Archive for the ‘Television’ Category

Scroll Inactive Windows When You Hover Over Them

SCENARIO You have two application windows open in Windows 10. In one window you are doing data entry. In another window you have multiple pages of information you are referencing, requiring frequent scrolling. You can only have one active window at a time, but you would like to keep the “data entry” window active while…
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Why Do Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) Suck So Bad?

It didn’t have to be this way. Digital video recorders (DVRs) were supposed to give us complete control of our television viewing. I got my first DVR (ReplayTV…ah, what a blast from the past) 13 years ago, and it was indeed a nice improvement over the video cassette recorder (VCR). But instead of mastering our…
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Breaking Bad: Creator Vince Gilligan Sings Praises Of Netflix Binge-Watching, And More

Over on Vulture, they have a Q&A with “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan. It’s quite an extensive and wide-ranging interview. If you’re a fan of AMC’s Breaking Bad you might want to check it out, although I should warn you that there could be spoilers. I say “could” because I skimmed it for just that…
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