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Twin Peaks: The Man Behind Glass

June 18th, 2008

TelevisionSynopsis

Ronette has emerged from her coma, and Harry, Cooper, and Albert find a letter “B” beneath a fingernail, placed by Laura’s killer. Cooper recounts his vision of a giant and three clues, two of which have come to pass.

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Movie Notes: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg

June 17th, 2008

MoviesSynopsis

A musical set in Cherbourg, France, where lovers Genevive (Catherine Deneuve) and Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) are separated due the Algerian War. Genevive’s mother, Madame Emery sells colorful umbrellas which contrast with the sadness as the lovers drift apart.

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Elite Tech News Podcast #10, #11

June 16th, 2008

TechnologyTwo new Elite Podcasts are out in the wild; I forgot to link to the episode from two weeks ago (episode #10) which was entitled “Crickets.” There’s a good spot with crickets chirping when Mark said something nobody wanted to respond to. The special guest was Tamar Weinberg, notable social media expert and blogger, of Techipedia.

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Movie Notes: 27 Dresses

June 16th, 2008

MoviesSynopsis

A bridesmaid 27 times, Jane Nichols (Katherine Heigl), conceals feelings for her boss, George (Edward Burns). Her love life is further complicated after meeting cynical writer Kevin (James Marsden) and her sister Tess (Malin Akerman) catches George’s eye.

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Battlestar Galactica: Thoughts On Season 4.0

June 15th, 2008

Battlestar GalacticaThis is a “wrap-up” of sorts for this first half of season 4, because the second half won’t air until 2009.

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Book Notes: Schulz And Peanuts: A Biography

June 15th, 2008

BooksSynopsis

Biography of Charles Schulz, the cartoonist behind Peanuts, who wrote and drew every strip over several decades, all by himself.

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Movie Notes: Because I Said So

June 14th, 2008

MoviesSynopsis

Meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder (Diane Keaton) tries to find the perfect man for her awkward daughter, Milly (Mandy Moore).

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Battlestar Galactica: Revelations

June 14th, 2008

Battlestar GalacticaSynopsis

Starbuck and Lee are in Adama’s quarters where they read about a Temple Of Aurora, on Earth. Starbuck says something about children coming into their own when their parents die.

On the rebel Cylon base star, Number Three orders centurions to hold the humans aboard hostage until the Final Four, hidden within the fleet, hand themselves over. She adds that the fifth is not among the fleet.

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DiskWarrior 4: Good To Have

June 13th, 2008

AppleI just thought I’d put in a plug for DiskWarrior. Ever since switching to OS X way back when, it has saved my bacon on several occasions. It’s basically a disk utility and in particular checks the disk directory for problems.

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Thoughts On The Digital Divide

June 12th, 2008

TechnologySteven Hodson writes a good post that is definitely worth reading. It’s a subject I worry about from time to time - that a “digital divide” exists between those who take cutting-edge technology and easy access to the Internet for granted, and those who have to do without for economic reasons.

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