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Apple Wireless Keyboard

thelibrarygeek — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:05:25 +0000

I just unboxed an Apple Wireless Keyboard to try it out. It uses bluetooth to connect to bluetooth-enabled devices and it has the same design as the keyboard used for iMacs. Pairing the device was a breeze as my Samsung …

Review: Master of the Game DVD

thelibrarygeek — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:04:06 +0000

Master of the Game starring Dyan Cannon, Harry Hamlin, Fernando Allende, et al. directed by Kevin Connor and Harvey Hart DVD, 2 discs, 413 minutes, released March 2009 Summary Master of the Game was originally aired in 1984 as a …

Review: Vanished

thelibrarygeek — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:51:55 +0000

Vanished by Joseph Finder published by St. Martin’s Press book, 400 pages Summary A dinner out at trendy Georgetown for couple Roger and Lauren Heller turns into a nightmare as Lauren gets mugged and Roger disappears without a trace. Both …

Review: District 9

thelibrarygeek — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:03:51 +0000

District 9 starring Sharlto Copley directed by Neill Blomkamp film, 1 hour and 52 minutes, in 2009 (contains massive spoilers) Summary The movie starts with images depicting the arrival of the extraterrestrial alien’s huge mothership above the city of Johannesburg …

Review: Horsemen

thelibrarygeek — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:33:34 +0000

Horsemen starring Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Lou Taylor Pucci, & Clifton Collins, Jr. directed by Jonas Akerlund DVD, 1.5 hours, released in 2009 (review contains spoilers and graphic details from the movie ) Summary The movie begins with a grisly …

Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

thelibrarygeek — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:29:57 +0000

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney read by Ramon de Ocampo 2 sound discs, 2 hours, unabridged published by Recorded Books in 2009 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is the second book in what …

Review: The Overlook

thelibrarygeek — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:03:48 +0000

The Overlook by Michael Connelly read by Len Carriou 5 sound discs, 6 hours, unabridged published by Hachette Audio in 2007 (this review contains massive spoilers) Summary The Overlook starts six months after the events in Echo Park. Detective Harry …

Review: The Book of Lies

thelibrarygeek — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:45:39 +0000

The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer read by Scott Brick 10 sound discs, unabridged published by Hachette Audio in 2008 (this review contains massive spoilers) Summary The Book of Lies is the second Brad Meltzer audiobook that I listened …

Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

thelibrarygeek — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:50:57 +0000

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince starring Daniel Radcliffe directed by David Yates 2 hours & 33 minutes (this review contains spoilers) I saw last Saturday, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The movie is based on the sixth installment …

Paranoia by Joseph Finder

thelibrarygeek — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:58:07 +0000

It was a co-worker who introduced me to the works of Joseph Finder back in 2004. We were talking about books that we recently read and she mentioned Finder’s Paranoia, while I told her about Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci …