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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Top 25 Most-recorded shows on TiVo® DVRs and My Favorites


Most-recorded shows on TiVo® DVRs

RankNamePrevious RankChange
1GREY'S ANATOMY *10
2HOUSE20
3DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES30
4AMERICAN IDOL *40
5NCIS50
6GLEE *60
7MODERN FAMILY *70
8THE OFFICE80
9CSI: CRIME SCENE90
10TWO AND A HALF MEN100
11CRIMINAL MINDS110
12THE MENTALIST *131
13BONES12-
14THE BIG BANG THEORY140
15DANCING WITH STARS150
16OPRAH WINFREY160
17BROTHERS & SISTERS *170
18THE GOOD WIFE *180
19PRIVATE PRACTICE190
20HAWAII FIVE-0 *244
21THE CLOSER20-
22CASTLE220
23MEDIUM21-
24FRINGE251
25BURN NOTICE
I'm recording eight of these (*).


Two are Carol's favorites, Grey's Anatomy and Brothers & Sisters. 


Guilty Pleasures
Two are guilty pleasures, American Idol and Glee. 


The funniest show on TV
One is the funniest show on TV, Modern Family. 


Crime Shows
Two are good crime shows, The Mentalist and Hawaii Five-0. 


To Be Watched
I know The Good Wife is good, but I only watched the premiere and have (32) in my Now Playing list. Also in the same boat is Boardwalk Empire, I've got (12) if those to watch.


My Favorites
Two of my favorites that didn't make the list: V and Leverage.



Photo: V - Red Rain Courtesy of ABC

New Shows
New shows that I've jut added season passes to are The Cape, Bob's Burgers and Worst Cooks in America.


I started watching the free preview of The Cape on my iPad, but the next time I went back to watch, it was unavailable, too many were watching.  I've watched the beginning of Bob's Burgers. Very funny, plus it features my friend Eugene Mirman in it. 


Here's more on Eugene:



One thing I like about Worst Cooks in America, is that in the beginning of the show, you get basic cooking lessons.  This are good.


Movies
I've also got movies too, and am loving Religulous.


What are you recording?

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Sarah Palin: Remember months ago "bullseye" icon used 2 target the 20 Obamacare-lovin' incumbent seats?

Remember months ago "bullseye" icon used 2 target the 20 Obamacare-lovin' incumbent seats? We won 18 out of 20 (90% success rate;T'aint bad)4 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®



via [ Scripting News ]

Favorite Photos of 2010

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Shortbread Kit Kat, York Peppermint Patty and Peanut M&M Bars

Martha Stewart Shortbread Candy Bars Recipe

Butter, Brown Sugar and Salt
Butter, Brown Sugar and Salt

Crumbly Batter for Shortbread Candy Bars
Crumbly Batter for Shortbread Candy Bars

Ready for baking: Shortbread Candy Bars
Ready for baking: Shortbread Candy Bars

One Cup Chocolate Chips
One Cup Chocolate Chips

Chopped Kit Kat Bar
Chopped Kit Kat Bar

York Peppermint Patty: Sliced
York Peppermint Patty: Sliced

Shortbread Candy Bars
Shortbread Candy Bars

Kit Kat Shortbread Candy Bars
Kit Kat Shortbread Candy Bars - In pan

Kit Kat Shortbread Candy Bars
Kit Kat Shortbread Candy Bars - Cut

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

New SteveGarfield.TV Site

New SteveGarfield.TV Site
SteveGarfieldTV, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA

I've just put up a new SteveGarfield.tv site.

History: Why A New Page
When I first acquired the .tv domain, courtesy of .tv, I decided to forward it to the SteveGarfield.tv Facebook page. What I've now done, is create a page that I own and control, where I can add more things than Facebook allows. I've also embedded the Facebook Social Plugin, which gives site visitors a view into and a path to the SteveGarfield.tv Facebook page.

New Format: What the New Page Does
It's a splash page that allows visitors to easily be able to:
1. WATCH LIVE programming on The Pulse Network, including my show when it's live

2. WATCH a HIGHLIGHT REEL of past shows. This is great to show prospective sponsors what the show is like.

3. LIKE my SteveGarfield.tv Facebook page, see the most recent posts, and click over to join the community and conversation over there.

4. Follow me on twitter.

5. Link to my main site, SteveGarfield.com
Behind the Scenes: How I did it
Here a couple of notes on how I put this together.

I created the page using iWeb on a Mac. Then I copied it to my Dreamhost web hosting site in a new directory, sgtv.

Then I went over to my domain registrar, hover, and forwarded my .tv domain name, stevegarfield.tv to forward to http://stevegarfield.com/sgtv/index.html.

Redirecting to the new SteveGarfield.tv Site

I enabled stealth redirection so site visitors will see stevegarfield.tv in the browser instead of http://stevegarfield.com/sgtv/index.hml.

I'd love to get your feedback. Thanks.

Joby Gorillapod Cold Shoe to Cold Shoe Adapter

I recently purchased the Joby Gorillapod Mobile kit.

Joby Suction Cup and Adhesive Clip

It's supposed to be perfect for your GPS, but I'm trying to attach a Nokia N8 with OVI Maps to my dashboard.

Here's the Nokia N8 with the adhesive clip.

gorillapod adhesice clip

Here's a suction clip that can attach to the speedometer.

gorillapod suction cup

The problem is that I can't get the two adapters to attach to each other.

Two gorillapods

If I could get two of the connectors that are on top of the Joby gorillapod, attached to each other, back to back, that would be perfect.

I've also been looking into using two standard camera cold shoes, and attaching those back to back.

Any ideas?

Update:

Hey look, this SIMA light I have has cold shoe adapters on each side.

Nokia N8 - SIMA Light - Joby Gorillapod Suction Cup Adapter

This is a cool workaround, but I'm still looking for a better solution.

Update 2:

Cold Shoe

Found what I needed at B&H, Cold Shoe 1. A little pricey.

I need to see if I've got any old cameras around that I can take the hot shoe off of.

New From Kodak: PlayFull Pocket HD Video Camera. Let's Get Small!

Kodak Playfull Pocket HD Video Camera
Image: Kodak PlayFull Pocket HD Video Camera

Ha! I get it, it's playful.

Just saw the PlayFull, a new Pocket HD Video camera from Kodak.

Here are some specs:
Resolution:
1080p—great for stunning playback on your HDTV—HDMI cable included!
720p at 60 fps—for fast action and super slow motion playback
720p at 30 fps—ideal for general recording in high definition
WVGA—perfect for conserving space on your memory card or smaller files sizes for web use

Sensor type:
1/3.2-type, 5 MP CMOS

Lens:
3.9 mm, 35 mm equivalent
44 mm @ 1080p
33 mm @ 720p
33 mm @ WVGA
33 mm still capture

Display size:
1.5 in. (3.8 cm)

Storage:
128 MB internal memory1, SD/SDHC card expansion slot (up to 32 GB card)

File format:
video: MPEG-4, AAC LC
still: JPEG/EXIF v 2.21
One funny thing to note about the amazon.com listing, Kodak PlayFull Video Camera - BlueSilver (New Model).

It has the dimensions as 6.6 x 2.9 x 6.1 inches.

Kodak Playfull ZOOM
Image: Kodak PlayFull ZOOMED in

Kinda big!

But later down in the specs you can see the actual dimensions of the camera.
Dimensions:
1.6 × 3.9 × 0.7 in. (41.7 × 100.0 × 17.2 mm)
The first dimensions are probably for the box. Ha!



Pocket HD Video Camera vs. Cellphone
The question is, will people need or want a pocket HD video camera like this when their cellphone probably has similar features at 720p with the additional feature of being able to share directly to social media sites from the device you are shooting on, vs. having to transfer your images and videos to a computer first.

Kodak is making the transfer process easier with their Share feature, but a connected device makes it even easier.

What are your thoughts?

Saturday, January 01, 2011

She's Melting! Copley Square First Night Ice Sculpture in 60 Degrees


Cakewich - How Not to Lose 20+ lbs in January 2011


Cakewich, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA

I made this Cakewich using Mark Bittman's Golden Layer Cake recipe. Came out great. We ended up baking the cake for 70 minutes at 350 degrees, until a cake taster came out clean.

Details:

Cakewich
After Baking, Cool on Wire Rack in Baking Pan

Cakewich
Peanut Butter Filling

Cakewich
Jelly Filling

Cakewich
Cake on Wire Rack

Cakewich
Slice off the top done

Cakewich
Slice in Half

Cakewich
Spread on Peanut Butter Filling

Cakewich
Spread on Jelly Filling

Cakewich
Put the top on

Elsewhere:
How to Lose 20+ lbs in January 2011:
#1. Cut out sugar and flour.

This step will actually get you most of the way there. Most people’s primary calories come, in some way or another, in the form of sugar. Even “complex carbohydrates” are digested as basic sugar and have mostly the same effect on your blood sugar. Besides, things like bread and rice have little nutritional value.

So, tomorrow, stop eating them and make your primary calories from food (not drink) such as meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, etc. Eat foods your great-grandmother would recognize, and have more protein than you’re used to. Have bigger meals that include these foods and you’ll feel no need to snack since you’ll be very full.

My supper yesterday was a huge bowl of Tom Kha soup (without noodles). My lunch was shrimp ceviche. Both were awesome and I did not feel deprived at all. Doing this is easy.

Giant Baking Adventures: Cakewich Success!

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3 Words for 2011 from Chris Brogan's Communnity


Mich Sineath created a wordle from @chrisbrogan's 'My 3 Words' post for 2011

I've been thinking about my 3 words for 2011 and was toying with Discover, Expand, and Invest, but I could replace Discover with Learn, and Expand with Grow, to fit into the big picture. :-)

Lots of good words in there.

via twitpic

San Francisco Rainbow over the Bay Bridge


San Francisco Rainbow over the Bay Bridge, originally uploaded by Lisa Bettany {Mostly Lisa}. All Rights Reserved

Lisa Bettany took a great shot of a rainbow in Sn Francisco and made it better:
5DMKII+16-35mm, 1/80 @ f/8.0, ISO 125.

Wow! Mother nature granted me with one spectacular view today! A nice follow up to the lunar eclipse :P

I've never seen a rainbow end to end like this. Such an amazing sight with the sun behind me and the shadows of the buildings reflecting in the water.

More step-by-step info on how I took this photo on my blog.