Tivo Series3 DMR

The Tivo Series3 DVR DMR (Digital Media Recorder) is now on the streets. After fighting with the Comcast set-top box and Tivo Series2 combo since January '06 and the fundamental flaws annoyances (having to switch inputs to view HD, no HD recording/playback, out-of-synch audio and video, and having a single tuner) we decided enough was enough and got an early Christmas gift (thanks, Steph!).

After Fedex sending out an illiterate driver and delivering my package to the wrong address it finally arrived. Setup was a snap -- up and running in under 30 minutes including the installation of two CableCARDs in the rear of the unit for dual digital tuner recording. The new unit is outstanding -- dual tuner (with the mentioned cards), full 1080i/p HDTV recording/playback, Dolby digital output (optical), HDMI connectivity, SATA storage, THX certified.

Yeah...

JasonAlanBradley.com

After a bit of work and assistance with graphics by my brother-in-law (thanks, Mike!), my new professional-career site is now online!

http://www.jasonalanbradley.com/

Windows Vista Ultimate RC1

Microsoft has publically released Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 -- the successor to Windows XP. I installed it on my Dell Latitude D620 this week to give it a whirl and it is very nice.

(Vista Ultimate RC1 on a 2.16Ghz Dual Core, 2GB RAM, 80 GB 7200RPM, 256MB nVidia video Dell Latitude D620.)

The Vista Aero interface

The Window Switcher

Alt-Tab w/Preview
SideBar (right)