At least they're not spamming

Charter Leapfrogs to 'Net Marketing

"Looking to boost the customer base for its high-speed Internet-access service, Charter Communications Inc. has decided to troll the Internet to hook more customers.

The cable operator has teamed with Leapfrog Online to create a so-called 'e-tail' program by promoting the service on Web sites and search engines."

Record HDTV on your Mac

macosxhints - Record and playback high definition TV signals

Is Moxi the coolest thing ever?

Moxi will be coming to the Michigan market soon. I read somewhere that Paul Allen personally programmed and engineered the platform. That is an indication of just how big of a deal this is (and I didn't realize Paul was still spending time in Red Bull inspired coding sessions).

Moxi will act as a home entertainment center but some people think it will fail because it does too much

Here's more info and a debate regarding the merits of Moxi:
http://news.com.com/1606-2-733330.html

VoIP Problems

Charter will eventually be offering a VoIP service in the Traverse City area. Sometime next year is my best guess. In the meantime there are companies that sell VoIP service that you can use with any broadband connection. However, one problem with VoIP is calling 911.

[via Slate]