Have you heard the Wilhelm Scream?

I found this video through Net@Nite, one of my favourite podcasts, though I had heard about the scream before. If you don’t know what the Wilhelm Scream is, it’s a distinctive scream that’s been used in Hollywood movies for over 50 years. For studios it’s easier (and cheaper) to recycle the stock scream than to [...]

Podcast of the Week: WebbAlert

Podcast of the Week: (8/10/07) WebbAlert Rating: WebbAlert with Morgan Webb takes an informative look at the latest in online, tech, gadgetry and gaming news. Morgan Webb is the host of X-Play on G4 in the US and a former web developer, so she’s well-suited to analysing the latest in digital trends and culture. Webb [...]

Quantico by Greg Bear

Greg Bear has written some of my favourite SF novels in the past but for the last few years has been moving more into the mainstream with his fiction. That’s fine with me as I’ll read anything I can get my hands on and Bear’s thrillers are different to most, but I admit I’m looking [...]

Mac or PC?

You are a PC You’re practical, thrifty, and able to do almost anything.Appearances and trends aren’t important to you. You just like to get the job done. Are You a Mac or a PC? Damn it! It’s done it to me again. I know I’m not a PC; sure, I have a beard and like [...]

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