March is here, and its been unseasonably warm for this early in the year. As I go outside I find myself getting more and more excited for baseball season. Ever since 2005, every season has been disappointing. The southsiders have only made the playoffs once since then, only to get…
Yes, you read that correctly. Now YOU can have your own custom @54.174.210.109 email address. You can be cool like me! Just tell me what you want your address to be, and I will set you up. With your fancy new email address, you will get a pretty nice webmail…
I made a couple of minor changes to the URLs of the site which access both the Subsonic Music Library and my Photo Galleries. These changes should make them easier to remember. Now, you can access my photos by going to any one of the following links: photo.mikeeckman.com, photos.mikeeckman.com, or…
Many people assume I hate Apple because I am technology minded person who does not own any Apple products. Let me be clear, I think Apple makes fine products, and I feel that Steve Jobs was a brilliant man with a vision who positively changed our lives. What I do…
A revolution has occurred. Whether you were aware of it or not, on Wednesday, January 18th, there was a 24 hour blackout of a number of big internet sites. Most significantly was Wikipedia who shut down their site for 24 hours to prove what the Internet could be like if…
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne Movie/Documentary Review – IMDb Link Starring: Ozzy Osbourne + Many Others Everyone knows something about Ozzy Osbourne. Most know him for his music or his stint on reality television. Hes been the target of parent and religious groups for the past few decades, he’s made over…
Moneyball (2011) Movie Review – IMDb Link Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright Most sports themed movies come in one of two forms. The comedic ones (Major League, Unnecessary Roughness, Happy Gilmore) or the inspiring drama (Rudy, Rocky, The Rookie). I can’t think of many sports movies…
Drive (2011) Movie Review – IMDb Link Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman I’ll start by saying that Drive is the best movie I’ve seen in a while. With that in mind, I’ve found that while Im not alone – there’s many critics saying this is one…
I have updated my Photo Gallery to contain the latest pictures from Christmas and Grandma’s Birthday. I have also begun adding pictures from 2009 including my trip to India and London. More pictures will slowly be added in the coming months. As always you can access the Photo Gallery through…
Today is my Grandma’s 84th birthday! Wow, 84 years! Hope I have at least that long to go! Here’s to many more Grandma, I love you! 🙂
I wish this were merely a Seinfeld reference to the Soup-Nazi, but sadly, its about something much more sinister and disturbing. SOPA Stands for the (Stop Online Piracy Act). This, along with another act called PIPA, are new laws that were recently passed by our government in support of the entertainment industry…
I made the switch to a new cell phone and carrier. The Galaxy Nexus on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. I previously had a T-Mobile G2. First, I have to say the G2 is a very good phone. I really had no complaints about it, but I was mainly unhappy with…