I have had the pleasure to spend the past 14 months living in a rental community [Waterford Landing], in Hoover, Alabama. ”Sweet Home Alabama” they say around here. I still remember the day I was apartment hunting. It was very hot and muggy. Felt worse than Florida, humid, yet dry heat from above. The bay-view windows sold me on this place. I will have a post dedicated on my move [to Alabama] at a later time. Here Comes The Bus.
There is just so much to talk about when it comes to Waterford Landing Apartments, that one post is not enough to run a bus over the management company of this community. But I wish to share some of the most recent experiences.
On Fourth of July, this nation’s Independence Day, residents were having a party in one of the apartments on the third floor [which is the top floor]. At some point throughout the night, 7 people were reported to be hanging out on the balcony. Rumors are that there might have been as many as 9 individuals. At that point, as the story goes, the balcony collapsed, sending everyone to the ground. One dead, two in critical condition, two seriously hurt, one or two with broken bones, and a rumor of two leaving the scene.
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Yesterday, Google officially announced Google TV at its annual conference. Similar to Boxee, it will have a stand alone box, direct connection from a computer, or built into a third party’s hardware such as a Sony Blu-Ray player or Sony TV set. Google TV will be an Android based software. Imagine Google Search for your Television. Only time will tell if Google TV stands a chance in front of the currently monopolized industry by Satellite and Cable providers.
Imagine doing a search right onto your TV for your favorite TV show. Instead of browsing through hundreds of channels on a cable or satellite box, you get the results of all possibilities on a single page, including where to watch instantly on the web. Google TV will be a platform that will be on top of current cable or satellite service. It will allow for the replacement of one’s current Guide and use Google to search via all channels generating a summary.
Google’s Chrome Browser will also be included, and it will be running Flash 10.1. This will provide total web access via a TV set. Continue reading Google TV Promising to Change the Future of Television
Although Boxee has a few competitors out there, even ones that were developed prior to Boxee was even in the works [such as Plex], Boxee still might have an advantage to the commercial availability and attractiveness, both to consumers and media content providers. Pay-Per-View and subscriptions to premium content has always been on the drawings boards for the Boxee team.
Today, Boxee announced that they have picked Vindicia as a partner to process one-click payments for services offered, be it pay-per-view or premium content from a third party. Vindicia is a billing service provider that allows for integration of various business platforms to accept payments via credit cards, gift cards, and/or PayPal. This will allow Boxee to offer its users the option to subscribe to content or pay-per-view with a simple click of a mouse [or a remote button]. Vindicia currently works with other well-established content providers such as Blizzard, Symantec and Intuit, just to name a few. Boxee will be using Vindicia’s CashBox service. Continue reading Boxee Pay-Per-View and Pay-Per-Premium-Content
