Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
Book Review: Dune by Frank Herbert
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Books, Entertainment, Movies
Dune is one of those books that everyone, even non-sci-fi fans, are somewhat familiar with. If you haven’t read the book, then you have seen the movie. I vaguely remember seeing the 1984 movie, but never read the book, so I figured I would take the opportunity when I saw it come through [...]
LinuxMCE — the new Media Center PC
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Entertainment, Linux, Movies, Technology, Ubuntu
I stumbled across LinuxMCE, a free competitor to Windows Media Center Edition. LinuxMCE does what WinMCE does except it does much, much more. The features included in LinuxMCE go well beyond the simple Media Center PC.
Media Hub
WinMCE has the ability to catalog and organize your media, which means music, photos and videos/DVDs on the [...]
Book Review: Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Books, Movies
Note: So after I finished Eragon, I grabbed a new book, and forgot to write this review. So it may be a little disjointed as my memory isn’t the type that can recall all parts of the story. Especially after a few weeks after the fact.
Eragon is a wonderful book. I first [...]
3D Imaging and Animation
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Movies
So my daughter is becoming addicted to Polar Express, so I’ve watched it about 5 times in the last week or so. What an amazing film! Sure, the story is fantastic and has a great message, but what really impresses me is the computer animation. I remember watching Monsters, Inc and being [...]