I own a Buffalo AirStation wireless ethernet converter. Best wireless device since the WiFi router.
I second this. I was really disappointed when I found that I couldn't recommend it to my friends, because it was no longer for sale.
You get a wireless bridge with a four-port switch in one unit...for around 50-60 bucks. What's not to like? If I wanted Linksys, I'd have to buy two separate units, and I'd be paying at least double the price.
If you want to play games more often and decide to get a console (specifically, an Xbox 360 or a PS3), you can enjoy all of those games on it while avoiding Steam entirely.
All I see here are people complaining about how broadcast TV is now inundated by ads, all commercials should be skipped, TV is not worth watching, etc. etc.
Well, call me crazy, but I actually ENJOY quite a number of the American networks' shows. CBS has several comedies that I enjoy, NBC has Heroes, Fox has House and 24...
Are they laden with ads? Yeah. But that's the whole foundation of the business. Broadcast TV is free BECAUSE it's ad-supported.
/. is a minority. The average American watches... what was it, 6-8 hours of TV a day? The majority of that is most likely broadcast network TV, and millions of Americans would rather watch ads than pay monthly for it. There is a demand for this stuff, so it will continue to exist, period.
And now I'm going to go off on a limb and actually answer the question posed by the original post: I am a male in my 20s (surprise, surprise), and fast-forward roughly 50% of the ads in my recorded programs. If I see an ad that looks interesting or relevant to my interests (movie trailer, Mac ad, anything that looks out of the ordinary, etc.), I'll go back and watch it from beginning to end, so the advertisers are getting roughly the same mileage out of me that they would if I wasn't fast-forwarding. I won't fast-forward at all if I prefer to use the 2-3 minute break for some other purpose instead.
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I own a Buffalo AirStation wireless ethernet converter. Best wireless device since the WiFi router.
I second this. I was really disappointed when I found that I couldn't recommend it to my friends, because it was no longer for sale. You get a wireless bridge with a four-port switch in one unit...for around 50-60 bucks. What's not to like? If I wanted Linksys, I'd have to buy two separate units, and I'd be paying at least double the price.
There was never a disc scratching problem, and there never will be, just as long as you don't move the console while a disc is spinning.
If you want to play games more often and decide to get a console (specifically, an Xbox 360 or a PS3), you can enjoy all of those games on it while avoiding Steam entirely.
Well, call me crazy, but I actually ENJOY quite a number of the American networks' shows. CBS has several comedies that I enjoy, NBC has Heroes, Fox has House and 24...
Are they laden with ads? Yeah. But that's the whole foundation of the business. Broadcast TV is free BECAUSE it's ad-supported.
And now I'm going to go off on a limb and actually answer the question posed by the original post: I am a male in my 20s (surprise, surprise), and fast-forward roughly 50% of the ads in my recorded programs. If I see an ad that looks interesting or relevant to my interests (movie trailer, Mac ad, anything that looks out of the ordinary, etc.), I'll go back and watch it from beginning to end, so the advertisers are getting roughly the same mileage out of me that they would if I wasn't fast-forwarding. I won't fast-forward at all if I prefer to use the 2-3 minute break for some other purpose instead.