Hulu Carves Out a Place in Your Media Center
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Since its introduction, Hulu has found an avid following of its video delivery service. But there’s always been the drawback that you have to dial in the website and watch on a browser. You get the video, but in a less comfortable way than other solutions. Today Hulu aimed to change that with Hulu Desktop, [...]
Hulu Reappraised
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Several months ago, I discussed my choices and techniques for viewing television shows. Like a lot of other technology-enabled people, I’ve moved almost completely away from the concept of scheduled television (couldn’t be happier about that!) and now watch the shows that interest me on my own schedule, often on whatever playback device will [...]
The Gadgety Path Away From the Living Room TV, Part 2
Friday, January 4th, 2008The Apple TV allowed a bridge between iPod-friendly video files I’d been accumulating and a full sized TV. Although cable connectivity solutions existed previously, Apple TV provided a simpler, “always on” connection to my media library. Critics complained about a great many factors, from the apparent mismatch of requiring a widescreen TV while [...]