Category: entertainment

31 August 2008

Comcast: Sell Me The Shows, Already!

Filed under: entertainment - 31 Aug 2008

p. runway partyAfter thinking about the Comcast 250GB cap thing a bit more, I really think the caps are anti-competitive. Yeah, I said it, anti-competitive. Why? …

20 May 2008

So Why Not iTunes?

Filed under: entertainment,itunes,mac,music - 20 May 2008

I have a couple of Macs–and a lot of PCs. While I don’t listen to music that often, I have collected quite a bit of it–mostly on these plastic disks called CDs. Some of you might have heard of them …

13 May 2008

The Networks Stream To Your Cell Phone on AT&T

Filed under: entertainment,mobile network operators - 13 May 2008

I managed to play with AT&T’s Cellular Video offering today. On their site, they offer clips to a wide variety of things. On the front …

2 May 2008

The Twilight Zone Now on CBS.com

Filed under: entertainment - 02 May 2008

I can’t remember where I found out about it now, but cbs.com has, in addition to their primetime shows, a few classic shows. Specifically, they …

19 March 2008

Wave Broadband On An Acqusition Spree

Filed under: business,connectivity,entertainment,telecom - 19 Mar 2008

Wave BroadbandBack when I lived in Port Orchard, Wave Broadband was my cable company, at least after they took over from Charter Communications. The switchover was a bit rocky, but during …

15 March 2008

Soylent Green–Low Tech Science Fiction

Filed under: entertainment - 15 Mar 2008

Soylent GreenI’ve heard the phrase Soylent Green before, and I vaguely remember it being a movie. However, I never actually saw it until recently. I have to say, it’s a fairly heavy …

27 February 2008

Why Aren’t All TV Shows Online?

Filed under: entertainment - 27 Feb 2008

I am now to the point where that the TV I actually plan to watch happens either on the computer directly or with the assistance of a computer (i.e. the computer …

2 February 2008

Will Quarterlife Be A Hit On NBC?

Filed under: entertainment - 02 Feb 2008

QuarterlifeOne of the things I’ve been enjoying watching on the Internet is Quarterlife. It is produced by the folks who did My So Called Life, i.e. people with real experience writing …

3 January 2008

What Happened To The Encyclopedia Britannica Kid?

Filed under: blogging,entertainment - 03 Jan 2008

encyclopedia-britannica-kid.pngI had no idea the kid in these commercials, Donavan Freberg, was the son of Stan Freberg, nor that Stan Freberg himself came up with and was the voice on these great …

24 December 2007

Fun With Old Pinball Machines

Filed under: entertainment,gadgets - 24 Dec 2007

Eight Ball Deluxe Limited EditionA few years ago, my wife and I bought an Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition pinball machine several years ago, shown here. (There’s …

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