Living Critic

Via Gizmodo

Irradiated software has introduced TwoUp a way to easily tile windows in OSX. Two up is freeware, but you can also get SizeUP, which allows you to do a little more, for a price. The company allows you to pick your price however. I’d recommend checking them out if you’ve ever been needed to line up windows side by side quickly and easily.

TwoUp is something I've been wanting on OSX for some time.

I plugged in my new digital TV into the cable and noticed a large number of unfamiliar channels.  I searched around for a list from Comcast but was only to get those lists that work with their cable boxes.

I wasn’t able to find any place listing the channels so with this blogger’s help I was able to put together a list. Although I would expect this to change very soon.

Also I would recommend seeing this post from Brian Dudley, Seattle Times blogger for word from Comcast on coming changes.

2 NWCN
3 ION
4  ABC KOMO
4-1 ABC KOMO/HD
5 NBC KING
5-1 NBC KING/HD
5-2 KING WX
6 KONG
7 CBS KIRO
7-1 CBS KIRO/DT
7-2 CBS KIRO/RTN
8 Discovery
9 PBS KCTS
9-1 PBS KCTS/DT
9-2  PBS KCTS/VME
9-3 PBS KCTS/create DT
10 FOX KCPQ (MY Q2)
11 CW
11-1 CW/HD
12 PBS KBTC
13 FOX KCPQ
13-1 FOX KCPQ/HD
13-2 FOX Accuweather
14 Shop NBC.com
15 Jewelry Television
16 QVC
16-1 KONG HD
17 HSN
18 [religious]
19 Hallmark
20 religious
21 Edmonds Community College
22-1 MY Q 2 /HD
23 TVW [community]
24 C-SPAN
27 UWTV [community]
28 Clover Park Technical College [community]
29 UNIVision [Spanish]
30 FSN
70 Golf
76 UW2
77 Public Access
78 The Weather Channel
79-1 NWCN
79-2 ION Digital
79-3 ABC
79-4 NBC
79-5 KONG
79-6 CBC
79-7 KCTS
79-8 Fox MYQ2
79-9 CW Digital
79-10 KBTC
80-1 Fox
80-2 CBS
80-3 KHVC
80-4 Daystar (Christian)
80-5 Disney
80-6 TBN
80-7 TVW
80-8 UNIVision
80-9 ARTS
80-10 Shop NBC
90-332 – audio JAZZ
90-333 – audio Movin 92.5
90-334 – audio Hip Hop
90-335 – country audio
90-336 – KUOW radio
90-337 – audio KIRO FM
90-338 – audio Classical
90-339 – audio Smooth Jazz
91-1 ESPN 2
91-2 Speed
91-3 Versus Country
91-5 History
91-6 ABC Family
91-7 Nickelodeon
91-8 Hallmark
91-9 Cartoon Network
91-10 CNBC
92-1 MSNBC
92-2 Fox News
92-3 truTV
92-4 Liftetime
92-5 A&E
92-6 Food Network
92-7 TNT
92-8 TBS
92-9 USA
92-10 CMT
99 CBC
102-2 E! Entertainment
102-3 Bravo
102-5 FSN
102-6 ESPN
102-7 HGTV
102-9 UWTV Digital
102-10 UW2 Digital
102-40 MTV 2
103-1 BET
103-2 FX
103-3 Oxygen
103-4 Discovery Digital
103-5 TLC
103-6 Spike
103-7 SciFi
103-8 AMC
103-9 Comedy Central
103-10 MTV
103-11 CMT
108-4 C-SPAN 3
108-5 Bloomberg
112-4 G4tv
112-11 The Weather Channel (local radar)
112-420 – audio Rock
112-421 – audio
112-422 – audio Rock
112-423 – audio Rock
112-424 – audio 80’s
112-425 – audio Christian
112-426 – audio
114-5 PBS Sprout
114-12 LMN
114-485 – audio
114-486 – audio
114-487 – audio
114-488 – audio
114-489 – audio
114-490 – audio
114-491 – audio
114-492 – audio
116-1 C-SPAN
116-2 C-SPAN2
116-7 CNN
116-8 Golf
116-12 HLN
116-82 Animal Planet
116-83 Travel
117-2 Edmonds Community College
117-7 Local Government
117-3 The Weather Channel Digital
117-9 Public Access Digital
117-35 Clover Park Technical College Digital
117-53 Shorline [Local Government]
117-59 King County
117-63 Shorline Community College
117-6 College
117-67 TV Guide

The coming Via Surfboard C855 mainboard could have some awesome potential for home media center enthusiasts.  This ultra small form factor setup designed for netbooks, outputs HD video at resolutions up to 1920X1440.  Despite the fact that it includes GPS it seems like it would fit well into the home theater space.  The David Meyer the ZDNet reporter laments VIA’s use of the  C7-M processor over the Nano, but in my opinion turning this into a power saving small home theater system could bring about some interesting results regardless of CPU.

Read: Via design targets first-time netbook makers

A few months ago I signed up for Verizon’s FiOS internet and digital television service.  Overall the service is quite good, the internet is much faster than Comcast, and there is much less compression on the HD television channels.

Like most companies, if you want to call Verizon, or register on their website, it asks for your account number.  When they installed the service, they didn’t give me an account number.  They have never emailed it to me, nor have they emailed me a bill.  I have not received any paper bills either.

Through the advice of a friend, I was able to login to my “verizon webmail” account, and found an account number there, I can even view my bill – but it turns out that is only the bill for internet, I have to go elsewhere for the full bill.  I tried using the account number to register on the regular Verizon site, but they want the date of my last bill to confirm my registration!

I even tried calling Verizon, but they won’t give your account number out over the phone.

Boxee announced in twitter about an hour ago that their app has been approved and will be available for free in the Appstore soon.

For a Boxee on Apple TV review check here.

And a Boxee Apple TV how to.

25 years ago today.

It really is amazing when you consider what else was available 25 years ago today.

[Via TUAW]

Please Embrace This Commercial Interruption [Freakonomics Blog]

STD e-cards let you break the news anonymously [Ars Technica]

Apple Updates White Macbook

I had assumed the non-unibody Macbooks were on their way out, that perhaps Apple was just selling off some of its remaining production.  With the lack of firewire in the unibody machines, buying a new Macbook didn’t sound too great for a lot of people, unless they wanted to move up to a bulkier pro model.  But now, as pointed out by Engadget, with NVDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, the machine has received a significant update.  Firewire lovers rejoice!