May 24, 2013

AFI #87 12 Angry Men

There is no such thing as an open and shut case when you have the inquizative Henry Fonda on your jury.  12 Angry Men is a fantastic movie written from the perspective of 12 men locked in a room deciding the fate of an 18 year old boy accused of murdering his father.  For 11 [...]

The Adventures of TinTin (2011)

When you bring to together names like Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson on one movie, I have to see that film.  But for some reason the Adventures of TinTin, the collaborative effort of two great film makers just did not seem to draw me in.  It got rave reviews, golden globe nominations and even buzz [...]

Boxee Box Live TV Review

I have begun testing the new Boxee Box Live TV dongle and so far I have to say I am impressed.  Once again I hope the other media center device manufacturers take a look at what Boxee is doing here and follow suite.  Before I could install the Live TV dongle, the version 1.5 update [...]

Cisco Unveils LinkSys HomePlug AV

I have been a network and system engineer for almost 15 years now and my personal motto has always been, wireless is flexible but a cable connection is preferred.  You will always have better performance and reliability from the ethernet cable over your wireless connection.  Wireless, however, gives you options that wired does not always [...]