Stomp Tokyo review: Alive

The latest review up at Stomp Tokyo is for Ryuhei Kitamura's Alive. We complained a lot about the director's inability to reach the goals he set for himself, but we quite enjoyed the action sequences. 3 lava lamps out of 5.

Au revoir Vonage

I cancelled my Vonage service today; though I was initially quite taken with the phone-via-internet service, I just found that I wasn't using it at all, especially with my wife in Texas with the equipment. Truth be told, we really hadn't used it much for the last six months, and then only to buzz one another at home when we left our cell phones in some corner of the house where we couldn't hear them ring. Cap that off with the fact that you can't dial out via Tivo or fax or modem (not that you need to use a modem with high-speed internet, but you know what I mean) over a Vonage line, and it was time for the service to go.

Still, if you like the idea of having a "home" phone as opposed to complete dependence on your cell phone, and you have a high-speed net connection, Vonage may well help you save a nice chunk of change each month.

Don't forget your free song

One of the more overlooked features of the iTunes music store is the weekly free song. Just for installing the iTunes software, you too can download a new free song every Tuesday. Sure, maybe "Sway" by The Perishers (this week's free tune) isn't your cup of tea, but there's always next week.

Attack of the Puns

I take a small amount of pride in the fact that I made one of the Flickr gods groan. Sometimes life hands you little gifts.