More Free Stuff on iTunes

It is time for televising to start on the new new seasons and of course, iTunes is there.

This year on iTunes, Fox is offering many series premieres and season premieres on iTunes for free. Yes that is right . . . FREE.

IF you think you may want them, you best log on to iTunes quickly and get them quickly. These free episodes usually do not hang around for long.

Firefox and No Ads.

I normally do not advocate this type of adoption. However, every computer user needs to items on their computer. However, everyone needs Firefox. Firefox is a solid web browser.

However, firefox by itself is not enough. You need to have Ad Block Plus to block all the pop ups and all the horrid ads.

I just started using it today. No more dumb dancers. No more flashing ads. No hot babes wanting to date me. No more Viagra ads.

For the record this works like a charm on the Macintosh.

iAnnouncement

Wow, Apple has hit the charts again. Today's announcement of a new iPod is like wow.

I have to confess, I did not see Apple doing this with the touch iPod. I figure that would kill sales of iPhone.

My bad as I would have bought one.


In any case this thing is like wow.

Should we avoid Circuit City

I read a post about person who was arrested for not showing his papers. This was not in Nazi Germany or the old Soviet Union: this occurred in America in 2007.

The bottom line is that I am afraid that the police are flexing muscles that apparently with the Bush whorehouse feel the ability to trample on a persons' rights.

I see the Bush Whitehouse has managed to abuse America's civil rights so bad that police seem to feel no compunction about violating them.

Treo and Stereo

My new Treo 680 is a great phone, as I have already said, however, there seems to be a problem. I purchased a set of stereo headphones for it that are OEM. These are great headphones. When I am on a phone call, a person is in both ears. So it is talking mono in both ears. However, much more like being in person.

I want to buy a new set of headphones that will allow me listen in steroeo to the speaker on the phone, my pTunes and at the same time be comfeterable and not hurt my ears.

I am thinking of making my own.

NBC and iTunes

As you may have heard, NBC is going to pull content from iTunes Music Store. The area of contention is that NBC wants $4.99 per television show.

At the current price of $1.99 per show, Law and Order comes to about $48 per season. This is about $10 higher then buying and ripping your own from DVD. At the new price a season comes in at a $119.756 for a 24 episode season.

While I a not going to encourage or condone any behavior that may or may not be illegal., why would someone pay $120 for a DRM rich product that is limited. The smaller version (running currently at 640x480) would not be worth it.

The real problem with NBC is that I am sure there are people out there buying the iTunes and then buying the DVD version. Those people will now stop buying from iTunes at the increased rate.

I have bought a NBC show, when I have missed it on TV. However, at $5 + tax, I will wait for reruns.

Have a happy day.