Mac Media Center Project: Final notes (Part 5)
It has been a while since I have written any kind of update on the Mac Media Center Project. This is because it took a long time to encode all the movies I own. Along the way, I came across…
Michael Keaton Was The Best Batman
I went out to see the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises with some good friends of mine. I am going to save my thoughts regarding the film for another time. Christopher Nolan's version of Batman in the three films…
‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Sucks.
I recently and reluctantly saw 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' (Even the title is poorly constructed). I don't have the words to describe how bad this film is. I have written in the past how much I hated these movies, ( Transformers & Transformers:…
The Current State Of Childhood
The current state of children's toys and cartoons really bothers me. Maybe its because of my age and the fact that, I myself have started thinking about having kids. But whatever the reason is that has brought on this train of though,…
Root For The Bad Guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_odWRk6LcGY Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s there was a great band located in Oak Harbor, Washington that went by the name of Wearing Black. My own band at the time, Kira's Modern Mourning, was occasionally lucky enough to…
My Top 4 Favorite Movies To Watch In October
4. The Ring I first saw this film in the early 2000s when I lived in Oak Harbor, Washington with my roommate Brannon. One night randomly he brought home 'The Ring' and we both gathered on the couch in the…
Dungeons & Dragons Documentary
I found this video over at Wil Wheaton's website. It's a short video that talks about Dungeons & Dragons and the people who play it. Which reminds me, I need to get to work on Saturdays game! http://vimeo.com/8026668
Mac Mini Media Center Project (Part 4)
One big reason behind wanting to do this media center project was to reduce clutter. Having nearly five hundred DVDs take up a bit of space. Since I was going to be encoding all my DVD movies and TV shows…
Mac Mini Media Center Project (Part 3)
After I filled up my Mac Mini's hard drive with my encoded videos from my DVD collection there was not much more I could do till I ordered the Qnap NAS. This would be the most expensive peace of my…
Mac Mini Media Center Project (Part 2)
Encouraged by the results of my previous post I went forth and ordered a Mac Mini (2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 320GB Harddrive) along with the Apple remote, wireless keyboard and wireless Magic Trackpad to see…