Author: Mike Pihlman

“Crazy Stupid Love” Movie Review

We have seen a number of great movies lately. When you are swept away in a world of fantasy for 2 hours while the cares of the real world drift away…that is a great movie. This is a great movie, complete with the most surprising twists I have seen, and the funniest 7 or 8…

July 30, 2011
QR Codes

Ever see one of those square barcode like looking thingys? You can see them now in magazines and on office doors and even on T-shirts. So what is it? Well I did a bit of searching, and found that WikiPedia, has a nice, concise, explanation which I quote below: A QR code (short for Quick Response) is…

July 29, 2011
Android Running Tracker

UPDATE June 2023: I’m now walking (and fully electronic), but…..we kept buying the log book. Below is the latest picture from 2022 (yes, I now am writing in the 2023 book). 🙂 I have been running since 1978 (or was it 1977?). Some years I run more than others, some years (especially the last 10)…

July 26, 2011
“Captain America” Movie Review

“Captain America” Movie Review (Exciting, Engaging) Chris Evans (Steve Rogers / Captain America) is a skinny, small, sickly young man trying to enlist in the Army to help his country during WWII. Unfortunately, he is 4F. But he never gives up. Eventually, Stanley Tucci (Dr. Abraham Erskine) happens upon Rogers and gives him 1A status…

July 23, 2011
“Johnny English Reborn” Movie Trailer

You don’t know this, but, I LOVE Mr. Bean. I have watched the original Johnny English at least 20 times now (plus as many of the Mr. Bean stuff as I possibly can..). NOW…coming soon to a theater near ME! “Johnny English Reborn”…you know where I will be! — — Drive Safe! Never Forget.

July 21, 2011
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” Movie Review

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” Movie Review Update 1/14/2016: Today we lost Alan Rickman….Snape. You are terribly missed. Even though we knew what would be happening, it was magical to see the vision on the big screen. They made some changes from the book, but, it was all good. Harry, Hermione, and…

July 16, 2011
“Zookeeper” Movie Review

“Zookeeper” Movie Review (great family friendly movie!) I love this scene! The critics can take lessons in how to enjoy life. Hey….”Zookeeper” is not an Oscar worthy high brow serious movie. It IS a FUN family movie that kids and adults will both enjoy. It is funny, it is FUN, and it teaches a lesson:…

July 9, 2011
Facebook Skype Video Chat

Well, it seems that Facebook now offers point-to-point video chatting from within Facebook. Good for them! BUT…point-to-point is kinda useless…just saying. I have more than one friend I like to chat with, and all the Bay Shore Kids could have a reunion. Overall Opinion HoHum, but, at least video conferencing is now reaching the masses.…

July 7, 2011
Lytro Light Field Camera: A Photography Revolution

I spotted this last week and thought it was simply AWESOME. How many times have you fiddled with camera focus (or waited for the automatic focus to get it right) before taking a picture? This new technology, from Lytro, promises to change the way we take photographs. The person (Ren Ng) who invented this did…

July 6, 2011