Category Archives: Media Server

Fire TV Stick : Don’t compare it to Chromecast

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Matt
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I set out to compare the Fire TV Stick with Chromecast and soon realized that was a mistake. Chromecast has only one function, play whatever video your phone/tablet/computer tells it to. Chromecast turns your television into a big-screen peripheral for … Continue reading →

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5 Great Chromecast Apps That (Mostly) Go Beyond Video

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Matt
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With the Chromecast dev kit well out of beta, app development for the platform is exploding. Early on we saw lots of support for video streaming services. Plex, YouTube and Netflix (in that order) are still my most often used … Continue reading →

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Santa Tracker: A Glimpse of Chromecast’s Potential as a Peripheral

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Matt
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It’s Christmas time, and Google is in the business of Santa Tracking. The Santa tracking app has a few new features this year, but my favorite is Chromecast support. The feature is simple, hit the Chromecast button and see Santa’s … Continue reading →

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internet TV : How I Gave Up Subscription Television And Love It

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Matt

The Rationale Two years ago my wife and I decided to give up our DirecTV subscription. The reason was simple, we didn’t watch enough television to justify the eighty dollars a month it cost. There were 5 shows that we … Continue reading →

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TV Be Gone

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Matt

Well not TV the device, TV the service. I have just made my last payment to the horrible bitch goddess that is subscription programming. I’m generally taken aback and amused by the reactions from people I talk to. The Gen … Continue reading →

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