When my daughter was 2, she didn’t have any interest in any of the Toy Story movie. Maybe because the movies featured a boy with his toys. Or maybe there was nothing girly about it (ie. no Princess). Now with the Buzz Lightyear Ride in Disneyland, and the new marketing of the movie, she’s beginning […]
Gartner has recently published the latest “Hype Cycle” diagram, outlining the latest trend of computing. I like this diagram because it reflects the people’s expectations of the technology they use – and it’s quite accurate. The emerging (and biggest) buzzwords for 2009 in technology are Internet TV and Cloud Computing. Those two hit home for […]
Once again, my favorite show from the UK is back! Season 13 started two weeks ago, and there will be (only) 7 episodes. In Top Gear tradition, they started off wonderfully, with fun challenges (racing with a coal powered steam train), and testing fun cars like the Lotus and Ferrari FXX. Of course, this time around […]
It’s been a long wait. We (us folks in America) are finally switching to an all digital TV broadcast, today! The antiquated analog broadcast is finally starting its slow decent to oblivion. I’ve been anticipating this day for a long time. It was suppose to happen back in February 2009. However, a senator decided we […]
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I’m trying to cut costs these days. One of the way of doing this is to stop my satellite dish subscription. Dish Network is currently billing me $60 a month for a 200-channel subscription with DVR service. Sounds impressive, but out of 200, I only watch maybe 5 of them on a regular basis. Also, […]
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