Yes, yes, yes. This OS will be awesome. Check out the following link.
The 30 best features of windows 7 - PC Authority
Monday 23 February 2009
Film Stuff
I picked up on a couple of cool movie titbits this weekend, which are worth checking out.
Firstly, some Ghostbusters 3 news. Yes, it's being written as we speak, and will hopefully go into production later this year.... Who you gunna call?
As we are talking sequels, check out the trailer for s.Darko the sequel to Donnie Darko. Sha-weet.
Firstly, some Ghostbusters 3 news. Yes, it's being written as we speak, and will hopefully go into production later this year.... Who you gunna call?
As we are talking sequels, check out the trailer for s.Darko the sequel to Donnie Darko. Sha-weet.
Thursday 19 February 2009
Wrestling, Smashups, Evil Hedgehogs, Goon City and some amazing animation.
So, I actually have quite a lot to cover in this one. After a long day, and getting home from work, I started bouncing some websites, and stumbled across some pretty cool stuff I thought worth sharing.
Firstly, let's kick off with a favourite past time of mine - Wrestling. There are a few different things I want to cover here. Firstly, well done to all involved in the last segment of RAW this week. Not only was the Shane/Randy street fight brutal, the follow ups were excellent, whilst predictable. The whole Randy/McMahon family situation has been building for a while now, and was always heading one place - Wrestlemania, with HHH taking on Orton.
The build up last night was a clever one, but I tell you what - HHH reaction to the RKO on Stephanie was amazing. There's a reason I refer to HHH as being the best around, and last night cemented that. The next few weeks will be really interesting in the build up, but I can only hope that there is a DX reunion, and a very interesting feud with Legacy.
The other side of the story is also an interesting one. It feels like they are gearing up for another Edge vs Cena feud – and for the record, I rate the last one as being one of the best in recent times. I can think of worse co-headliner than it looks like we are going to get.
Sticking with wrestling for a moment, there was a really interesting, and debate starting column written by Brett Hart on the Wrestler which I would recommend anyone interested in wrestling read: Clicky Clicky!
Moving on to marketing, in a wrestling context, has anyone seen this? The smash-ups section is pretty cool, and worth checking out. Clicky Clicky!
Leaving wrestling behind, there are a few other things that caught my eye. Firstly, is an article on the times website which shows some amazing life like animation. Clicky Clicky! Having watched that, I was genuinely blown away. It will be very interesting to see how computer games, and animated films move forwards. Here’s to the next final fantasy film!
Next up, Bloc City. This site is immense. Check it out, and see what you can spot. So far, I’ve seen the Joker, the Simpsons house, planet express HQ, Empire Records, the crystals from superman – and I suspect that is just the tip of the iceberg. Definitely my new procrastination site of choice!! Clicky Clicky!
Finally, a cute bit of marketing from Samsung. I especially like the evil hedgehog chair!
Firstly, let's kick off with a favourite past time of mine - Wrestling. There are a few different things I want to cover here. Firstly, well done to all involved in the last segment of RAW this week. Not only was the Shane/Randy street fight brutal, the follow ups were excellent, whilst predictable. The whole Randy/McMahon family situation has been building for a while now, and was always heading one place - Wrestlemania, with HHH taking on Orton.
The build up last night was a clever one, but I tell you what - HHH reaction to the RKO on Stephanie was amazing. There's a reason I refer to HHH as being the best around, and last night cemented that. The next few weeks will be really interesting in the build up, but I can only hope that there is a DX reunion, and a very interesting feud with Legacy.
The other side of the story is also an interesting one. It feels like they are gearing up for another Edge vs Cena feud – and for the record, I rate the last one as being one of the best in recent times. I can think of worse co-headliner than it looks like we are going to get.
Sticking with wrestling for a moment, there was a really interesting, and debate starting column written by Brett Hart on the Wrestler which I would recommend anyone interested in wrestling read: Clicky Clicky!
Moving on to marketing, in a wrestling context, has anyone seen this? The smash-ups section is pretty cool, and worth checking out. Clicky Clicky!
Leaving wrestling behind, there are a few other things that caught my eye. Firstly, is an article on the times website which shows some amazing life like animation. Clicky Clicky! Having watched that, I was genuinely blown away. It will be very interesting to see how computer games, and animated films move forwards. Here’s to the next final fantasy film!
Next up, Bloc City. This site is immense. Check it out, and see what you can spot. So far, I’ve seen the Joker, the Simpsons house, planet express HQ, Empire Records, the crystals from superman – and I suspect that is just the tip of the iceberg. Definitely my new procrastination site of choice!! Clicky Clicky!
Finally, a cute bit of marketing from Samsung. I especially like the evil hedgehog chair!
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Thunder, Thunder, THUNDERCATS!!
Kevin Smith twitted about this, and it was so damned good, I had to share.....
The latest 'super' group
So, I read on Billboard and NME today that a new band called Tinted Windows has formed. It contains an interesting blend of musicians - James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins fame, along with Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, Taylor Hanson, from Hanson (!), and bassist Adam Schlesinger who is in Fountains of Wayne.
Not a bad lineup, to be fair, and Iha and Schlesinger have done a fair bit of work together, so the chemistry there should be ok. The most interesting member for me will be Taylor Hanson. I've not really heard much of his since Hanson were around when I was a kid, so I will be interested to hear what his voice is like post-puberty, and in front of a guitarist as talented as James Iha, who is without a doubt, a legend.
They are set to play at SXSW in March, so keep your eyes peeled for the inevitable YouTube uploads.
Not a bad lineup, to be fair, and Iha and Schlesinger have done a fair bit of work together, so the chemistry there should be ok. The most interesting member for me will be Taylor Hanson. I've not really heard much of his since Hanson were around when I was a kid, so I will be interested to hear what his voice is like post-puberty, and in front of a guitarist as talented as James Iha, who is without a doubt, a legend.
They are set to play at SXSW in March, so keep your eyes peeled for the inevitable YouTube uploads.
Tuesday 17 February 2009
A few musical titbits that caught my eye
So a few interesting stories in the world of music today (and me picking up a guitar and sucking wasn't one of them) that I thought I'd share with you all.
The most exciting was the announcement that FREE (yes, free. As in no additional cost, free) with next week’s NME is a compilation CD full of Cure covers. The track listing looks like this:
'Robert Smith spoken word intro'
Mystery Jets and Esser – 'In Between Days
'Lostprophets – 'Boys Don't Cry'
Marmaduke Duke – 'Friday I'm In Love'
Dinosaur Jnr – 'Just Like Heaven'
The Big Pink – 'Love Song'
Editors – 'Lullaby'
British Sea Power – 'A Forest'
The Dandy Warhols – 'Primary'
The Get Up Kids – 'Close To Me'
The Futureheads – 'The Lovecats'
Art Brut – 'Catch'
Metronomy – 'Fascination Street'
Alkaline Trio – 'Cut Here'
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – 'In Between Days'
Now, I don't know how you responded, but when I read that, I came close to shooting my load. There are some amazing bands in there, and some who I think will do some really interesting covers. The copy of NME goes on sale on the 25th, and the reminder to pick it up is already in my diary - I suggest all of you hit the newsagents as well!
The second titbit was a few class additions to this years Great Escape in Brighton. For those of you not in the know, it is a 3 day event, where several of Brightons bars get taken over, and a lot of up and coming bands play. Last year, I had the privilege of seeing acts like Pete and the Pirates, The Subways, The Wombats, The Young Knives, Ben Ottewell (one of the two singers from Gomez) and the Ting Tings.
This year is no brush over. Kasabian have now been confirmed to headline the festival, with bands such as British Sea Power, Future of the Left and Cage The Elephant all now confirmed. Sadly, I can't afford to go, but I would encourage those of you into up and coming music check it out (dependant on who falls on what day, I may still hit the Saturday!)
The Festival which seems to be growing year on year is definitely Rock Ness (I think we should all go, and try to spot good ol' Nessy!) who this year have Placebo, Biffy Clyro, Flaming Lips, Dizzy Rascal, the Prodigy, Basement Jaxx and The Wombats confirmed. For a festival that is growing, that's not a bad line up. I'd go, if I didn't anticipate Reading, V and Glasto (my three chosen this year) having most of those acts also.
Anyway, back to attempting to play Everlong.... Badly!
The most exciting was the announcement that FREE (yes, free. As in no additional cost, free) with next week’s NME is a compilation CD full of Cure covers. The track listing looks like this:
'Robert Smith spoken word intro'
Mystery Jets and Esser – 'In Between Days
'Lostprophets – 'Boys Don't Cry'
Marmaduke Duke – 'Friday I'm In Love'
Dinosaur Jnr – 'Just Like Heaven'
The Big Pink – 'Love Song'
Editors – 'Lullaby'
British Sea Power – 'A Forest'
The Dandy Warhols – 'Primary'
The Get Up Kids – 'Close To Me'
The Futureheads – 'The Lovecats'
Art Brut – 'Catch'
Metronomy – 'Fascination Street'
Alkaline Trio – 'Cut Here'
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – 'In Between Days'
Now, I don't know how you responded, but when I read that, I came close to shooting my load. There are some amazing bands in there, and some who I think will do some really interesting covers. The copy of NME goes on sale on the 25th, and the reminder to pick it up is already in my diary - I suggest all of you hit the newsagents as well!
The second titbit was a few class additions to this years Great Escape in Brighton. For those of you not in the know, it is a 3 day event, where several of Brightons bars get taken over, and a lot of up and coming bands play. Last year, I had the privilege of seeing acts like Pete and the Pirates, The Subways, The Wombats, The Young Knives, Ben Ottewell (one of the two singers from Gomez) and the Ting Tings.
This year is no brush over. Kasabian have now been confirmed to headline the festival, with bands such as British Sea Power, Future of the Left and Cage The Elephant all now confirmed. Sadly, I can't afford to go, but I would encourage those of you into up and coming music check it out (dependant on who falls on what day, I may still hit the Saturday!)
The Festival which seems to be growing year on year is definitely Rock Ness (I think we should all go, and try to spot good ol' Nessy!) who this year have Placebo, Biffy Clyro, Flaming Lips, Dizzy Rascal, the Prodigy, Basement Jaxx and The Wombats confirmed. For a festival that is growing, that's not a bad line up. I'd go, if I didn't anticipate Reading, V and Glasto (my three chosen this year) having most of those acts also.
Anyway, back to attempting to play Everlong.... Badly!
Monday 16 February 2009
Transformers Movie Trailer
In case you hadn't seen this already, I thought it worth sharing.
Go watch, and get as excited as me (and not just because Megan Fox is that hot.)
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809943432/video/12063123
Go watch, and get as excited as me (and not just because Megan Fox is that hot.)
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809943432/video/12063123
Top Tips For Meribel and Seattle
So, as you will see, it’s been a while since I last threw up a note, but what can I say? Sometimes, real life gets in the way, along with all the hangovers that come with it.
There’s a hell of a lot that I could write about, like how amazing Tech Ready 8 was (for those not in the know, Tech Ready is a twice a year geek marathon where MS brings all us Technical Specialists and Technical Strategists together to pine over how amazing our current and future solutions are – and this one was no different), but due to the strict, and consistent reminder not to blog about the content, I won’t do that. I will however, blog about things around the event worth noting, as well as some other random stuff that has amused me lately.
Where to start? Let’s jump waaaaaaaaaaaay back to the middle of January, and my first ever skiing trip to Meribel. My, what a trip that was. There are some extra special tips I have for you though.
1) When learning to ski, don’t try and follow an ex-arctic warfare instructor down a slope. Granted, it was only a blue, but falling backwards, and being dragged halfway down a slope because your feet are strapped into the skis still is no fun. In fact, it may result in you screaming like a girl for fear of death.... Like I did.
2) Don’t worry about the people behind you. The fact you are on the slopes is their problem, not yours. It isn’t like driving at 60 in the outside lane of the motorway – there’s enough space for other people to get round you, but for the LOVE OF GOD, go nowhere near a red slope.
3) Drink. A lot. Mountain air is the miracle cure for a hangover, so don’t worry about feeling awful the next day.
4) Apparently, Spyder is the ultimate ski wear.... well, so say a bunch of forty somethings....
5) Take a hip flask with Port. Trust me. Nigel was right.
6) A line of jaeger bombs stretching most of the bar width is the only way you are allowed to drink them.
7) If cheese isn’t included in the meal, don’t bother eating it.
8) Make sure, when you leave the bar drunk, you start an all town involving snowball fight.
And so concludes, my not so top tips for skiing in Meribel.
Now, let’s park Meribel, and focus on another international destination – the luxurious Seattle. I spent a week there, and definitely learnt a couple of top tips there also.
1) Cheesecake factory sell more than just cheesecake. Who would have thought it? Make sure you only ever order the small portion, the large portion of Salad had in excess of 900 calories, according to their nutritional value guide. Thats a lot of calories for some leaf and chicken. But then again, it could feed you for a whole week, easy.
2) Head to Lowell’s in the farmers market. Not only can you see some fish throwing en-route, but you can also get a kick ass (like how I am throwing in some Americanisms here?) stack of blueberry pancakes.
3) If, like most men in relationships (thank god I’m single!) you are in Seattle, and want to go perv on some women with about twenty thousand other men, trying to keep a promise not to go to a strip club, then go to Cowgirls. If however you man up, you could go to the 25 cent Big Seattle Butt Show. After the crapness of Cowgirls, I opted for the hotel bar, and skipped the 25 cent Big Seattle Butt Show. I’m not man enough for that type of action!
4) Jaeger Bomb’s, evidently, aren’t cool in Seattle. Stick to Meribel and Reading for some bombing action (plus, the two I had were pre bombed, which is LAME.)
5) Rock Bottom, Rock Bottom, Rock Bottom. A micro brewery, which does ok food, great pale ale, and has a load of pool tables as well. Most definitely the best place to hang out after a day of conferences in Seattle, and if I do move out there, you will find me there regularly.
6) Not a Seattle tip, but a flying tip. If you try to get out of your seat on a plane, make sure you unbuckle your seat belt. Whilst it will result in fits of laughter if you try to get up with it still on, it is surprisingly painful.
7) When on the black playing pool, always look your opponent in the eye when you pot. It’s pure comedy.
8) There is no place for the use of the word kerfuffle in a sentence, unless you were aiming to be mocked for a week.
Anyway, there is more I could write about. Like my addiction to live music rearing its head again, or how I became another example of why to drink responsibly, but
There’s a hell of a lot that I could write about, like how amazing Tech Ready 8 was (for those not in the know, Tech Ready is a twice a year geek marathon where MS brings all us Technical Specialists and Technical Strategists together to pine over how amazing our current and future solutions are – and this one was no different), but due to the strict, and consistent reminder not to blog about the content, I won’t do that. I will however, blog about things around the event worth noting, as well as some other random stuff that has amused me lately.
Where to start? Let’s jump waaaaaaaaaaaay back to the middle of January, and my first ever skiing trip to Meribel. My, what a trip that was. There are some extra special tips I have for you though.
1) When learning to ski, don’t try and follow an ex-arctic warfare instructor down a slope. Granted, it was only a blue, but falling backwards, and being dragged halfway down a slope because your feet are strapped into the skis still is no fun. In fact, it may result in you screaming like a girl for fear of death.... Like I did.
2) Don’t worry about the people behind you. The fact you are on the slopes is their problem, not yours. It isn’t like driving at 60 in the outside lane of the motorway – there’s enough space for other people to get round you, but for the LOVE OF GOD, go nowhere near a red slope.
3) Drink. A lot. Mountain air is the miracle cure for a hangover, so don’t worry about feeling awful the next day.
4) Apparently, Spyder is the ultimate ski wear.... well, so say a bunch of forty somethings....
5) Take a hip flask with Port. Trust me. Nigel was right.
6) A line of jaeger bombs stretching most of the bar width is the only way you are allowed to drink them.
7) If cheese isn’t included in the meal, don’t bother eating it.
8) Make sure, when you leave the bar drunk, you start an all town involving snowball fight.
And so concludes, my not so top tips for skiing in Meribel.
Now, let’s park Meribel, and focus on another international destination – the luxurious Seattle. I spent a week there, and definitely learnt a couple of top tips there also.
1) Cheesecake factory sell more than just cheesecake. Who would have thought it? Make sure you only ever order the small portion, the large portion of Salad had in excess of 900 calories, according to their nutritional value guide. Thats a lot of calories for some leaf and chicken. But then again, it could feed you for a whole week, easy.
2) Head to Lowell’s in the farmers market. Not only can you see some fish throwing en-route, but you can also get a kick ass (like how I am throwing in some Americanisms here?) stack of blueberry pancakes.
3) If, like most men in relationships (thank god I’m single!) you are in Seattle, and want to go perv on some women with about twenty thousand other men, trying to keep a promise not to go to a strip club, then go to Cowgirls. If however you man up, you could go to the 25 cent Big Seattle Butt Show. After the crapness of Cowgirls, I opted for the hotel bar, and skipped the 25 cent Big Seattle Butt Show. I’m not man enough for that type of action!
4) Jaeger Bomb’s, evidently, aren’t cool in Seattle. Stick to Meribel and Reading for some bombing action (plus, the two I had were pre bombed, which is LAME.)
5) Rock Bottom, Rock Bottom, Rock Bottom. A micro brewery, which does ok food, great pale ale, and has a load of pool tables as well. Most definitely the best place to hang out after a day of conferences in Seattle, and if I do move out there, you will find me there regularly.
6) Not a Seattle tip, but a flying tip. If you try to get out of your seat on a plane, make sure you unbuckle your seat belt. Whilst it will result in fits of laughter if you try to get up with it still on, it is surprisingly painful.
7) When on the black playing pool, always look your opponent in the eye when you pot. It’s pure comedy.
8) There is no place for the use of the word kerfuffle in a sentence, unless you were aiming to be mocked for a week.
Anyway, there is more I could write about. Like my addiction to live music rearing its head again, or how I became another example of why to drink responsibly, but
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