As I’m sure I’ve stated before, I’m a TV junkie. I watch more of it than I should. I can say more about shows I’ve never seen than most can say about their favorite show. I’ve got my DVR programmed to record a dozen or so series’ this fall (with 2 kids under 5, I rarely get to sit and watch what I want, when I want). And yet I’m now coming to find I may be able to cancel a number of those items in my queue due to Hulu. Read more “Who Needs a TV?”
Author: SilentBen
Not often silent, but undoubtedly always Ben.
Fringe Rough at the Edges
Tonight Fox premiered a new drama by the name of Fringe – this new show is helmed by J.J. Abrams and stars a cast of numerous unknowns with Joshua Jackson playing a bit of an unknown element in the middle of them. The show came backed with a ton of critical acclaim and has been heralded as THE pilot of the season to watch. So I watched it … but I’m not sure I am ready to commit to watching it next week as a result. Read more “Fringe Rough at the Edges”
Unintentional Sponsorship
I was reviewing my home page tonight and I couldn’t help but notice that every ad that was displayed on it was politically-oriented. This, in and of itself, didn’t surprise me – most of the posts I’ve written in the past 2 weeks have been related to coverage of the conventions and the candidates. The detail that I found personally disturbing, though, was that most of these ads seemed to mention McCain and/or Palin (or if they mentioned Obama, it seemed negatively tinged). Read more “Unintentional Sponsorship”
Change for the Worse
For years I have been a fan of steering away from cash in favor of being able to charge anything and everything to debit cards. And recently I’ve finally been getting my wish. I can go through nearly any drive-through (sorry, drive-thru) or get gas at nearly any station without having to worry if I had enough cash on hand. I just swipe my handy-dandy check card and be on my merry way! Unfortunately I did not realize the price for such convenience. Read more “Change for the Worse”
And Then there was Chrome
In my line of work, it is critical that I am on top of all of the latest browsers and internet technologies. So when Google suddenly decided to release their own browser 2 days ago (called Chrome), I was right on top of it. I read the comic book intro for it while I was waiting for the download to be available (btw, awesome way to describe … well … anything – much more interesting than reading an article … hrm). Some of the features sounded really cool and smart. Some of them worried me a little (at least on a professional level). After using it (which I am right now to write this), most of my concerns were quickly abated and all of the features were as good as or better than I expected. Read more “And Then there was Chrome”