I had some free time over the long holiday weekend so I decided to experiment with running Ubuntu on my EeePC. Out of the box, the Linux version of the Eee puts a simplified UI (called Easy Mode) on top of a stripped-down version of the Xandros distro. It also employs the unionfs file system [...]
Archive of entries posted in November 2008
TiVo Mobile … finally!
New TiVo Mobile web site allows TV fans to browse, search, discover, and record television shows on the go, adding another great value to the already invaluable TiVo service Announced by TiVo this morning (and picked up by most of the gadget blogs I read), you can now schedule recordings and browse TV listings from [...]
Coffee … in … spaaaaaace!
Now future space travelers won’t have to enjoy their morning coffee through a straw from a bag. Astronaut Dr. Don Pettit invented a zero-G coffee cup during his current stay on the International Space Station. I heard about this on episode #859 of Buzz Out Loud and from there found the clip above on collectSPACE. [...]
WIJFR: Salamandastron
As the inhabitants of Redwall relax in the haze of the long, hot summer, they are unaware that the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the evil weasel army of Ferhago the Assassin. Nor do they realize that Mara, beloved daughter of Urthstripe, Badger Lord of the Fire Mountain, is in terrible danger. But [...]
Netflix on TiVo
Announced in the current issue of the TiVo newsletter, Netflix integration will be available on the Series3 and THD boxes next month! If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you’ll be able to “instantly” stream movies from Netflix to your TiVo … for free. I was a Netflix subscriber back in 1999 when I was still a [...]
Dropo is back!
Just in time for the holidays! What timing … just last week I posted about the 20th anniversary of “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ and the (former) Best Brains’ current endeavor, “Cinematic Titanic.” What should I find in my inbox this morning? An e-mail from CT announcing the release of “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,” a [...]
Bags on WiiWare – Released
Originally announced back in May, Target Toss Pro: Bags has finally been released on WiiWare! I purchased it tonight for 700 Wii Points ($7) and gave it a quick run through. My first impression: wow, I suck. I got a 4 in my first game, and a 7 in my second. I actually got one [...]
An evening with TSO
For my birthday last month, my younger siblings got me tickets to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert here in Tampa tonight. If you listen to any Christmas radio, you’ve probably heard TSO standards like “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo” or “Wizards in Winter.” In fact, until tonight those were the only two songs by the group I had on [...]
Galleon 2.5.4 is out
John has released Galleon 2.5.4. Here’s what’s new, from the release notes: Fix ToGo looping bug on null recording date (1811137) Added user-selectable range for local radar image (100, 300, 600 miles) in Weather app auto-subdirectory publishing for GoBack, avoids the need to do it yourself and also avoids bugs in TiVo folder navigation in [...]
What do you think, sirs?
I found this New York Times article via slashdot … “Mystery Science Theater 3000” turns 20 this month! MST3k premiered on Thanksgiving Day 1988 on KTMA in Minnesota. It was eventually picked up by Comedy Central where I discovered it as a sophomore in college in 1992 (back when Jon Stewart was still on “Short [...]
