Digital media is supposed to be better is it not? One of my biggest gripes about it is that the industry, across the board, refuses to acknowledge this fact and keeps trying to apply old methods to the new media. What I mean by this is that I’m tired of being told that songs, books, […]

The new PC version of Call of Duty 4 arrived today. The single player version of these games has always been exceptional while I have never liked the multiplayer version. The current game is no exception. It’s complete chaos. From the moment you land in a server it’s a mess. You take 5 steps and […]

I don’t quite recall where I first saw this discussed but it resonated with me pretty heavily. The President of the United States takes the following oath of office: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my […]

Today oil passed the inflation-adjusted record for the highest price in history. This was another item the righties held up as a reason to ridicule President Jimmy Carter. Now he’s no longer the holder of that record. I wonder just how many Bush fans will admit to this. I suspect almost none will. The current […]

I went to see the Flyers in action last night and was surprised to find the arena well off of capacity. In the middle of the game at least one out of every three seats was empty. This is a new team with new energy and they’re having a great start to the season. This […]

For the second time in a couple months I notice a headline about filmmaker Eli Roth and his blaming piracy for the plight of his movie. In this case it’s Hostel: Part II. Anyone who knows me knows I average about a movie a week and yet I wasn’t even aware there was ever a […]

This season we’re trying out a number of new shows to see what might be enjoyable. The one show, so far, that has impressed both my wife and me is “Pushing Daisies“. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s pretty bizarre right from the outset. The main character, Ned, is a pie maker who […]

The music labels are taking major hits of late with the defections of several of its most talented and most successful artists. Madonna is the latest to announce her departure. It’s about time these guys got what was coming to them. As a consumer it’s now been decades that we’ve been ripped off by these […]

I just read this quote from TiVo‘s CEO Tom Rogers, “I like to think of (a TiVo box) now as a digital video receiver. The idea we’re building toward is, anything that’s out there, from any source, you need TiVo to get it, organize it and make it fast and easy to be able to […]

I’ve been with DirecTV now for nearly all of their entire history. I signed up back just after it first became available and have been with them ever since. When I first signed on it was a simply an amazingly fresh experience. Nearly everything about it represented dramatic improvement. The picture quality was exceptional. The […]

I have been a fan of Ken Burns since I first encountered his documentary on the Civil War. That documentary stands, to me, as the most compelling telling of the story of that period of life in our country’s history. Nearly every facet of it hits on all cylinders. There are very few misses among […]

Jon Stewart is quickly becoming a hero of mine. Here’s a guy who runs a parody news show and he’s more accurate and effective than most of the press in the country. He’s someone you can believe in. His integrity is beyond question in my view. Last night his guest was Chris Matthews from MSNBC. […]