Author Archives: Kip

Sally Tognarelli? No, Sally Morgan…

I have to make a shameless plug here. Sally Tognarelli, a good friend of mine from back in “the day”, as we used to say, has changed her stage name to Sally Morgan (too many people would screw up Tognarelli … Continue reading

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And Jobs said, let there be the iPhone…

Ah. I received my big birthday present early this year. Now, just so y’all know I’m not spoiled silly, I kicked in $450 towards what I got — which is, obviously, if ya read the dang title, an iPhone. Here … Continue reading

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Kip Lang in your attic, Kip Lang on your plate at dinner

A’ight. I gotta write this, just for the search engines, because so many people screw up my name. For the record, again, my name is Kip Lange, with an E, but a lot of people think there’s no E, so, … Continue reading

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1080p versus 720p (again)

Okay, folks, even I get caught up in the 1080p hype these days. But, as always, don’t believe the hype. Here’s what I’ve learned in the seven months since I’ve owned my truly excellent 720p Panasonic. There’s no doubt that … Continue reading

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Fuck You, David Chase

That’s all I really wanted to say. One more time: Fuck you, David Chase.Fucker.

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Playstation Firmware 1.80 — upscaling DVDs and PS2 and PS1 games to HD

Well, I gotta say, Sony may have screwed some things up in terms of launching the PS3, but since it’s been out, they’ve been doing a breakneck job of getting up to speed. Most of the third party games have … Continue reading

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Vonnegut’s dead, uh, yeah.

Someone wrote that Kurt Vonnegut is dead and I should write something. Okay. Here: Kurt Vonnegut is dead. I never cared for Vonnegut. I found his writing to be turgid, and even Slaughterhouse-Five bored the crap out of me. So … Continue reading

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One cold frickin’ Easter Morning

Yeah. Right. I get this great idea, at 3:15 AM last Saturday night, that I’ll drive down to the house in Eastham (Cape Cod), open it up for the summer, air it out a little, maybe walk along the beach, … Continue reading

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Playstation firmware updated to 1.60

Just a quick note/reminder to PS3 owners — plug that ethernet cable in, because Sony has just released version 1.60 of the PS3 firmware. If you’re having troubles connecting to the network with your PS3, you can always get the … Continue reading

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Perhaps all women aren’t insane…

Well, I do have to report good news. I got in touch with an old friend whom I parted with on less than great terms — an old female friend, not a girlfriend, but a good friend. And the young … Continue reading

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