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The cable guy didn't get here until noon. Figures. I was up at 7:30 in case he came early. They never do, do they? Anyway now i will just get to grips with the new remote control and all the funcitonality of the dvr. I can actually use the old remote but the newer one has a few buttons that are easier to find and use. I'll keep the old one for a spare. I've got series recordings set up for Corrie and Young and Restless so Monday will tell the tale, watching one thing while another one tapes. you still have to leave the tuner on one of the two channels you are recording but the other tuner will find the other channel apparently. Gives a bit more flexibility. I recorded a movie this afternoon to try that out and it was good. I'm going to have to get used to saying "recorded" instead of taped! Almost 20 years of vcr terminology is a hard habit to break.
No usb input to the dvr though apparently there's a way somewhere to hook up the computer to it. I can't be bothered. If they're going to be like that, they're only encouraging "illegal" downloading, aren't they! I do still buy dvds if it's a movie i really like and want to have the extras as well.
2010 books
19. Paris in the Terror - Stanley Loomis
I found this book in a second hand bookstore and have been reading it on the bus. Because it's quite involved i never got more than a few pages read per commute so it took awhile longer to read than i usually take for a book. It's about the history behind the French Revolution focusing on Marat, Charlotte Corday who killed him, then Danton and Robespierre and their subsequent downfalls. It was quite interesting and i found out a lot about the revolution that i hadn't really known before. Some of it is speculation of course, where there was no documentation but it seems overall to be pretty accurate.
20. The Golden City - John Twelve Hawks
This is the third book of a trilogy he's written about psychic Travelers and the fight against the "Big Machine", sort of a Big Brother that increasingly controls the world. There are Harlequins who have made a life vow to protect the Travelers and this story is about Maya who keeps watch over a Traveler who's twin brother has gone over to the "dark" side. This book is the finale of the story which i've enjoyed though this book seemed less riveting than the other two for some reason. The story ends on a note of hope as they do when they're fighting the oppressors.
Am now reading an autobiography of one of the Corrie actors, Bev Callard. It's not bad, but she's not a writer, that's for sure. Some of the stars that have done autobiographies are pretty good, some are not good at all and some use ghost writers! Still, it's interesting enough. I got an autographed copy but i may just pass it on as a raffle prize to the next ping.
No usb input to the dvr though apparently there's a way somewhere to hook up the computer to it. I can't be bothered. If they're going to be like that, they're only encouraging "illegal" downloading, aren't they! I do still buy dvds if it's a movie i really like and want to have the extras as well.
2010 books
19. Paris in the Terror - Stanley Loomis
I found this book in a second hand bookstore and have been reading it on the bus. Because it's quite involved i never got more than a few pages read per commute so it took awhile longer to read than i usually take for a book. It's about the history behind the French Revolution focusing on Marat, Charlotte Corday who killed him, then Danton and Robespierre and their subsequent downfalls. It was quite interesting and i found out a lot about the revolution that i hadn't really known before. Some of it is speculation of course, where there was no documentation but it seems overall to be pretty accurate.
20. The Golden City - John Twelve Hawks
This is the third book of a trilogy he's written about psychic Travelers and the fight against the "Big Machine", sort of a Big Brother that increasingly controls the world. There are Harlequins who have made a life vow to protect the Travelers and this story is about Maya who keeps watch over a Traveler who's twin brother has gone over to the "dark" side. This book is the finale of the story which i've enjoyed though this book seemed less riveting than the other two for some reason. The story ends on a note of hope as they do when they're fighting the oppressors.
Am now reading an autobiography of one of the Corrie actors, Bev Callard. It's not bad, but she's not a writer, that's for sure. Some of the stars that have done autobiographies are pretty good, some are not good at all and some use ghost writers! Still, it's interesting enough. I got an autographed copy but i may just pass it on as a raffle prize to the next ping.