Personal Technology Tips in Plain English
Entertainment
Pay Per View Movies for $0.99 on Tivo
Dec 10th
We only watch TV after our kids go to bed, and still there’s not enough good content to keep us busy for those few hours before we hit the sack ourselves.
Amazon’s Unbox Video Download Service that goes directly into our Tivo box over the internet has been a great new service to explore. And with movies only $0.99 and some TV shows that are free at times, this is a great way to find quality content that we can watch almost instantly after selecting the video. Read the rest of this entry »
Tivo Connects To Photobucket.com
Dec 5th
Tivo is suddenly about more than just recording TV programs.
Recently, Tivo rolled out it’s music-on-demand service with Rhapsody. You already know about the great Amazon Unbox feature that turns your Tivo into a PayPerView box.
But wait, there’s more. . . Read the rest of this entry »
Stream Millions of Songs To Your Tivo
Nov 15th
Tivo’s ability to connect to the web via your home wifi network is finally starting to be exploited.
I’ve written about Tivo’s ability to basically turn into a PayPerView box with Amazon‘s Unbox Download Service for Tivo. You can order and watch movies and tv shows from a growing catalog of video titles at Amazon.
Now, you can do more with your Tivo and it’s new connection to Rhapsody Music Service. Read the rest of this entry »
Getting An Earful At My Local Starbucks
Nov 5th
Tired of handing over wads of cash to your barrista at Starbucks each day and feeling like you’re getting nothing for something?
Today’s your day.
And tomorrow too.
And the next day.
When you go into Starbucks this week, don’t forget to ask for a couple of minutes with Paul and Suzanna. Actually, what they’ll give you is an earful full of Suzanne Vega and Paul McCartney. They’re handing out free gift cards for free downloads from Apple iTunes.com
Result of Working Together
Oct 27th
Here’s a break from our regularly scheduled program.
This has nothing to do with tech, gadgets, the internet, or anything else that you plug in or needs batteries.
This has to do with sit-back-and-relax-and-just-be-in-awe. A video from the Samsung Stadium in Korea. This performance is amazing on video, imagine if you were there in person: Read the rest of this entry »
Using Shopping Comparison Sites To Find The Best Deals
Oct 3rd
I recently wrote about how I use various price comparison sites on the net to find the best deals once I know I want to buy a given product.
One thing that seems apparent, but not always so clear is that these shopping comparison services work the best for things like magazines, books, and video games — because they are all products where you don’t need to touch and feel the item before you buy it. You know exactly what you’re getting and it all comes down to a matter of price and delivery. That’s where the power of the internet comes into play.
For example, Shopping.com offers listings of up to 20 different retailers for any given Playstation 3 video game. Whether it be Metal Gear Solid 4, NBA 2K8 or Heavenly Sword or even the widly popular Guitar Hero III game, you can quickly find the best deals for each game you want to buy.
Becuase thousands and thousands of customers actually use sites like shopping.com, you’re also more apt to find constructive reviews of the games before you buy, making that average purchase price or $60-80 for a new video game a lower risk to you.
I love tech, gadgets and the web. Hope you pick-up a useful tip or two here today that helps you use technology to your advantage! Better yet, why not share your own expertise in a comment on a post today to help the other readers that land here for answers!