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So after two people from team Boxee graced my comboxes in this post, I felt compelled to give it another shot. I bought a new 2GB Sandisk Cruzer Micro USB stick, ran the Patchstick creator, plugged it into the back of my Apple TV, and it worked. Further, I am glad that I [...]
On Sunday I spent a few hours trying to install Boxee on my Apple TV. Among other uses, Boxee allows you to watch various streaming web content providers through your Apple TV (ATV) on your television. The experience was very disappointing. To install Boxee on an ATV, you create a bootable [...]
I have twice before written about my indecision over whether to stick with Phanfare. Their update to version 2.0 is pretty much complete, and I was finally switched to the new version last week. After all the kerfuffle. I’m staying. It still has fantastic features and service, and I never found any really adequate replacement. [...]
It’s not throttling. Since we don’t churn through our Netflix account, we’ve never really been subject to it.
Rather, it’s that they don’t process on Saturdays. It’s bugging me more this weekend because I forgot to mail a disc back on Thursday, and by mailing it on Friday instead I lose as much as [...]
In one of my earliest posts, I discussed my dissatisfaction with changes announced with my current hosting option for personal family photos, Phanfare. Months later, and it is coming close to the time when they are going to make everyone switch to the new version and shut down the old service.
I think I’m going [...]
My friend Joe recently wrote about a way to view the movies and other media you have stored on your computer on your TV. So now I feel I should finally get around to writing at least a brief Apple TV review.
The first thing to note is that this is called “Apple TV,” [...]
It is with considerable regret that I find myself looking, probably, for a new family photo hosting service. For little more than a year, I’ve used the Phanfare service, which I absolutely adore. The problem is that their business model hasn’t worked out, and they recently announced they will undergo significant changes. Much of [...]
Here are a few useful links for research into digital camcorders:
Camcorder Info
Buying Guide
Here is a NY Times article that argues tape is still the way to go:
Here is the camera my friend Chris has, the Canon HV10. He also liked the HV20, which has some added features, but also is unfortunately bigger and heavier.
I [...]
