excontradiction wrote:You should have let it go and maybe a pretty fair kerfuffle would've ensued and then it would've made the Hall of Fame thread.vansmack wrote:
DJ and Anna are not married, but Anna is due in July which has created an entirely new old persons kerfluffle on FB.
I'm just gonna step in right here and point out to all the pedantic prescriptivists that kerfluffle is an accepted alternate form of kerfuffle.
http://www.wikidiff.com/kerfuffle/kerfluffle
Cool your jets.
Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
vansmack wrote:TAN: One of my best friends in Richmond is desperately interviewing for a management position at a forthcoming Cheesecake Factory in Toronto which is going to be "one of the premiere flagship locations in all of North America". I can't even wrap my head around this being someone's definition of "success".
Sorry, got distracted by this KERFUFFLE
There was a knife fight at Olive Garden
Tom Holland's full performance of Rihanna's ?Umbrella" on Lip Sync Battle.
Stick it out until things go Flashdance. Then pass the popcorn.
Stick it out until things go Flashdance. Then pass the popcorn.
She's not my style, but I'm happy to host the vote here.
sweetcell wrote:
https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/869532150760165377
Yes, I loved that.
Also looking forward to the downfall of Paul Manafort and to see who he takes down with him.
Essentially a free Alexa (minus the stereo speaker) - while my house is nearly a 100% Google Home household for voice assistants, even I couldn't pass this up:
https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Dash-Wand-With-Alexa/dp/B01MQMJFDK
https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Dash-Wand-With-Alexa/dp/B01MQMJFDK
Question: Ten years hence, what we will be embarrassed by that we were excited about in 2017?
Answer: Installing third party accessible microphones and cameras in our own homes just so we can check the weather and order books hands free.
Answer: Installing third party accessible microphones and cameras in our own homes just so we can check the weather and order books hands free.
ggw wrote:
Question: Ten years hence, what we will be embarrassed by that we were excited about in 2017?
Answer: Installing third party accessible microphones and cameras in our own homes just so we can check the weather and order books hands free.
invalid link - is this what you meant?
sweetcell wrote:ggw wrote:
Question: Ten years hence, what we will be embarrassed by that we were excited about in 2017?
Answer: Installing third party accessible microphones and cameras in our own homes just so we can check the weather and order books hands free.
invalid link - is this what you meant?
Well I was trying to link this site, but its the same content.
This will be the first product from Amazon in my Home Automation arsenal, other than a dash button, which is singular use.
I have yet to purchase anything via voice, but my door unlocks and lights turn on via motion with geo-fencing and motion sensors; appliances, lights and electronics turn on and off via voice; music and TV selections are made via voice; and the temperature control is done via a combination of both voice and geo-fencing.
Weather and purchases are short sighted, and home automation is the future whether or not you let the kids play on your lawn.
I have yet to purchase anything via voice, but my door unlocks and lights turn on via motion with geo-fencing and motion sensors; appliances, lights and electronics turn on and off via voice; music and TV selections are made via voice; and the temperature control is done via a combination of both voice and geo-fencing.
Weather and purchases are short sighted, and home automation is the future whether or not you let the kids play on your lawn.
Dear Smax,
is there any appliance that allows one to pre-load Netflix movies? out here in yonder boondocks, internet speeds are on the low side and streaming can be an issue. locals would like to know if there is any way to download/pre-buffer/choose-your-term-here yea olde Netflix…
yours,
sc
is there any appliance that allows one to pre-load Netflix movies? out here in yonder boondocks, internet speeds are on the low side and streaming can be an issue. locals would like to know if there is any way to download/pre-buffer/choose-your-term-here yea olde Netflix…
yours,
sc
sweetcell wrote:
Dear Smax,
is there any appliance that allows one to pre-load Netflix movies? out here in yonder boondocks, internet speeds are on the low side and streaming can be an issue. locals would like to know if there is any way to download/pre-buffer/choose-your-term-here yea olde Netflix…
yours,
sc
The netiflix app now allows for downloads (some titles are not allowed however).
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/54816
What you need though, is a way to play it from your device to a TV, I'm assuming?
The best way to do that that wirelessly is the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter (works with phones and laptops) but I don't know if you'll appreciate the quality.
You're better off finding a Wired solution, though one problem you will face is that I believe both of your phones are USB-C, and I haven't tried that yet with the Pixel or the Nexus line (EDIT: this is what I was afraid of). It definitely worked from Micro-USB to HDMI though with the Nexus 5 (I still have the cable if you have an old Micro-USB phone). You can go HDMI out from a laptop to your big screen too using an HDMI cable.
Hold on, I need to think this through more.
I want to steer you towards the Nvidia Shield TV, not the K1, but I want to make sure it works first.
I want to steer you towards the Nvidia Shield TV, not the K1, but I want to make sure it works first.
OK Sweetcell, I've done my homework. Sorry for the chaotic answers before.
As mentioned before, the Netflix app will download some, but not all, TV Shows and Movies. Other apps will also allow for downloads - Google Play Movies, for example - that expire in time. I often rent a movie on GPM a day before my flight and don't start it until I'm on the plane thus giving me 48 hours to watch it.
Netflix will currently only download to mobile devices and laptops - no set top boxes. I was really hoping for a solution where you buy an STB like the Nvidia Shield TV and leave it hooked up to your TV, but no dice.
Thus you've got a couple choices - use your two Google phones and then wirelessly stream to the TV with the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. This is how I watch soccer in my office, albeit via a Surface Pro, not my phone, though I have done it in a hotel room with my Pixel and it's fine.
The second option is to pick up a $150-$200 tablet and connect it directly to the TV via a Micro-USB to HDMI cable. I used to do with my Nexus 10 and it's a decent solution, except - I couldn't power the tablet and watch at the same time as the USB port could only take one. This did get me about 6 hours of viewing which was more than enough. Not sure how much downloading you plan on doing, so you might want to buy a 16GB tablet with an expandable SD card slot so your storage is expanded.
Lastly, you could simply move back to civilization where internet is ubiquitous.
As mentioned before, the Netflix app will download some, but not all, TV Shows and Movies. Other apps will also allow for downloads - Google Play Movies, for example - that expire in time. I often rent a movie on GPM a day before my flight and don't start it until I'm on the plane thus giving me 48 hours to watch it.
Netflix will currently only download to mobile devices and laptops - no set top boxes. I was really hoping for a solution where you buy an STB like the Nvidia Shield TV and leave it hooked up to your TV, but no dice.
Thus you've got a couple choices - use your two Google phones and then wirelessly stream to the TV with the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. This is how I watch soccer in my office, albeit via a Surface Pro, not my phone, though I have done it in a hotel room with my Pixel and it's fine.
The second option is to pick up a $150-$200 tablet and connect it directly to the TV via a Micro-USB to HDMI cable. I used to do with my Nexus 10 and it's a decent solution, except - I couldn't power the tablet and watch at the same time as the USB port could only take one. This did get me about 6 hours of viewing which was more than enough. Not sure how much downloading you plan on doing, so you might want to buy a 16GB tablet with an expandable SD card slot so your storage is expanded.
Lastly, you could simply move back to civilization where internet is ubiquitous.
Yacht Rock Radio returns to SiriusXM on Wednesday. Channel 17.
Not the first time I've heard this rumor:
Did UK Producer Goldie Just Confirm the Identity of Banksy?
Did UK Producer Goldie Just Confirm the Identity of Banksy?
Just a heads up for Cord-cutters….
Washington DC will soon be added to the YouTube TV lineup. $35, 40+ channels that includes locals (in some markets, that includes regional sports networks). It has been my favorite of the cord cutting TV alternatives.
A couple caveats - streaming to TV's requires a Chromecast or TV with Google Cast capability (for now). They did give me a free Chromecast after my one month free trial, however. Also, TBS/TNT/Comedy Central are not currently part of the TV lineup.
Washington DC will soon be added to the YouTube TV lineup. $35, 40+ channels that includes locals (in some markets, that includes regional sports networks). It has been my favorite of the cord cutting TV alternatives.
A couple caveats - streaming to TV's requires a Chromecast or TV with Google Cast capability (for now). They did give me a free Chromecast after my one month free trial, however. Also, TBS/TNT/Comedy Central are not currently part of the TV lineup.