I struggled for over an hour today rewiring my ReplayTV and hiding it inside a piece of furniture. One big problem is no phone jack anywhere near said furniture - you've gotta connect the RTV to their servers by either phone line or Ethernet. The RTV has an Ethernet jack, but of course I have a wireless network, not Cat-5 in the walls. So, I'm stuck...until I saw this little gem on Gizmodo. Score! It's the perfect piece of gear for my problem.
Just learned that one of my favorite authors is coming to town. Jonathan Carroll, who not only writes like a madman but has a classy website, will be at Mysterious Galaxy on Nov 8th. Gotta go!
Where there's a will, there's a way. Banning cell phones doesn't mean conversations are banned; just means one-handed driving is a bad idea (particularly in standard shift vehicles).
From JRobb and MIT Tech Review: Nice to see that the Palladium issue is still getting some press. This article isn't paranoid; this is the way it's going down, from all indications.
The good news: Microsoft-Hollywood connection will do what no competitor has been able to do - create a viable market for non-MS user platforms.
