Category Archives: Entertainment

Nice One, Amazon!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by romkey

And I don’t mean that sarcastically. Today they have Queen’s album “News of the World” on sale as an MP3 download for $1.99. That’s the album with “We Are the Champions” on it. I’m pretty sure they would have run the same special if McCain won yesterday. Continue reading →

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Futurama: “Bender’s Game”

Posted on November 3, 2008 by romkey

“Futurama” unfortunately never got the love that “The Simpsons” gets, but I’m still grateful for the fact that Fox gave the show another chance in the form of four direct-to-DVD releases ( "Futurama – Bender’s Big Score" , "Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs" , "Futurama: Bender’s Game" , and the forth-coming “Into the Wild Green Yonder”). … I’m excited to see the traditional system of studios depending on television networks for distribution changing, and I’m very interested in seeing more productions get into the hands of consumers through alternate channels, whether the channel be DVD, iTunes, satellite or some other distribution media. Having more ways to get to media means that we have more choices, and that things that may not have made sense to a television network given its ad-supported revenue model and limited competitive programming slots, may have another chance at life. … Add “Futurama: Bender’s Big Score” to your Netflix queue Add “Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs” to your Netflix queue Add “Futurama: Bender’s Game” to your Netflix queue Continue reading →

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Brian Eno Is Alive and Well in My iPhone

Posted on October 9, 2008 by romkey

Given the current events in the US (or global) economy, “Bloom” rescues me from continually listening to only chill-out music and Radiohead’s most apocalyptic songs. Instead, “Bloom” allows me to anesthetize (or lobotomize) myself with a mini-Eno, embedded in my iPhone, happy to produce ambient music on demand or from my cue. … Tap out a few notes and it will play them back, looping them into a piece of ambient fuzz that could just as well be a song from "Music for Airports" . You can freeze the melody from evolving if you like it, but there are no provisions for saving, recording or sharing it, which is just as well. Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Warcraft Addons Up To Date

Posted on September 17, 2008 by romkey

wowmatrix.jpg While I’m on the subject of World of Warcraft, I want to take a moment to mention the software I use to keep the add-ons I use up to date. … The set I use started out as “GrimPack” from “GrimPickle” – it’s a good set of add-ons which have been tested with one another (and in some cases fixed to work better together). You can download it from http://www.grimpickle.com If you install it, the first time you start World of Warcraft afterwards, your screen will probably be a complete mess. … Once you’ve got a good set of add-ons working for you, you can use WoWMatrix to keep them up to date. Continue reading →

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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Is Out on November 13th

Posted on September 17, 2008 by romkey

"World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack" Blizzard has announced that the new expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, will be released on November 13th, 2008. … The “collector’s edition” includes a 208 page book, a key to unlock a special baby frost wyrm pet, a DVD with developer interviews, the official soundtrack CD, a mousepad and two starter decks of cards including two cards only available in the collector’s edition. … You can order the "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack" for $3 under the normal price, or "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Collector’s Edition" for full price, with a limit of one per household. … Wrath of the Lich King requires that you already have a copy of the original "World of Warcraft" and the first expansion, "World Of Warcraft Expansion: Burning Crusade" . Continue reading →

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