Archive for the 'Movies' Category

I’ve been a long time user of Media Monkey software going back to sometime around 2007. When my music collection seemed to be growing at a rate beyond what current media managers could handle effectively. Windows Media Player was ok, but super laggy. iTunes was out of the question (sorry, I don’t do Apple). And open [...]

If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time, you’ll see that I am a big fan of Netflix. It’s DVD by mail service revolutionized the way we watch movies at home. As for me and my family, we’ve been with them for almost 10 years. But all that is about to change. No, [...]

The internet is a-buzz with negative comments regarding the recent letter and price changes from Netflix (NFLX), of which I’ve commented on before. Reed Hastings, CEO and Co-Founder of Netflix recently wrote a letter, which was emailed to all customers as well as posted on the Netflix blog. In the letter, Mr. Hastings apologized (admirable and [...]

Today Netflix announced a plan change to their incredibly popular movie rental service, splitting the ability to watch instantly and physical DVD rentals into two different packages. While the initial reaction has been negative (and understandably so, adding around $5 to a typical user’s monthy bill) I do believe they know what they are doing. Hear me [...]

And… we’re back!

After nearly two and a half years, mrkniceguy.com is back online! I know, I know, you’ve really been missing the witty reviews of games and obsession with Xbox 360 games. Well, we’re back and better than ever. Not only will we be reviewing video games but we’ve branched out to all media. So expect movies, [...]