DirecTV Dumps TiVo :-(

Tis a sad day for Tivo. DirecTV has announced that it is going to stop marketing Tivo as it plans to release it different DVR service. DirecTV is currently offering new Tivo boxes for free after $100 mail-in rebate. DirecTV accounts for 75% of Tivo’s customers. This is a major blow them! As a company, [...]


Plans for the JĀSÖN

I am currently using TypePad to host this here blog. The advantage to TypePad is that anyone to do it. The service hosts your web page and controls all the application features. As I have been learning more and more about web services and web standards, I am thinking of taking my blog to the [...]


Want Some Cheese With Yo Whine?

It is time for Terrell Owens to put up or shut up. Every year and with every team this dude has something to complain about. It all started with his contract this off-season. Like all these high paid professional athletes, he wants more money. Then, the other day, he was suspended for a week because [...]


Damn Oil Prices

It’s not getting better, it’s only getting worse. Has our government done anything? Not exactly. Let’s start with this new energy bill that President Bush signed. It basically gives domestic oil companies 12 years of incentives to do what they need to. They are already raking in profits as crude oil prices approach $67 per [...]


Day 3: DirecTV Movers Connection

My experience with DirecTV’s Movers Connection has been far from positive. It all started last Thursday when I called to move my service from the Shoreline house to Name_Removed’s place.

Day 0 (Last Thursday): Called DirecTV and requested my service to be moved. Along with the move, I requested an addition Tivo be added to my [...]


Super Tuesday Tomorrow

Tick, tick, tick…..the clock is counting down. In less then 24 hours, Madden 2006 will be released and available for purchase. Oh the excitement and anticipation. During my lunch break at work today, I walked over to EB Games in Redmond Town Center. To my delight, they have Madden 2006 on the XBox demo machine [...]