tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61563492024-03-13T20:42:13.959+00:00ModicaBustin' chopsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.comBlogger704125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-84788880348978380382013-11-11T21:41:00.001+00:002013-11-11T21:42:26.338+00:00The next next generation of consolesSo, here is the... 8th generation of gaming consoles for the living room.
Or is it?
Let's be honest, consoles stopped being all about the games some time in the last generation. Sure, it's what made them popular but Microsoft in particular wanted the Xbox to be a media hub for the living room, and the fact it played games was a nice-to-have.
Why? Well, digital consumption of film and TV hasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-6666544135257653322012-11-06T17:05:00.000+00:002012-11-06T17:05:46.206+00:00Skyfall - new, or not?
Daniel Craig's arrival as a new James Bond also heralded a new era for Bond in general. Out went Q, the gadgets and to a large extent, the suave and womanising Bond of old.
Here was a new, young and raw Bond. He wasn't experienced. He didn't play by the rules; put well in to context with him breaking in to M's house. Great stuff.
Okay, so it wasn't perfect. But Bond isn't perfect either and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-79216009069631545032012-05-14T16:24:00.000+01:002012-05-14T16:24:15.121+01:00
The Avengers... again
The Avengers became Avengers Assemble.
Trailers and spots flooded the web.
My excitement levels rose; then, finally it arrived.
I won't waste your time with spoilers, plot points or general fuss. That much is all very easily obtained by your favourite search engine. Short of a full script, it's all out there... actually a quick search will Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-21917225232797678672011-10-12T19:16:00.000+01:002011-10-12T19:16:25.232+01:00The Avengers
First, please go here:
The Avengers – See the trailer http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/marvel/theavengers/
Now, you've seen it - go back and watch it again.
Done?
Great.
Good wasn't it?
Yeah, I know.. watch it again. It's okay. I did.
Back?
Oh go on then, one more time... I'll wait.
So, if you haven't seen Iron Man, then why are you still here? If you have, then that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-27737461279764448992011-09-08T21:28:00.000+01:002011-09-08T21:28:16.965+01:00PC versus Console gaming. Or, PC Gaming: "Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggurated"I can, these days, call myself a "wannabe gamer". I have the consoles and a decent PC and have a bunch of old retro machines as well. I love gaming.
However, life being what it is, and being in my thirties, I find it extremely hard to find the time - or worse - justify the time to play these days. So, I find it fairly easy to see it all from "outside the box".. so to speak.
You can be a PC Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-18153138690499407252011-09-03T17:40:00.007+01:002011-09-03T17:48:38.159+01:00Films - Convince me
Films are an interesting medium for telling a story. Whereas a book can be more descriptive, allowing the reader to interpret and imagine as they see fit, film must do all of that for the viewer and hopefully capture the feeling that the story is trying to portray.
It would be foolish to say that certain films, or indeed TV shows, are "easy" to film - nothing is "easy", but certain types of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-76885396123136754212011-08-31T21:23:00.007+01:002011-09-01T08:31:33.747+01:00Halo Anniversary
If you haven't heard of the title, or have heard of it and think nothing of it - stop reading. It's fairly pointless an endeavour to continue.
Seriously.
If, on the other hand you call yourself "geek" or enjoy games - then Halo fill feature somewhere in your past - or indeed, future.
This year marks the 10th (yes, tenth) anniversary of Halo. More so in the US of A and related areas of the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-83098708091547813682011-08-25T16:29:00.004+01:002011-08-25T17:08:51.721+01:00StargateDoes anyone remember Stargate? I certainly do - back in 1994 (had you there for a second!) going to the cinema and watching this bizarre movie about Egyptian alien children with snakes in their necks (where the boys look prettier than the girls.. I'm sure there is somewhere like that).
Little did I know, this was just the beginning of something far greater and wider in scope that I could Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-29275711967998145812011-07-09T12:59:00.001+01:002011-07-09T13:01:52.668+01:00London film and comic conThe queue for this it's so long that I could well lose the will to live, however, Vader and Boba Fett are stood here so I'll let them off.
I'm hoping to see some celebs, perhaps a Doctor or Android...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-29076587964631002632011-07-09T12:54:00.001+01:002011-07-09T12:54:50.074+01:00Me bro...Has his own blog. Fancy a read? http://bit.ly/oDUwb0
That's the latest on Planetside 2.
He likes games....
...what a loser.
Ahem ;)
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-40503127201692331352011-07-09T12:51:00.001+01:002011-07-09T12:51:25.464+01:00Ooh, a phone app!Android. Blogger. Done. Thanks for reading.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-2894377697110706592010-03-29T10:00:00.002+01:002010-03-29T10:05:30.599+01:00Mornin'Gemma said to me the other day "Do you still use your blog?" to which I replied "No... I don't have time". This is true, but also a little annoying since I used to enjoy it - but life, the job etc have taken over and I no longer do a lot of things I used to - including, gaming, polishing the car and spending time in WoW (I don't really count that as gaming). It's a shame and I cannot really Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-58778860028045424672009-10-08T14:22:00.001+01:002009-10-08T14:22:16.695+01:00VCP 4.0As I typed the title above I suddenly thought of Die Hard... how strange.Anyway - I shall be taking my exam next month. I'm particularly worried that as I study, I'm relearning the who darned application from scratch. It's not that I don't know ESX - I do (and daily!), but the devil is in the detail and this is why I hate exams. Sure they're a test of your general knowledge but more often than Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-61023414820479986582009-09-11T15:53:00.001+01:002009-09-11T15:53:31.528+01:00September 11thDo you remember where you were? I suspect you do. Of course, it's not all doom and gloom - a friend (Russ) has a birthday today. He came along before 9/11 so he has a right to be happy today ;) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-15037496291863859822009-09-11T15:25:00.001+01:002009-09-11T16:14:39.839+01:00Bloggin' on the left, Tweetin' on the rightIt's interesting that Twitter is now so popular; especially given the instant nature of it. It's very much like have an IM client open but without a particular person to speak to. I could talk all day, and people can tune in to specific parts - a bit like radio (with a search function). I do, really, like Twitter and it's instant little world - very easy to get bits of info and follow it. HoweverAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-1360029809718757252009-06-16T22:17:00.002+01:002009-06-16T22:23:04.415+01:00iForum day two...What a loooong day. A good day, but looooong. God, was it long. I'm knackered.Anyhoo - a great start with the CEO doing his bit for a couple of hours. I came away genuinely impressed at the Citrix future. Especially the iTunes-esque interface for dazzle and the new Citrix Receiver. Nice work chaps.A few of the technical sessions fell a bit short of the description (and what I'd hoped) but Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-5137740457723582372009-06-15T22:44:00.002+01:002009-06-15T22:48:21.447+01:00Citrix iForum Day 1I'm up in Edinburgh (as my Tweets suggest) at the Citix iForum. Today was a meet/greet with a few seminars - most of which were okay, but a little forgettable (it was day 1 and I've been up since 4:30am... so it's likely more me than them!).The technical sessions covered XenApp's application launch, Netscaler troubleshooting and XenDesktop registration. Not a bad start really I guess.Anyway; six Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-70481043520930784592009-06-02T09:26:00.001+01:002009-06-02T09:26:24.089+01:00E3 is on!And that means lotsa news! Keep an eye on my tweets - but so far (all 360) Twitter, Facebook, on-demand gaming and Sky TV coming to the dashboard. We have Forza 3 videos, Halo: ODST and Assassin's Creed vids - Halo: Reach announced (Reach was the first planet to fall to the Covenant - so likely a prequel of sorts) and much more - I'm tweeting the links!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-51566927429779533382009-06-01T17:16:00.000+01:002009-06-01T17:17:15.570+01:00GM BankruptI have been following this for some time now and it's rather sad I think. It could potentially mean no more (or at least, reduced) Camaros and Corvettes - two cars I am rather fond of. The next few months will be very interesting - and I sincerely hope GM comes out fighting (be positive!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-49381564540620788352009-06-01T14:04:00.001+01:002009-06-01T14:04:48.363+01:00Scrubs. I love you.I watched the finale of Scrubs season 8 last night. Had it been the finale of Scrubs, it'd have been fine (it was enough to make me tear up) but I know Season 9 (with a smidge of JD) is coming. I don't know how I feel about that but, if someone said to me "Friends Season 11?" I'd bite their hands off.. so I guess I'll take it. I'm a sentimental old fool.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-46144135161101419042009-06-01T14:02:00.000+01:002009-06-01T14:03:09.262+01:00Testing, testing, 1...2....4ScribeFire via Firefox... if it works, W00t. If not <insert swearword>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-81922412111102174952009-06-01T13:14:00.000+01:002009-06-01T13:15:08.038+01:00Where did all the tools?When I started using Blogger there were a ton of really good tools to blog without visiting blooger.com - now I'm struggling to find a good and recently updated one. Wtf? The search, they say, continues...Oh, and I insured my cat. Take that!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-7671661146125919072009-05-28T21:52:00.001+01:002009-05-28T21:54:00.605+01:00Ere we go!Moved over to this blogspot thing - easier to update. Twitter on the right. Good eh?More to come and assume the links don't work (they will, but they won't return you here until I update em).See ya!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-60702698528354027332009-05-28T15:42:00.002+01:002009-05-28T15:43:53.570+01:00Time for some changesYeah - I don't have time to maintain this site so I think I might change it - with the uplift in toys like Twitter (@willisit) which is just SO easy, I think I need to get that and this in line. Coming (soon I hope)....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156349.post-84347620590010086192008-09-20T19:29:00.002+01:002008-09-20T19:35:11.096+01:00Hec-tic!What a few weeks it's been! I changed job (hinted at in my last post in July) and have been on holiday - not to mention away with work as I'm now a consultant... :)Still, something funny for you here at Clarkson island.Also, here with Will Ferrell answering questions :)Lastly - I had the Monaro on the rollers and she made 440hp at the flywheel. Heh.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730936918533016035noreply@blogger.com0