Category: TV and Movies

06 Jan

Happy Feet

Last night I went out to see Happy Feet with Penelope at Soutland. All I can say is the movie was fantastic. The little penguins are so cute and the whole movie is entertaining and funny all the way through. It’s more like a musical than a movie, with so many songs and well known […]
02 Jan

Foxtel Remote Record

Yesterday Foxtel released their new Remote Record service for iQ customers. Widely talked about, this service allows subscribers to schedule recordings on their iQ device from the internet. Despite a few problems with the site yesterday that prevented me from signing up, I managed to get on there today and I have to admit I […]
24 Sep

“Nineteen going on Fifty”

Anyone who was watching Temptation on Channel 9 on Friday night may have noticed a familiar face. Daniel Kinsey was on the show, fighting it out for his slice of television quiz show glory. I must say, he did put up quite a good fight, as the questions on that show often cover a broad […]
02 Jan

Happy New Year (part 2)

This post is a continuation of Happy New Year… July War of the Worlds and Live 8 were making headlines in July and semester 2 and GigManX continued to roll along. Around mid July, grandma returned from the UK and Richard and I began to move into the Widget arena with the new assortment of ISP Usage […]
02 Jul

War of the Worlds

Last night I went to see War of the Worlds with Richie, Stu and Han. Personally I found the movie terrible, in fact it’s possibly one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I warn that there are spoilers ahead so if you don’t want to know, skip the next paragraph. The movie just didn’t […]
01 Jul

FOXTEL

This morning the great FOXTEL Digital upgrade took place. I was surprised at how quick and easy it was for Al (the sub-contractor) to install the new point in the living room. After about two hours it was all done. I have to say, I am quite impressed with the quailty of the picture. It makes […]