Category Archives: Tech

Happy 30th Birthday ‘War Games’

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Chris

Sorry, it can’t be Star Wars 24/7 around here. Instead, let’s turn our attention to another movie from my youth I thoroughly enjoyed then and still do today. That movie? Director John Badham’s 1983 cold war computer geek classic War … Continue reading →

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‘Walking Dead’ Season 3 Visual Effects

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Chris

Continuing our trend of highlighting visual effects work, here’s a reel from Stargate Studios showcasing their work on The Walking Dead season 3. In addition to all the great zombie kills, pay particular attention to what they did with the … Continue reading →

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Really Living With Less

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Chris

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about reducing the amount of stuff I have. I’m guilty of accumulating a lot of things over the years, as many people are, but I’ve realized I can live with far less. That doesn’t … Continue reading →

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‘Before VFX’ Is Fascinating

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Chris

A couple days ago I posted a video showing some before and after visual effects shots from various TV shows and movies. Many people were surprised at the number of effects being used and also that, in many cases, effects … Continue reading →

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The Green Screen Is Your Friend

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Chris

If you watch a lot of movies and TV as I do (and occasionally even make them), you’ve probably sometimes wondered “How did they do that”? Well, as you’ll see from this video, they “did that” with a lot of … Continue reading →

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Take My Money

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Chris

I already have a Sonos music system at home and it’s great. The Playbar looks awesome. Take my money (again).

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I Like to iWatch

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Chris

Take my money. (Via Mashable)

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Writing On the iPad with Final Draft and More

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Chris

Even though I’ve had an iPad since day one, I haven’t really embraced it as a pure writing tool and it hasn’t completely replaced my laptop for that purpose as I hoped it would. I have used it for some … Continue reading →

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Apparently, People Still Make Typewriters

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Chris

As a writer and a geek/nerd, this makes me happy. It’s only $200.00 and I think I might just pick one up. Of course, I also know that Brother still makes electric typewriters, so there’s that. Still, there’s something about … Continue reading →

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Verizon Sells Your Browsing Data, Demographic Info and More

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Chris

I posted about this on Twitter, but think it’s important enough to put it here too. If you use an iPhone on Verizon (and probably other phones too) the company will collect and sell your browsing data, and more, unless you … Continue reading →

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