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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New Media Arrives

New Media Arrives

| January 9, 2010 | 4 Comments

Thanks to the excessively cold temperatures this past week we went without any post until yesterday when this bumper crop arrived.  To be honest I’m amazed it all came at once Planet Terror and Crank 2 were from the Play.com sale (£9.99 each, the only non-digital sale items I bought this..no wait..last year) and Bayonetta [...]

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SNOW DAY (and a half)

SNOW DAY (and a half)

| January 7, 2010

All of my friends around the world who are used to dealing with snow and ice regularly are more than welcome to point, laugh, giggle and perhaps even guffaw right now. Yes, England isn’t particularly good when it comes to handling snow.  Winter tyres on cars?  Nope because we roughly seem to get two or [...]

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Blu-ray Review: The Taking of Pelham 123

Blu-ray Review: The Taking of Pelham 123

| December 29, 2009

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (henceforth to be referred to as Pelham in this review) is something of an oddball movie because at times it isn’t sure quite what it’s meant to be.  Is it an action movie, thriller, character piece?  More on that in a moment. This re-imagining (which is Hollywood’s latest [...]

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Life Laundry 2009

Life Laundry 2009

| December 27, 2009 | 2 Comments

I’m a big fan of what is usually referred to as “life laundry” which essentially means “get rid of all the junk you don’t want/need/have any further use for”.  Which when done correctly means I end up with a tidier house/mind, a happier spouse and a feeling of inner goodness for donating a load of [...]

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Here We Go Again…

Here We Go Again…

| December 24, 2009 | 3 Comments

Yes, I did flip the image so the text would show! I’ve performed yet another blog u-turn with this site. I know I said it was going…again.  I wasn’t going to continue…again.  Haven’t got enough time to continue….blah blah de blah.  Sorry.  I’ll hang my head a little bit but hopefully my loyal readers (yes [...]

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