Yes, we do not need a tablet. Yes, some people need a tablet and their needs are mostly being served – whether it’s a niche market or for artists who want to draw with a stylus – they need a tablet but NOT the one Apple is presumably delivering in 2010. Yes, a flat personal [...]

As a lead in to the new STAR TREK film, there is a ‘prequel’ story by JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (the director and writers of the film) that is available in traditional form and as an iPhone app. Star Trek: Countdown (click on graphic or links to launch iTunes). The iVerse ‘comic [...]

Of course, when people think of presentations, they think of PowerPoint but honestly, it’s time to stop … It’s time to step up to KEYNOTE … Here are just some of the theme designs available to choose from … Now look at the themes in PowerPoint …Night and 75 Days later … But I think [...]

At least, they did back in the 1970′s it appears. If you don’t believe me, feast your eyes on this: I am not sure which issue this is from as I stumbled across it on the internets and that location didn’t mention it. Bummer. I think the Editor-in-Chief at DC back in the day might [...]

Peter Jackson apparently is burying the hatchet and will be involved in creating the long-awaited Hobbit film! The adaptation of JRR Tolkien

At least we now have hope! According to Entertainment Weekly, the legal battle that’s kept The Lord of the Rings‘ prequel, The Hobbit, hung up for years (what the industry likes to call ‘in turn around’). If you are not in the LOTR ‘know’, a bitter feud has been ongoing between Rings director Peter Jackson [...]

Over at Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King has posted a very nice article about why the series created by JK Rowling has been such a success. WARNING: there are de facto plot spoilers in his review of the last book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading King’s thoughts as he lays down a very well reasoned train of [...]

It’s another few days of waiting but if you’re the spoiler sort who wants to get a beating by a group of 8-year olds, their parents and Potterheads, here is the link to a SPOILER. NOTE – SPOILER Did I mention that if you click on the link, the VERY FIRST words are the spoilers? [...]

Ok, so J.K. Rowling has completed her series about the boy wizard. What does she do now? Launch into a new series? Most certainly but how soon? Say what you will, the lady has created an appealing universe to legions of young readers and that is a good thing. According to this blog, the Ellen [...]

Amazing Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Startling Stories…name your lurid moniker. These old pulps are wonderfully art directed considering they were designed to do one thing – sell. These covers helped to set the adolescent mind into motion like throwing gas on a fire. The cover lines were wonderfully leading and many of these old pulps [...]