Continuing the theme I began last week, I offer the last of my resolutions for 2009. Resolution 6- Technology as a Tool, not a Toy. My best friend is my iPod Touch. When we are together, we find so much to share and so many fun things to do. It’s remarkable how she always seems to be there to help me forget... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘television’
Tech Resolutions for 2009
January 11 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: newyears, resolutions, Technology, television, upgrades
Parental TV Controls and the DVD Hole
October 28 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: controls, dvd, parenting, television, v-chipWe lock our televisions. We didn’t always do that, but since my wife started working full time, we’ve had a few issues with unattended television use. It’s not about the content (although my wife would like my son’s viewing to contain less violence) but time. Unattended the kids will watch television until they blob up into those immovable obese folks... Read more
We Watch TV Together
October 16 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: cleanhouse, dailyshow, extrememakeover, homeedition, monk, mythbusters, psych, stewart, television, TVA few years ago, my wife started a Family TV Night. It was Sunday night, and we sat and watched Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. We would all sit and cry over the sad stories, marvel at the extraordinary gadgetry they installed, and then we’d cry again at the homecoming. I’m over EM:HE. However, as a family we still enjoy sitting... Read more
Hulu
September 30 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: abc, colbert, dailyshow, house, hulu, latenight, nbc, television, video, youtubeI’ve always wanted a Tivo. I think time-shifted television is the best idea ever. We have all of this technology at our fingertips. Yet most of us still sit mindlessly in front of the television watching the TV shows on the network’s schedule. My problem with Tivo is… I’m cheap. Really cheap. I have never loved he terms of the Tivo... Read more
