the view from here
13 Jan
Have to say I’m pretty happy with this one. The storm had just started clearing and rain was still coming down. The dramatic sky colors here are really quite close to reality. It was an amazing moment…
11 Jan
8 Jan
30 Dec
Mini Review: It works. Got $300 burning a hole in your pocket? Get it.
I just finished installing a TV in the kitchen and really did not feel like tearing up the walls to get a coax cable connection installed. The TV is hooked to an old Mac Mini which we previously used with a monitor to view iTunes content, etc. Now that it’s hooked to a proper HD LCD TV, it was crying out for some real live TV content. Slingbox seemed like an obvious choice.
I looked all over the web for a definitive statement on Slingbox and FiOS TV compatibility before buying a SlingBox Pro HD at Frys the other day. Arrgh. Nothing but a confusing mass of conflicting and outdated information.
Of course, curiosity soon got the better of me and I bought one anyway. It’s installed and running now and it all works pretty great. Luckily for me Sling released a bunch of mac related updates right before Christmas. Of course, finding out any of this from Sling’s really horrible support site was useless.
So, here you go:
This seems like an obvious feature, but the #1 missing feature seems to be an option to blank the local TV screen while content is being streamed. Is it buried in there somewhere?
Let me know if anyone out there want’s more detailed info on the setup. I’ll be happy to oblige.
24 Dec
Just finished checking out the Aardvark question and answer service. Wow – this breaks new ground in so many ways. I’m totally impressed with the seamless way they get you from the front page to deep involvement in just a few minutes. Positioning the service as an instant messaging intermediary that allows you to as questions and IM many different people without need to go through a cumbersome buddy adding process is 100% genius. Great Work.
If you would like to join my network on Aardvark, please visit: http://vark.com/s/VN81
22 Dec
I’m very pleased to announce a new version of SocialApproach’s “Who’s Talking” banner widget. Here’s a sample showing people talking about us on the social web. More details and demos are available at http://widgets.socialapproach.com…
16 Oct
Next time your on i395 buzzing up to Mammoth, stop off in Lee Vining and check out Mono Lake. It’s really a pretty cool place…