Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “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.

  • “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” Movie Review

    “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…

  • “Zookeeper” Movie Review

    “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:…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • UC Berkeley Student Orientation by Caitlin Dong

    UC Berkeley Student Orientation by Caitlin Dong

    UC Berkeley Student Orientation by Caitlin Dong Just as high school freshmen attend orientation, so do college freshmen. I attended freshman orientation for UC Berkeley in the middle of June. Everyone abbreviated and referred to orientation as CalSO (Cal Student Orientation). I just learned the other week that UC Berkeley is also known as “Cal”…

  • Using Windows Live Movie Maker

    Been playing around learning Windows 7’s Windows Live Movie Maker. Even though it is not as robust as a paid for movie maker, it is, in my opinion, sufficient for hackers (like me) up to, maybe, the intermediate movie producer.  Beyond that, you will have to find something more powerful. NOTE:  Click the pictures to…

  • “Hitch” Movie Review

    “Hitch” Movie Review

    “Hitch” Movie Review (wholesome, heartwarming, fun) We pulled out an old DVD….I had forgotten how good this 2005 movie was… All you need is the confidence to approach the one you like.  Hitch can help. Will Smith (Alex “Hitch” Hitchens), Kevin James (Albert Brennaman), Eva Mendes (Sara Meles) and Amber Valletta (Allegra Cole) are terrific.…

  • “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Movie Review

    “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Movie Review

      Apparently, the race to the moon in the 60’s was spurred by the crash of an alien spacecraft on the moon.  The U.S.A. wanted to get there first. Since I remember watching the landing on TV, the scenes of that historic event were really cool.  I had no idea that Armstrong and Aldrin found…