Ross Robin suggests that Microsoft wants both of the new DVD formats to fail.
Microsoft wants both Blu-ray and HD DVD to lose. You see, before Microsoft and Intel backed HD DVD, Toshiba was just about the only major consumer hardware brand backing HD DVD. Now, since Microsoft and Intel have hopped on to the HD DVD bandwagon and at least dragged HP part of the way there, HD DVD has become a much more viable option.
I wonder if/when Scoble will weigh in.
Ok here’s the challenge for the day. (I’ll see if I can come up with one of these each week day for fun.)
You have 5 minutes to write about a topic.
You can blog about it on your blog and drop me a link in the comments section, or just write about it in the comments section.
You only have 5 minutes. That’s it.
Set your watch, start typing and quit wherever you are when the 5 minute mark hits.
Are you ready? Let’s see how this goes.
Ready, set, go.
Today’s word: Curious
It’s been a busy day – well busy afternoon.
I had a photo opp right after lunch and then got word of a Fire south of Lake Waxahachie.
So now I smell like a chimney… mmmm.
I’ve also been scrambling on a possible news exclusive, which may or may not be a big story.
And I’ve talked with Congressman Barton on a new national health information network.
All in all, the kind of day I like. If only it could have lasted all day instead of the last few hours.
For those of you wondering, things are going well on my very un-scientific sleep study. Over the last week I’ve worked to go to bed as soon as I feel myself drifting off to sleep. My goal is to be asleep within 5-10 minutes of getting into bed. According to the site I read, that’s the best idea for knowing when your body says its time to go to sleep. If you’re laying in bed awake for longer than that, it’s best to get up and do something until you’re body is actually ready for sleep.
I’ve been able to do this pretty regularly, except for a late night at the Jazz Bar Saturday and a late night at work Monday.
I’ve set my alarm for 6 a.m. each morning and amazingly gotten up at 6 a.m. each morning (except for Sunday and Tuesday).
Several times I’ve woken up minutes before my alarm went off (even on Tuesday morn, but I chose to roll back over for a couple more hours).
So far I’ve felt pretty energized during the day. So I must be getting enough sleep. I’ve cut down on my coffee breaks during the day and keep wishing I had something besides soda and odd-tasting water.
I think I’ll invest in a water-filtered bottle soon.
So as week one ends tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted.
Oh and as a P.S. I’d be amiss if I didn’t add that Matt caught me sleeping Friday morning after getting up at 6 a.m. I got up, got dressed, did a litte reading and found I still had 30 or 40 minutes before I had to head to work. So next thing I knew it was 8:15 and I had fallen asleep listening to the radio.
Gary Knell, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop was on KERA’s Talk Show (later changed to Think with Krys Boyd) today at noon.
I only caught the tail-end of the program, but it sounded like an interesting show on one of my favorite shows growing up.
You should be able to catch a podcast of the show online.
For those of you not wanting to blog your issues or concerns, have no fear, your listeners are here (pun intended).
According to the website, InstantListner.com lets people who need a place to vent find people willing to listen – at a small cost.
Not everyone needs a $200/hour therapy session. Some people simply need somewhere to vent, get things off their chest, or just talk. Now you can connect with real people anytime. Anonymously.
When you use the service, listners provide their contact information and the cost for listening to you gripe about whatever’s on your heart or mind.
Prices vary, but they’ve got to be cheaper than a therapist’s price.
I wonder if we could find people griping about local politics?
Why should I use the InstantListener Web Community resources?
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