Icons of early 80s Canadian comedy teams, Bob and his brother Doug star in their first full length feature movie, Strange Brew. The boys try to fool their way into obtaining free beer from the local brewery, but soon find themselves neck deep in a diabolical plot of a madman trying to take over the world.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Movie of the Month: The Wrong Guy
One of my favorite Canadian comedies, starring Dave Foley, of “Kids In The Hall” and “News Radio” fame. A film about an executive who thinks he’s being framed for murder. He’s a fugitive in his own mind.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
More retro tech in movies
Ah, the days of movie making when budgets were low and most “high tech” was represented by a bank of flashing lights or actual hardware purchased from the department store. Although the plots were in the clouds, having that personal connection with the technology almost made them believable… almost. 
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Monday, January 22, 2024
The first shall be last and the last first
I’m not impressed by company’s mission statement, or corporate objectives, nor the market share they may have carved out for themselves. What impresses me most about a company or organization is how they treat their clients and user base. Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to experience the performance of the user support team of two IT companies; one of which I truly respect and the other, not so much.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Upgrading Linux OS across multiple computers
Upgrading the operating system on multiple PCs can be a bit of a chore and somewhat time consuming. And if you’re concerned about bandwidth usage, like I have to be, keeping everything up to date can be even more of a challenge. But, with Linux, there are some simple things to make the entire process easier and take less time.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
How I use SeaMonkey for word processing
In an earlier blog post about the ALT Linux operating system, I mentioned how I make use of SeaMonkey’s Composer as a fill-in for a light weight word processor. I thought I’d create an entry in the blog on how exactly I make use of Composer in this regard.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Black Friday book deals
This year’s Black Friday was all about books for us. Lulu was having a 30% off promotion and I didn’t want to pass up on the opportunity to grab some of the books I put together, as well as pick up a few Christmas gifts for friends and family along the way.