Monthly Archives: August 2008

This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 by MegaZone

This weekend marks the return of real sales to Amazon Unbox. There are five titles being offered as $1.99 rentals: The Bank Job, Vantage Point, Definitely, Maybe, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (Unrated), and My Mom’s New Boyfriend. … Continue reading →

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A Requiem For iTunes DRM

Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Let me say right upfront that I don’t support piracy. I believe that content creators do deserve to be paid for their work. So this post is not about freeing content for file trading. In fact, these methods will not … Continue reading →

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TiVo to Present at the Kaufman Bros. 11th Annual Investor Conference

Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo issued a press release today to announce their participation in the conference next week: TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that it will present at … Continue reading →

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WordPress Plug-Ins Updated, And Firefox Too

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 by MegaZone

I just updated a few of the plug-ins I use on this site, so let me know if you experience any issues. I also finally got around to switching to Firefox 3 yesterday. I’d kept using Firefox 2 because of … Continue reading →

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TiVo Reports F2Q09 Results, Turns A Profit, Comcast Cocked And Ready

Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo today reported their financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended July 31st. They had a good quarter, turning in their second profitable quarter in a row, and their third ever, with $2.9 million net income … Continue reading →

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