Geek Post

Events from days past:

• I bought myself an XBox 360 to celebrate my 4K win. I really subscribe to the "reward yourself" school of thought. On a much greater level, actually, than you might first suspect. Anyways, I was going to spend $99 to stream Netflix to my TV, so why not just make it $199? Okay, so of course I bought the Elite version ($299), and $100 for the Wireless Adapter and $20 for the Universal Remote. Shipped, $440. Ordered Saturday night, arrived Wednesday afternoon. Yes (gasp!), I skipped the 4K and the Mookie to play with my toy.


• So, then I download the updates. It's very slick, very well put together, at least intially. I downloaded the Netflix app. I started it up, it asked me to login to my Netflix account and enter a 6-letter code. So, I put down the controller, pick up my iPhone, and do that. 45 seconds later, I pushed Submit, and almost instantly I'm was looking at a cascade of movie posters. Not just any movie posters, but all of the movies in my queue that were available for Instant Play. Nice touch. Sometimes software just gets it right. And, as much as people rip Microsoft, they're pioneers. They established countless conventions, and put code in Windows 95 (GASP!) that was years ahead of it's time. So the menus and software updating are awesome. Of course, maybe I'm just stunted, TiVo being the only good software I've used in this context.  Next stop, linking my entire music and video library in (wirelessly of course), to be watched on my TV in the living room.

Okay that's all for now.  I made a new commitment about playing tourneys, involving me actually watching the tourneys as they happen, not just checking in every action.  And I intend to keep it.

Okay, one more thing:  you know how I've been saying MY name should be colored in the Full Tilt software, to make it easy to find.  Well, guess whose names are colored?  Full Tilt Pros.  Guess where it sorts the Full Tilt Pros (with their red names).  That's right, at the top.  So, I found my solution.

I am a Full Tilt Pro.  Now, that I am a Full Tilt Pro, I can always find my name easily.  My name is highlighted in red.  My name sorts to the top of the list.