tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37407666119218945882024-02-21T03:05:34.568-08:00Words by RobertRobert writes about writing, movies, and baseball. And sometimes movies about baseball.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-42797438071654706292013-10-29T11:33:00.004-07:002013-10-29T11:35:22.477-07:00Trebor available on Kindle Matchbook
Good news! Kindle Matchbook is available now for Trebor's Time Machine. Buy the paperback edition and get the ebook edition for 99 cents. And we're backwards compatible, too. You get the same deal even if you've already purchased the paperback. Just trot back off to Amazon and have a look.
Amazon.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-65960421896209088052013-09-24T14:45:00.002-07:002013-09-24T14:45:30.151-07:00How the iPhone and Android can save the Wii U
It's no secret that the Wii U has not taken the world by storm. It's suffered from game designer ambivalence, lack of first-rate games, and a general lack of consumer awareness from the get-go. Designers don't want to build for it, because no one has bought it. The games at launch were strong, but few. And then we had nothing for the longest time. Games were tweaked and then Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-4548304754244892402013-09-16T21:02:00.003-07:002013-09-16T21:03:01.720-07:00Trebor now on Google PlayFor those looking for another way to get the book, we added Google Play to the mix this afternoon. Trebor's Time Machine is now available in eBook editions on the Kindle (and its various reader apps), Nook (and readers), Kobo (ditto), and now through Google Play. Of course, the paperback is available through Amazon.
For those not aware, Google offers magazines, games, music, and also books Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-20357388984911428542013-08-28T07:27:00.004-07:002013-08-28T07:28:19.156-07:00Trebor's Time Machine on Sale! Happy first week of school! To celebrate, the eBook edition of Trebor's Time Machine is $1.99 through Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble. Find the associated links below. Happy reading!
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KoboAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-50628697313108657402013-08-21T12:40:00.001-07:002013-08-21T12:40:15.822-07:00Trebor's Time Machine on the Nook!Trebor's Time Machine is now available at Barnes and Noble. If you prefer the Nook over the Kindle, you're all set. Trebor on the Nook.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-32402562745994303772013-08-13T08:56:00.004-07:002013-08-13T08:58:21.415-07:00HTC One is the best Android phone on the market
If you're looking for the best Android phone on the market (or best phone period?), look no further than the HTC One. I've owned mine for two months now and I'm consistently wowed by battery life, speed, and the incredible build quality. The Boy Genius Report agrees. Read on for their comparison of the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 here.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-66677631796573797872013-08-01T07:11:00.001-07:002013-08-01T07:11:11.165-07:00Another free Trebor day!Yep, we're doing it again. To celebrate my birthday, Trebor's Time Machine is free today and tomorrow!
http://goo.gl/3GZ8bfAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-83571223382308940832013-07-31T14:55:00.003-07:002013-07-31T14:58:05.671-07:00First impression Google's Chromecast
I broke down and bought the Chromecast from Google about 2 hours after it was announced. I blame it on simple math, in case my wife is reading this. The $35 unit was only $11 after taking into account the included three free months of Netflix (which is no longer offered, by the way). As an early adopter, $11 is an easy sell, even though I certainly did not need another Netflix box. But is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-44710351242337048652013-07-31T13:07:00.001-07:002013-07-31T13:07:44.662-07:00Another free day around the corner?Details coming soon...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-51208308619696178842013-07-12T09:39:00.001-07:002013-07-12T09:39:43.904-07:00What a free day it wasThanks to everyone for downloading Trebor on his free day. There were 320 of you from 5 countries! What a day!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-10956120961442200442013-07-10T20:20:00.005-07:002013-07-10T20:20:59.766-07:00Trebor's Time Machine -- Free!Trebor's Time Machine will be free until midnight PST tonight. If you haven't already downloaded it, now's the time to do it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-19800276836023356822013-07-03T12:30:00.002-07:002013-07-03T12:30:16.295-07:00Catching up on movies -- Monster's, Lone Ranger, and ZombiesMonster's and Rangers and Zombies...
It's been a very busy week here in the Clack house. The spousal and I celebrated our 10th anniversary by going out to see World War Z. Okay, it's not the movie I'd choose for a first date, but it's appropriate for a 521st date. Anyway, I never found the 20 minutes it takes to write a two-minute movie review...and then I went and saw a few more movies to add Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-54563191763155085182013-06-21T08:55:00.003-07:002013-06-21T08:55:59.199-07:00Man of Steel - A Two-Minute Movie Review
Man of Steel is a lazy, often brilliant, too often rudderless, over-CGI’d letdown. The man of steel deserves better than this. We can all hope its inevitable sequels are given a more loving touch. Under Zach Snyder, Superman is too far removed from the hero we’ve come to know and love.
Yes, there are many things to love about Man of Steel. The background story is developed better than Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-44496907564809611062013-06-10T12:43:00.001-07:002013-06-21T08:58:31.627-07:00Now You See Me - A Two-Minute Movie Review
Now You See Me is an engaging film about a group of magicians, The Four Horsemen, as they’re called, who perform high-concept, impossibly complex, elaborately staged illusions where the audiences walk out with more than they walked in with. They are Robin Hoods who always seem two steps in front of the cops and their rich targets. The film’s greatest illusion? Making us believe it’s a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-58758295458436919212013-06-04T14:22:00.002-07:002013-06-10T12:46:25.881-07:00After Earth - A Two-Minute Movie Review
M. Night Shyamalan has not had a good couple of years. In fact, it can be said that his last good movie was 2004’s The Village. The director and writer who brought us The Sixth Sense and Signs also left us with The Last Airbender and The Happening. Would he make amends with his latest effort, After Earth? I’m going to take the minority opinion (according to Rotten Tomatoes) and recommend AfterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-21034751003805407292013-05-29T13:56:00.000-07:002013-06-10T12:46:42.864-07:00Epic - A Two-Minute Movie Review
Lawrence of Arabia is widely considered a movie of epic proportions. Schindler’s List is clearly epic. Spartacus and The Ten Commandments are both epic films. These movies are long productions with sweeping stories that needle at you for days. Epic, the movie by Twentieth Century Fox Animations and Blue Sky Studios, is not epic. But it’s not bad.
As I walked into the movie theater Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-64467032398233232452013-05-28T14:40:00.002-07:002013-05-28T14:40:28.879-07:00Trebor's Time Machine -- Now Available!
That's right, Trebor's Time Machine is now available in both eBook and paperback editions. It's been a long time coming, but everything is officially up and running. For now, we're going to concentrate our eBook efforts on the Kindle platform before turning to iBooks and Nook. You don't have to own a Kindle; there are Kindle readers (software programs) for all the major platforms, so I don'tAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-59165466926485627362013-05-24T08:42:00.000-07:002013-06-10T12:47:05.256-07:00Iron Man 3 - A Two-Minute Movie Review
Iron Man 3 is the best Iron Man to date. While some may have a soft spot for the first edition's origin story, those who prefer action in their movie-going diet will eat this one up. Is it the best Marvel movie? No, not at all. I still prefer The Avengers and Captain America. And it's not without its flaws.
The film's villain (at least on face value) is Ben Kingsley's wonderfully played The Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524386525150248271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-42935167173707198702013-05-16T15:20:00.000-07:002013-06-10T12:47:17.981-07:00Star Trek Into Darkness - A Two-Minute Movie Review
The crew is back in the second installment of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot. Star Trek Into Darkness is an action-packed tour de force that bests its predecessor while upping the ante on our expectations for Abrams' Star Wars VII.
Without the hassles of origin story necessities weighing it down, Into Darkness is free to start with a sprint, which it does,literally. It stops only to catch Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-68678195841800681382013-05-15T19:35:00.002-07:002013-05-15T20:01:15.602-07:00Two-Minute Movie Reviews
Introducing the Two Minute Movie Review
Some movie reviews are the size of small books. Have you ever read a review so complete that you almost feel like you've seen the movie by the time you reach the end? Do you find yourself skimming the pages searching for the only answer you care about: does the reviewer like the movie or not? I do. While I don't mind spending the time on an Ebert review Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-79828393060081463912013-05-15T18:09:00.001-07:002013-05-15T18:09:49.225-07:00Second proofThe first proof looked good...but not good enough. Once printed, I found that the fonts in the front dominated the elevator graphic. I also revamped the back to make it flow better. Inside I found that I dated the author's note 2012...a year too early. And in furthering the date errors, I discovered a misdated chapter. I'm not sure how, but I missed the date by 6 months. This far into production Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-10103272038489503722013-05-08T11:02:00.000-07:002013-05-13T12:19:07.914-07:00Advertising cards have arrivedThe cards arrived. We're about a week out. Sorry for the pic quality!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-40977350407345870662013-05-01T21:02:00.000-07:002013-05-13T12:19:38.593-07:00Files sent!I just sent the book to the publisher. With any luck I'll get the proof back in a week or two. If we're all good at that point, I'll hut the GO button. That's the print book, which I wanted to set out in the wild first. Plan on something in the range if $14. The eBook will be much cheaper, but you'll lose some of the print-only formatting. In either case, you'll get the same Trebor story. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-20330321602516437212013-04-06T09:42:00.000-07:002013-05-13T12:20:05.105-07:00New websiteWant a preview of the new website? Head on over to: TreborsTimeMachine.com
Some if the links aren't active yet, but they will be soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740766611921894588.post-51994586473026575932013-03-20T10:46:00.000-07:002013-05-14T15:25:45.199-07:00We're getting close!
The new book cover is nearly complete. We're about to transfer the book in InDesign for layout.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0