May
09
What in the hell
was Hasbro thinking? I remember back in the day, when they
came out with the first Super Soaker. It was awesome, and I
absolutely had to have it. This was not your ordinary water
gun; this thing was powerful. It could shoot water at
distances up to 60 feet.
That was a long time ago, and it's understandable that
there's probably only so much you can do with a water gun
after so many years, but this is a little
ridiculous.
To see what I'm talking about, check out the commercial.
Is this really a toy you want your kids playing
with?
Nov
24
This Monday (11/21), TiVo announced that consumers
will now be able to download their TiVo recordings onto
their video iPod. This is great news for all video iPod
owners out there! Or is it?
How will it work?
Well, to get your freshly recorded episode of "America's
Next Top Model" onto your iPod, you must first install the
latest version of TiVoToGo onto your PC. Oh yeah, did I
mention that this will only work on a PC and not a Mac?
Once you've installed the latest TiVoToGo, you'll start it
up from your PC, which will look for your Series2 TiVo (yes,
that's right. This will only work on Series2 TiVos) on the
network, find it, and produce a list of shows available for
download. From here, you can select the shows you wish to
download, and wait... and wait... and wait... and
wait...
Don't expect instant gratification: The
transfer process from a TiVo Series2 set-top-box to a PC - a
necessary step before syncing to a portable - occurs roughly
in real-time. An hour-long show will take an hour to
transfer to the PC, then roughly another 10 minutes or so to
sync to a portable device. -- Associated Press
Read the
rest of this entry »
Oct
16
"Would you like a subscription to Rhapsody with 2 months
free as well?" This was the question I was asked when I
purchased my HP laptop
(more on this later). Now, I already have iTunes on my work
computer, and on my home desktop, do I really need another
music downloading program? That is what was going through
my head after the question was asked. My thought process
was as follows:
- No. I don't really need another music downloading
program
- However... It's free!!!
- Yeah. but it's only free for 2 months. And that's how
they get ya! "In 2 months you won't remember to cancel the
subscription, and we'll charge your credit card
automatically. Heck... You won't even know we're doing
it." So, no, I don't need it.
- Yet... The concept seems pretty interesting. Instead
of paying $.99 cents for a song, I pay $9.99 per month, and
I have access to their library of music, anytime I want it.
So, sure, what the heck. And, if I don't like it, I can
cancel in 2 months and not pay a single cent.
Read the rest of
this entry »
