I’ve just finished watching Das Boot (Wikipedia), the director’s cut. It’s an amazing movie, filmed in 1981, but yet with an incredible quality of audio, video and special effects. But, above all, the story is breath taking, simply amazing, with unexpected twists and a very rich text. The DVD I own has 3h20m of film, and it’s worth every minute. I strongly recommend this film.

“Autumn 1941 43 young german sailors aboard u-96 enter the war against britain. They seek adventure respect and heroism. For them this voyage is for glory. For their captain a seasoned war veteran at the young ages of 30 it is a mission against enemy destroyers in a blood-red sea that can devour a ship.” (Amazon)

–pt_BR

Nesse feriado fiquei em uma situação quase desesperadora. Meu Xbox 360 pifou com as famosas “três luzes vermelhas“. Quase entrei em pânico, pois isso aconteceu na quinta-feira, feriado aqui em SP, quando não tinha como resolver. Pra piorar, entrei em contato com a Microsoft Brasil, e apesar de eles darem garantia de 3 anos sobre esse problema, a garantia só cobre aparelhos comprados no Brasil (não, o meu não é contrabando, mas eu comprei nos EUA, e entrei legalmente no Brasil).

Mercado Livre ao resgate! Pesquisei bastante, e achei um carinha que dizia resolver o problema, e melhor ainda, por um preço justo. Fechei negócio, e levei lá no dia seguinte. O cara abriu o console na minha frente, mostrou onde era o problema, e resolveu na hora. Tudo ficou pronto em 2h!

Salvei meu feriado. Não joguei muito, mas pelo menos não passei o fim de semana preocupado em perder meu console que me custou tão caro. Viva!

–en

Last week I found myself in an almost desperate situation. My Xbox 360 busted with the famous “three red lights“. I almost panic, because it happened Thursday, when it was a holiday in Sao Paulo, when there was no possible way to find someone to fix. Worse, I called Microsoft Brasil, and even though they have an extended 3 year warranty for this problem, the warranty covers consoles purchased in Brazil only (I bought mine in USA).

Mercado Livre to the rescue! (Note: it’s an e-Bay-like site in Brazil) Searched a lot, and found someone who calimed to fix the problem, and best of all, for a fair price. Done deal, took my console there in the next morning. The guy opened it while I was watching, showed me the problem, and fixed right away. Everything was good in 2 hours!

Saved my holiday. I didn’t play much, but at least I did not spend the rest of the weekend worried about losing my console, which cost so much. Hurray!

–en

After many months of a long wait, I finally got my Popcorn Hour A-110 installed! It’s an amazing little thing that streams all your multimedia files (video, photos, music, etc) stored on your computer to your TV using the network. Does everything as advertised. If you can buy one, I recommend it!

–pt_BR

Após muitos meses de uma longa espera, eu finalmente instalei o meu Popcorn Hour A-110! É um aparelhino incrível que exibe seus arquivos multimídia (vídeos, fotos, músicas, etc) armazenados em seu computador através da rede na sua TV. Faz tudo o que promete. Se você puder comprar um, eu recomendo!