05/08/2009
Yes our economy sucks right now ... hopefully it will get better! I've lost quite a bit in the stock market -- both in my 401k (luckily I still have a traditional retirement plan also) and in my personal stocks. I'm just lucky (I think??) that I have about 10-12 years left before I plan to fully retire so HOPEFULLY the market will recover during this time period and I'll be at least back to what I was at about 18 months ago -- better would even be, well, better!
The resources listed in this Thing are very interesting -- a little bit of everything for everybody. I'm not a big garage-saler but it might be fun to scope out the sales using the mapping apps. And I thoroughly enjoyed the video on "explaining the 2008 financial crisis" -- I posted that on my FB acct.
Right now I'm probably going to help my daughter sell her poor old car for parts on CraigsList -- the engine "went" -- which is too bad for several reasons: one, that she just fixed a few things a few months back, and two, that the overall car body & interior are in very good shape. But engine replacement is costly and you're only gambling with another engine with mileage on it. So we're going to try to part it out or sell as a part's car.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thing 43 -- Online TV and Video
05/08/2009
Yes, to having another source for "tv" watching!?!? I DO admit I have my few shows that I MUST see! Like Desperate Housewives (my honey got me hooked on this one!), Lost (yes, most of the time I'm lost), and Ghost Whisperer (although I don't like the whole Jim/Sam storyline added this year). And since I went to digital TV before the 1st deadline I can't record my shows with my current equipment. So if I do miss a show I usually go directly to the TV station webpage and view it from there -- with the exception of GW which they don't provide (bummer!).
Hulu -- Ya gotta love their ads!!! I checked them out previously -- based on seeing their TV ad even thought I don't usually watch TV ads -- I added to my del.icio.us acct, and will keep it in mind should I feel the need for more things to watch. I did check and GW is not on Hulu either -- no surprise since most of Hulu just points you to the TV station.
My next big thing is to connect my HDTV to my DSL and get a TiVo so that I can take advantage of on-demand Netflix videos. I'd also then be able to again record my fav shows. But this is a time & money investment which grad school has put on the sidelines!
Yes, to having another source for "tv" watching!?!? I DO admit I have my few shows that I MUST see! Like Desperate Housewives (my honey got me hooked on this one!), Lost (yes, most of the time I'm lost), and Ghost Whisperer (although I don't like the whole Jim/Sam storyline added this year). And since I went to digital TV before the 1st deadline I can't record my shows with my current equipment. So if I do miss a show I usually go directly to the TV station webpage and view it from there -- with the exception of GW which they don't provide (bummer!).
Hulu -- Ya gotta love their ads!!! I checked them out previously -- based on seeing their TV ad even thought I don't usually watch TV ads -- I added to my del.icio.us acct, and will keep it in mind should I feel the need for more things to watch. I did check and GW is not on Hulu either -- no surprise since most of Hulu just points you to the TV station.
My next big thing is to connect my HDTV to my DSL and get a TiVo so that I can take advantage of on-demand Netflix videos. I'd also then be able to again record my fav shows. But this is a time & money investment which grad school has put on the sidelines!
Thing 42 -- Music 2.0
05/08/2009
the music of our lives.......
I've used iTunes for about 8 years -- I have very poor radio reception at work so at first I listened to their online stations but at the time the signals were always the best so the stations would cut out. So then I took my favorite CDs (that I wasn't listening to at home) and loaded those onto iTunes and this is how I've listened to music ever since. I also buy many songs via iTunes. And I have a playlist with all of my favorite Christmas tunes that I switch to nears the holidays. I've really liked and used this both at work and at home and I sync my iPod.
Pandora -- I signed up and made a quick little radio station. This was very easy and I think a great way to have access to lots of music. I'll probably continue using what I have but I'll keep this in mind as a possibility to connect via my cell phone.
Last.fm -- this looks like another good option to keep in mind. I might think about changing to one of these or at least switching it up a bit if I get tired of hearing my same old songs over & over again.
Radio-Locator & Live365 -- I ck'd these out but couldn't locate my favorite "car radio" station even though I know they are streaming online. I do like that Live365 has some downloadable widgets -- I signed up and made a quick widget selecting some stations that play soundtracks. Checkout my widget on the side and see what you think!
the music of our lives.......
I've used iTunes for about 8 years -- I have very poor radio reception at work so at first I listened to their online stations but at the time the signals were always the best so the stations would cut out. So then I took my favorite CDs (that I wasn't listening to at home) and loaded those onto iTunes and this is how I've listened to music ever since. I also buy many songs via iTunes. And I have a playlist with all of my favorite Christmas tunes that I switch to nears the holidays. I've really liked and used this both at work and at home and I sync my iPod.
Pandora -- I signed up and made a quick little radio station. This was very easy and I think a great way to have access to lots of music. I'll probably continue using what I have but I'll keep this in mind as a possibility to connect via my cell phone.
Last.fm -- this looks like another good option to keep in mind. I might think about changing to one of these or at least switching it up a bit if I get tired of hearing my same old songs over & over again.
Radio-Locator & Live365 -- I ck'd these out but couldn't locate my favorite "car radio" station even though I know they are streaming online. I do like that Live365 has some downloadable widgets -- I signed up and made a quick widget selecting some stations that play soundtracks. Checkout my widget on the side and see what you think!
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