The digital video recorder company is allowing existing service subscribers to transfer their membership when they purchase a new Series2 recorder. [CNET News.com Personal Technology] The company officially kicked off the promotion Tuesday, according to TiVo spokeswoman Rebecca Baer. Customers must purchase their 80-hour Series2 boxes directly from TiVo for $349 after a $50 mail-in … Read moreTiVo lets subscribers plug into new gear
NetNewsWire 1.0 is shipping! Many thanks go to all the beta testers and people who helped with their ideas and encouragement. Thank you! [inessential.com]
I love Terry Tate… What’s better than having a linebacker in your office? Having two linebackers in your office.
Just one of those things that has to be seen… I definitely dig it. Konfabulator is an OS X control-panel for desktop widgets, web-services and a lot of other junk, besides, with a beautiful UI. It’s like Watson or Sherlock, but it’s free and it’s got a wide-open API so developers can add their own … Read moreKonfabulator: An open widget-controller
The motivation for such an exercise is the attempt to break away from classical TV production requiring hundreds of thousands of dollars in specialized infrastructure and enable immediate and on-the-fly transmission from remote locations to the TV network, ultimately leading toward creative production of programming from within a P2P network. Source: MNN.org
Big news, though not that surprising…It’s all about ROI. NYT: Amazon Tries Word of Mouth Now Amazon has turned its quantitative prowess on one of the most vexing questions in marketing: Is television advertising worth the expense? Amazon’s answer is no. And it has canceled plans for any television or general-purpose print advertising this year. … Read moreAmazon Stops TV Ads
TOM FRIEDMAN IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT: India should replace France on the Security Council: Why replace France with India? Because India… [Instapundit.com]
Time Warner… where are you? Company: Cox Communications announced this week the commercial deployment of an integrated DVR/STB, the SA Explorer 8000, in Gainesville, FL. Key points: 50 hours of capacity two tuners, and Picture in Picture (PIP). Cox DVR service is available only to Cox Digital Cable customers for $9.95 per month, in addition … Read moreCable (Finally) Getting on the DVR Bandwagon
Terry Tate, Office Linebacker strikes again… this time sticking it to Nike
After a few more hours of use and a few more lessons of learning/training, iListen is turning out to be much more useful than I would have imagined. I feel better than I did earlier today which is great. Dictation into applications is working much more reliably. I just need to work out the kinks … Read morejust following up…
While no word on price or availability in the United States, this baby looks totally outrageous! (20 GB hard drive… wifi enabled)
After some reluctance and I guess some frustration with ViaVoice, I decided to try iListen. Technically I have been a beta tester for some time, though I’ve actually never really used it. Shame on me… The recognition engine seems infinitely more responsive, and though the commands seem a bit different I think I can easily … Read morethey’re just might be hope
Since last Friday I have only have use of my left hand and arm. This makes it very difficult to do many things proactively on the computer amongst many other personal activities. Since this is actually the second time my right arm has been immobilized in a cast I was at least prepared this time. … Read moreA word or two on my new personal prison …
DMNews: Report: DM Owns Online Advertising Direct marketing increasingly rules the Internet, according to a report published yesterday by Nielsen//NetRatings. Sixty-six percent of online ad impressions served in fourth-quarter 2002 were direct marketing ads, said the report, “The State of Online Advertising.” This is up from 59 percent in fourth-quarter 2001, according to the New … Read moreDirect Marketing Leads the Way Online
Here is a statement from John Thorne, senior vice president and deputy general counsel for Verizon. “Verizon will use every legal means to protect its subscribers’ privacy. The recording industry brought this case as a ‘test case’ of its aggressive legal theories. We are seeking a stay so that the Court of Appeals can issue … Read moreVerizon continues to fight RIAA
I had surgery on Friday … still in quite a bit of discomfort. My painkillers are working, but creating a slight haze in my brain. For the next four next four to six weeks I will be dictating everything to the computer as I only have use of my left hand to type. Entries here … Read moreI’m back…