I’ve never had any trouble forming an opinion of my own, but often times I wonder how the rest of the world sees things. Anyone who has ever spent time with me can tell you that I tend to ask a lot of random questions that don’t really have any significant meaning behind them. This [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Technology | 4 Comments »
The US patent office must have gotten their hard drives unpaused, because hot on the heels of winning a patent related to closed captions on a DVR, TiVo has been awarded another patent at the heart of the DVR experience. With the application having been filed in October of 1999, it took the USPTO over [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Netflix, Technology, TiVo, VOD | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 10th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, DivX, Media, Technology, TiVo, VOD | Comments Off
You can mock me for being afraid of the black helicopters or alien visitors with advanced technology, but I learned long ago that there are enough legitimate threats out there, that people need to take internet security seriously. As a small business owner, I’m not just concerned about protecting my own privacy, but I also [...]
Posted on January 29th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Technology | 3 Comments »
HBO may stand for Home Box Office, but it may as well be Hates Being Online given their objections to internet video. According to Time Warner, HBO has over 40 million subscribers and while this lucrative revenue stream allows them to produce some of the most compelling content on television, it also gives them an [...]
Posted on January 24th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, DVDs, DivX, Media, Netflix, Technology, VOD | 2 Comments »
From the first moment that I tried the internet, I was instantly hooked. After signing up for a “free” dial-up AOL membership, I remember getting my phone bill and being shocked at over $300 worth of local toll charges. Being 15 miles outside of civilization, I should have known that I was paying by the [...]
Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Marketing, Search, Technology | 2 Comments »
A couple of months back, I received my monthly bill from Comcast and almost had a heart attack. Over the course of one month, my bill went up over 50% and while I’ll admit to loving TV more than your average bear, after years of fee increases, it became hard to justify paying over $50 [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Media, Netflix, TV, Technology, TiVo | 1 Comment »
Discfree Business Plan It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost five years since I wrote my first blog post on Thomas Hawk’s digital connection. Since then, the internet has changed almost as much as it did in the previous five years, but I’m still having fun sharing my thoughts with others online. While I [...]
Posted on September 1st, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Music, Technology | 5 Comments »
Anyone who has paid attention to digital distribution knows that P2P is a popular way for people to download content, but how popular it is may surprise more than just angry content owners. Last June, Futuresource Consulting released the results of an in depth survey called “Living With Digital: Consumer Insights into Entertainment Consumption” which [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2009 by Davis
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During their ten year history, TiVo’s obituary has been written more times than I’ve sat through an entire commercial, yet no matter how tough the climb has been, TiVo has continued to defy critics and skeptics alike by chugging along (as if by sheer will at times.) Even though the financial wiz kids over at [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, DivX, Microsoft, Netflix, Slingbox, TV, Technology, TiVo, VOD, Video Games | 8 Comments »