Love Monkey
So, I missed Love Monkey‘s short 3-show stint on CBS. The show, starring former Ed leading man Tom Cavanagh, seemed to be part of the huge, mid-season roll-out that led to several shows being cancelled...
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I’m tired of this…
Between our current lousy administration and the local government enacting legislation just to force students out of the community, I’m really getting fed up. This time, Congress has proposed cutting...
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MythTV vs. TiVo
I’m hooked on TiVo. If you’ve never used one, I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, the company’s insistence on charging monthly for TV schedule information, means that I turned to other sources when I...
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Mad Men meets Barbie
I’m a big fan of the AMC original series Mad Men, but somehow I think the Brooks Brothers suit designed by the costume director was a better product tie-in: Betty Meets Barbie as Mattel Launches Mad...
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Microsoft: too greedy to get out of their own way.
So I just started up my Xbox 360 for the first time in 6 months to try out the new Metro UI and media features. First stop, the Netflix app. After downloading the app and starting it up, I get told I...
View ArticleQNAP 451+: SABnzbd/Sickbeard setup
Install the Python 2.7 from the QNAP app center. Install the following qpkg from the QNAP community app repository: GIT SABnzbdplus SickBeard Configure SABnzbd with Usenet servers, and SickBeard with...
View ArticleQNAP 451+: Hardware Accelerated Transcoding
I’m having problems with Plex using too much CPU to transcode files. Actually, I’m not sure why it’s transcoding to an AppleTV 4, it should be able to Direct Stream .mkv files. I’m trying to go ahead...
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