Sj,
I cannot find the service through my bookmarks, but I will look again later. Here is an article that might be of some use to you.
This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
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le nubian - Aug 19, 2011 6:36:33 am PDT #17566 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sj - Aug 19, 2011 6:42:30 am PDT #17567 of 25501
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, le nubian. That's very helpful.
Vortex - Aug 19, 2011 7:18:10 am PDT #17568 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Funny thing -- managed to download the Windows 2000 driver, so was rethinking the purchase. But, I realized that new ink (printers been in a box for 3 years) would cost $75, so I might as well spend the extras $25 for a better printer that comes with ink.
Maria - Aug 19, 2011 12:29:32 pm PDT #17569 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Um, sorella, we are damn near the same person. Basically, I'm just taller.
MUCH taller! Even my 4 inch heels don't help.
Ginger - Aug 19, 2011 12:41:36 pm PDT #17570 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Vortex, OfficeMax has the Samsung b&w laser printer for $50 starting Sunday.
Vortex - Aug 19, 2011 4:38:54 pm PDT #17571 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
TOO MANY CHOICES!! :) I'm going with the HP for the wireless printing and the cheaper cartridges. Thanks for the tip, though.
Liese S. - Aug 19, 2011 4:57:34 pm PDT #17572 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ok. So I realize I am new to this whole smartphone world, and I also know that we've discussed several times here scenarios wherein one might quit tv by using one's broadband. But my broadband is limited. I'm paying by the gig, so I can't stream video, as my phone bill in the hundreds of dollars during the tsunami coverage will attest. (I'm on a better plan now, but nonetheless.)
However, I do have this spiffy new phone and/or laptop, both of which will play HD video and lots of hard drive space. Today I hooked up the DVI converter and the microHD cable and ran sweet sweet video off my phone to my projector. Voila, HDtv the size of my wall!
So. Now what I need to know is, are there apps where I can download rather than stream recent television, legally? Probably not, huh? I mean I got stuff like the espn app and the tv.com thing from cbs, so I can stream their stuff when I'm at wifi, but that's on my leetle screen instead of on my great big one. Am I out of luck?
Jon B. - Aug 19, 2011 5:05:02 pm PDT #17573 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
are there apps where I can download rather than stream recent television, legally?
All I can think of is if you have Tivo, there's the Tivo-to-go app. But then, you're not quitting TV since you need to record the show and download from the Tivo. So, no.
meara - Aug 19, 2011 5:10:55 pm PDT #17574 of 25501
But then, you're not quitting TV since you need to record the show and download from the Tivo. So, no.
Well, but you CAN do over-the-air TiVo-ing. Not sure how well the basic stations come in in your area, Liese, but it's a possibility.
Also, is donwloading better than streaming, in terms of use of MB? You could buy on iTunes, but that might not be economical.
Liese S. - Aug 19, 2011 5:33:13 pm PDT #17575 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Well, my ota stations are pretty limited. I mean, I think I have the one where I get a plain blue background with the local news scrolling over it in white type. (I should possibly investigate this further. In New Mexico I was further out, and got nothing.)
And I don't have a separate Tivo. My Tivo is the Directivo, and therefore, tied to my satellite subscription.
Downloading is not better than streaming, except that if I can carry my phone to somewhere that I get free wifi, like the library or coffeshop or whatnot, I could download there and then carry it home and hook it up to the projector.
Buying on iTunes would work, I think, but a) android based, rather than apple based, and b) yeah, trying to save money, so it probably would cost more overall.