By far, The Nines was the best of the bunch.
Here is a list of the movies I watched in April. As you can tell, I’ve really become addicted to renting from my AppleTV.
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When I worked at WPTA-TV 21 Alive in Fort Wayne, even though I was not on-air talent, I occasionally had to do news gathering myself at City Hall or on another location. The City of Fort Wayne would issue these “Parking Passes” to local media. It is the closest thing to a “press pass” that exists.
This was the business card I had when I worked at KNTV in San Jose. Back then it was an ABC station. Now it is an NBC owned-and-operated station.
This was my last paycheck from KRON-TV in San Francisco before I left to start work at ON24. It was mostly unused vacation hours earned.
It’s not all reruns Monday. Kyle XY starts its third season January 14 on ABC Family.
If you haven’t watched this bizarre and fun series before, you may want to give it a try. Don’t let the “Family Channel” home make you think its a vapid religious-tinged show. It isn’t.
It is one of the most socially liberal TV series on the air now, featuring everything from smart writing to lesbian moms to anti-war sentiments.
If you are new to the show, ABC Family will be showing a marathon all day Monday to catch you on on the story. Set your DVRs and get ready to be hooked.
I had this as my business card when I worked in Fort Wayne at WPTA-TV 21Alive as evening news and weekend assignment editor.
A year ago, Apple introduced the AppleTV. This year, the device looks like it’s headed for a major overhaul.
Next week, a corporate neighbor of mine will be trekking up 45 miles to San Francisco to make some pretty big announcements. That neighbor is Apple; the announcement is Macworld 2008, which starts in a little over a week.
It is rumored that CEO Steve jobs will announcing some new laptop computers – and possibly a re-vamp and upgrade of his company’s AppleTV product line.
Apple TV Rumors:
- The product will have a built-in Blu-Ray high definition disc player. (New York Times)
- People will be able to not only purchase, but to “rent” high-def movies by download from the iTunes store directly to the AppleTV from their HDTV set. No more need to return movies to Netflix – or worry your DVD is scratched when it arrives. (BusinessWeek)
How I would change AppleTV:
I would make AppleTV a real TV. Look, Apple already makes some nice big monitors. And Apple already is expert at making all-in-one computer-in-monitor combos. Is it really much of a stretch for Apple to produce a big screen HDTV – and pack in the components of the Apple TV into the case? Think of it: a TV that you plug into the wall and viola – instant wireless access to your iTunes videos. No plug-in box needed.- Yes, add that Blu-Ray player. I’d also make it be a CD/DVD burner that allowed you to store those purchased downloads for later retrieval. And I would use Apple’s DRM so you would be able to take that burned DVD to a friend’s AppleTV or Internet-connected Blu-Ray player (like a Sony PS3) and play it at their house – after entering your iTunes user name and password.
- AppleTV should have a CableCARD slot to allow you to use it as your primary cable or satellite TV decoder – to allow you to eliminate one more box from your entertainment center.
- Finally, the cable/satellite-controller AppleTV should be a full-fledged DVR with a bigger hard drive. Already, there are more AppleTVs in people’s homes than TiVos. It would make sense to take this step and make the AppleTV a fully-functional part of the entertainment center.
Then again, I usually ask for way more than I’ll ever get.
Here is a scan of the box my AppleTV came in. Rich got it for me for my 39th birthday.
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