Archive for July, 2006

Machuca

2006.07.27, Thu

2004, Chile, Dir: Andrés Wood
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A look at Chilean society during the end of the Allende era told trough the eyes of two kids from opposite social background. Well made but perhaps a bit slow and melodramatic, it is worth seeing if you are interested in journey through a different time and culture. (more…)

Reading multi language text in Microsoft Office

2006.07.27, Thu

Reading documents with Cyrillic text is a breeze on a Mac, but with MS Office it can be a right pain the backside, so if your company does business in the Russian market it can be very frustrating. Here’s a quick tip on how to read multi language characters – to write Cyrllic and co, you’ll have to buy a license.

It is the Microsoft Way.

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Ghost in the Shell

2006.07.25, Tue

1995, Japan, Dir: Mamoru Oshii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Classic cyberpunk caper in the Akira league, with great visual ideas, a rushed plot and diabolical soundtrack and dubbing. Definitively worth seeing if you like good animation (more…)

Kika, Highbury And Islington

2006.07.13, Thu

228 St. Pauls Road, Islington, LONDON, N1 2LJ [ (more…)