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Friday, April 25, 2003

As the number of cable channels increases, my time spent watching TV decreases. A friend at work put it this way: There is a finite amount of quality entertainment, it does not increase as programming is increased, it remains the same. Therefore the amount of quality entertainment is effectively reduced to infinitesimal as cable channels approach infinity. Put another way, it’s like panning for gold in a rain-swollen river.   After the philosophy chat itself diminished, I went to the TiVo site out of curiosity. They have some wonderful new features, like the ability to program the system via the Internet, but I have never been clear on how it would work with my digital cable (it says it will work, but doesn’t say how). So I went to the North Carolina Time Warner Site to see if they said anything about it. There I learned they have their own DVR. What’s better, it cost $6.95 a month as opposed to the $12.95 TiVo charges. It said I could watch one show and record another at the same time, something not possible with my current digital converter.   I picked one up on the way home, for the 30-day free trial. If I don’t like it, it goes back after that. Right now, it is recording Gates Of Heaven on IFC. On Sunday, it will record The Office on BBCAM, a show I never seem to be around to watch – but one of Liz’s favorites. It looks promising for someone like myself who finds it difficult to keep an eye on the tube for more than 30 minutes. It has some advanced features available via the Web on Explorer eClub, but I was in a hurry to install the DVR and didn’t record my unit’s serial number – so any benefits there will have to wait until the movie is done recording and can pull the system out of the cabinet. Guess that means I’ll have to go out for a beer to kill some time… 5:07:15 PM    comment []

Chapel Hill to sing Taylor’s praises By Rob Shapard : The Herald-Sun rshapard@heraldsun.com Apr 24, 2003 : 5:34 pm ET CHAPEL HILL -- Although he isn’t scheduled to perform, James Taylor will be in town on Saturday, and the public is invited to a free event in his honor. Taylor, the musician who spent much of his childhood in Chapel Hill, is having a bridge over Morgan Creek named in his honor, and the Chapel Hill Museum also is set to unveil a new exhibit on his life and accomplishments next week. To honor the native son, the Dean Smith Center on the UNC campus will open to the public at noon on Saturday, one hour before the start of festivities. Parking will be available in the lots next to the center. 8:46:41 AM    comment []