Podcast Support in iTunes
iTunes will soon support podcasts, without the need of a helper application like iPodder. This sounds like good news for iTunes users, but maybe not such good news for the iPodder community.
« April 2005 | Main | June 2005 »
May 24, 2005
May 23, 2005
Box Office Records Broken
Contrary to expectations, Star Wars broke several box office records. The midnight show was very successful. Sales for the four day weekend were also record breaking. Some of the reviewers are pointing out that this is not enough to compensate for an otherwise sagging movie industry, but it's only one movie!
May 19, 2005
Star Wars: Episode III
I have been thinking about what rating to give the Revenge of the Sith. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, so I would definitely encourage you to see it (if you haven't already). For a more quantitative review I would say between 3 and 3.5 stars out of 4. 3.25 would about right, but that would make me feel like Ed McMahon on Star Search.
Other comments about the movie:
First, there was a definite plot line. I know this might sound like an obvious thing to say, since we are talking about a movie, but followers of the Star Wars franchise know where Episode II left off and know where Episode IV began. This leaves little room for flexibility in the story.
Personally, I thought that the CGI was some of the best that I have ever seen. Some people may disagree, but I would like to remind people that Star Wars did not simply take the background and insert an element as Jurassic Park did with dinosaurs. Much of Star Wars was filmed on blue screens leaving artists to render the full environment.
I have been a bit busy lately. I will try to update this entry if at all possible.
RSS Feed
Some people (you know who you are) have asked for an RSS feed of this site. It has in fact been there the entire time. If you are having trouble accessing it, try
feed://www.adamweller.com/atom.xml
Let me know if you have any problems.
Episode III
I just got home from watching the final installment of the Star Wars franchise. The short version is that the movie is quite good with a few notable exceptions. Hopefully, I will post some more insightful commentary after I get a few hours of sleep.
Tonight's post brought to you by the Barenaked Ladies: Who Needs Sleep? 
May 15, 2005
Conservatory Trip
Last weekend, I went to the conservatory. I'm just getting around to publishing some of the photos. If you would like more, or higher resolution versions, let me know! 
May 12, 2005
TWiT
If you ever watched TechTV or its predecessor ZDTV, you might be interested in this WEEK in TECH. It's a podcast from some of the former cast of The Screen Savers (among other shows).
May 11, 2005
Insert Mandatory Star Wars Article Here
In the spirit of the upcoming Star Wars Episode III, I found a link to a CliffNotes version of Episode I, as performed by chimps. If you were hoping for a more serious take about the impact of the new Star Wars film on the economy, you can read about it at the New York Post.
May 03, 2005
Better Playlists for iTunes and iPods
I really enjoy having all of my music on my computer, but I found that I had so much, it wasn't really easy to get a good variety. iTunes has the Party Shuffle option, but my library is so diverse that truly random doesn't work for me. There's a great article on making better playlists. It's sort of like ClearChannel, but you can hear more than two dozen songs.