Quantum of Solace review

Quantum of Solace = B-
I can't quite put my finger on why I didn't like this Bond movie very much. And definitely not as much as the the previous Bond.
Roger Ebert made some good points, but I disagree with him on some others. James Berardinelli echoes Ebert's thoughts too. I agree with Berardinelli on this.
Sadly, there's something a little hollow about the proceedings. There's no real catharsis. In fact, the whole thing doesn't feel like a complete movie, or at least not a complete Bond movie.
Saw this movie last week in Sunrise, Florida when I was there to see a Red Wings game.

Economy hits U2 hard

The Irish rock band U2 had planned an eco-friendly sky rise in Dublin. Given the current econmic situation it's been scuttled.
Economic Woes Wipe U2 From Dublin's Skyline

Los Angeles (E! Online) – Count U2 among the list of global economic casualties.
The Dublin Docklands Development Authority in the band's native Ireland has suspended construction on the U2 Tower, a $250 million skyscraper boasting an egg-shaped recording studio at its peak.
"The objective is to see this landmark project completed," the DDDA said in a statement Friday. "However, given the current unfavorable economic environment, more time is needed at this juncture."
Somehow we feel that, despite the inevitable civic disappointment, people in recession-ravaged Ireland will understand.
The proposed tower, an ecofriendly structure designed by British architect Norman Foster, was to measure nearly 400 feet, making it Dublin's tallest building, and include million-dollar luxury apartments, a viewing platform for the public, solar paneling, wind turbines and a tunnel to allow riverside traffic to drive through the base of the building.

Silverlight competes with Flash

The video players, Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, are in a heated competition according to USAToday.

If you watch video online — on YouTube, MySpace, CNN, Hulu or elsewhere — you're viewing in Adobe's Flash, a software plug-in that's on 98% of computers.
But Microsoft hopes to change that with a new version of its Silverlight plug-in and software, designed for higher-quality online video and snazzier graphics on websites. The software giant has signed up some big partners to help show off Silverlight, including online movie rental service Netflix and rival Blockbuster.

I've learned my lesson - to distrust anything touted by Microsoft. I will stick with Flash, and there's no way I will download Silverlight.

OpenOffice.org downloaded 10 million times

The free office suite program had 10 million downloads of its latest release.
Hopefully it's not just one person.
OpenOffice.org Achieves Ten Million Downloads at the End of its Beijing Conference

Rachel Getting Married review

Rachel Getting Married = A-
Awesome movie. I loved the story, acting and music. Although I typically like Jonathan Demme directed movies, my biggest complaint was that there was too many hand-held shots. To the point it was distracting to movie. Some I understood, but there was just too much for me.
Roger Ebert and James Berardinelli really liked it, and I pretty much agree with their reviews.
Attended the movie Tuesday at Keystone.

What Just Happened? review

What Just Happened? = C-
There were some funny parts, but not enough to elevate it past the grade I gave it. The acting was decent too, still very disappointing.
James Berardinelli didn't seem to think much of it either. Couldn't find a Roger Ebert review.
Attended the movie at Keystone Tuesday.

OS X running on a netbook

Wired, which seems pro-PC to me, wrote a story titled "Apple has 'Interesting Ideas' for netbooks" and then shows OS X running on a PC netbook.

"We'll wait and see how that nascent category evolves, and we've got some pretty interesting ideas if it does," Jobs said.He added that to the company's knowledge, netbooks aren't selling all that well. However, recent reports strongly disagree.

In my opinion the MacBook Air is a high-powered netbook, granted it's priced significantly higher, but the screen is significantly larger too and it's a more robust computer than netbooks.