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30 Days Without Cable: Netflix

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

It’s day 4 without cable, and honestly, without even turning my TV on once.
Before I dig into Netflix — which is really not a replacement for TV like everything else, but still an avenue I wanted to explore (afterall, they do have The Office and Sleeper Cell available for streaming, though they’re on DVD now) [...]

30 Days Without Cable: Amazon Unbox

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Something interesting I hadn’t realized before starting this experiment: getting rid of TV means altering my daily habits. It’s so ingrained in me to come home, turn on my computer, and turn on the TV (as background noise).
I guess, technically I could still do that, but instead put on a DVD. I feel like watching [...]

30 Days Without Cable: Day 1

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

I’m fed up. Fed up with the cable companies and with the fact that I only watch 5 channels but have to pay for 70. I’ve been talking about canceling my cable TV for awhile — today, I finally did it.
Of course, Time Warner didn’t make it easy (it took half an hour on the [...]

Looking Forward: Music / Technology in 2008

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Happy 2008!
The new year brings many new things, especially in technology, and one of the things I’m most excited about in 2008 is the relationship between music and technology. You can already produce a high quality record at home using a personal computer, and distribution is as easy as uploading to MySpace Music. If you’re [...]