Tivo CEO says they may start giving them away
TiVo may give away set-top boxes-CEO
Chief Executive Tom Rogers said the company, whose name has become synonymous with the ability to pause live television and skip commercials, was close to offering a range of pricing options, including one plan that would include a free set-top box.
“We’re continuing to pursue the prospects of zero upfront and [...]
Luddites spring into action at Canadian university
The alumni must be terribly embarrased.
Canadian Uni hot under the collar over Wi-Fi safety
A Canadian university has limited Wi-Fi networks on campus, not out of information security concerns, but because the long-term safety of the technology is “unproven”.
Fred Gilbert, president of Canada’s Lakehead University, made the order on the basis of possible health risk from [...]
Chax updated
I’ve previously posted about Chax, a very useful plugin for iChat.
Version 1.3.2 has just been released, with these changes:
(New) Automatically set status to away when the screen saver is activated
(New) Basic Growl notifications for text invitation and text message received
(Feature improvemet) Set custom font for group separators
(Bugfix) Joining a new group chat properly focuses on [...]
We have nothing to fear but… cartoons?
Cox and Forkum have created another well-crafted parody, this time incorporating several of the original controversial cartoons along with several well-known characters. Yes, even Piglet has been attacked as an insult to Islam. If you haven’t yet seen the original cartoons, I’ve posted them here previously.
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Money can’t buy brains
But it can buy a “very good passenger-safety system.”
Driver flees after crashing million-dollar Ferrari in Malibu
Police in Los Angeles’s plush Malibu district were hunting for the driver of a one-million-dollar Ferrari after the sports car was reduced to scrap in a dramatic high-speed crash.
The driver of the high-performance Ferrari Enzo, which retails for between [...]
And now for something completely different…
The world’s smallest Web site
Computer operating systems and choice
My friend Willie notes that he won’t use Windows. He’s a smart fellow, and intuitively knows about the choices you have when selecting an operating system:
Easy
Secure
Windows
Pick Any Two.
How the Internet is forcing change in China
The Washington Post has a fascinating account of a failed attempt at censorship in China.
The top editors of the China Youth Daily were meeting in a conference room last August when their cell phones started buzzing quietly with text messages. One after another, they discreetly read the notes. Then they traded nervous glances.
Colleagues were [...]
The High-Definition Olympics
All our family has been enjoying the Olympics this year on the new HDTV. While there are some occasional problems with the video and audio, on the whole the high-def broadcasts have been a huge improvement over the old SD we’ve been used to.
One of the many hundreds of engineers NBC has employed to make [...]
My protein smoothie/shake recipe
By request, here’s the recipe I use for the protein smoothie/shake that I make most mornings for myself and Alex.
First, the protein powder I use is Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Protein – Gold Standard. I buy it online from Bulk Nutrition, they have good prices, a fair shipping price, and good service (never had any [...]
Quote I’m thinking of adding to my email sig
“There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots.”
Space ladder moves closer to reality
Robert Heinlein popularized the idea of a space ladder in his 1978 novel The Fountains of Paradise. The concept is fascinating — through the use of very high-tech carbon nanotube technology, create a thin yet super-strong ribbon structure that is connected at one end to the earth, and the other end in geosynchronous orbit. Specially [...]
More about Chax
A few days ago I briefly mentioned a plugin for iChat called Chax. I’ve now had a few days with it, and installed the latest update, 1.3.1 today. Lots of useful features, here are a few of my favorites:
built-in chat log viewer
send away auto-reply only once per conversation
option to auto-accept text chats, skipping new message [...]
Chax – plugin for iChat
Just found this new plugin today for iChat. It’s very cool. And free.
Chax
TNT-HD coming to DirecTV
This just in:
Turner Network Television (TNT) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with DIRECTV, Inc. to provide customers with the high-definition (HD) feed of TNT. The service will launch on DIRECTV on Friday, Feb. 17 and will be available on DIRECTV channel 75. The 24/7 HD presentation of the TNT East Coast [...]