April 15, 2010
Short Updates
Good morning! I dropped the girls off at middle school. Michelle is taking the boys to their schools and then taking the van for its initial state inspection. I'm VPN'd into work for the day. It's gorgeous outside, 53°F, sunny and the trees are in bloom.
Hm. So the NYTimes got a Pulitzer for its reporting on then-NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer's fling with a high-priced call girl. This was an investigation already in progress by the government. The National Enquirer started and drove the Edwards investigation revealing Edwards' relationship with his campaign videographer, Rielle Hunter. Not even considered. Curious...
Upgraded the laptop's 15" 1024x768 2nd monitor to a 20" 1600x900. At $120 it was pretty much a no-brainer.
After dinner I showed the family the Wii's new ability to stream content from Netflix's "Watch Instantly" video on demand site.
Bookmarks I made today:
'Extreme Makeover' Show Downsizes Its McMansions - WSJ.com
Comment: As the article says, "Homeowners struggle to keep up with their expensive new digs. In many cases, the bigger, more lavish homes have come with bigger, more lavish utility bills. And bigger tax assessments. Some homeowners have tapped the equity of their super-sized homes only to fall behind on the higher mortgage payments."
Excerpt: While it's unclear just how many Extreme Makeover families have run into financial difficulty, the show's producers say they are aware of the problem and are making a change approptiate to current economic reality: downsizing.
Netflix instantly streams movies online to Wii
Comment: Took a break and found that we received our Netflix/Wii disc. Tried it out. Not bad. Will have to show the family later...
Excerpt: Instantly watch TV episodes and movies streaming from Netflix via your Wii right on your TV. Watch as many as you want for only $8.99 per month.
Snapshots I took today:
