Book Highlights of 2011

First it was films, then TV Shows and finally Books, as I'm commuting to Manchester most of the week I get a good 40 minutes each way to chill out on the train. Most of last year I used the time to plough through quite a few books on my Kindle, was planning to write a review on the Kindle alone but considering they've been out for a while and everyone knows what they're all about I thought it a bit pointless. If you're a reader or want to read more then the Kindle is definitely a good route to go down, amazing bit of kit and does it's job extremely well. Looking back at my log I managed to read 31 books in 2011 which is pretty good going and will hope to keep that up for this year although my train time is now being taken up by catching up on TV Shows such as Mad Men and Sons of Anarchy on the iPad so will need to get back into the traditional pastime of reading. Now I don't think any of my highlights were actually released in 2011, it's just what I read.

TV Show Highlights of 2011

Last week was films, this week is TV Shows. Here's my pick of some of the best TV Shows I've been watching (and keeping track of) so if you've got some free time or need a new show to watch then look no further! Will hopefully be more active in reviewing new shows this year as I keep up my writing and can then use them next year when it comes to another yearly review!

Film Highlights of 2011

Considering how much of a movie fan I am I can't believe that I've not written more about the really good films I've seen. Alas that is now coming to an end, as soon as I watch a fantastic film I'm going to write about it and then post it here. I'll also do these yearly reviews so people can get ideas for good films. 2011 has been a great year for film, I don't always go to the cinema as much as I should to watch them but they do stick on my radar and try to get hold of them when they're released on DVD. Here are a few of my choice picks for great films released in 2011 displayed in the order I watched them with the last one first:

Happy New Year 2012

Can't believe that it's 2012 already, 2011 absolutely flew by. I've not been very active on the blog the past year but as a resolution I've decided to be a bit more active in the new year and hopefully get a post out every week even if it's a small one and not just about being nerdy. Quite a lot happened in 2011 for me, earlier in the year I bought a house with my girlfriend in Chorley, I started working reduced hours at my full time employment in Manchester so that I now have Fridays free to do my own freelance work which has been going quite well. Cheeky plug but if you're after a PHP developer or someone who knows CakePHP then look no further, hire me :) Then at the the end of year I got engaged to my girlfriend of 3 years and we're now in the stages of planning a wedding. It seems it's all the rage now adays as most of my local friends are hitched or will be at the end of 2012 so it's about time I got on the bandwagon!

Introducing Film Tracker

As with my previous app to track the TV Shows I watch, I also wanted an app to track the Films I've watched and also the ones that are on my to-do list. Using the previous app as a codebase I quickly managed to port it over to deal with Films so here it is.

The app is free to use for a 7 day trial and after which you can pay a one time amount of ten english pounds and you can use it forever and ever (I guess until I die and the server it's on is shutdown). Have a nosey around and visit the application on film-tracker.co.uk and let me know what you think.