried.

Jan 30, 2006: The Future is Now (so is the past) i like these photos: can you spot the apple products and the sony psp? this would make getting around easier. even great grandma liked her starbucks. …

Jan 25, 2006: Good Day for Dissent, Bad Day for Alberto Gonzales look at the picture and then check out the story here. isn’t it hard to sell something when nobody is buying? you bet your ass it is.

Jan 24, 2006: Happy Birthday Macintosh 1984 won’t be like 1984. on this date in 1984 apple introduced the macintosh and things were never the same. oddly enough, steve jobs hate the …

Jan 23, 2006: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday yes, the title says it all. its sunday here and i have spent many hours this weekend watching tv. not just tv really, i watched a couple of movies …

Jan 18, 2006: 17″ iMac Review and a quick bit of other stuff i know, i know. again with the light blogging. “what the hell is wrong with you?” you may ask. well, nothing really. just, you guessed it, …

Jan 10, 2006: Mac World Stuff well, the stevenote at mac world expo is over. sadly, no “media center” mac mini or anything like that. however, we now have some pretty …

Jan 9, 2006: Tivo Tuesday i have been thinking and writing about Tivo a lot lately so i though i would continue the trend, at least for today. so, in the spirit of total …

Jan 8, 2006: CES highlights and the future apparently, there is some sort of event going on in las vegas called the consumer electronics show (aka CES). at the show, the major and minor …

Jan 3, 2006: Joss Whedon and the future of Television special guest poster Joss Whedon on the future of TV. actually, i stole this from the tv guide . don’t laugh too much, he could be spot on. it …

Jan 2, 2006: Funny Stuff for the New Year hopefully this will be as funny to you as it is to me even if yesterday was actually a lazy sunday. and, if you are ever in new york, the cupcakes at …

Dec 29, 2005: Open mouth, insert foot you think you do and say dumb things sometimes? well, wired has compiled a list of the biggest technology-related blunders spoken by people in power …

Dec 27, 2005: Time Magazine thinks like me (sort of) time magazine and i are in sync (at least a little). its like i’ve been saying all along here and at LAist. “Battlestar Galactica” is a kick ass …

Dec 26, 2005: Xmas post game ok, its the day after christmas. anyone get anything good? i got socks and underwear. plus, some shirts and some other clothes. i remember being a kid …

Dec 25, 2005: Best of . . . over at LAist we are doing our “best of” picks to end the year. yes, i know it may seem a little trite but its still a bunch of fun too. you can check …

Dec 24, 2005: Home for the holidays heading down south (no, not mexico) for a few days for some xmas cheer and whatnot (i’m big on the whatnot, btw). i intend to see a few friends …

Dec 20, 2005: Writing is hard (aka the excuses) as you may have seen (if anyone actually noticed) there has been larger and larger gaps between posts on this here blog. some of you may be wondering …

Dec 11, 2005: RIP Richard Dead at 65.

Dec 5, 2005: The Christmas Spirit (or spirits, as the case may be) yes, its that time of year. as i have said on more than one occasion, the holidays bring me mixed emotions. am i happy? am i sad? am i blue? are you? …

Nov 28, 2005: Happy Holidays and all that. Plus, where the hell is my Xbox 360? greetings and all that. i have returned from the wilds of down south after eating just about as much turkey, stuffing and apple pie as any human has …

Nov 18, 2005: TV Downloads, XMas Shopping and some history NBC has entered into a deal with online commerce and digital delivery guys Wurld Media to make selected movies available for download via protected …

Nov 15, 2005: New Business and some old New Business we are considering many alternatives and are getting together a new business venture that promises to bring many exciting things (at least for us). we …

Nov 9, 2005: How CBS and NBC got it wrong even though they seem like they are trying to do the right thing. it appears that greed trumps innovation yet again. i'll let om tell it like it is. …

Nov 7, 2005: Over 1M people switch from Windows to MAC mmmm, this is an interesting development. who can blame them? thank you iPod (now with video). i know i love mine. even though i only got the 30gig, …

Oct 26, 2005: We're number one! i don’t know if i should be happy or a little concerned about this one. if you type a search for “chris ullrich” at google.com, i …

Oct 26, 2005: We’re number one! i don’t know if i should be happy or a little concerned about this one. if you type a search for “chris ullrich” at google.com, i …

Oct 26, 2005: Think About It

Oct 25, 2005: Another Flock Post - featuring news of the internets! I find it interesting using the new browser called flock. So easy to get it going and to blog about something you see on the internet. Its almost like …

Oct 21, 2005: joining the flock just testing flock, a new web browser that has integrated blogging tools, rss tools and a bunch of other stuff. its still an early beta and so, not …

Oct 21, 2005: just wanted to show this something for the weekend. and something for the new video ipod you just got. have fun!

Oct 20, 2005: Apple does it again well, i guess apple really likes press “events” because they had another today announcing even more stuff. what, you may ask? well, …

Oct 12, 2005: Again, Black iPod is the new black. mmmmmm . . . black ipod video. today, apple announced a bunch of new stuff. video ipods, new imac with built-in camera and itunes 6.0 with video and …

Oct 8, 2005: Blackberry is the new Black as many of you may know, i have been using the palm treo650 for a few months now as my primary cell phone/pda/etc. device. however, a few weeks ago, i …

Oct 4, 2005: Mac Mini PVR fun and more! great article on how to use your Mac Mini (mac mini not included) as a TiVo style device. of course, i still prefer tivo but this is pretty cool …

Sep 27, 2005: Vending Machine Fun i thought this and this are pretty funny and interesting. also, it reminded me of how different a place like japan is and also, how much the same. …

Sep 21, 2005: Jobs: RIAA "greedy", music pirates will "burn in hell" and other nice things yes, steve says all that right here. and in other news from around the internets: apple released an update to itunes 5.0 which will supposedly fix the …

Sep 21, 2005: Jobs: RIAA “greedy”, music pirates will “burn in hell” and other nice things yes, steve says all that right here. and in other news from around the internets: apple released an update to itunes 5.0 which will supposedly fix the …

Sep 16, 2005: Sometimes, all you need is a picture i think that covers it.

Sep 11, 2005: Guest Post By Michael Moore To All My Fellow Americans Who Voted for George W. Bush: On this, the fourth anniversary of 9/11, I’m just curious, how does it feel? How does …

Sep 4, 2005: More on New Orleans and Katrina if this is how the most powerful country in the world treats its citizens, we are in deep trouble. there are many people out in the world who are …

Aug 31, 2005: Bad day on bourbon street and Apple news all i can say about this is i’m glad i’ve been to New Orleans so many times and have experienced that great city and its people. because, …

Aug 28, 2005: distracted and in some pain not only did i recently get a big new TV so naturally i have to watch shows that i would not normally watch, like any of the CSI shows, because they …

Aug 22, 2005: big Sony televisions, DirectTV high-def video and other cool stuff lots of cool things happening around my place in the last few days. we are making the transition to HD so that required a new television and a switch …

Aug 19, 2005: Interesting stuff (at least to me) from around the internets first off, the fine folks at the RIAA are now, it seems, going to be going after you in your homes for making you own cd’s from music you …

Aug 16, 2005: People are crazy and other news of the world this is sad. its a shame what people are willing to do to save some money. i love the mac too but really, get a grip people. and i have to wonder if …

Aug 12, 2005: Apple - the final countdown no, not a mid-eighties rocker ballad. it is, in fact, come to the final countdown for my g5, still in the hands of the glendale apple store. but …

Aug 9, 2005: Testing Dashboard i’m testing a dashboard widget that allows you to post to my blog. so, how does it look? i guess its the same. why wouldn’t it look the …

Aug 5, 2005: Friday report last night we spent some time in los feliz. i have to say that although it was pretty trendy i had a good time. we ate at a restaurant called fred 62 …

Aug 2, 2005: Last Call (and some news) i’m at my “office” (aka Starbucks) and people watching a little. The summer is always interesting here in the warmer climes. much more skin is …

Jul 28, 2005: Interesting Sites 'O the Day (and a little news) From across the www direct to you. Some interesting sites that might be worth a visit. Especially if you are looking to kill a few minutes (or a few …

Jul 28, 2005: Interesting Sites ‘O the Day (and a little news) From across the www direct to you. Some interesting sites that might be worth a visit. Especially if you are looking to kill a few minutes (or a few …

Jul 25, 2005: Yahoo gets into the widget business and other stuff Yahoo! for some reason decided that widgets were another great way of competing with Google. So, they purchased Konfabulator and today, debuted their …

Jul 23, 2005: Fad diet In order to help us figure out what is real and what we should and should not care about, CNet has posted its Top 10 Web Fads. Like it or not. Agree …

Jul 17, 2005: Life with the Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR (so far) I realize that when I write something here and say I am going to do something, I should probably do it. So, in that spirit, following are my much …

Jul 14, 2005: New study says one third of all studies are nonsense I just had to mention this. I find it funny. How many of you think its funny also? Let’s do a study and find out. The abstract of the study is …

Jul 12, 2005: Monday (what, again?) Yes, its that time again. The beginning of the week. Oh joy. Actually, today was a “pretty good day”(tm) and I got a lot of work done. I even managed …

Jul 8, 2005: Better News This could be good. We need some good stuff to read about. Could this be the first big break in the fight against HIV and AIDS? Stay tuned.

Jul 7, 2005: London Bombs Of course you have heard about the bombs in London today. For good coverage, check out my friends at Londonist and also quite a few links at …

Jul 3, 2005: Gates says no to implants Microsoft honcho Bill Gates, although he believes in and loves technology, doesn’t want it to be a part of him. When people start implanting …

Jul 1, 2005: Happy 4th, eh? What, again? It seemed like only yesterday that we were celebrating the 4th of July. Well, here it is again. Have a safe and sane 4th. Don’t …

Jun 27, 2005: Zombie Dogs Now that could be a good name for a band. But really, its your tax dollars hard at work as our government’s big brains have created zombie dogs, …

Jun 22, 2005: No broadcast flag and the intel macintosh just an update. the broadcast flag was not attached to an appropriations bill. over at the eff they are pretty happy about the rise of citizen …

Jun 20, 2005: M is for Monday today is monday. not my favorite day of the week by any means. however, a necessary evil so i will just have to let it go. besides, if there were no …

Jun 18, 2005: The world is yours those busy people at Google now offer you the world. with google maps you can map our whole planet. you can’t click and zoom into every country …

Jun 15, 2005: The Batsuit, not for kids. here’s how the batsuit in the new Batman movie works. cool. i hope the movie is good too. i won’t hold my breath. in other news of my …

Jun 9, 2005: Follow the money (or not) it’s odd to me. one of my jobs is in the technology field doing consulting and such. so, i feel that i have a pretty good idea how things like …

Jun 6, 2005: This time the rumors are true Yes, its true. Apple is switching to Intel. I can feel hell freezing over right now. However, I think its a smart move if Intel can provide better, …

Jun 3, 2005: A little vacation and some “deep” stuff Me and mine are going out of town for several days to, among other things, celebrate the 40th anniversary of the birth of our friend Anthony. He's a …

May 26, 2005: putting your best face forward (or at least the one you like the most) if you live in and go places in Los Angeles it is pretty hard to avoid running into either someone you know, someone you don’t like or who …

May 25, 2005: tu Ciudad Last night we went to the launch party for a new magazine here in Los Angeles called tu Ciudad or just “City”. I wrote about it for LAist but there …

May 24, 2005: Apple to use Intel chips? This again? Maybe they will. Maybe they won't. Really it would not be too hard to get OSX to run on Intel or AMD chip. Well, at least for the smart …

May 19, 2005: Star Wars: E3ROTS is already online Already? I’m surprised it took this long. Not that I condone this kind of thing (illegal downloads, that is) and I don’t always agree with …

May 19, 2005: Busy couple of weeks . . . It’s looking to be a pretty hectic next few weeks for your humble writer (me, in case you can’t figure it). This week I will be all over …

May 14, 2005: George Lucas is a rich mofo . . . Forbes has the info. “It all started with a story treatment, handwritten in pencil on a few sheets of lined yellow legal paper.” And the rest, as they …

May 11, 2005: Going down? Sorry, but I am really busy again and only had time to write for one site at the moment. However, here’s my latest bit for LAist for your …

May 8, 2005: Lightsabers: not just for the movies In case you were wondering (and who hasn’t?), here’s how Lightsabers work. Cool.

May 6, 2005: Laying Low and Putting Tiger To the Test I have been busy for the last week or so. Thanks, in part, to the good folks at Apple Computer putting out a new version of OSX that has, shall we …

Apr 30, 2005: Tiger arrives Apple’s latest OS, Mac OSX Tiger has arrived. We went down to the Pasadena Apple Store last night to get our copy. I installed it on my …

Apr 27, 2005: Han Solo is art This is pretty cool. People with talent amaze me. I wish I had some. Is being a pain in the ass a talent? Well, if it isn’t, it should be. Or …

Apr 27, 2005: Amazon makes a little mistake. From the “oops” department. Amazon.com accidentally leaked the details of the yet to be released update to the Power Mac G5 Tower. Of course, now they …

Apr 26, 2005: Meet the new new sponsor If anyone is offended that i have adds and sponsors just realize that the it costs something to maintain a website, even one as modest as this. So, i …

Apr 24, 2005: I blog, therefore I'm dumb. I was wondering what my problem was. (besides the obvious). Apparently, if you check your email too often your IQ begins to drop. More so than if you …

Apr 24, 2005: I blog, therefore I’m dumb. I was wondering what my problem was. (besides the obvious). Apparently, if you check your email too often your IQ begins to drop. More so than if you …

Apr 21, 2005: The Canon 20d Digital SLR In my quest to chase the latest and greatest electronics, I have picked up a new Digital SLR. I have decided to make a giant leap and switch to the …

Apr 21, 2005: Meet the new sponsor. I want to extend a laurel and hardy handshake and welcome the good people of Busted Tees. They are graciously putting a link here so that you folks …

Apr 20, 2005: Are you tired? Too sleepy for sex? I didn’t think it was possible but I guess it could be. To tired to have sex? What’s the world coming to? How will we keep the population …

Apr 19, 2005: Black Smoke Good? New Pope. Now with 20% fewer calories than regular Pope.

Apr 15, 2005: Happy Tax Day Did you remember to file? I did. Unfortunately, all I do is pay and pay and pay. I need more deductions next time. Now, what can I buy?

Apr 13, 2005: Put a Tiger on your computer Apple announced Tiger (aka OSX 10.4). Tiger will actually be available on April 29th at 6pm. Expect some lines at the Apple stores. Apple loves to see …

Apr 11, 2005: Life with the PalmOne Treo 650 (part 2) As promised, here is part two of my review of the PalmOne Treo 650 phone/pda combo. To recap, I purchased the unlocked (as in no branding by a …

Apr 8, 2005: Bush sinks even lower, DeLay no help President Bush’s approval rating falls again. Congress is doing even worse. I’m not usually one to say “I told you so” but really, was …

Apr 7, 2005: Next Stop . . .The White House My personal favorite chefs,Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, are in the running for a very important job: Executive Chef(s) in the Whitehouse (yes, …

Apr 6, 2005: It's so crazy . . it just might work! I’m not sure if I am going to try this or not. Sleeping is fun for me. To only do it for three or four hours in a twenty-four hour period seems …

Apr 6, 2005: It’s so crazy . . it just might work! I’m not sure if I am going to try this or not. Sleeping is fun for me. To only do it for three or four hours in a twenty-four hour period seems …

Apr 4, 2005: Top 10 Tech Gadgets These are the top ten must-haves. At least according to CNet. And here they are. Two Apple products on the list. Not bad for a company that was …

Apr 3, 2005: Pope John Paul II Dies The Pope has died. He was 84. No matter what your religious affiliation or lack thereof, he was a great humanitarian and leader to many people. When …

Apr 1, 2005: Google: the gift that keeps on giving. Just saw this interesting bit when I logged into my Gmail account a few minutes ago. I don’t think it’s an April Fools Joke. Like this is. …

Mar 31, 2005: A day with the Supremes (no, not those Supremes) This is great. Harold Feld of the Media Access Project blogs about his day watching the Supreme Court as they hear arguments in the MGM v. Grokster …

Mar 29, 2005: The future of Apple. Interesting article at the Business 2.0 site on the future direction of Apple Computer. Even if some of it’s true and most isn’t, the …

Mar 27, 2005: Mr. Bush, why do you want to take away my iPod and my Tivo? In case you were wondering. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the MGM v. Grokster case. What is this, you may ask? Well, it might …

Mar 26, 2005: Music to my ears Bush hits new low in job approval. Maybe he should stay out of private family business and not use the government to try to impose his personal …

Mar 24, 2005: I've often suspected this I have several jobs, much like the characters in that “In Living Color” skit. I don’t work in the gift shop, though. (dating myself a bit?). …

Mar 24, 2005: I’ve often suspected this I have several jobs, much like the characters in that “In Living Color” skit. I don’t work in the gift shop, though. (dating myself a bit?). …

Mar 22, 2005: Einstein was right? According to a recent paper published in Physical Review Letters, Einstein was right when he said he was wrong. So-called Dark Matter isn’t …

Mar 22, 2005: Going Digital It looks like the Irish have more on the ball, in some ways, than we do. They are going to be converting to all digital movie theaters in the very …

Mar 21, 2005: Yahoo buys flickr Yep, it really happened. Yahoo has purchased photo site flickr. I’m not exactly sure how I feel about that. I like flickr the way it is …

Mar 19, 2005: Waiting (the hardest part) Waiting for a meeting at Art's in Studio City. I seem to be the only one I know who gets anywhere on time. Nice window booth though. Too bad its …

Mar 19, 2005: Patrick Norton has a blog Patrick Norton, of The Screensavers fame (back when it was actually a good show.) now has his own blog. It only took him several years and a bet from …

Mar 17, 2005: One more news bit . . . Some friends of mine have pointed out that in my last suedo-political post I forgot to mention the Scott Peterson murder trial. He was found guilty of …

Mar 17, 2005: Entertainment News As I like the movies and tv, I thought I would throw down some movie and tv news (mixed with a little commentary, of course). So here goes: Joss …

Mar 15, 2005: Just when I think I'm out . . . (with apologies to Mr. Coppola) As many of you know, I have been trying to stay away from politics subsequent to the presidential “election”. But, just when I think I’m out, I …

Mar 15, 2005: Just when I think I’m out . . . (with apologies to Mr. Coppola) As many of you know, I have been trying to stay away from politics subsequent to the presidential “election”. But, just when I think I’m out, I …

Mar 15, 2005: Another “and I thought I was a geek” I wish this kind of thing had been around when I played all my role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. My friends and I might have done …

Mar 14, 2005: The High Violets wrapup Ok, I went to see brother Sam’s band, The High Violets, last Wednesday night at King King, which is a cool space, btw. As I said in my previous …

Mar 14, 2005: Some TV is good TV aka my love for 'Deadwood' Man, I really like Deadwood. What a great show. I know, they do tend to throw around some pretty harsh language and some harsh violence and some sex …

Mar 11, 2005: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Well, just saw the new trailer at the end of the O.C. (yes, I watch the O.C., what of it?) All I can say is the movie looks pretty dark and evil and …

Mar 9, 2005: The Wednesday night place to be (and other stuff) My brother Sam and his band, The High Violets, are playing tonight here in LA. They will be at King King in Hollywood and I expect this to be a great …

Mar 8, 2005: Tiger versus Longhorn As a devoted Mac user and fan of Patrick Norton (formerly of Tech TV’s The Screensavers) I read this article with keen interest. He makes some …

Mar 7, 2005: Sin City New trailer for the movie version of Frank Miller’s Sin City. Looks like it has a great deal of potential. I’m looking forward to it.

Mar 5, 2005: Life with the PalmOne Treo 650 I have had a chance to use my new Treo 650 from Palm One for about a week and a half and am ready to make some observations and comments on it. First, …

Mar 2, 2005: TPS = Funny A great mash-up of vintage “Superfriends” video with audio from the movie “Office Space”. Watch it and have a good laugh. This is some funny sheet.

Mar 2, 2005: Testing (yes again) Still trying out mo:blog and posting directly from the Treo 650. So far, so good. It is a little easier than sending the entry via email and it offers …

Mar 1, 2005: Waiting is the hardest part But here I sit. I feel a little like a traitor as I am writing while enjoying a cold beverage at Coffee Bean. Yes, I said Coffee Bean. Sadly, a …

Mar 1, 2005: Can you see me? Nope. Not if these guys have their way. Can you say invisibility shield? They can. Now if they could just perfect those x-ray vision goggles I would …

Feb 28, 2005: George Lucas is special Because when he goes to Disney World, Mickey Mouse dresses up for him. In a Jedi costume no less. Now that’s power.

Feb 28, 2005: Testing Again Trying another blog app on the Treo. So, you can ignore this post as well. Now, back to the Oscars. Chris Rock is doing a fine job. Enjoy.

Feb 26, 2005: Test post from HBlogger for Palm Test post from HBlogger for Palm. Sent from the Treo 650. Please ignore.

Feb 24, 2005: For the Japanese schoolgirl in your life Yes, its time for the “Hello Kitty” iPod mini. If you want one of the 2,000 available, go to Japan with about $400 on April 10th. At least it’s …

Feb 23, 2005: Another "and I thought I was a geek" This guy has me beat too: Although, I might have done this when I was younger. I like to think I would have. And, Apple updated the iPods today, as …

Feb 23, 2005: Another “and I thought I was a geek” This guy has me beat too: Although, I might have done this when I was younger. I like to think I would have. And, Apple updated the iPods today, as …

Feb 22, 2005: Paris Hilton Hacked! That's Hot (or not) I can’t resist. Paris Hilton’s T-Mobile sidekick was hacked before and now it has been hacked again. This time, all of her personal info …

Feb 22, 2005: Paris Hilton Hacked! That’s Hot (or not) I can’t resist. Paris Hilton’s T-Mobile sidekick was hacked before and now it has been hacked again. This time, all of her personal info …

Feb 22, 2005: New iPods or more? Apple is asking dealers to return their current stock of Photo iPods and U2 iPods and is not filling orders for any new ones at the moment. Could this …

Feb 21, 2005: RIP HST Hunter S. Thompson (1937 - 2005) More info here and here.

Feb 20, 2005: Blogging on the road One of the cool things about the Treo 650 is the ability to blog while mobile. I am currently sitting in the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas while …

Feb 18, 2005: Airport Fun I am currently sitting on the floor at the Burbank Airport (i.e. Bob Hope Airport) waiting for a flight to Las Vegas. That might not seem that unusual …

Feb 16, 2005: The death of Microsoft and other news Here are a couple of good articles about what could be the beginning of the end for Microsoft. Check out Michael Malone’s piece for ABC News and …

Feb 15, 2005: Got it. A new life with the Palm One Treo 650. I now have the new Treo 650 in my hands and am beginning to put it through its paces. So far, great gadget and no big complaints. I ordered it …

Feb 14, 2005: HIV used to kill Cancer? What a great idea. This could be one of the greatest discoveries ever. And, they already have it working in mice. Wow. Kinda makes me wish I had paid …

Feb 14, 2005: Stars love their Apples As I live and work in the LA area, I sometimes come in contact with famous people (aka “stars”). So far, I have been very fortunate and …

Feb 13, 2005: Under the weather Yes, its true. Even I get sick sometimes. This, sadly, is one of those times. So, I will be resting so I can get better. The lure of the blog is …

Feb 10, 2005: At least we forgot about Iran for a minute Because today, North Korea admitted to having nuclear weapons. Well, at least they “claim” to have nuclear weapons. Maybe they are being …

Feb 8, 2005: Tuesday, Tuesday the second day of the week Happy Fat Tuesday everyone (yes, that’s actually spelled ‘Fat’ not ‘Phat’). Although, it seems that the crowds were …

Feb 7, 2005: Monday Musings First, and this hurts me deeply, but it looks like some of my favorite superheroes are really not the good guys that I thought they were. At least …

Feb 5, 2005: What the hell is PalmOne thinking? They finally offer theTreo 650 GSM Unlocked for a certain price. Then, two days later, they raise the price a hundred bucks and call it a …

Feb 4, 2005: Work is really, like, work Working too much this week. Suffering under the heavy load. Hard to type. Be back soon. (if I survive)

Feb 2, 2005: Close Call We had a close call in our family today. Frank, my wife’s cousin’s husband (say that three times fast) was on the small plane that crashed …

Feb 2, 2005: Apple edges Google in branding survey Apple, the name you know.

Feb 2, 2005: Eh? (aka: Canada to legalize same-sex marriages) The Government of Canada introduced legislation today which would authorize same-sex marriage throughout the country. Same-sex marriage is already …

Jan 31, 2005: New Powerbooks! (well, at least faster and better) No wonder my Powerbook order was “delayed”. Good gravy, new Powerbooks are here! Some specs: faster G4 (yes, no G5 yet) processors with …

Jan 31, 2005: I (didn't vote) But she did. And so did quite a few others it seems. Although, not without a fair share of problems. But still, people voted. Most, for the first time …

Jan 31, 2005: I (didn’t vote) But she did. And so did quite a few others it seems. Although, not without a fair share of problems. But still, people voted. Most, for the first time …

Jan 29, 2005: Top 99 most desirable women of 2005 Every year, this website does this. I have to question some of the choices but, as they say, to each his (or her) own. Physical appeal alone does not …

Jan 28, 2005: And I thought I was a Star Wars fan (and other stuff) But this guy has me beat. Although, with the state of the Star Wars franchise these days (“Phantom Menace” anyone? Thought not), I’m …

Jan 26, 2005: Tradegy hits close to home I am writing this from Burbank while in nearby Glendale (a scant few miles), a deranged asshole caused a Metrolink commuter train to derail, killing …

Jan 26, 2005: Ramming Speed! - Apple sees the light Apple Computer, one of my favorite companies but by no means, infallible, quietly lowered the price of memory upgrades for the new Mac Mini. It …

Jan 25, 2005: What do you really own? The Bush Administration, the Christian Coalition, and the record and movie industry filed briefs yesterday with the US Supreme Court advocating that …

Jan 24, 2005: Happy B-Day Macintosh! The Mac turns 21 today. So, take your good friend out and get him drunk. He deserves it.

Jan 23, 2005: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Not too much new to report. Things are good. Working quite a bit. Good start to 2005. Having a good time, wish you were here. That kind of thing. I …

Jan 20, 2005: Failed to Mention I can’t believe I failed to mention this . The US has given up on the search for WMD’s in Iraq. Really? I appreciate going through the …

Jan 19, 2005: Mac Mini Stuff I’m surprised it took this long. The computer hasn’t even shipped yet and already, there’s a video showing how to take it apart. …

Jan 18, 2005: The first sign of unrest? A crack has finally been seen in a country with one of the most repressive regimes in the world, North Korea. The first known visual evidence of …

Jan 17, 2005: MLK Day Thousands marched today all over the country to celebrate the life and dreams of Martin Luther King Jr. You can also read hisLetter from Birmingham …

Jan 14, 2005: Intelligence and some space stuff (real and fake) Couple things. First, every five years our favorite intelligence agency, the CIA, funds a detailed forecast for the next fifteen years. Take a look at …

Jan 12, 2005: Musings on a not so rainy day in LA Well, it finally seems to have stopped raining here in LA. I can’t believe it. I thought for sure it would rain for the next month or so and …

Jan 11, 2005: More new Mac Mini and iPod Shuffle Pictures Mac Mini: iPod Shuffle:

Jan 11, 2005: New Apple Stuff: The Mac Mini and iPod Shuffle Without further talk, here’s the new Mac Mini and the new iPod Shuffle: Back with more from the Keynote later.

Jan 10, 2005: Crooks, science and games, oh my Well, it seems that CitiBank doesn’t think I’m a crook after all. After going through quite a few hoops for them, they have finally …

Jan 8, 2005: New Mac? Is this the new headless Mac? And, is this the long-rumorediPhone? You be the judge. We will know in a few days anyway. Happy weekend all.

Jan 6, 2005: Angry Apple Apparently, Apple has had enough of Nick DePlume and Think Secret. So, they are suing him because he allegedly solicited Apple people to violate their …

Jan 4, 2005: More with the Sony Ericsson P910i It’s been another week or two with the Sony Ericcson P910i and I have a few more observations and will try to answer some questions people have …

Jan 4, 2005: Leaks, geeks and some boobs Samsung needs to be more careful of where they put their files. Someone might leak photos of new phones to the public. Like these. And please …

Jan 3, 2005: The new year and some Apple stuff Apparently, blogs are going to take over the world. At least according to Forbes Magazine, which devotes a big story and the cover of its recent issue …

Jan 1, 2005: Happy New Year 2005? Already? What the hell happened to 2004? Or, 2003 for that matter? Has time sped up? Is that possible? We can get to the bottom of all that …

Dec 30, 2004: Information According to this article, we are getting far too much information. Also, he says that we multi-task because it is expected of us, not because we can. …

Dec 29, 2004: Before, after and a helping hand Before and after photos of beachfront in Sri Lanka before and after the tsunami hit. Also, hi-res satellite images of the tsunami itself. And, the …

Dec 27, 2004: Vacation Continued I am still in good old Washington state with the wife's family. I will be back in Los Angeles in a day or two and will be back to posting at my usual …

Dec 23, 2004: Happy Holidays I have left the building and traveled to the great white north with the wife to visit her family in Washington (State, not DC). It’s cold, but …

Dec 21, 2004: My head hurts and I blame CitiBank This could explain why my head hurts. Or maybe its just the booze or lack of sleep. Another reason could be that some asshole decided to use my ATM …

Dec 20, 2004: Monday thoughts Yes, I have some thoughts. Although it isn’t so easy right now as I am pretty tired. I have been out of touch for the last few days working on …

Dec 17, 2004: Life with the Sony Ericsson P910i The saga continues. To reiterate, the P910i is a great device. It does it all: phone, decent camera (still only VGA but a vast improvement over my …

Dec 17, 2004: A Little Patience John Perry Barlow trial. In his own words andanother account. And, here’s a really interesting quote, also highlighted on Barlow’s blog. …

Dec 14, 2004: The Death of AIDS? Researchers at Rutgers University may have developed a way to kill HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS. Another article about this right here. And, …

Dec 14, 2004: And now some news I have friends that make commercials for a living. Some of these same friends also happen to make iPod commercials for Apple. We all think its really …

Dec 11, 2004: Can you hear me now? I’m putting my new cell phone / pda through its paces for the last few days and so far, so good. I decided to bite the proverbial bullet and go …

Dec 10, 2004: Movie Redux Remakes, er, sorry, “reinterpretations” seem to happen more and more in Hollywood. Here’s a couple more for you. The trailers for …

Dec 9, 2004: Interesting Bits Apple is “rumored” to be introducing a flash-based iPod at Macworld in January. As expected, this rumor has had s positive effect on …

Dec 6, 2004: Go Bolts II (the sequel) Chargers 20, Broncos 17. Looks good for the playoffs. Despite what the “experts” say, my team looks good. I think I better start saving my …

Dec 4, 2004: That's Lunch! I never eat lunch at home. Well, almost never. Lunch is one of those meals that’s fun to have out. Let’s face it, I like to eat out so …

Dec 4, 2004: That’s Lunch! I never eat lunch at home. Well, almost never. Lunch is one of those meals that’s fun to have out. Let’s face it, I like to eat out so …

Dec 2, 2004: Homeland Security Bush taps former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to be the new Czar of Homeland Security. He took care of business during and after 9/11 and …

Nov 30, 2004: And yet again I know, I’m probably starting to sound like a broken record (starting?) but for corn sake people, go out and get a Macintosh. The study is …

Nov 29, 2004: Tech News and other bits of note I have emerged fully from my Thanksgiving induced food coma and am back to work (real and fun). So, let’s go to the tech news and other bits of …

Nov 29, 2004: Go Bolts I don’t always follow sports as I don’t play them much anymore. However, its good to see the hometown boys kick some ass. Now first place …

Nov 26, 2004: Another reason to love the Macintosh Although I deal mostly with the Macintosh, I do work with Windows as well so I feel the pain for these guys. Fun way to spend a couple of days. Ok, …

Nov 26, 2004: Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving All. And, Happy Birthday to the Bush twins whoturn 23 today. See, I’m not bitter.

Nov 24, 2004: College Photographer of the Year The winners of the 2004 (and 59th) College Photographer of the Year have been announced. Check them out. Some great photographs. And, more on the post …

Nov 23, 2004: Some News For some of my friends who love Dr. Who, the show wasfirst broadcast on this day in 1963. Happy anniversary Dr. Also, in other news, Google is being …

Nov 23, 2004: Disappointing I’ve been waiting forthis gadget to arrive for many moons. I have been searching for the perfect PDA/Phone/etc. combo and I hoped that the Treo …

Nov 23, 2004: Monday Monday pt. 2 For old times sake. 101 ways to save Apple Computer. It’s fun to see what they did, if anything, and where they ended up. Doing pretty well …

Nov 22, 2004: Monday Monday Kevin Sites talks about the Mosque shooting he first reported. And, about his critics.

Nov 20, 2004: Classic I love how overpaid, pampered “athletes” act when things don’t go their way. Great example. My big question about this though is, …

Nov 20, 2004: Rumors of my death . . . No, I’m not dead. Or, for that matter, sick. Or, anything else really. Just sorta out of it. I have been busy working and writing and slaving …