An ad from Tiger Direct — I guess if you are looking for an upconverting DVD player, this isn’t too bad a choice if you also have a few HD-DVDs.
Blu-Ray was a big win for Sony, considering their other strikeouts (memory stick, BetaMax, mini-disc).
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Grumbling about Amazon MP3
I think that Amazon MP3 is a great service, but the pricing is _so_ wrong. I considered downloading the latest Sheryl Crow disk, but it is priced only $1 less than the actual CD. I don’t understand economically how that is a win for me — I lose the album art and I have to preserve the bits myself instead of having a CD as backup (after it is ripped into my music player). I believe that if the pricing were closer to 50% of the CD purchase price, this would be a huge win for the consumer and the music industry. It’s a no-brainer to justify $5 for a download.
6 Years A-Blogging
I just realized that I’ve been blogging now for 6 years. The first post to my web site (then k2.com) was in February 2002. Hard to imagine that I’ve been doing this for that long. I know that I wasn’t one of the first bloggers out there — Wikipedia suggests that the term itself was coined in 1997. But 6 years is a pretty long time to be doing anything on the Internet. So perhaps that’s a sufficient enough accomplishment.
Sort of like writing multiple blog posts the same day.
Seattle Weather and Riding
I think that it’s about time to start riding the motorcycle regularly now. The weather has gotten a bit warmer and I noted that it’s getting dark a bit later. I’m definitely feeling good about that.
Because my hands get cold when I ride, I had heated grips installed when I got my new ride. But I’ve discovered that Gerbing’s heated glove liners work much better. Installation was a breeze. I may actually have to get some of their other heated gear.
Of course, it’s also going to be time to get out on the bicycle after a long winter of indoor cycling.