Author Archive: Pete

By day I work in IT as an infrastructure manager, specialising in Microsoft technologies, primarily Windows and Exchange Server.

On here I write about my passions, movies, videogames, technology and particularly the world of high definition.

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Blu-ray Review: Bad Boys

Blu-ray Review: Bad Boys

Before Michael Bay spent a gazillion dollars on the Transformers franchise he made a series of somewhat clichéd action movies, but the one that has always stuck out for me is Bad Boys (his first feature film).  Give Bay a relatively small budget and a paper thin plot (two cops bust drug dealers and cop [...]

May 27, 2010 | 1 Comment More
A Week With Alan Wake

A Week With Alan Wake

Alan Wake has been a long time coming for me. Given that its major influences are Stephen King (my favourite author), The X-Files (my favourite television show of all time) and Twin Peaks along with a smattering of Lost for good measure, this is the game that could have been designed just for me. After [...]

May 22, 2010 | 3 Comments More
So Far So Good

So Far So Good

It is very much a case of “so far so good” with regards my new contract.  The company is good, the work varied and the people seem very nice indeed. The best surprise was on day one when I was introduced to my office! Having been working in IT for sixteen years and never having [...]

May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments More
12 of 12 V – May 2010

12 of 12 V – May 2010

It’s 12 of 12 time yet again, the creation of the great Chad Darnell. For the last couple of months I’ve been a “gentleman of leisure” or as I like to call it, a “jobless waster”.  But I am back to work again now on a new six month contract and the employer is in [...]

May 12, 2010 | 18 Comments More
Time. Where Did You Go?

Time. Where Did You Go?

Earlier this week I wrote a post regarding my experiences (which are one hundred perfect stellar) with Splinter Cell Conviction.  Since writing the post I have been continually playing through the multiplayer modes such as Hunter (take down enemies, which multiply if you set off alarms) and currently the DLC mode Infiltration.  Which is like [...]

May 8, 2010 | 2 Comments More