About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
30 seconds is way too long. On the TiVo, we’re fast-forwarding through the commercials and other boring bits. We’re still watching as we fast-forward (we get the brand-impression, just more quickly and without sound). Same with podcasts. As I’ve mentioned earlier, we’re not skipping the ads, just getting through them more quickly. I know one …
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A conversation at last night’s PodcastMN meet-up got me thinking about the difference between audio and video. As I see it, the goal of writing is to use the fewest words possible to illustrate the most to the reader. Density. In fact, I’m pretty sure the job of an editor is just that. In the …
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As of tonight, my TiVo can receive Yahoo Weather, Yahoo Traffic, Live365 radio stations, and podcasts. I wasn’t able to successfully load up Minnesota Stories or PodcastMN by hand (text entry by remote not that annoying) right out of the gate. More to come. Update 14 January 2006: First Crack Podcast works on Tivo.
We’ve been a TiVo household for about a month now. Excellent service, I’m glad we got it. What we don’t have is a satellite or cable service. As I mentioned on my other blog, this omission is very challenging for TiVo. To me, the most interesting television isn’t on television. It’s the videoblogs or video …
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I’m not a big fan of games of chance and tonight’s debut episode of Deal or No Deal confirmed it. The promos declared this most pointless of all game shows is sweeping the globe. Yes, that’s the same sales pitch used with Big Brother and the Weakest Link. Premise in a nutshell: 26 briefcases held …
“Want to watch how the FBI uses math to solve crime?” “The Tivo’s so desperate, it’s probably recording it for us right now.” We’ve had the Tivo for about a week now. Yes, we’re still getting over-the-air broadcast television with our trusty rabbit ears – half-dozen channels depending on weather conditions. This means Tivo is …
Dear Amazing Race, Thanks for visiting our airport. We have a lovely city as well. Love, Minneapolis, MN Detour: Slide it or Roll it You’re in Canada and you don’t go curling? That’s like, well, going to Canada and not curling. This is why I like the Lintz’s – they have such enthusiasm. Makes armchair …
“Let’s just focus – we might have to eat some turtle.” This is the Big Catch Up we’ve missed the last couple of episodes. Detour: Pioneer Spirit or Native Tradition? We’re going for assembling the wagon wheels and horse team. I’m feeling like the horse team might not be _that_ much trouble. Buffalo Bill is …
Sports Night on DVD finally bubbled up our Netflix Queue. More than 5 years later, it still has the best dialogue of any television series ever. It’d translate perfectly to the video iPod also; audio that doesn’t need video and very basic video (people talking, generally not moving quickly). Hopefully, iTunes will become a strong …
“The Amazing Race has cured me.” The promos for this week’s episode were edited to look like a hot air balloon collision caused the Weavers to freak out. After watching the episode in its entirety – it’s clear that wasn’t the case. Detour: Spike it or Steam it? We’re spiking it. Knowing how a railroad …