Daily Archives: January 16, 2008

I Should Be Wrong More Often

This morning I speculated that Apple TV would not get a major update. Although it did not get the DVR features I most desire, the licensing for iTunes-based movie rentals from something like 10 more studios today is pretty big news. I’m frankly very surprised. Many sources predicted that the studios would not work with Apple this way out of fear that they would be handing Steve the keys to the kingdom, and I thought they were right. I figured having a middle man that Apple did not control in the mix might have been a necessary give. Good thing I’ve got a day job.

I can’t tell you when, but yes, I’m buying one.

Back in Atlanta – Painlessly

It makes for a long day, but it’s still kind of amazing to me that you can easily wake up in Dallas, go to the gym, put in a full day at the office, go the airport, and fly to Atlanta in time to be blogging from your house by 10:30 local. It doesn’t hurt a bit that my office in Dallas is practically on airport property or that traffic is frankly a lot easier there. The bottom line is that doing that trick in reverse is way more stressful when it is possible at all. Atlanta traffic and Hartsfield combine for some serious quality of life issues if you live and work on the north side of town and travel a lot.

I don’t miss it.