Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. Lots of food, the start of the college football bowl games and no work for at least two days. It’s also because I give the best gifts. I get to give all the cool, noisy toys to my niece and nephews because [...]
A List of 10 Great Christmas Movies to Watch at Home
By Bill Wagner on Dec 16, 2008 within Coffee Break, Entertainment, Lists | Comments
Discover New Music Online with StumbleAudio
By Riley Porter on Aug 4, 2008 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
StumbleAudio is a free music recommendation site similar to Pandora or Last.fm with one major difference: StumbleAudio only features independent artists. With over 2 million tracks by 120,000 artists you’re sure to find something that pleases your ears.
Solve Puzzles for Science while Playing a Game : Foldit!
By Franklin Davis on Jul 23, 2008 within Apple, Entertainment, Windows | Comments
Foldit is a new computer game that allows individuals to contribute to protein folding research. Think of it as similar to grid processing approaches like the protein folding project (folding@home) or the search for extraterrestrial life forms (SETI@home). However, rather than using millions of computers to try every possible solution/location, this new approach takes [...]
Hulu, Let Me Count the Ways I Love/Hate You [Review, Opinion]
By Franklin Davis on Jun 18, 2008 within Entertainment, Reviews | Comments
I was more than a little skeptical when NBC jumped ship on iTunes and announced it would create its own video portal. Usually such endeavors crash and burn in dramatic fashion, e.g., ABC.com, AOL Video, and Google’s Video Marketplace. However, as soon as I got my beta invite I was pleasantly [...]
Riley’s Summer 2008 Geek Movie Preview
By Riley Porter on Apr 28, 2008 within Entertainment, Lists, Reviews | Comments
Summer movie season is almost upon us, and I for one couldn’t me more thrilled! I always enjoy those comfy movie theatre seats and the relief of the air conditioning on those hot summer days. And let’s not forget the bonus features of popcorn, Twizzlers, and soda. I’m pretty sure I went to see some [...]
Watch hulu.com and abc.com Videos Without Commercial Interruption
By Riley Porter on Apr 17, 2008 within Apple, Entertainment | Comments
Even though the writers are no longer on strike I still watch plenty of tv shows and movies on hulu.com. While sites like Hulu and abc.com are convenient because I am able to watch some of my favorite shows whenever I’d like, one aspect of this format that I find particularly annoying is the random [...]
The Top 15 Geek Movies of All Time
By Bill Wagner on Feb 19, 2008 within Entertainment, Featured, Lists, Reviews | Comments
Since the Oscars are just around the corner, I thought we’d nerd it up a little before everyone starts thanking all the writers, their parents, the writers, their spouses, the writers, etc. I’ve tried to compile a list of movies that every self-respecting Nerd should see. While there are a lot of great [...]
5 Must-Have Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Sets
By Bill Wagner on Feb 1, 2008 within Books, Entertainment, Reviews | Comments
So the writers strike has got you down, huh? You checked out some of the shows that Riley suggested but you just weren’t into them. You sympathize with the writers and their plight. Well, what better way to pay tribute to writers and their craft than to read!! Here are few [...]
What to Watch While the Writers Are on Strike
By Riley Porter on Jan 15, 2008 within Entertainment | Comments
It’s been more than two months since the writers’ strike started, and we are running out of new episodes of our favorite shows. Sure, there are plenty of reality tv shows available for your viewing pleasure, but if you prefer something a little more scripted you do have some options. Below I’ll point you [...]
Recommended Music Download - Anouar Brahem
By Steve Henderson on Oct 1, 2007 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
Thank God It’s Monday! This is a regular weekly post of music that got me through the week last week, so I’m hoping to spread the love. This week includes two albums from Anouar Brahem: Conte De L’Incroyable Amour & Le Pas Du Chat Noir. You can read some of my random [...]
Recommended Music Download - Ellen Allien and Apparat
By Steve Henderson on Sep 24, 2007 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
Thank God It’s Monday! This is a regular weekly post of music that got me through the week last week, so I’m hoping to spread the love. This week includes two albums that continue a previous review of Apparat: Ellen Allien’s Berlinette as well as Ellen Allien and Apparat’s full-length collaboration Orchestra of [...]
Recommended Music Download - Spoon
By Steve Henderson on Sep 16, 2007 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
Thank God It’s Monday! This is a regular weekly post of music that got me through the week last week, so I’m hoping to spread the love. This week includes an album I absolutely love: Gimme Fiction by Spoon. You can read some of my random thoughts below, and/or just stream [...]
Recommended Music Download - The Brand New Heavies
By Steve Henderson on Sep 10, 2007 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
Thank God It’s Monday! This is a regular weekly post of music that got me through the week last week, so I’m hoping to spread the love. This week: Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1 [Explicit] by The Brand New Heavies. You can read some of my random thoughts below, and/or just [...]
Recommended Music Download - Apparat
By Steve Henderson on Sep 4, 2007 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
Thank God It’s Monday! Well, really it’s Tuesday, but yesterday was a holiday, so there. Anyways, this will be a regular weekly post of music that got me through the week last week, so I’m hoping to spread the love. This week includes: Walls by Apparat. You can read some [...]
Six Originals and Their Original Remixes
By Steve Henderson on Aug 22, 2007 within Entertainment, Music | Comments
Six songs paired with a remix… or cover, mash-up, whatever you want to call it. You can read some of my random thoughts below, and/or just stream the music from anywhere.fm (Note that the songs don’t play in the order listed. They’ll play at random, with possible repeats, and you’ll only get a [...]