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I watch a lot of films throughout the year but I also miss a lot of really good films. This week I've been trying to catch up a little, clean out the PVR, check off my Zip List, Netflix List and check out the new titles on iTunes. Contagion (2011) If you've read this blog for any period of time you'll know that Steven Soderbergh is my favourite director. His latest thriller about a deadly virus has a stellar ensemble cast and reminded me a little of his earlier film Traffic , probably... Read Full Story

It's been over a year since Lissa's blog at stuffandjunk.com crashed and later hacked. She wanted to get back to blogging so I gave the site a quick redesign and updated her blog to Movable Type 5 – long over due. I can't believe she's created 1,140 entries since 2004. Unfortunately I have to figure out a way to import them into her archives. It might be another year before that project gets completed. So if you've been missing her quirky sense of humour then drop by for a visit. Read Full Story

If you use Bell Internet service then chances are you're getting ripped off. Bell has a nasty habit of changing their Internet packages and never telling their customers about the great savings. In Ontario, Bell is trying to be competitive with Rogers and other ISPs. If you switch and become a Bell customer you can get some great deals on Internet service. I recently checked the new prices for some of the packages and found that they had dropped but I was still paying the old price! Bell... Read Full Story

Ten years ago on January 2 my mother passed away after a long battle with cancer. The years have flown by but it still feels like yesterday when I showed this video at her funeral to celebrate her life. I had a few days to scan the images and animate them in Adobe After Effects. The first time I heard Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 's version of Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World was on the television show Party Of Five in 1998. Since then it has been used in a number of films — Meet Joe... Read Full Story

It's been a busy year at JAK Media but I always find time to watch television and movies (instead of sleeping). The screeners and Zip.ca discs have been piling up while the PVR has been running out of storage. Here's a quick look at what I've been watching in the last couple of months. Armadillo (2010) This is a great war doc that follows a Danish platoon for 6 months in Afghanistan. The camera work is beautiful and the unlimited access on the front lines creates some incredible tension at... Read Full Story

I wanted to find out how many devices were on my home network and quickly came across iNet from BananaGlue . I just hooked up a new AppleTV and wanted to get an idea of the activity on my network and if it might interfere with video streaming to my downstairs TV. The interface for iNet is great and quickly told me how may clients were on my network which was a lot more than I suspected – iPhone, iPad, 2 laptops, iPod, PS3 a couple of desktop computers, and 2 routers. As long as I'm not... Read Full Story

I did a double take when I saw the accompanying photo for a story in The National Post – Computers of law firms in Potash deal attacked . Is that a photo of an Apple PowerBook G3 Series laptop from 1998? The caption below the photo says "Hackers can use a laptop and wireless phone connection from their car to intercept a company's data". While I don't disagree with the caption I find it hard to believe that Chinese hackers are using 13-year-old laptops! The National Post photo editor... Read Full Story

Last month I received an email from Zip.ca that announced they were raising their prices and making some changes to their offerings that will improve their service. For example on most plans they will start charging a $1 fee for every Blu-ray title. Uh-oh! I'm currently using their 2 DVD Unlimited plan for $19.95 – 2 DVDs out at a time with unlimited shipments/month. If I want to rent a Blu-ray they will charge an additional $1 each time. Any time a company raises their rates you have to... Read Full Story

I was looking through the latest issue of Lenswork magazine and read a feature on photographer Vivian Maier. During her lifetime, Maier took over 100,000 photos and never published any of them. Maier's work was discovered by accident and has inspired a book, a documentary film and a website . Her street photography will no doubt inspire amateur photographers everywhere. Visit www.vivianmaier.com to see some of her photos. Read Full Story

Who knew that Halloween had become such a lucrative business? This infographic has some interesting stats on the average spending for costumes/candy/decorations. Via: Business Credit Cards Blog Read Full Story