THROWBACK THURSDAY: Mice that aren’t quite…
The computer mouse has been with us for about half a century. We hardly think of it; it’s stopped being an interesting part of high technology and it’s just the thing you use at the office…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Seriously? 3 years without the Dodgers on DIRECTV?
Sometimes these articles are a little sad. Although baseball season is over for another year, there’s no denying the Los Angeles Dodgers had a good run. Or maybe you can deny it, if you never saw…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: That time I got way too excited about GenieGO
Back in 2014, I introduced you to the second-generation GenieGO, which was DIRECTV’s product for transferring recorded shows to your phone or tablet. GenieGO, originally called Nomad, was a device that was really “of its time” and…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: That time I didn’t think Wi-Fi Calling would amount to much
I love doing this blog. I’ve been writing and editing it for over a decade now, and it’s a real source of pride that I can say that millions of people have read it. What…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: The channel no one watched
Four seasons and it’s still not solved. Back in February 2014, the world watched in utter boredom as SportsNet LA, known to anyone who cares as “The Dodgers Channel,” launched to absolutely no fanfare whatsoever. The channel, which…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Yes it has really been 5 years without Pac-12 on DIRECTV.
Seriously. Back in 2012, we talked about DISH’s sponsorship of Pac-12 Networks and the fact that DIRECTV still wasn’t jumping on this station. Fast forward and things haven’t changed much. A lot of people thought that…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: When people didn’t stream
We all stream now. There’s no magic in showing a video on your phone anymore. And yes, we can all remember when that was an interesting and novel thing to do. But did you realize that…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Microsoft .NET
One of the biggest mistakes Microsoft made in the 2000s was called “.NET.” It was supposed to be an easy way to build apps that worked on your computer and on the web, and it was…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: SportsNet LA
Three years ago this week, SportsNet LA, known to most folks as “The Dodgers Channel,” went on the air. We covered it here. At the time, only Time Warner Cable customers could see it, along with a…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Nielsen thought they could do it
Sad to say, not a lot has changed in four years. In 2013 I reported that Nielsen was finally ready to start tracking online viewing. (Sadly that article has been lost.) If you look at their web site,…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Millennial Tech
I pick on millennials a lot. But I shouldn’t considering they’ll run the world when I retire. If you’re one of that magic generation born between 1980 and 1995, who grew up with participation medals, tamagotchis,…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: VR Headsets
Cards on the table: If you think you don’t look like a dork in your Oculus Rift, you’re wrong. VR headsets look dorky, 100% of the time. At least they will until someone manages to make…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Funny old web pages
It’s not just us. Yeah, SolidSignal.com looked pretty goofy in 2002, as you can see here, but let’s be honest, a lot of other very well funded sites looked pretty bad too. Take a look at the…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Intel iPad?
It’s one of those stories that is destined to float around for years. Of course we all know that there were tablets in movies before Apple invented their iPad, and there were tablets in real life. You may…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Come “GO” with me
If you’ve been reading the blog, you’ve probably noticed that DIRECTV rolled out its Mobile DVR product a few weeks ago, giving Genie DVR users the ability to stream and offload their recordings to mobile device….