Network News Alienates Audiences
June 22nd, 2010 by Fred Fabian
CBS News, Ida Mae Astute/ABC, Virginia Sherwood/NBC
Losing more that 565 thousand viewers during 2009 (and soon the loss of our household in 2010), the “big three” network news groups appear to be out-of-touch with their audience. If the news weren’t depressing enough, we become bombarded with drug commercials more depressing than the news itself, discussing each drugs respective side affects (including depression, suicide, heart attach, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.). And if this weren’t bad enough, the sheer proportion of news versus commercials had grown out of whack. So tonight (6/22/2010), while the children were away at camps and other summer activities, we sat when pen and paper and documented the news broadcast. Here is what we found…
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2010 Twelve Step Buying Guide for Purchasing a New TV
June 19th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Part Two
This is the second part in the Twelve Steps Buying Guide for Purchasing a New Television in 2010. We are often asked “how to” and in response invariably direct folks to independent rating services such as Consumer Reports [www.consumerreports.org], and others. Some industry magazines allow you to read about new features, but lack the resources to rate the set’s performance. When seeking advise from salespersons and others, ask for their credentials. Are they qualified to provide advice and do they have experience in reviewing the sets? But enough of this, on to Step 7 and the rest of our 2010 TV Buying Guide…
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2010 Twelve Step Buying Guide for Purchasing a New TV
June 18th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Part One
Resident in my “draft” emails is an ever evolving laundry list of suggested function and features for which one should look when purchasing a new television. Although the electronics industry would like for you to believe this process has become easier over the past few years, this assertion is simply not true. The answer to your best TV selection quest resides in your answers to a series of evaluation steps. Let’s begin…
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$119 Million Plus and Growing
June 16th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Nope, I didn’t go to the Apple Store in light of yesterday’s fiasco in my on-line ordering attempts. So Apple’s first day sales revenue of +$119 million didn’t include my $299 order. 
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Yes, Yes, I Want a New iPhone
June 15th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Yes, yes!!! I want the new iPhone… so logging onto the www.Apple.com web site, the process of “pre-ordering” the new iPhone 4.0 began at 8:00AM, sharp. Encountering my first series of questions: new service or replacing existing? answer – Replacing existing. Next, Apple must check eligibility for my AT&T account. Answering the three validation questions, the spiral wheel began a turning. Turning it did for minutes, which then turned into five, which turned into fifteen, at which point the program was left running in the background as my attention turned to the work load of the morning. Occasionally checking… spiral wheel still turning.
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iPhone 4.0 Forging Ahead
June 8th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
The All New iPhone 4.0
eController App on the new iPhone 4
The new iPhone offers video calling, the latest evolution of personal area networking (PAN). With its brand new design, retina display, 5-megapixel camera with HD video recording, the new iPhone will be providing refuge to some parasitic players…
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AppleTV’s Future
June 3rd, 2010 by Fred Fabian
A “hobby” is how Steve Jobs still refers to AppleTV three years after its launch in 2007. The NY Times reports from the D8 conference, Jobs expressed his views on set-top boxes…
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BluRay’s Trojan Horse
June 2nd, 2010 by Fred Fabian
BluRay Trojan Horse
Having access to a Reference State-of-the-Art Home Theater has its rewards, among them being the ability to treat my family to a private viewing of the latest high-definition DVD releases – this past weekend being Avitar. But this long awaited viewing experience was spoiled when the BluRay DVD was loaded into our player which released a firmware upgrade requirement which crippled the player from further use until the upgrade was performed. Welcome to things to come…
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Memorial Day
May 28th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Guardians of Freedom
Please watch over the men and women who serve (and have served) our community and nation, and keep dear in our hearts and in our memories those who have departed this life. Amen.
God Bless America! Have a great Memorial Day.
Please enjoy the attached performance of our National Anthem by the Cactus Cuties.
Caveat Emptor @ BestBuy
May 27th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Ad Circular in PostCourier 05/23/2010
Negative comments surfaced again this week regarding BestBuy’s selling practices and alleged misrepresentation of “sales” items as those having a discounted price. Last Sunday’s Post Courier included a sales circular from BestBuy (depicted above) offering for sale a MacBook computer at a price of $999.99. Visiting Apple’s web site, we noted that: a) Apple discontinued that unit for a newer model on May 11th, b) the replacement model with its newest features and design is available for the same price as BestBuy discontinued model, c) for about $200 less, the MC207LL/A is available elsewhere on the internet.
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