Netflix Headed For A Brick Wall?It was bound to happen, subscriber backlash over pricing, and recent news that major content providers are cutting ties with Netflix. Read more of the story here: http://thom.ws/mUNE5CIs Steve Balmer Actually Surprised At The Crappy Windows Phone 7 Sales?Steve, you have to actually build a brand, a community, and a solid app store before you can start to capture market share. Oh, and if you have to battle the retail sales folks for pushing people away from your product, you will have an...
Showing posts with label Netflix. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Netflix. Show all posts
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
5 Tech Stories Worth Reading
1. Hauppauge Digital Broadway Box Streams Live TV To Your Mobile Devices Hauppauge have this week launched their new Digital Broadway Box which has been designed to provide an easy way to watch live TV on your mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets whilst on your home network or while travelling. All you need is access to a Wifi connection.2. Yahoo Is About To Spin Off A Billion Dollar Business Yahoo is going to spin off its Hadoop unit this week, a Giga Om report says.Hadoop is an open source software framework pioneered...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Cutting Out The Bloat Of Cable
I've been forced by circumstance to evaluate my usage of, and payment for, Cable/Satellite TV. What follows is an overview of my attempt to find free or low cost alternatives to the bloated cost of Cable/Satellite.The first thing I wanted to do was evaluate how much TV we actually watched. Most of our live viewing happened in the morning, catching up on local news. Almost everything else was watched from the DVR (digital video recorder). My biggest hurdle was finding a way to watch free local TV.Finding the local channels turned...
Friday, July 2, 2010
Library Systems Need To Adopt The Netflix Model
Last week I read an article from a Twitter link (thanks Zach), about Libraries being a waste. I've been thinking about that statement for a few days now, and I must admit I agree. Most library systems are antiquated and cost more to run than they are worth. It's time for an overhaul.I've been a library user all my life. There are incredible resources...
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