I must have been a glutton for punishment last night.
Yesterday, Ann picked up the 15th anniversary, limited-edition, super-special digitally enhanced version of Tim Burton’s emo classic The Nightmare Before Christmas . (Note: I’m not emo; I just dig the movie.)
At any rate, the movie comes packed with three discs: the movie, the bonus content, and a disc with Disney’s latest innovation called Disney File Digital Copy which allows you to rip the movie to your PC for transfer to your iPod or viewing on your computer.
If you intend to view it on your iPod, the process is a snap. Simply insert the DVD into your drive, wait for it to read, then enter some information. Once completed, you choose which format you desire: iTunes of Windows Media Video. Because I have no use for WMV format I wisely chose iTunes.
Within a minute, iTunes opened and the disc was recognized. From there all you need to do it enter the validation code, rip it to your iTunes li...
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XM and Sirius to MergeFrom: holographicmeatloaf.com
Post Date: 2007-02-19 22:10:07
Man, oh man. I was wondering if this would ever happen. More importantly, what it means to subscribers.
But according to the latest reports, an XM Radio and Sirius merger is in the works.
Now I’ve been an XM subscriber for nearly two years now and I love it. Out-of-market MLB games, XM Chill, and Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio are just some of the programs I enjoy on a regular basis. (Baseball when it’s the season, of course.) And XM Chill and Theme Time Radio ...
more In Praise of “Thank You”From: holographicmeatloaf.com
Post Date: 2007-02-16 08:20:36
So I was walking into the building a few minutes ago and held the door open for the guy behind me who was carrying a briefcase.
He didn’t say “thank you.” No biggie; nobody says it anymore anyhow.
I continue to the stairway–I never take the elevator–and the guy is still behind me and quickly approaching. He must be in a hurry, I thought.
I fling the first door to the stairway open and knowing homeboy was still behind me, I held it once again. Still no wor...
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